Evening journal., 1916-06-15
ONE Trolley TRACK
IN MARKET Street

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secretary Of the Street and Sewer
Department.
IL was the opinion of the majority
OF those present, that it was but a
question Of few years before one
Of the trolley car tracks now in the
street would have to be removed, and
the sidewalks enlarged, George w.
Sparks, OF the Street and Sewer De-
partment, making the assertion that
such improvements would have TO be
made Within fthe next five years.
Mr.. Killen, secretary OF the Cham
ber OF Commerce. explained that II
had been proposed by the body he
represents to send circulars to every
property owner in Market street,
asking their opinion on the subject of
removing one of the car tracks now
in the street It would require two
weeks 10 secure this data, he said, and
il was at Mr. Killen's suggestion that
Council deferred action on the ques-
tiOn for two weeks. Mr.. Killen eX-
planned that he had been Informed
by David Snellenburg. Sellers c.
Smith, the Topkis Brothers and other
Market street merchants that they
favored the one-track plan. But one
merchant had opposed the plan on
sentimental reasons. these being that
he had always had the privilege of
seeing cars going both ways on the
street, and he wanted to see them
continue that way until he died.
Mr. Mullin approved the suggested
plan. explaining that in numerous
Pennsylvania cities. trolley cars en-
tered the city on one street and left
by way of another. Mr.. Mullin said
that il was only a matter OF a few
years before the suburban trolley
system would be extended. and by
running cars down Market street and
up King street, making loop, per-
sons would be able to travel just
where they wanted when they came
here.
Mr.. Mullin was asked II he thought
the running OF trolley on King street.
as proposed by the loop system, would
interfere with property values in that
street. He replied that he thought It
would enhance the values. When IL
was said that the street markets
would have to be moved from King
street IL this plan were adopted, Mr.
Mullin explained that the removal Of
the markets from Market street had
been the making of Market street
Councilman Grantland favored the
removal of the markets to French
street, which street. he said. was
wider and better suited for market
purposes.
George w. Sparks. president Of the
Street and Sewer Department said
that his department had been consid-
ering the matter for months, and
while he favored the one track sys-
TEN, providing the people wanted it,
it would mean that all sidewalks
would have to be relaid and other inn
provements made. This work alone,
he estimated. would cost $4,000.
President Sparks said that Of the
/ $50 900 appropriated to be used for
the paving OF Market street, the Will
/ mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company would bear about half II
was explained that with the money
received from the traction company
the remainder of Market street from
Eleventh to Twenty-third street, could
be paved
II was also stated that the kind OF
paving material to be used in paving
Market street had not been definitely
decided on, but Il was thought that
asphalt would be used
After hearing these statements, ac-
| tion was deferred.
President Sparks also stated tha.
when the bonds for the 100000 for
Market street paving were sold, the
/ Street and Sewer Department planned
/ to install the trunk sewer In Gray
avenue between Second street and
Ford avenue. This project will cost
about S5400 of which amount the
city will receive more than $500 in
/ sewer liens. Following the confer
ence reference was made to the
West Fourth street paving project,
Councilman McGoldrick saying that
while he favored the Market street