Evening journal., 1916-07-07
neeessary Ind the conc the bet-

necessary and the sooner the bet
ter.
The street paving under such a
law as advocated above could be done
more satisfactorily. and I believe
cheaper by our Street and Sewer De
partment than now. for they could go
through one entire street without
leaving II partly paved to go to an
other. This plan has been followed
in Camden. ~ J., where general salts
faction has been expressed by the
people. A number Of other citizens
have adopted the same satisfactory
plan.
would also suggest that ashes and
rubbish might be removed and the
streets cleaned al night. between the
hours Of 10 p m. and S a. m. This
could. IN my judgment, be done bet
ter at that time, with no more ex-
pense. and certainly with much less
inconvenience to our citizens.
would also recommend that sufii-
cient number of public comfort sta
tions be placed in the congested and
shopping districts Of our city. This
could be done with very little ex-
pense and certainly the additional
comfort and convenience would war
rant IT,
What | have recently said with re-
spect to the river front question,
want to repeat here.
Without doubt the most import
ant question confronting the city
today Is that Of the waterfront.
Philadelphia vs. agitating a thirty
fve-foot channel. Wilmington
has il. but must adopt one Of sew
eral plans TO carry out her fu-
ture wharf system 10 meet the
channel. which curves in toward
the Delaware shore. Aside from
i the thirty-five-foot Delaware chan
mel, which the city will uti-
lie as soon as she is ready to go
out to Il, she already enjoys a
mean depth Of twenty-siX feet In
he channel Of the Christiana
River.
But the fact remains that VII
mington is seventy miles nearer
the Atlantic and the Chesapeake
on the round trip. than is Phila-
and thirty miles nearer than
Chester This means a great deal
The United States engineers have
made several plans for securing
10 the city the benefit Of the deep
water OF the Delaware
am in favor OF a Delaware
River waterfront for the City Of
Wilmington I am fully convinced
that II Is essential 10 the growth
and well-being OF our munici-
pality
There is a difference OF opin-
ion as to where the waterfront
improvement should be made
Some persons say n should be TO
the north Of the mouth Of the
Christiana River others that II
should be TO the south of the
mouth Of that stream, I think both
contentious are right. II Is my
conviction that the time will soon
waterfront, from Edge Moor to
New Castle will be lined with
modern piers, at which ships Of
all nations Will find safe. pleas
ant and profitable harborage.
Substantially all of the great
cities on the Atlantic coast, and
In the Gulf section. have improv-
ed waterfronts Boston, New
York. Philadelphia. Baltimore
: Jacksonville. New Orleans and
y Galveston. are noteworthy exam
Piles Of what can be be accom-
plished by a community making
use OF. and improving. its natural
advantages for handling water
borne commerce and. at the
same time. getting the greatest
possible measure Of benefits from
the land lines. steam railroads
and trolleys
Boston has spent millions OF
dollars for the creation OF a mu-
nicipally-owned waterfront. n
will spend many millions more 70