Evening journal., 1920-03-25
DUPONTS Offer
CITY 800 HOUSES
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he had addressed to George T. Lyon,
president OF Council.
The offer specifics that the company
Is willing 10 sell the $50 dwellings,
minus plumbing and lighting fixtures,
for lump sum OF $4,000. Mr.. Hanly
emphasized that the dupont Chemical
Company has no interest In dlsposipg
of the houses TO the city other than TO
help relieve the housing stringency. 1t
could readily dispose OF the dwellings,
he said, minus doors and sash, for $500
a unit OF six houses, In which form
they now are built at Carney's Point.
He further stated that the dwellings
were hastily constructed for housing
purposes during the war, but were Of
fair quality timber. He also submitted
an estimate, which, he said, had been
made with liberal allowance for excess
or extra expenses. for probable cost OF
taking the dwellings apart, transport
ing thin by rail to this city and setting
them up In units or two dwellings In
place Of six. Il was impossible. ne
thought. to transport the dwellings here
across the Delaware. because OF lack
OF proper facilities for loading and UNI
oading them Cost by rail, he estimated,
at approximately $4,000.
Mr.. Hanly also displayed a drawing
showing the companys idea OF how the
dwellings could be laid out here most
conveniently. This scheme provides for
ten pairs OF dwellings to city block
Of 800 by i5i feet Allowing that the
houses set back from the sidewalk II
faff hnf
unit OF two dwellings, each family
would have approximately 1000 square
feet OF ground or sufficient for a vege-
table garden. II built in this form
about i2 city blocks or 20 acres OF land
would be required for the entire $50
houses.
Mayor Taylor expressed himself as
hopeful the scheme would be put
through. One obstacle, he said. would
be the finding OF suitable site. Samuel
NJ. Baynard. a member Of the Housing
Commission, promptly suggested that
the tract OF park land north Of the
Brandywine and adjacent TO Prices
Run. at Twenty-f1fth and Locust streets.
would make an excellent site. This
land said Mr. Baynard. would not be
available for park purposes for several
years owing TO heaving filling required
below 10. The land itself. however, was
high and convenient to sewers, gas,
and water facilities.
Mr.. Baynard's suggestion was warm
ly commended by the Mayor and COM
On motion OF Harold Keats.
director Of the Wilmington Community
The Mayor named a commit
Tee o. investigate the entire question |
md report exactly as to It's probsD's |
,ost. etc. This committee Is headed by |
John D Thompson, Jr.. architect and
builder. chairman. Its members are Col /
lnel Weller Z. Slower, president OF the 1
33ard II Tax Assessment; d. NJ. Buck !
ey, A. Marshall Tlrdall and Mr.. Bay
nara, all builders. Mr.. Thompson an
lounced that the committee would meet I
his afternoon and get busy at once.
Mayor Taylor said frankly that the
,ity Itself has no funds with which TO
nance the project, and IL would have TO
be done through public-spirited citi-
.ens. He believed, however. there was
1 possibility Of company being
formed which could erect the houses,
1n park land, rent them at fair terms
md come out even, or possibly with a
,iight profit. at the end OF FIVE years.
lie recognized that the entire project
vas only intended 10 be temporary.
,ut would go far towards alleviatlng
pending erection Of per-
nanent houses.
The members OF the Housing Com ,
mission who attended last nights meet
ng. in addition to those already
iamed. were Mrs. r. D. Rayner, repre- {
enting the New Century Club; Or. Jo-
eph II. Odell, director OF the Service
,itizens: George Sauter, president Oft:
he Central Labor Union. and A. p.
;tetser, secretary to Mayor Taylor.
Who also served as secretary to the :
omm 'ssion.
Should be project be found feasible
| Il believed some Of the houses could
10 put up within a month or six
weeks and ali could be transported TO
his CITY and put up within ten or
welve weeks. The houses are neated
" two stoves. which could be INSTALL
4 as winter approaches. Allowing
our 20 an average family, the $50
omes would house 1920 persons.
Mr.. Hanly was asked II the COM
any would consider an offer for fewer
han a30 dwellings. He replied tnat
While ne had not been formally author
zed 10 assent to such plan, ne be-
ieved the company would give II ut
most consid ration. He reiterated tna'
he company made the offer purely IN
.n rfforfto reNeveshe housing Tressure
4 Wilmington. and could dispose Or
h dwellings elsewhere Without DIM