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City Council Will Adopt Ordi-
nances Concerning the Front
and Union Development.
MAY ENLARGE BOUNDARIES

City Council, last night, unanimously
adopted resolutions obligatIng itself "a
adopt ordinances concerning the ship
builders housing development IN the
southwestern part of the city and 10 take
steps to bring within the corporate limits
that part of the development which now
hes without said limits. Councilman
Robertson, who presented the resolutions,
said Council had been very careful III
their preparation President Miller oi
the Board of Public Education thanked
Council for its cooperation in providing
school facilities for the development.
The resolutions follow.
Whereas. The United States Shipping
Board Emergency Fleet Corporation,
a governmental agency, has authorized
the immediate erection of houses and
other buildings in and adjacent 10 the
CITY of Wilmington for the purpose Of
.providingswtable houslngaccommodatI
Cor the workers engaged IN the construc-
Nion Of ships and other occupations, and
Whereas. Certain pubic-spirlted citizens
of the city of Wilmington have organized
tn liberty Land Co. and have provided,
~ their own cost and expense. IN the
southwestern part OF sand city AZ d adjacent
thereto the land necessary for the con-
struction Of said buildings and through said
Company have agreed 70 dedicate streets
and highways 10 the public Use within the
property upon which said buildings and
houses are % be erected and
:. Whereas. 1t Is the desire Of the city of
Wilmington to meet all reasonable ohliga-
uous and render sll proper and and as
sistance Ia the Emergency Fleet Corpora
,tlon IN the erection Of housing accommoda-
tsons for shipyard workers and Others
Therci, r. nc II resolved hy Council
vof the MaNor and Council of Wilmington
ftlrAt. in con nsideration of the premises
and the erection 0f the houses and build
ings herein described. this Council
,0bllgatss itself insofar rs IN its power
hes. 10 adopt the necessary ordinances
and to take such steps a. necessary.
First To bring within the limits
OF the city Of Wilmington that part Of
the housing development hercInhCiorc
referred Ia which now hes without sand
limits and when 20 brought within the
corporate lmlts 10 extend thereto the
usual municipal services ~ elsewhere
within the city Of Wilmington. the
Emergency Fleet Corporation agreeing
40 a condition precedent that al the build
mgs and streets. water and sewer opera
tsons now about To he constructed out
side of the city limits shall he performed
IN stttfINhlst WIN IA hAit AANFt i0AtN
and ordinances which would cover all
of said operations If they were now
erected within the city limits
Second To approve and make tho
necessary appropriations therefor on the
property herein referred to. the immed-
nte construction, under the direction
of the United States shipping Roard
Emergency Fleet Corporation with the
approval Of such municipal agencies
of the mayor and Council of Wilmington
as may be affected, the following improve
ments al The opening. grading, con-
strdction and paving OF streets, curhs
and sidewalks, under thc citvs laws
snd ordinances - now established for
that purpose. ~ the same shall he design
cd and authorized by the engineers Of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation and
approved by the Board of Directors Of
the Street and Sewer Department Of
the CITY 81 Wilmington th1 = drain
axe system 10 ne similarly designed and
approved; fc' the construction Of nee
essary mains, extensions distribution
systems. house connections and all
other parts and appurtenances ne esssry
thereto for water supply system to he
similarly designed and approved; (d)
the installation and maintenance Of
necessary fire hvdrants and FIRE pro-
tecr ION. as the same shall he similarly
des Igned and approved; = the lnstAlla-
tion and construction Of street lamps
snd lights and necessary appurcnanccs
thereto Is the same shall lc -l.pilarIv