Evening journal., 1918-07-23
Street DIRECTORS
after TRACTION CO..
Want TO Know What Has
Been Done Toward Re-
p~iring City Streets
HUCKSTERS TO STAY
IN MADISON STREET


The Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company has been notified by
the Board OF Street and Sewer Direct
ors TO make a written report TO the
board meeting next week as 10 what
they have done with the citations Civ
en- Them last week Of locations TO be
repaired between and along the troll
ley tracks. Beyond ordering this no
lice sent, the traction company was
not mentioned at the meeting OF the
street and Sewer directors today. The
company has not made any report so
far as to what they have don TO COM
ply with the orders given them last
week Car No. IS Is sim In the car
barn wondering what happened. hut no
more care have been taken OF the
streets.
The traction company was also noti-
fed 10 remove the siding on Poplar
street between Ninth and Taylor streets
on a thirty day time limit, with an
additional statement that the city
would sue the company on the thirty
first day II the siding is not removed
by then.
Eighteen merchants and fruit dealers
on Madison street, from No. 81 TO No.
li3 Madison street, sent a letter TO the
department complaining that hucksters
are allowed 20 sell on the street
corners on Fifth and Sixth and Madison
streets. The signers wrote that they
considered It to be an unfair competl-
tion, as the hucksters did not have t.
pay rent, which they did. None OF the
farmers In the market was among the
only the property holders.
Albert F. Vaughan. clerk Of the
spoke TO the board In favor OF
the hucksters. He said their license.
amounting TO S56, and that
their stable expenses for horses and
wagons, made their expenses larger
than that Of the merchants and fruit
dealers, many Of whom rented a small
room and did most Of their business
and got the crowd, and that
this was why the dealers were COM
planning. Mr.. Vaughan said the buck
sters were not breaking the market
laws, and were given the same privi-
leges which they have long enjoyed in
King street market. The directors
agreed with views OF the clerk OF
the market on the question.
A communication was received from
City Council. forwarding a letter from
Third ward property holders, in which
they asked for the repaving Of Fourth
street, between Washington and Jeffer-
son streets.
Directors ordered letter sent 10 the
petitioners saying that Il had been the
intention OF the board TO repave Fourth
street, above Washington street, this
year, but with insufficient appropria-
ton made TO the Street and Sewer De
psrtment by City Council for the COM
ing year. it would be impossible for
the directors TO do any street repair
work whatever. The letter stated that
the board would hold any utility COM
panies responsible for the repairs Of
any bitches they had made. and had
already ordered the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company 10 make
repairs. The letter stated that the
board regretted its inability 10 do ifs
share Of the repa work. but the ap-
made will make street re-
pairs an impossibilty this year.
Bids were received and fled from
he Charles Warner Company. for sup
)lying the city with terra Gotta piping. /
and, gravel and Portland cement for |
his year.
The sum Of s957 was received from |
he estate OF J. Harvey spruance for
BENEFITS on Buttonwood street. and or
lered transferred TO City Council.
Members OF the Park Board appeared
o ask permission to use Twelfth street,
'etween King and Market streets, as
,ublic playground. They were given
,ermission TO use the strip Of sodded
round in the center OF that street, but
Iot the street Itself. The attention OF
!. r. Mack, park engineer. was called
o the paving around the drinking
ountsin at Jefferson and Twenty-thlrd
treets. which is in need Of repair.
Ibutting property holders think the
lark Board should pay for the work.