Evening journal., 1915-12-14
MARKET Street WILL
BE Blaze OF LIGHT
Street and Sewer Depart
ment Permits Special Dec
Grafton During Holidays
BUSINESS MEN ASK
USE OF STREETS

At their weekly meeting this morning
directors of the Street and Sewer De
partmcnt granted permission 10 the
Wilmington aud Philadelphia Traction
Company for special illumination OF
Market street during the Christmas
holidays. The company application re-
qucsted the directors permission to
place and maintain streumer OF small
incandescent lights ON each side ol
Market street from Front TO Eleventh
and one large incandescent light sup
ported from alternate pairs of poles, and
also to place shields ON the pairs of the
same poles in the street.
The equipment is to be removed from
the poles by January /.
Il was announced that the employees
of the Street and Sewer Department
would receive their weeks pay on the
day preceding Christmas. This has been
customary for many years, so as TO give
the employees the advantage of THEN
money for Chris1mas.
h. L. Rice. architect, asked permission
10 install an asf lift and the erection
of a marquisc on the apartment house
of r. /. Hardcsty. which is being erect
ed at Thirteenth and Washington
streets. the plans for which Mr. Rice is
now completing The application wa'
referred 10 City Engineer Hopes, Will
power to act.
John f. Neary. representing the vii
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company. and John W. Huxley repre-
senting the r. q o. Railroad Company
were before the board in regards 10 the
Lancaster avenue bridge and its ap
proaches II was said by Mr.. luXle,
that the traction company il responsible
for the paving of the approaches anC
part for the fixing Of the bridge. whicl
was elevated some time ago by the p
& O. Company. He stated that condi
tions were ready for this work now.
Mr.. Neary, in his statement asserted
the responsibility lies upon the railroad
company.
President Sparks ordered the counsell
for the companies to appear before City
Solicitor Hastings 10 state their cases.
Joseph H. Gould and James d. Cor
man. livery stable owners, appeared
before the board to ask permission
for the use OF the streets in front OF
their stables during the Christmas
holidays for stabling unhitched
wagons. They say that owing to the
small number Of stables in the city
their space for accommodating the
farmers is very limited and that they
are unable to take on number of the
/ visitors il they are not allowed the use
/ of the street. There was no way o
getting around the law Presiden
Sparks stated, but said that he woul'
! let them hear from him later on
James F. Hooey, proprietor Of the
X. L. Laundry. also asked for simila
privileges
b. Frank White. of White Brothers
also appeared in reference to usin
the street He asked for permission
J to load two wagons on scale OF hi
place. at Water and Orange streets
/ over night He was referred TO Chic
Of Police Black.
u Albert f. Vaughn. clerk Of the mar
ket. was before the directors in ref
erence to the issuing Of permits 70
the use of Fourth street during tn
HOLIDAYS for a market for dispOsiQg o
evergreens. He desires that after IN
sale of the trees the venders shoul
clean the street. and he wishes thi
suggestion enforced.
In connection with the docking o
oyster boats at Front street wharf
Mr.. Vaughn stated that one man wa
in the habit Of buying oysters at tn
wharf from incoming boats. lOadin
them on his boat and selling them.
was pointed out that only boats bring
ing in oysters were given the privileg
? of docking there for a small tax, an
that a boat could not take a perma
. nent stand there.
Mr.. Vaughn was directed to orde
r this particular bOatman away.
} City Treasurer Highiield submitte
! the following report: Balance i'm han
! to the account of current expenses
3 S13,643.S0; balance in bank to the az
{ count OF special fund. Sl4S,111.9O
sewer extension fund, S1S,790.39; tC
tai. S17O.546.09.
The application of w. S. Morris an
J. J. O'Conner for a renewal OF the
master plumber licenses for next yea
we're held over until later meetin
OF the board.
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