Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-03
BOARD IS READY TO
TAKE LEGAL ACTION
City Solicitor Huxley Tells Street
and Sewer Commission Status
Of Ninth Street Matter.

The Board Of Street and Sewer Com
missloneis is ready To take the legal
steps necessary to secure 10 the city
the ground space necessary in its project
for the widening Of Ninth street between
Market and King.
City Solicitor Huxley was before The
board nj it's regular meeting this morning,
and said he was awaiting the outcome
OF the proposition the Wilmington Savings
Fund is expected to make the city through
Council either tomorrow night or Thursday
night. The bank is expected 10 make q
definite proposition 10 the city as to what
it is willing to accept for the eight feet
desired from the lot on the Ninth street
side.
The city solicitor said he had not
drawn the petition yet for presentation
tn the resident Judge, asking for a
condemnation commission, but that this
could be done in half hour after il should
be determined such action would be
necessary. II was thought possible that
the proposition To be made by the Saw
ing Fund Society might be such that
Council would feel disposed TO accept it,
and thus would be obviated any necessity
for condemnation proceedings.
In the event the Council and the bank
cannot come 10 an agreement IN the
matter, the proceedings will be started
immediately, snd this means that some
definite step will be taken by Friday
morning il not before.
The Savings Fund Society claims that
its plans hpve proceeded go far, in the
drawing of plans snd the letting of CON
tracts, the sub-letting of contracts by
original contractors and their purchase OF
materisl, etc, that any change now
would be at considerable expense and
an annoying delay in building. Their
plans were carried forward, they claim,
on the assumption that the city authori-
ties had abandoned the street-widening
project, and a change now would be at
consider able expense and delay.
WANTS UPPER PINE STREET PAVED.
James s. Lowe, who is building n
garage on Pine street between Twelfth and
Thirteenth, appeared before the board To
ascertain what was the prospect, If any,
of getting that street paved in that block
by the latter part Of April, when he
expects 10 be ready To begin the Opera
ton of bis garage. The garage will make a
spe cialty OF the storage Of trucks, and
Mr.. Lowe Is very ANXIOUS to have the
street paved before ii is ready W be
operated, as having to close il would be at
considerable expense. IT Is SAID that
storage space for trucks I'm the city u IN
great demand, and that a garage of this
character is badly needed. Mr. Lowe was
informed TINT n petition OF property
owners i'm that block would have to be
presented in the usus wsy, and that the
board would take the matter up and
do the work as soon as possible, but
expressed doubt about being able 20 have
il done within the time mentioned.
An application WAS received for the
extension of sewer on Sixth street be-
tween HawIey and Rodney, and also at
Seventh and Rodney, where an apart
ment house will be erected. The applica-
ton was filed and the work will be done
IN course
The report Of the plumbing inspector
for the month Of January was received
and filed
The Wilmington Gas Company was
granted permission to make openings IN
Van Buren, and Jefferson and n Eighth
between Jefferson and Washington for
the repair of leaking pipes.
Applications for the paving Of Broome
street between Tenth and Pennsylvania
avenue and of Tventy-sixth between
Market and Lamotte were received and
fled
The resolution amending the franchise
OF the Traction Company for the lines
between Tenth street and the city line,
on Market, was gwen third and final
reading and was passed
The Mayor returned with his approval
the resolution fixing the line of Twelfth
street between Thatcher street and the
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