Evening journal., 1917-09-25
HEARING ON CAR
Speed ORDINANCE
Street Department Will Hear
Directors Before Taking
Final Action
RESIDENTS WANT
AVENUE PAVED

Third reading was given by the
Street anG oewer Directors this
morning 10 the following resolution:
Section THAT on and after the
date of the passage of this resolution
It shall be unlawful for any railway
or traction company 10 run any car
upon any portion of the streets or
highways Within the limits of the
city OF Wilmington at a greater rate
OF speed than one mile I'm four min
utes, which shall be reduced to
the rate of oe mile In eight min
utes In descending steep grades, at
curves and at the intersection of
other streets.
Seotlo 2-That any person who
shall operate any street railway car
In violation of the foregoing section
shall upon conviction thereof, for
felt and pay o. fine OF not less than
five dollars nor more than fifty dol
lars for each and every. onense.
Section 3-~That all ordinances or
resolutions or parts of same incon-
sistent herewith be and the same are
hereby superseded and repealed.
TO give opportunity TO anybody con-
cerned TO appear before the Board and
state their side, the department de-
/ ferred final action on this resolution
until the meeting next Tuesday morn
, ing.
/ Robert II. Richards, chairman; VIII
lard c. Speakman and Matthew ID, Muir
ply appeared before thr board to urge
the passage Of the resolution. They
were on a committee with George A
/ Elliott and George s. Capelle, who Sc
cured signatures Of practically all the
property owners on Delaware avenue
/ from the Baltimore and Ohio station 70
Tenth street, to a petition handed the
board The petition asked such a reso-
luton as that framed by the board.
Mr. Richards stated that as The car
barns were on Delaware avenue, cars
starting out IN the morning and com
ing back at night from nearly all
routes, made that street especially
noisy. He thought much ooIse was due
20 bad tracks, and that the traction
company would delay putting In new
tracks until the avenue was repaved.
lie said II an application from prop
erty owners wOBld enable the board
TO hurry the paving OF the avenue
the committee would get up a petl-
ton with signatures,
This will be done, as the board, by
law. is required to pave streets in the
order OF application OF property hold
ers. Mr.. Speakman and Mr.. Murphy
seconded Ar Richards remarks.
Judge William s. Prickett presented
a petition signed by property owners
on sixteenth street, from Union stree
TO Rising sun Lane, protesting agalns
the closing Of Sixteenth street betweeI
Creenhill and Brinckley avenues. The.
pleaded increasing Importance Of tha
section. an asked thai Sixteenth stree
from Greenhill avenue to Mt. S9len
Lane by opened and graded.
President Sparks stated for the board
that this could not be granted, owinl
10 the heavy grade. lt would cost to-
much and would be dangerous, ml'
putting adjoining properties down II
q ditch.
Albert f. Vaughan, clerk of th'
market, reported total collections FOL
August Of S21725. He tested 70l
pounds of butter. did NOT cut any
but warned those whose butter wal
light in weight, and made thom sci
It az reduced prices as shorLweigh
buser He confiscated a half-peck
a quarter-peck. eight quart and fou
pint measures.
A complaint came in from DR.
Myers. OF the Board Of Health, of un
healthy conditions in the marshlandi
south of the Christiana River, be
tween Market and Locust streets
due 10 lack Of drainage facilities
along the railroad tracks. untitled
bitches and the like. The city engi
neer was ordered to arrange a con
ference with officials of the Pennsyl
vania. b. and o. and p and r. rail
roads. to find a way to remedy con
ditions.
Mayor I.awson's approval to per
mission given the P. B. and W. ROM
} TO make a platform extension al m
T French street station was received.
Harry W. Chairs, city sidewalk in
spector, brought a report Of compi
( ance and Noncompliance on tn
part OF many properly owner
who had been ordered 10 la,
sidewalks. The city has begun
campaign to have sidewalks laid. an
will have the work done and charges
against the property If the owner
do not. lay sidewalks within a reson
able time
David Topkis asked an extension o
time for laying a sidewalk in from
Of properly owned by him. He di'
not wish the city TO lay the sidewall
as ne thought he could do IL NOR