Evening journal., 1916-11-24
Street PAVING IS
AIRED IN council
Councilman McGoldrlck
Thinks Market Street
Work Should be
Hurried
CITY NOT TO BLAME
COL. SPARKS DECLARES

Courciimcn Oscar G.. Draper and John
J. McGoldrck engaged IN "a heated de-
bate at Councils session last night over
the condition of Market stree, between
Front and Fourth streets, and while mo-
action was taken, complaints oi hrcmeh
and citizens registered with councilman
AlcGoldriek wcrc aired.
The subject was brought before Ooun-
cil bv Mr. McColdrick, who said that he
had visited the street the night before
and found it closed 10 travel except TO
street cars. At the intersections bc-
tween Fourth and Second streets, he
.nid I'd would have been Impossible Tor
tire apparatus to cross iu n case oi
necessity. and ii n big fire were TO break
ont I'm a store in the section there was
no telling what damage would ne done
before the arrival of the department.
He also said Chat he Thought one side OF
thc street should have been torn mp at
time thus allowing the street To- be u-ed.
Nr Draner admitted that the con-
diiion or the street was bad. but said
n was moi ihc fault OF the Street and
Sewer Department lie explained how
the Wilmington Gas Company hau
failed TO install new mains until inc
cit, started TO pave the streets. al
tLOugh the gas company had been
notified to do such work months De-
fore.
Another matter which was delaying
ne work Mr.. Draper said, was inc
scarcity OF labor Mr. Draper said
ihat nfiv Mexicans were brought here
,osterdas aud placed on the work
III Il moi known how long they VIII
stav he said ag another contractor
Is liable To Onor them more money
oisowhere He also explained how
when au appeal was made 10 employ
nonf agencies i'm Philadelphia TOT
hclp they asked 81 o man. saying mat
fhoy would not guarantee the men TO
remain on the job
Nr Draper also said that the
Charles Warner Company. which rs
eunplvinr the stone for the street
work fs,d failed to deliver the ma
fcrial and Yesterday. just when the
cement was to ho poured. the RAIN m
icrfcred Al the same time machine
used by ihc contractors on the hlgnul
street work broke down
AS for the closing OF the street IN
tersoctions Mr. Draper said that they
were not closed during the oay' as
no had seen teams crossing the street.
Nh NcColdricl, then said that ON
"Wednesday he made an inspection oi lnS
.t,eet between g and S o'clock and inun'
~ intersections closed At one fire
,,iu, In the cross street he SAID ne
found huge steam roller olocSing ''e
way. A..
street and Sewer Department, sud INA.
Z. a.. l.ffit streets INlU
boen closed was because the cement had
,,ee,, ro,red ON Market street He also
confended that the west side of Market
street had been opened to fire apparatus
~ an times in case OF fire. Mr. Sparks
said that public improvements could not
10 carried ON without causing ineonNehl
ence 20 someone. The SUBJECT was '"e''
dropped A., .,os
.ion of street paving was considered
when letter was read from the Oentrei
yohor Tnoin complaining Of the mel
feclive system of ward paving as nov
carried on Grunge street was referred
10 as an example. Mr.. Draper san 'n"'
orapoe street had been placed on thel
iist 10 be paved but he said mat 'ne
c,+v could hardly finish the work mi
West Eighth street ana Market s'ise'
and thas OF Pennsylvania avenue rms
wear.
AIR. McGoldrick asked about West
Fourth street and Mr. Draper salu
thar while this street was on tho ust
!. Il would not be paved this year
Claiming that the disorder every
SATURDAY, night along East frohl
street was such that protection was
needed. merchants and property own
ers of that street between Market ana
King streets last night sent commu-
nication to Council. Tho merchants
said M disorder was largely commit
led BIZ strangers TO this city Ihe
communication was referred to the
Police Department.
civ Treasurer William ]. High
field reported that the bank balances
a iho credit Of the city totaled S5t9.-
$40 eS ana tho following payrolls were
ordered paid: Police, S9,669.A6; Coun
ell s275 .26. and miscellaneous $4,000.
Residents in the square bounded by
Tenth street. Jefferson and Washihs-
fon streets and Delaware avenue sent
. communication asking that a build
inc ncrmit Issued 70 Or A. p. Frantz
for a garage I'm the rear or ms nome
IA. 5O4 Delaware avenue, be revoked
II was stated in the communication
fhat garage in that vicinity would
annoy tho residents Of several large
anartments. The complaint was re-
ferred TO the building committee.
The United states Department OF
Labor officials stationed here made a
report of the work done during DC
tober. This showed that requests TOT
labor had been received from twenty
one employers and hfty-one persons
had been assisted. 80
delaware Hospital reported 1885
FREQ davs' service al the hospital
1ast xoar The annual appropriation
of So 600 which had been held up by
Council pending the receipt OF this
report was then ordered paid the hos
pital.