Evening journal., 1919-06-07
TRACTION CO. SENDS
REROUTlNG PLANS
Meanwhile Business Men
Object to Any Diversion
of Traffic
PARKING QUESTION
MAY BE SOLUTION

The following plans TO reroute cars
so as to relieve congestion on Market
street were submitted to the Board OF
Public Utilities last nisht. IN a letter
from the Wilmington and Philadel-
phia Traction Company as follows:
Wilmington, Del. June 2, 1919
Board Of Public Utility Commission
ers. Wilmington, Del
Gentlemen: Complying with the
order OF the Board OF the 23rd OF May.
1919, we herewith submit four plans
for rerouting cars now running on
Market street. as follows:
Plan No. I.
ITO operate the West Fourth street
cars cast on Fourth street 10 King
north on King TO the connection with
the Market street tracks at Sixteenth
street
This arrangement would remove 20
cars per hour during the maximum hour
Of service northbound on Market street
between Fourth and Sixteenth II
would also remove any extra service
over the regular schedule which would
be operated TO Shellpot Park during
the park season.
To provide for this new route. II
would he necessary 10 install a new
CtnnectinG curve al Fourth and King
streets and a new connection at Six
teenth and Market and King streets. i.
would also mean the re-arTangement of
the terminal cross over on Fourth
street. Just east OF Market so that the
New Castle and South Wilmington cars
would load and unload their passengers
on the north track and not interfere
with the West Fourth street cars,
which would cross ovr Market street.
The new track work would involve
an expenditure Of about si3.s00 for the
three special pieces.
We are advised that there will proba-
bly, be a new bridge on Market street.
over the Brandyvine In about three or
four years. The new bridge will differ
in location from the present bridge and
any track connections which might now
be put in place. would have 20 be dis
carded on the building OF the new
bridge
To re-route the Washington street
and Boulevard cars, inbound, east on
Thirteenth street. across Market 70 King
street. south on King street to Second
east on Second TO Walnut south on
Walnut 10 Front and return by present
route north on Market street.
This re-routing would remove twelve
cars now operating south bound on
Market street during the rush hour and
also one or two trippers.
Cars are now operating north on
King street. as per trafilo regulations OF
the Street and Sewer Department. These
regulations would have 10 be changed
making traflc move south on kins
street The Front and Second stree
cars. which now operate north on hinI
street. wsuld have TO run north OF
Walnut, east on Fifth TO Poplar, nortl
on Poplar TO Seventh, east on Seventh
20 Lombard to Thirteenth street. return
ing in the same route, except continuin
south on Poplar 10 Front; or the opera
tion OF this particular car could be elm
mated end no service provided north OF
1 King. east on Thirteenth, south on Lom
bard and south on Poplar.
The new track work Would have TO b'
provided at Thirteenth and Marke
streets. Thirteenth and King streets
Second and King streets, Second anC
Walnut streets, Fifth and Poplar streets
AZ a total cost OF about S2O5Oo. II inc
loperation OF the track east on 1hir-
teenth and south on Lombard. as out
lined above. was discontinued, no track
would be required for Fifth and Pop
lar and the total expenditures would be
reduced to about $1,000.
Plan No. 3.
Operating the Darby cars nortn ana
south on King street. terminating az
Front and King streets This woula
remove from Market street four cars
per hour northbound and four cars per
hour southbound. II would involve the
installation Of new track work at six
tsenth. Market and King streets, woud
necessitate moving a passing place now
located on King street between Front
and Second streets 10 a new location on
King street between Eighth and Ninth
streets. Il would also require a change
! in traffic regulations permitting cars 10
operale in both directions on King
street.
The same objection 10 the special
track work at sixteenth and Market and
King streets concerning the proposed
new bridge also holds in this plan. Ihe
new track work involved totals ap-
proximately sil.5O0.
Plan No. 4.
To operate the Rising sun and the
West Eighth street cars eastbound on
Seventh 10 Poplar, south on Poplar TO
Front and return north on Market as at
present
This would remove ten cars from
Market street, southbound only be-
tween Seventh and Front during the
hour Of maximum service. The track
work at Seventh and Poplar streets
would have 10 be renewed at the cost
OF approximately $500.
IN our communication Of May TO
the board we set out reasons which
seemed TO us then and seem to US now
TO be sufficient against re-routing OF
cars now running on Market street.
We still believe. as stated in our let
ter OF May = that there is no unusual
congestion on Market street caused by
the cars OF the street railway company.
and again refer to the matter which
we gave YOU in that letter in respect
to the use Of similar streets in other