Evening journal., 1916-01-07
RIVER front PROJECT
AGAIN SIDETRACNED
City Council Believes Work
Would Be Almost Prohib-
tive and Require Bonds
BUILDING CODE
ABOUT DRAFTED

After lying dormant for several
months. the rivcrfront project was re-
viped by City Council last night, only to-
be sidetrackcd again. The last project
had been launched 10y Philcmma Chand.
Ter. and it had been referred to the naNi'
cation committee. which committee last
nieht submitted this report;
"Your committee ON navigation, TO
.whom was referred the proposition lor a
ri,erfront on the Delaware river, as out
lined bv Pmlcmma >aandler, after hav-
inc given the matter careful considern'
tion. bee leave to report the following
.Nir. Chandler claims that by building
pier 500 feet long that deep water
would be reached.
lipon investigation Of the proposed
site we are Of the opinion that ten or
ifteen feet Of water could not be reached
nnder 500 feet. and instead OF taking
siO.Ooo. IL would require 100000 TO
mako any kind of start with the
,sorlS M this point In regard TO buying
1and and giving it away for manui0c-
hrino plants. the city has no funds for
4bis purpose. and IL would be inadvlsable
~ issue bonds 10 cover such q PROPOSE
tiona
Following three months work,
puildinr nspector Anderson has
completed the new building code, and
ia may be presented TO City Council
al its next session. Mr.. Anderson
last nirbt sent a letter TO Council in
forming the body OF what had been
done and also made several sugges-
lions. These were embodied IN the
following letter 10 Council, which was
accepted and fled
In drafting this new building code,
have worked for over three months
continuously that ! might present to
you the latest up-to-the-minute ideas
IN use by the best constructors
fhrouchout this country. - In my re
search / have examined caretully'
huildiue codes adopted by the leading
cities of the United States.
You will observe as you examine
this code. that new methods OF con-
sfruction. as well as technical points
FOR builders is illustrated by diagrams
and photographs. thus guarding
AGAINST misconception. and clearly
iavinr before the building trade, CON
strlcfors and contractors, the full
meaning and intent OF this ordinance.
As YOU are aware, gentlemen, All o
this has been accomplished at my per
sonal expense. mp 90 the present time
put have not permitted this TO dete
me for as we an know, the city OF VII
mington has even now entered into
new era of prosperity, as evidenced b.
the many building permits issued b
ne. and the large amount OF bulldin
construction in contemplation.
our old code Is, of course, inadequat
in providing for modern, up-to-date con
strnction. And 7 have cndeavorcd u
drafting this new code TO present TO
Your consideration a clear, concise diges
Of the best. and paragraphed and indexe
it In such o manner that all the inior
nation contained therein can be readil.
found by even the inexperienced
have injected into this code an eN
. poricncc of some forty years OF prach
cal work ia the various branches o
building construction. and have f.
shaped the paragraphs as TO easily con
voy that practical knowledge TO thos
WHO may have use for t.
I'm the seventeen months that ] hay
been building Inspector there has bee
ncrmits issued for over S3,500,0O0 l
new construction and repairs, which ha