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HOUSING PROJECT
TO Be ASSISTED BY
CITY GOVERNMENT
Council Agrees to Proposition OF
Emergency Fleet Cor
poratibn.
FOR CITY IMPROVEMENTS

Al q conference in the Public Building
last night between city officials ana rep
resentatiyes of the Emergency rice.
CORPORATION, relative to desired inunlcipai
s.c;i;t;es in connection with the govern
ment's housing proposition at 'FRONT.' anu
-, streets an agreement was reached
which was satisfactory to both SIDES
Tho members of Council consented, as
far as nossible. to carry out the provisions
y The agreement while cooperation Oh
4 or city officials was promised,
In addition to the members oil ooullcii
and Harold ]. Aron. the latter representing
the Emergency Fleet Corporation there
,,,cro nresent at the conference Mayor
~, n Lawson. George W. Sparks,
president of the Street and Sewer 1epart-
,,ort. CITY Engineer Edgar NJ. Hoopes,
II George W. Schuster and O. }. SWIM
Son engineers for the Emergency Fleet
Cnrnoration: ]. H. Smith, representing
RalInper and Pcrrot, architects Tor the
lynch Construction COMPANY, ana A.
p Hartman, representing the Lynch
Construction Company, which mas inc
contract to build the houses
TEXT or THE AGREEMENT
FoIlow;ng IS the text Of the agreement,
which Council approved ny adopting
II in the form of resolutions
Whereas the United States Shipping
Poard Emergency Fleet Corporation.
.,o,-crnment agency. has authorized the
Immediate erection Of houses and buildings
IN The CITY Of Wilmington for the purpose
of nrov1ding suitable housing accommo-
,lations for the workers engaged IN the
construction Of ships and other occupa-
Whereas certain public spirited cltl-
IONS ~ tho CITY Of Wilmington have or
ganized the Liberty Land Company
and have provided at their own cost and
cvncnse the land necessary for the con-
strIction Of said buildings. and through
said company have agreed 10 dedicate
streets and highways TO the puohc use
within the property upon when sara
buildings and houses are to hc erected
and ~.
Whereas. it IS the desire OF the lity
of Wilmington to meet al re;iSoiisoi9
obligations and render all proper ava ana
assistance to the Emergency Fleet Cor
Doration in the erection Of housing accom-,
modations for shipyard workers ana
Others, now /,
Therefore he il resolved by the Council
~ the Nayor and Council Of the city OF
Wilmington that, in consideration OF the
PROMISES and the erection Of the houses
and buildings herein described, tins
Council obligates itself. IN so TAR as IN It's
Mowers lie. 10 adopt the necessary ordl-
nances and TO take such steps as necessary.
First To bring within the limits OF
the CITY of Wilmington that part OF the
housing developments herelnbelore &c
fcrred 10, and when SO added 10 the cor
porate limits, to extend thereto the usual
municipal services as elsewhere within
the city of Wilmington.
Second. To approve and make the
necessary appropriation therefor on the
property herein referred TO, the lDnIne-
date construction, under the direction
of the United States Shipping Board,
Emergency Fleet Corporation, with the
ar,nroval of such municipal agencies OF
the rnavor and Council of Wilmington,
as NAV be effected, the following improve
ments:
The opening. grading. construction
and having Of streets: under the laws as
established for that purpose, as the same
shall be similarly designed and authorized
nv the engineers of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation and approved by the board
NJ directors of the Street and Sewer
Department OF the city OF Wilmington:
a drainage system 10 be designed and
ar,rroved: the construction OF necessary
mains, extensions, distribution systems,
house connections and all other parts and
appurtenances necessary thereto; water
supply system to be similarly designed
and approved; the installation and main
tenance Of necessary fire hydrants and
fire protection. as the same shall be siIni-
larlv designed and approved; the IN
stallation and construction OF street lamps
and lights. and necessary appurtenances
thereto. as the same shall be similarly
designed and approved; and all located
within the corporate limits of the city
of Wilmington.
Third. To accept when constructed
and TO operate and maintain and assume
responsibility for each of the foregoing
improvements without cost or charge to
the Emergency Fleet Corporation or 10
the owners Of the property, except in SO
far as it is now or may become the legal
practice to charge for water furnished TO
the property served and maintenance Of
sidewalks BY the abutting properties.
Fourth To provide for the issuance
and sale Of bonds, or otherwise, to pay
so much Of the cost of said public improve
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