Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20
BAN ON PLAYGROUND
THAT WONT COME OFF
Street and Sewer Directors De
cline to Alter View Regarding
Twelfth Street.

Director Rudolph and Johnson of the
Street and Sewer Department, re-
fused today to remove the ban they laid
down last week on the use of Twelfth
street between Market and King street
as a chlldrens playground But at the
same time they said they'd do what they
could with the Park Commission to find
a place in the neighborhood for the
Youngsters to use.
The street has grass plot in the center
where once stood markethouse, and up
TO the time the ban closed down a week
ago was used by children as a recreation
spot Some time ago q request was made
to close the whole square Tor the purpose
but the directors denied It, SAYING one
side of the street and the grass plot were
sufficient. Then came some residents
Of the street saying the children made 50
much noise shIpworkers living IN the
houses and sleeping during the day time
couldn't rest That settled 1t so far as
play was concerned. becouse the directors
withdrew the street from the children 5
use
Today the directors were asked 10 reSclnd
their prohibition Mrs William Grant
appeared on behalf Of the youngsters
armed with the signatures Of nearby resi-
dents Of King and French and Market
streets. as well as Twelfth street east Of
King. and supported by the presence ot
about - little bows and girls, VINO made
the prim audience chamber OF the depart
ment look like a Sunday school room.
Mrs Grant asked that the ban be re-
moLe,i hut the two directors sald they
saw no reason SO to do. They were not
against children : Fairgrounds, sand Act
ing Chairman Rudolph, but they dldn {
think Twelfth street N that particular
point proper place Tor one. The permit
had been granted originally without
fOrethought as TO the noise he youngsters
might make And when it was found
thev had made a noise and that folks
who had TO sleep in the daytime because
they worked at night were kept awake it
was found necessary to bollsh the play
ground
There were a number OF women resi-
dents OF the square present TO talk against
the continuance OF the plot by the chill
dren but they weren't called upon. They
declined TO give their names and adj
dresses on the ground that the children
might make it unpleasant for them.
4 communication was received via
Council from certain residents OF the
Fourth and Madison streets locality,
complaining about street conditions from
refuse. etc, after market days.
Both King and Madison street markets
are cleaned up after the narketeers 60
away. but there Is In both streets a certain
amount of night marketing and con-
sequently refuse. But the department
cant clean up second time after mid
night because II hasn't got the men TO do
ii with.
Clerk of the Market Vaughan will,
however, be instructed to warn hucksters
on Fourth street near Madison, as well a.
Madison and King street marketcers
that refuse mustn't be left or thrown III
the streets. The department hopes to
end the trouble IN this way.
There will be no meeting Of the directors
next week, because all hands will be out
of town on vacations Instead, the
meeting viii be held this Friday at the
usual hour.