Evening journal., 1919-09-23
ASK CITY TO TAKE
THESE STREETS
M5ve to Place Thos. in
Wawaset Section Under
Municipal Control
WOULD HAVE MORE
SIGN POSTS PUT UP

| In furlherance OF an effort to have
the city take over the streets in the
lWawaset development Section and put
iunder the care OF the street and Sewer
Department. Edgar NJ. Hopes and
Walter Pages, or the dupont Company,
appeared before the street and Sewer
I Commissioners this morning TO talk
over conditions. in regard 20 this sec
/ ton. No decision was reached by the
board.
4 communication was read from the
Chamber OF Commerce stating that
The city had inadequate signs for the
guidance Of tourists going TO Baltimore
from this city. The chamber asked
that more signs be put up II only tenn
porary in character. The matter was
referred 10 the street commissioner.
A petition was filed for curbing and
paving Pennsylvania avenue between
Union street and Grccnhill avenue, for
a sidewalk.
Harry p. sharp appeared before the
board and called attention 10 the bad
condition OF Sycamore street between
Lincoln and Scott lie states that water
lies In The street al all times. lie asked
that a connection be made with The
Lincoln street sewer 10 relieve this
condition. President Johnson assured
Mr. sharp the board would look into
The situation.
George II. McGovern. Of the Cleve-
land Heights Development Company,
asked for q sewer 90 be built In Tun-
mel street I'm the city limits. The
board told Mr. McGOvern they would
build the sewer.
The Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company asked permission 10
erect poles in The following locations:
one pole at No. 200 and No. 2il West
Sixteenth street. two poles south OF
Seventeenth street and west Of Locust;
one pole on Seventeenth street east
OF Locust
The request was referred 10 the
street commissioners.
James Wharry and r. J. Walsh ap-
piled for master plumbers licenses and
were referred TO the plumbing board.
+. p Bardo, district manager Of the
Diamond state Telephone Company.
asked permission TO lay conduiis in the
following locations:
Northeast side Of Market street. north
from Concord avenue: Nineteenth and
Market street: Madison street and
Chrisiiana street The permission was
granted.
Jacob Zimmerman appeared before
the board and again asked for an extern
sion Of the miscellaneous market. held
In Fifth street on Wednesdays and SAT
urdave Ho nrpvfotfe1V aeEaH that fhn
market close at o'clock. rather than
3 O'Clock, but the board did not grant
| this request Mr.. Zimmerman now asks
I That the Market close at 4 o'clock in
/ stead Of 3 o'clock. President Johnson
stated he would like TO accommodate
I Mr.. Zimmerman. but the board was not
I ready 10 take any action in the matter.
Mr.. Zimmerman stated that he felt
that Clerk OF the Market McAt.er had
a grudge against him. lie stated he had
been standing In the mlrkst for nc
last 80 years, ald 70 was though h
efforts last year the price OF saucr
kI'ut was kept 'ow
There were present two representa-
tives of the National sanitary Coz
porstion Of Philadelphia. showing a
waste receptacle They wished 10 pre-
sent 60 Of these receptacles 10 the city
Each weighs $50 pounds. and is con-
structed OF galvanized metal.
President Johnson stated the board
would take the matter under advise
ment
A similar proposition was read from
the SpOtless Street System OF Peters
burg. Va, and was fled by the board