Evening journal., 1919-07-15
Want WORK ON THE
AVENUE HURRIED
Traction Co. Endeavors to
Keep Up With Work,
Official Says
LABORERS WON'T
WORK AT NIGHT

Delaware avenue. its present condl-
llon and prospects for improvement
was the principal topic discussed at
The meeting Of the Street and Sewer
department this morning. All three
members o. the board were present.
Following the reading OF the minutes
OF the previous session and hearing
routine reports, William A. Hclndle, OF
me Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
tion Company appeared before the
board TO explain how the traction COM
pany Is cndeavorlng 20 keep pace with
he work on Delaware avenue and at
the same time not impede trafilc more
than Il ls at this time.
Street Commissioner Frank w. Pier
son told the board that Delaware ave
nue. was blocked 10 north and south
trsfilc from West street 10 Adams. and
that other work on the Eleventh street
approach 10 Delaware avenue was be-
ing held up as he did not care 10 shut
on the entrance from the east on
Eleventh street 10 Washington.
Mr.. Heindle told Of the difficulty IN
lying the rails for short distances only
and the necessity OF tearing up more
Of the street bed at one time than had
been az frst contemplated, but assured
the board that the company would do
all In It's power 10 hurry matters
In discussing the tearing up the bed
OF Tenth street east OF Tatnall. for the
top dressing Of cement. Mr. Heindle eX-
planned 10 the board that the traction
company desired TO remove from the
bed OF West Seventeenth street. some
9-inch rails now there. These rails he
explained. were Of the same type as
those now IN use on Tenth street. and
could more readily be adjusted 10 the
foundation blocks AZ that point than
could the 7-inch rails now being laid
The board consented 10 the transfer OF
the rails
In discussing the torn up condition OF
Delaware avenue and the great lncon-
venlence and annoyance caused theNpuh-
lie. President Johnson stated that Il
was of great importance that every
thing possible should be done TO hurry
up The work on that street Even
the saving Of an hour" said President
johnson, lis desirable The public has
been inconvenienced long enough and
naturally we are very anxious to see
the work completed"
"A newspaper man asked me why we
did not get lahorers on this Job 10
work al night" said street Commls-
sloner Pierson. land hurry this work
along. These lahorers will not work
even on Saturday afternoon, and GER
tainly they will not work at night
They do mot need the money I saw
one Italian the other day. who was
wearing a new silk shirt worth al least
ten dollars, take a knife and cut the
ends Of his shirt sleeves on because
they happened 10 beIn his way. The
price Of a sllk shirt was nothing 10 him.
as he could easily buy another one"
Permission was granted the traction
company TO open the bed OF the street
at Eighth and Tatnall streets for the
purpose Of laying additional wires.
Complaint was received from resi-
dents Of New Castle avenue from Lob
dell street 10 tho River Front Bridge,
that owing TO the miserable condition
OF the present tracks OF the Whining
ton and Philadelphia Traction Com
pany in that section they were unable
10 keep mantles intact and that the
constant pounding and humping OF the
cars In that section was a nuisance.
When asked what could be done 20
relieve the nuisance Mr.. Hoindle sd.
mitled that The trolley tracks IN that
section were far from being satisfao-
tory and assured the board that he
would see Just what could be done 10
make things satisfactory He was re-
quesied by the board TO make a report
at the next meeting showing just what
had been done or what the company
proposes doing.
A request for permission 10 erect
an electrical syn In front OF the stors
No 2i3 Market street, was referred %
Street Commissioner Pierson, as The
sign seemingly would conflict with
the present laws on the subject Pres
ident Johnson stated that it was no.
the intention Of the board 70 grant any
request that conficted with the pres
eni laws
'If We grant this request, said Mr.
Johnson. "and allow this sign 10 ex-
tend a little further out than others |
we naturally would have 10 grant 9TH
ers the same privilege and very soon
we would have 4 regular archway OF |
Signs over the street.
The request OF John Kelly that he he ]