Evening journal., 1921-07-21
Will Pave king
STREET IN 1922
Council Committee Gives
Merchants This Assur-
ance After Hearing
ONE MERCHANT
HINTS AT GRAFT"

King street will not be paved be-
fore next spring, nor will any fur
ther repairs be made to that thor
oughfare until the new paving is
done. according to an understanding
; arrived at between the merchants OF
King street and the finance commit
tee of City Council last night, after
a heated session in which the charge
of graft was made and the troubled
waters stilled by liberal quotation
of the Scriptures by Chairman Nc
Manus. Owing TO the time taken
for the conference and the interest
manifested in the discussions, no
other business was transacted. the
committee laying aside all other
matters and standing around in
groups either discussing the matter
at issue or listening to the heated
arguments.
The charge OF graft was made by
Jacob Faber, OF Eighth and King
streets, who declared that the pres
ent unsatisfactory condition of af-
fairs on King street was due TO the
fact that somebody is getting some
thing out of It,"
"If you know that" replied
Chairman McAfanus, "it is your duty
10 tell what you know and who IL is
that is getting something out Of It,
My advise is that you Judge not lest
ye be Judged"
In response to inquiries OF Mr..
McManus relative TO the desires OF
| the merchants for repairs 70 be made
| 10 the sections OF the streets needing
| Il, DR.. Ryon declared that no re-
| pairs we're wanted. The worse the
4 street gets the better we will like
IT," he continued, "and the sooner
E we viii get the paving"
Jacob Faber. a tailor at Eighth
4 and King streets. said:
Il had felt absolutely certain they
I would do something by this spring.
but the time came around and find
N we we're given the laugh. have
4 never been so roughly treated before.
~ feel that City Council has been
4 making fools Of US. What the dick
ems did they give US three readings
on the issue, II they're not trying to
dispose of the bonds l am here for
my rights. when time comes around
to pay taxes 1 pay them and don't
ask the city to wait until next
spring." Discussing the deplorable
condition OF the street, he said:
For instance. there's a man comes
around in front Of my place Of busi-
ness every Wednesday and Saturday
to sell things. / have gone to one
department and they sent me to
another until / went all around and
IA still the man is there. Why2 My
kicking didn't do any good because
somebody gets something out OF Il.
q Any one with common sense can see
n that"
IT'S a case OF taxation without
representation and that's why the
& Revolutionary War broke out"
f said Frank Mccoy, another commit
<iteeman. 1T would be different II
I'VE could leave here ton ght feeling
+:positive that something would be
<done. but so far we've only been
<given promises.
You can't rent a place of Dusi-
hess there now because Of the streets
condtion. / know Of a man, who
as a head OF a chain OF big stores
,ame here with prospects OF estab-
n ishing a branch in this city. But
bitter a look at King street. be said
hat Wilmington possessed only one
# street and that was Market street"
Other business men recited simi-
ar cases asserting that unless i'm
mediate steps are taken toward re-
paving, many merchants would
move out
Chairman McManus, who through
put the deliberation spoke in a quiet
md conciliatory manner. said: I'VE
Inow what the conditions are
But It is the merchants them
elves who are largely responsible
S. Dne passing by can see baskets Of
Xblums and refuse lying in the gut
~ er.
~But aside from that, do you men
hink It fair to issue a large number
n bonds now when they're selling
below par2 The only thing 1 can
81 ay now is that we will work to the
nd Of having the street repaved by
u pext spring unless you want il re-
~ baired meanwhile"
Want Repaving, Not Repairs
W The committeeman were firm IN
n heir stand against any plan to re-
pair the street All they wanted was
he assurance that definite action
would be taken in the spring. When
sked on what he based his opinion
hat the street would be repaved
hen. Councilman McManus said:
The Street and Sewer Depart.
nent is working on certain streets
ow which will be completed by the
ime cold weather sets in. After
his work, King street will be giver
rst consideration"
Answering to the charge of Mr.
Faber that somebody was gettinf
omething TO keep undesirables OF
he street." the chairman of tn,
nance committee said II such a con
ition existed It should be exposed
the interests OF the public, /,
fhich Mr.. Faber retorted:
you know the story in the Bibl,
bout the jew and Judah. Well,
ont want to be Judah"
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