Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
BOARD PLANS FOR
WIDENING FRONT.
AND WASHINGTON
Street Department TO Ask for Com
mission to Condemn Property
Fronting P. r. r. Station.
COST WILL BE HEAVY

At the next meeting of the Board of
Directors OF the Street and Sewer Depart
ment. or soon thereafter, a resolution will
he introduced providing for the widening
of Front street east of French. and of
Washington street between Eleventh and
Fourteenth. 4 commission will be asked
immediately on the condemn alton of
property on Front street for the widening
of the block in front Of the Pennsylvania
station.
The present plans of the board contem-
plate the widening, as soon as possible.
of Front street all the way from French
to the new wharf at Church street. but II
rs hoped at an early date to be able to
make the improvement in block between
French and Walnut. The Front street
proposition would involve the condemna-
tion of eleven feet on the north side of the
street. The board members are making
visit OF inspection anday.
The Washington street project is con-
templated to equalize the width of all the
blocks from Eleventh to the new bridge,
and to make the roadway the same ~
that of the bridge TO be erected. This
would mean the addition of feet and 6
inches TO the width of the street from
Eleventh to Fourteenth feet and 3
inches from each side-naking the street
from building line to building line 60
feet, and the roadway 40 feet.
The Washington street widening would
affect only two buildings on the west side
in those biocks-one of them the Harsiesty
apartment On the other side about
ten buildings would be affected, including
the school ut the corner of Eleventh
At this mornings session of the Board
the resolution defining the building line ON
Market street. between Ninth and Tenth
TO make 1T conform to the line between
Tenth and Eleventh, received its third
and final reading and passed. and now goes
to the Mayor for his approval. This
resolution provides for the widening of
the block IA feet and 6inches on the east
side, and the new skyseraper being erected
by Alfred l. du Pont, at Ninth and Market
has been set back this distance, to conform
with the proposed new line.
Other properties affected in the block
are those of the First Presbyterian Church
and the lot on which the new library is
TO be built. 1t is expected that there will
he no trouble in getting the required space
from these lots The new building line
will make the block conform to the block
between Tenth and Eleventh. The cost
of both projects is expected TO he pretty
heavy.
A resolution providing FOR the fixing
OF the grade of Thirty Sixth street between
Market and Spruce received first and
second reading this morning.
A petition was received from property
ownrs for the Improvement Of Broome
street from Maryland avenue to Fifth
avenue The petition was filed and will
take the usual course.
The report of Plumbing Inspector
Edward Mckay for the month of Febru-
airy showed 81 plans filed, IA inspections
Of plumbing and gas, ! job rejected for
plumbing and = rejected 70
defective gas piping.
The Wilmington Gas Company received
permission to make openings IN the 300
and the 600 blocks on New Castle avenue,
and also on South Head and at Eighth
and Morrow for the purpose of making
repairs. =