Evening journal., 1921-10-11
BUILDING Line
STANDS MUST GO
Action Will be Taken Under
New Resolution; Effec-
tive Today
DELAY ACTION ON
PARKING ORDINANCE

Resolutions adopted last week re-
peallng all old and enacting new
regulations governing the erection
and maintenance OF signs, show /
boards, awnings. show cases. steps. 4
porchos, booths, stands, areaways. I
columns. vaults, tanks. pumps, I
stepping stones. doors, windows. /
gates and building line mercantile /
stands. became effective at the meet |
/ ing OF the Street and Sewer directors ]
! this morning. when Mayor Harvey /
+ returned them with his official ap-
proval. Street Commissioner Pier |
son said warrants for the arrest OF
all violators Of the resolution will be |
sworn out tomorrow morning.
The department, according 10 Mr.. |
I Pierson, has been informed that the |
merchants, who have said they
would not obey the orders issued by
Clerk Of the Market L. S. McAteer. |
to remove their building line stands.
have retained counsel and indica-
tions are there will be legal test
case over the new resolution.
The third reading was given the
resolution prohibiting parking q au-
tomobilos or other vehicles on the
south side of Eleventh street. the
north side OF Tenth street. the east
side Of Market street and the west
side Of King street. around Rodney
Square. but action deferred for one
week.
Howard NJ. Ward. president OF
City Council appeared in the IN
terest OF persons not wishing the
resolution adopted. Mr.. Ward said
the parking Of automobiles would
not enhance the beauty OF the
square or cause il not to be seen by
persons passing because OF autOmo-
biles parked there. He said the park
was especially arranged for birds
eve view. He declared the parking
: OF automobiles at the square was in
I keeping with methods used by other
! large and progressive cities. He said
I the passing of a no-parking resolu-
= ton 10 govern the street sides OF
l Rodney Square would work an in
. justice. not to say inconvenience, TO
% business and professional men with
Offices in that seceion Of the city
e President Johnson informed Presi-
81 dent Ward, the directors had ag-
4 greed at a conference previous to
y the meeting 70 defer action on the
resolution until some future date.
{ for the purpose Of making an in
D vestigation and feeling out Public
o sentiment in the matter.
e George H. McGovern's petition ,or
= the construction Of a new sewer on
. Broome street from Banning street
to CITY line. was granted. This
= sewer Is to be in the Cleland Heights
o section OF the city.
;, Mr.. Ward also requested informa-
X ton concerning the altitude OF the
IS directors concerning the erection and
; maintenance OF lights by individuals
Il He referred TO Kerosene lights. The
Is directors decided no rules for bid
a such lights so long as no signs oi
I- other printed matter was upon them
"A Harry Keiger, $40 West Fourth
Z street. was granted permission t'
n install a 5OO-gallon gas tank undei
II the sidewalk. in front OF his place o.
business. as he had conformed 4
" all requirements Of the department
q A permit to install a 500-gallon ga
e tank at 222 North ConneE street
u Action was deferred on the pc
= tition signed by residents Of Thatch
~ er street for the curbing and pavinl
I. OF that street. between Eleventh
street and Vandever avenue. Holme
;. Jones presented the petition. The di
~ rectors decided to inspect the sec
"a ton and take action on the matte
"a at the next meeting.
Resolutions vacating Twelftl
20 street. between Grant and Bayarl
N avenues, and Country Road or Unior
al street. between Lancaster avenu
z and Third street. were adopted. Tn
ID resolutions were adopted. The reso
lr lutions were presented by Robert G
70 Harman. in compliance with order
as of Judge Herbert /. Rice, a commits
sion having recently condemned tn
lie land.
a William J. Lutz. chief OF the Fir
IS. Department. sent a communicate
r. 10 the directors informing them h
had sent a warning to all drivers {
he the several companies that all trai
,e, fic rules must be obeyed in respond
be ing to fires. This communication wa
in response to instruction from N
n department that the traffic rules b
be obeyed even by iremen.
ID. Lincoln street between Second an
TO Eighth streets was officially desil
p mated by the directors this mornin
as the location OF the new misce
rs laneous curb market. II was ais
&c made permanent by the same m'
e0 tion.
nc Councilman McNabb, OF the Thir
'r- ward, appealed to the directors, Il
arc lights at the street intersection
ne at Third and Sixth streets on MOI
DC roe street
Ia The Bethlehem Shipbuilding CO..
m poration. notified the directors
ns had decided TO terminate its lea,
for the bed Of Tatnall street, fro
Ia Water TO the Christiana river
or March 80, 1929.
'A' Four hundred laborers, both ski
ed and unskilled. received S5,S92.
for last week and s24S5.61 WI
n paid for the use Of S5 carts and dri
ms ers by the department.
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