Evening journal., 1921-05-31
CHURCH ORGANS
Being DAMAGED
Result of Street, Condition
Ministers Tell Street
Directors
DELEGATION ASKS
EARLY RELIEF

In the interest Of immediate per-
manent relief to the alleged intoler-
able condition OF Market street be-
tween Eighteenth and Twenty-third
streets. a delegation Of residents
made up of professional, business
men and clergymen again made a
plea TO the directors of the Street
and Sewer Department at their
meeting this morning.
The Rev. Alban Richey, ID. D., rec
tor of st. Johns p. T.. Church, the
first speaker, said he felt. like many
other residents of that section. that
so much money had been spent on
permanent relief should be given in
the way of street Improvement
DR.. Richey said Now that the
hot weather of the summer was upon
us, it necessitates the opening of the
windows of the church during the
hours of worship. The opening OF
the windows" he said, made it al
most impossible to conduct services
in the church, because Of the noise
and jar of the heavy truck and troll
ley car traffic, caused by the de-
plorible condition of the roadbed
and trolley tracks"
DIR. Richey said his congregation
had exepnded over 100000 in
church Improvement, which included
the installation Of a new electrically
operate pipe organ, of delicate mech
anism. This expenditure of money,
he said. would be OF little value il
the present condition should con-
tinue indefinitely.
DIR. Robert Watt district superin-
tendent OF the Wilmington District
of the NJ. r. Conference, said he was
present in the interest OF the Brandy
wine NJ. f. Church, Twenty
and Market streets, which. he de-
clared, was being damaged by the
jar caused by the auto truck and
trolley traffic He said the new
$4,000 pipe organ recently installed
by the congregation of that church,
was also being damaged and If con-
ditions continued for any extended
length of time would be junk.
DR.. W. +. Postles offered to get
signers TO a petition from sections
OF the city remote from the district
affected, to show the directors that
they would be willing to make de-
tours if the repaving was begun inn
mediately. He said many made de-
tours now because of the condition
/ of the streets.
The Rev. W. Ernest Greenfield
pastor Of the Brandywine NJ. f
Church, was present also and voiced
/ his protest at the conditions of the
street
President Johnson. of the Board OF
Street and Sewer directors. informed
the petitioners that the matter OF
/ repaving the section complained OF
had been seriously considered by the
directors previous to the closing ot
Washington street bridge. He sale
they had been unable TO learn wher
the bridge would be closed and FOL
that reason repaving of the stree
north of the Market street bridge
was not started before work on th'
new Washington street bridge wa
begun. He said the directors realized
the necessity of making these re
pairs, but felt it was inadvisable t'
I begin the proposed Improvement be
fore the Washington street bridge IL
completed.
The directors. he said, would SCI
that the Wilmington and Philadel
phia Traction Company repaire'
their track Immediately, but coul'
make no promises as to the imme
diate repaving of the street.
Former Representative John +
/ McNabb, accompanied by a numbe
Of residents of the Third ward. pre-
sented request for the resurfacin
of Third street from Washington q
Madison street. The matter was re
ferred to Street Commissioner Pier
son with power to act.