Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-11
STREET DIRECTORS
FORBID SPEEDING
Call Firemen's Attention to
Complaints About Violations
of Traffic Laws.

That frequent complaint has been
made to the Street and Sewer Depart
ment about the alleged violation Of
traffic rules by the drivers OF the Are
apparatus of the various volunteer
fire companies developed this morn
ing at the meeting OF the directors.
when a letter they had ordered sent
To Fire Chief Lutz regarding the mat
ter was read, together with his re-
ply.
The department letter to the fire
chief dwelt especially on the driving
on one-way streets against traffic. The
directors pointed out that the one
way streets have become generally
known throughout the city and the
people look for traffic but from one
direction on such streets. TO have
fire engines dashing at a high rate Of
speed the wrong way along such
streets. the board felt, presents n
greater danger than the few seconds
which might be lost from observance
OF the traffic rules. The directors
| said they felt the fire department
should observe all the traffic rules Of
the city.
Chief Lutz In his reply said he
favored the idea of the directors and
that he had called attention OF the
fire companies to the complaints
about their violating the laws and
warned them to stop II.
George II. McGovern asked for a
sewer IN South Broome street between
Banning street and the city line. The
request was granted. When II has
been installed some new houses are
To be built I'm that locality.
Howard M. Ward, president of city
Council, asked whether there were
any rules or regulations against the
lerection Of light standard and the
use OF kerosene for illuminating pur-
poses. lie was informed that there
are no such restrictions. but he was
advised to have the party he ap-
peared for make their application for
permission to put up such a standard
in writing.
Councilman J. II. McNabb called the
attention OF the directors TO the fact
that there has been a petition before
them for some time for an arc light
at Third and Monroe streets and an
other NJ Sixth and Monroe. The board
promised 10 look into the advisability
of installing the lights at the corners
mentioned.
The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Cor
poration advised the board that i
would vacate the bed Of Tatnal
street in the vicinity cf its plant II
March, 1929. This portion OF th'
: street win then be returned to th'
city and restored 10 the city map.
Petitions were received for the paw
ling OF Twelfth street betweer
Thatcher and Heald and the curbini
and paving of Thatcher street be
tween Eleventh and Thirteenth. Tn
directors decided TO visit the localit,
and personally inspect conditions be
! fore taking action on these petitions
The board adopted resolutions vacat
ing that portion of the New ComDan'
i. Road on the west side OF Union stree
: between Front and Third and ais
: vacating a portion OF Twelfth stree
= between Grant and Bayard avenues.
: The balance in bank TO the credi
. of the department was reported to b
= $2f6,277.43. The payroll for last week
, amounting to S5,s92.13. and the car
! hire. amounting to s2.4S5.6l. wer
4 ordered paid. The department has a
!, the present time 425 men in its EN-
! ploy, most OF them on new stree
/ | work.