Evening journal., 1915-07-13
CITY APPROVAL FOR
NEW B. &P. BRIDGE
Ordinance Permitting Erec-
ton of Lowering Avenue
Structure Read Twice
MORE STREETS GO
ON PAYING LIST

Formal permission was given the
Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad
TO erect a bridge over Lowering ave
nue. by resolution passed by the
Street and Sewer Directors at their
meeting today The resolution was
given its third and final reading and
now goes to Mayor Price for his ap-
proval Although the bridge was
built last year the company had not
received the permission under an or
dinance of the city.
Word was received from the Balti-
more and Philadelphia Railroad Com
pany that II had secured all the
ground necessary for the reconstruc-
I tion of its Lancaster avenue bridge
and work would start at once.
Mayor Price returned with his ap-
proval the following resolutions
which were also approved by City
Solicitor Hastings:
A resolution to amend resolution
entitled a resolution to permit the
Wilmington City Railway Company 10
locate, extend. construct, alter. main
tain and operate its line of railway
over certain streets of the city of
I Wilmington adopted by the Board Of
Directors OF the Street and Sewer Di-
rectors July Fl, 1914.
A resolution concerning the use OF
lTwenty-second street in the city OF
Wilmington between Washington and
the Boulevard by the Wilmington
City Railway Company, It's successors,
lessees and assigns and defining It's
rights thereon.
Aresolution to permit the Peoples
Railway Company to locate. extend
construct. alter, maintain and oper-
ate its line u railway over certain
streets in the city of Wilmington
A petition was received from resi-
dents Of Shallcross avenue asking that
the sidewalks on that thoroughfarC
between Adams street and Woodlawr
avenue be widened. The secretary
was directed to suggest TO the resi-.
dents to get up a formal petition.
There was received from City Coun.
Gil q copy Of resolution sent by thai
body TO the Levy Court in reference
to the widening Of King and Market
streets between Tenth and Eleventh
streets.
A communication was received fror
John j. McGovern asking that Broom
street be opened from Banning street {
Maryland avenue. II was decided [
refer the matter to City Council and I
notify Mr.. McGowan that legal PR
ceedings would be begun TO open Il
street.
, Thomas F. Bayard, president Of Il
Board of Directors of the Delawa
Hospital, asked that a hospital zone
created in the vicinity of Delaware lie
I, pital. President Sparks said that the
were sufficient ordinances 20 protect Z
. hospital from noise, but added th
!, hospital signs could be put up along I
street Mr. Bayard said the hospit
. would pay for such signs and it was d
= cided to put signs at Fourteenth al
, jefferson streets, Thirteenth and Was
: Eington streets, Fourteenth and West al
. the far end of Washington street bridl
E At the request of Councilman Gran
. land, the following were added to u
streets 10 be paved: Seventeenth sire
/, between Washington and West, o.
: block; West between Concord avenl
= and Twenty third street one block. N
Grantland complained Of the conditi'
q of the street and guttering on Chur
: street between Twenty street al
Nandever avenue, particularly betwe'
Twenty second street and Nandey
. avenue. where the bed of the street
: higher than the pavement. which ia
causes rain water to run across the sid
walk, making it practically impassab
q The matter was referred TO the sire
q commissioner.
n The weekly payrolls of Sl.O4l16 I
carts. and s2,s096l for labor we
q passed.