Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-06
TAR STREET BRINGS
VINCENT TROUBLE
Ninth Ward Councilman Regis
ters Vigorous Complaint With
Street Board.

Harry e. Vincent, member Of City
Council from the Ninth ward. this
morning advised tho directors OF the
Street and Sewer Department that he
has been threatened with suit for
damages by the people living IN his
section of the city because of the ruin
wrought In their bamos as n result OF
the surfacing placed by the city on
Concord avenue between Van Buren,
street and the Boulevard, He said this
tar compound. which was SO soft that
It was tracked all over the neighbor-
hood, has been carried into the housae
In that section. running carpets and
rugs TO such an extent that he has
been almost driven TO distraction by
tho complaints that have come to him.
and II is because OF the damage thus
done that he has been threatened
with suit.
IT was explained by tho board that
Il was not the fault of the street de-
partment It was partly due, the d.
rectorg said, TO tho man who furnished
the material used and TO the fact
| that II rained soon after the SURFACE
| Ing had been put down: The board.
however, did not do anything regard
ing the matter and Mr.. Vincent did
not state what he proposes doing In
| the event the threats made against
him are carried out.
The street directors were deluged
this morning with complaints about
the condition of many streets In all
sections of tho city aud finally street
/ q,
remark that the number of them
would make people think this city did
not have any improved streets Mt all
lie said the conditions are not as bad
as pictured; that all cities have cer-
tain unimproved streets. and that
most OF those complained about to-
day are in the outlying sections. Hc
reminded tho directors that this Is one
season of the year when unpavet
streets are always bad and that sucf
things are to bc expected i'm section:
where there is no paving.
Mr.. Vincent complained Of Pine
street between Vandever avenue and
Twenty street and said the troll
ley tracks there are In bad condition
and that trolley cars travel south on
the left. or wrong side Of the street
thus violating traffic rules. lie de-
clared the street q menace to the com
munity. lie also complained OF
Carter street between Twenty-fourtf
and Twenty-fifth and as that Gin.
lders he placed there as a temporary
relief. He further complained o
Twenty-sccond street from Carter &
Spruce streets and said cinders dump
ed there would help some. lie Gale,
the attention OF tho board 10 Yves
street between Twenty eighth an
Thirtieth and said II paved Il woul'
relieve traffic on Washington street
. lie asked for an arc light at Twenty
second and Pino streets.
President Johnson said the board u
handicapped by the lack Of money Z
do all the work it would like TO do an'
1.-THE funds for the work already planne'
might be exhausted before the schcd
ule is carried 20 completion. However
1.-THE several complaints made by Coun
Gilman Vincent will be looked into ant
: If anything can be done 10 help then
, the board will do Il.
: c. II. Gooding asked that Franklin
street between the Boulevard and Con
cord avenue be improved. lie sal
= the mud is so bad there now thu
G machines and teams get stuck ever
, day. He was advised this street
n listed for Improvement next spring
I The Pure Oil Co. complained OF IN
: condition OF Seventh street down
a the Brandywine bridge. Street Con
missioner Pierson viii look into th
6 matter to see what improvements ca
+ be made by dumping ashes there.
DIR. George Il. Cox in a letter TO tf
p board complained OF the condition
;. Market street between Twelfth an
Thirteenth. President Johnson sa
r. IL the people there were SO annoyC
]. by the conditions rs set forth by ID
q Cox he thought they would have pet
= toned for the paving of the sire
II from Eleventh to the bridge. The
a is a petition before the board for II
- paving of the block mentioned by j
), Cox. II was decid~d that the boal
II on its next list to City Council W
ask for the money to pave Mark
street from Eleventh 10 the brid'
despite the fact that there is but ol
petition to have the work done al
. that is only for the block betwe'
Twelfth and Thirteenth.
, A petition was received for Il
'e dumping Of ashes on ThiTty-siN
: street between Market and Spru
\. because of the present muddy cond
i'd tions there. The board will look in
n this case before acting.