Evening journal., 1916-06-23
merchants Oppose
SINGLE TRACK PLAN
Many Signed Petition Pro-
testing Against Proposed
Traffic Change
WOULD DEPRECIATE
PROPERTY, IS CLAIM


culated today opposing the proposed .
change for traffic on Market street
by having only one instead OF two '
street car tracks will all traffic
moving in the same direction. Two
petitions were circulated These petit
tions are as follows:
I'VE. the undersigned. property
owners and persons engaged in busi-
ness on Market street. in the City OF
Wilmington do hereby place our
selves on record as being opposed to
the proposed change from double
track system of street railway to
single railway track on Market street.
and state the following as our rea-
sons for taking his position"
First The patrons OF the business
houses on Market street are adequate
ly served under the present system,
and in our Judgment could not be so
served if the double track system
were replaced by a single track. with
return either on King or Shipley
street.
Second The proposed change
would result in depreciation OF
property on Market street
Third The proposed change can be
nothing more than an experiment
which would be made at great cost.
and would. in our judgment, prove
unsatisfactory
Fourth. The repavng OF Market
street and the maintenance thereof,
II the double track system is retained
will be done largely at the expense
OF the Traction Company; whereas,
/ If the single track system is installed.
the cost to the city Of laying and
maintaining the pavement will be in
/ creased substantially twenty-five per
cent.
! Fifth. The present congested con-
/ dition of the vehicular portion OF
| Market street can be relieved by
proper regulations regarding the
+ parking of automobiles on this
, street.
Sixth The necessity for increased
sidewalk space can be met without
expense to the city. If proper regula-
! tions are made and enforced with re-
spect to the encroachments by own
ers OF property beyond their building
\ line"
! The other petition which is di-
rected to the Mercantile Section OF
the Chamber Of Commerce is as fol-
lows:
} 1--WE. the undersigned. desire TO en-
2 ter our protest on the proposition t.
3 have but a single trolley track oI
Market street instead OF two. as nov
operated. We believe IL TO be seri
Gus menace to our business and prop
: erty interests as tending to diver
trade and regular travel from a long
established route. We believe. also, Il
would greatly inconvenience hundreds
and thousands who have depended or
using this line both ways on our mair
street. As to the matter of congestion
by automobiles. a system Of parking
on side streets would easily remed,
this"
Those having their business on tho
east side Of Market who signed thu
petition were as follows:
The Smith-Zollinger Co. Samue
, Greenhaum. Louis Jacoby. The Lyric
b Theatre, David Roth lgnatz Roth, J
; w Goodman. Herman Miller, Jacol
Strauss. Miller Drug store. New YOrl
Restaurant. The Biiou Theatre. Th'
Pickwick Theatre. Hurley-POwel Co
The Boston Cloak Store. Livingston
, store. Nelson Shoe Co. The Lace Shop
: Eckerd Drug Store. United Five ant
. Ten-Cent store. Braunstein & Co
Turner e. Stelle. Newark Shoe Store
/, The Quality Tailors. L. NJ. Martin, Th
! New York Waist House. Julian Rob
. insOn, II. w. Mayer, Morris Shtofman
/ The Plaza Restaurant. Forster ShO
4 Co. John Govatos, Royal Cigar Store
!. BornOt Co, Stroud & Ryon. Mic
Lamper Co, Charles Breuer, Thoma
O'Connell. The Hanover Shoe Co. vii
mington Trading Stamp Co, Harry 2
Graham. Hubert A. Roop. Robele
Piano Co. Edgar r. Kurtz, A. l
, Ainscow, United Hat Stores. Alb
Simon. S. l.. Mckee optical Co.
, BrOmberg Co.. Frost Bros. James
Cohen. Morton c. Stout, Victor Nigr'
n Capitol Billiard Parlor, Laskaris an
n Politics. Cornelius Mundy, n. l.. Van
4 dome. T. A. Carney. n. A. Jones. A. /
n Auber W. l.. DOckstader. b.
! Schwartz. A. & l.. Jenny, Thomas
Il Lawson Co.. Levy & Glosking, Solomo
Harris Gidel POdolsky, Boston Scho'
wi of Music. Wilmington Hat Co., Osca
k Putterman, S. II. Whitehouse, Kennar
n. g. Co. Charles w. Schagrin.
re Merchants on the west side OF Ma
e. ket street who signed the petite
e. we're:
er Crosby & Hill Co. II. " Hughe
err president: Edward w Pyle & Co., E
:. ward w. Pyle. president; T. Grant.
" s, Kresge & Co, Walkover Boot Sho
cr Rendheim Bros; w. l.. Douglas She
Company, J. Rosen, w. T. Earle
American Hat Co., U. s. WoOlen Nil
Co. John S. Brokaw H. w. Wand
Yer Co. V. II. Bacon. John J. Ham
e G. Edgar Deering. John c. Green, y
n /. Roberts. c. G. Jack, Max Need
d 70. Saville. Johnny Jones Cigar Co.,
II Kleitz & Bros. Co. F. c. Searl
y Postal Telegraph & Cable Co, Thom
II Mullin, The p. & Q. Shop, NJ. d. ~
~ and. BENJAMIN Wolfman, Il. ). X. ~
N Ter & Son, James G. Tuck. o. w. Lad
u REYNOLDS Candy Co, Joseph T.. Emoi
/ Thomas Jewelry Co., Adolph Mark
n s. II. Stats. Max Abramson' Fral
IS O'Donnell. Charles A. Fell. John
Gilbride. Tom Finn, Max Breuer. \
tional Cash Register Co, Quality Stol
Manuel Roth. Joshua Conner q Son,
Mt Dareiski Frank Welsh 9Sc Shoe Sto
IN Louis Katz. James Morrow & Son, De
10 ware Notion House, |. Goldstoin, r.
IN Woiters. David s. Hay & Co., Sam
s. Price. NJ. +. Poniecki, o. F. Carilno,
Id I !. Hart Co.. Francis Kelly & Co. f.
ne Barrett. Harry Kenyon, James
E. O'Neal. Morris Levy, G.. Thielm
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