Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-29
MANY SIDEWALKS
ALL OVER THE CITY
SHOW NEGLECT
Continued from page J

On W. est FIEntH NAkRAAt ffhffNNtA 1
Scott and Lincoln, on the north |
side. Baptist Church, recently |
constructed, affords the only pave
ment the entire square. Between |
lincoln and Union streets, on the
south side OF Eighth, the entire pave
ment has been torn up. On Lincoln
street, between Eighth and Ninth,
vacant lots extend to the paved street
curb within the entire square. This
same condition exists between Scott
and Union streets on Ninth. where
the pavements are unimproved and
people are forced 10 use the street
Children attending the public school
at Ninth and Scott streets are in con-
tinual danger. having to use the
streets because OF inadequate side
walks.
Opposite the school at Ninth and
Scott streets. extending the entire
square on the north side, the banks
of vacant lots extend 20 the curb
line. on west Ninth street, between
Clayton and Scott. approximately 100
feet OF unimproved pavement was
found by the reporter on his tour Of
inspection. On du Pont street, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh, on the
west side. a steep bank extends TO the
curb line. These conditions exist de-
spite the fact that the streets have
been improved for a period OF five
years.
Particular attention was called 10
the condition Of the sidewalk on Penn
syivania avenue, from Lincoln street
. 10 the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
! bridge. Traffic along this thorough
fare is unusually heavy and because
Of inadequate sidewalks. conditions
) are hazardous Pedestrians are fore
+. ed TO use Pennsylvania avenue despite
( the heavy traffic and danger. Under
e the Baltimore 6 Ohio railroad bridge
e on Pennsylvania avenue, a dirt pile
j. approximately three feet high exists
making walking next 10 impossible
From the bridge TO the Diamond les
& Coal Co.'S plant. a distance Of sew
crai hundred feet, walking may b
= termed treacherous. From this sec
ton and one fun block west on Penn
j. syivania avenue nothing has beer
= done relative 70 Improvement Of IN
> sidewalks. On Pennsylvania avenue
! from Grant avenue TO Union stree
, the paved streets are used By pedes
d TRANS and children. Here two higl
: banks of dirt on both sides OF tn
- street extended 10 the curb line. Tn
a same condition exists north on Uniol
q street where pavements remain I'm
Improved
N On the south side Of Union street
I between Pennsylvania avenue an
"a Fourteenth street. nothing has bee
= done toward improving some Of tn
y sidewalks This street il being ira
x versed daily BY school children goin
u 70 and from No. 10 school. However
:. on the opposite side OF the street, 4
v front Of Stapler Park, improved pave
"a rnent has been placed. Seventeentl
street. west Of Union. because Of II
b unimproved sidewalk, makes waIkin
- unsafe. This street. like Onion,
j. used daily BY children attending ~
Il i3 school.
~ On WoodlaBn avenue, betwee
- Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets III
pavement for a distance Of $50 feet n
mains unimproyed. On Woodlaw
avenue. between Sixteenth street an
Pennsylvania avenue, the same cor
=. ditions were found 70 exist. Pennsy
! vsnia avenue. between Woodlawn an
4. Riveryiew avenue have dirt banl
= extending to the curb lines Only
front q two dwellings have Sidewalk
Az been placed.
- On Riyeryiew avenue, betwes
Pennsylvania avenue and Fifteeni
- street, the pavements remain ia 4
unsightly condition. The street b.
has been improved for period Of fl
years, II Is said.
Particular attention was given
the high bank extending 10 tho cui
,sse line on Pennsylvania avenue in fro
~ ~ the old Columbus Inn Here Il
bank is approximately five feet HID
~ and IN danger Of falling Union stree
r. from Pennsylvania avenue to I.anca
lin ter avenue. It was pointed out,
at another street worthy Of immedia
pw improvements. Although the street
nd asphalt. the pavemenfs at Intern!
al tant sections, remain crude ~
20 hazardous. Between Eighth al
Im Seventh, on Union. the payements q
mt exceptionally poor
M Not only do these conditions oxi
ed IN the territory IN the western sectl,
- Of the city, but IN the northweste
iso section IS well. On Concord avent
~ approaching the city line. the nav
an ments, all OF a country type, have be
. left IN their crude rough shape He
y. q