Evening journal., 1916-12-29
Cannot FIND CITY
PROPERTY deeds
Time For Confirming Sale
of Old City Hall is
Extended
WILL ASK LEGISLATURE
FOR CLEAN TITLE

City Council was in session but
thirty minutes last night. The most
important matter OF the session was
brought ID by Councilman Oscar C..
Draper or the finance committee, who
presented and had adopted a motion
empowering City Solicitor Hastings
to prepare bill 80 be presented to
the Legislature making clear titles TO
the old City Hall and other city prop
erty at Sixth and King streets, re-
Gently purchased by John S. Mullin,
Jr. IN presenting this motion Mr..
Draper explained that the original
bill Of sale provided for the money
to be paid for the property within
thirty days. and owing to the failure
OF attorneys to locate certain deeds
to the property in King street, II
would require longer time than
thirty days Mr. Draper also said
that the deed 10 ono property set
forth that IN case of the extension OF
the city, the land was to revert 10 the
heirs OF the original owner. Mr.
Draper said that il was proposed TO
have the Legislature pass the bill
making clear the titles for Mr.. Null
lin. The time for confirmation of
the sale was extended thirty add
tional days.
Mrs. Amelia landry. living in du-
Pont street, sent a letter to Council
stating that requests for coal oil made
TO Council had been shifted from one
member 10 another. and she desired
some relief. being nearly blind and
poor The writer set forth that she
did not own a coal stove and wanted
oil from the fuel account to keep
warm. The writer was born in 1899
and her husband served in the Civil
War. but she receives no pension. The
letter was referred to the finance
committe Of Council.
In response to a letter sent by Coun-
ell last week protesting against the
noise in the new building during
Council sessions. Superintendent Fore
man. Of the building stated that
he had instructed the work
men installing the new filing cab
! inets to stop work on Thursday
nights. This was done last night and
Council was not annoyed.
The Water Witch Fire Company SEM
Ia letter stating that their new pump
ing engine would arrive shortly and
that Council would be invited to g
test OF the machine.
Councilman Johnson reported that
Fire Chief Golden was unable TO com.
ply with the request OF Council LAS
week for a list Of the fire apparatus
which were out Of commission. This
delay. it was explained, was due Il
the fact that Chief Golden did no
receive notice Of the request until yes
terday afternoon. He promised 4
have the information for Council mex
Thursday night.
Claiming that no schedules wer'
maintained on the Maryland avenu
lines OF the Wilmington and Philadel
phia Traction Company, and that car
operated on this line we're Of tn
smallest type owned by the company
while the traffic was as heavy as tina
OF other lines. Councilman McDermot
suggested that the Traction COmpan.
eQualize the service in this city b,
placing some OF The larger cars on tn
Maryland avenue line and to take som
OF the small cars and place them Of
Delaware avenue. The question wa
not discussed further. Mr.. McDermoi
made a motion asking the Street an
Sewer Department to seek redres
from the Traction Company by hsvin
larger cars placed on this and othe
lines where the smaller cars are noV
used exclusively. The motion wa
adopted without a dissenting vote.
City Treasurer William J. Highhel
reported the bank balance 20 be 1854
SOTO.