Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-24
NO MORE STANDING
IN THEATRE A|SLES
Movie Proprietors TO Cooperate
With City Firemen to Pre-
vent Menace.

INT ng storm doors at the entrances &c
theatres is not Illegal and crowds will not
he permitted 10 block the aisles IT theatres
City Council was told last light. Relative
to suyycstiors made by William j. Lutzf
chief CT gineer of the fire department
Couucilmen Abrahams, hlearns, Johnson,
Faulkner and Mulvena, compnslrg Couf-
cils fire committee, reported as follows:
we find storm doors at theatres are be-
lng erected according 10 the laws Of WI
mington, New York and Philadelphia. y
representative Of the committee visited
New York and Philadelphia and iound
theatres especially moving picture thea
tre~, have doors similar TO these useu III
Wilmir gton for several years. | he owners
II local theatres promise to cooperate
and will not permit crowds TO biock' ING
aisle While people do stand between
tho ,ns;de door and the storm door, they
stand or ly In front of ore door. Az least
ore wide door or passa 60 and in most cases
two WIDE doors OF passage are Kept open
Tor peorle comirg out. Inside doors ana
storrn doors open outward and CROWDS
sNnerieuoe no trouble IN coming out
m,ickly All the theatres have the re-
1ui,ed number Of fire exits and methoof
have been adopted in the operatir rooms
"a prever the spread OF fire should y
occ,,rr therein. Asbestos GOVERN gs ana
.tc.l hoxea are used IN the theaters
Council filed the report
presidept LYON announced that Mayor
n. vlor had approved an ordinance hcen-
=, 9 manufacturers. The printing com
mittee was authorized To have 300 copies
nnl ted IN pamphlets form ard also 10
puhlish il in the Wilmlr gton newspapers
Courcil referred TO tho finance commit
20 the followir z communication from the
BOARD of Park Commissioners: \ our
attention is called to the feet that thC
Urited States Shipping Hoard u indebted
10 tho BOARD of Park Commiss1oI ers 20 the
amount uf $685.. the estimated coat o.
putting IN condition the park Isnn uSeu ny
the Shipping Board for storage purposes
during the construction Of Union fhTk
Garden, The Park Commission respect
fully requests that before hnnl settle
ment is made between COuncil and the
shining Board this sum be deducted from
The amount otherwise due them.
Council filed COMMUNICATION from the
Roard OF Public Utility Commissioners
announcing that il had ordered an ap-
nrsisal Of the Wilmington Gas 80 prop |
IT aud asking Council and citizens % |
Give the names of persons or hrms quail |
fed 20 make the appraisal
communication from the Community |
Service. meotaor, ~ the chlldrens celebrf
ton In front of the CITY Hall and request |
INC an appropriation OF 500 for electric /
Illumination here for the ensuing week,
was referred to the committee OF the whole
Pavrolls AS follows were passed. Mis-
ceIlsneous, s3.Sl66S; Public building
Conmiwiou, 81. I26,O5; Council S2e57s;
garbage crernstory, S295.dO.
The atm Of So. 900 wan ira nsferred from
The miscellaneous appropriation 10 the
garbage cremstOTy appropriation
Referring to sensational rumorS on
crrnins financial Institutions and lndiVid-
usls that have been circulated for week
Councilman Means expressed regret ana
suggested that sossips ascertain the Sruth
before circulating such stories
President LYON wished the citizens
Merry Christmas and happy new year
Comedy" followed the transaction q
business Council listened to tho reading Of
humorous letters signed Santa Claus
md "postmarked North Pole. Toys
rere distributed Presideot Lyon receiving
AZ electric battery; Councilman Ahrahans
+ frr truck and doO, CouncllmanAboer-
ger, a park bench: Councilman faulkner
gold fish: Councilman Forwood, pistol
Councilman Henry, HON; CounCliman
Honkins. = clock and a doll; Councilman
Johnson. = yacht; Councilman Kane.
telephone and doll, Councilman Nc
Manus. jumping Jack; Councilman
Nearns Al automobile; Councilman
Nulvrna a sign board and doll. toun-
Gilman Murray, an aeroplane and a horn
Clerk Simmons a lunch box, Baillff Russ
4 police helmet and club, and City S9hcl-
ror Huxley, an abridged copy OF Sher-
ok Holmes Council adjourned alter /
he officers and members had exchange
onre substantial gifts