Evening journal., 1922-09-26
WOULD RESTRICT
COAL DELIVERY
Suggest Keeping Wagons
Off Congested Streets
In Business Hours
STREET DIRECTORS
TO TAKE ACTION

Director Frank c. Sparks gave no
tice at ;he meeting of the Street and
Sewer Directors this morning that
he will introduce a resolution az the
next meeting Of the directors, that
Will provide for the unloading OF coal
at properties situated on the con-
gested business streets OF the city be-
/ fore s o'clock in the morning and
after O'Clock in the afternoon, and
prohibiting the same between these
hours
The proposed resolution is the
result OF a communication received
from william F. Smalley, attorney.
In which he complained OF the de-
livery OF coal on Market street dur
ing the busy hours.
In making his complaint he said a
recently established slogan "The
First City of the First state" was
being grossly misrepresented when
acts OF the above mentioned kind
were permitted. This phrase or
course intends TO convey a standard
OF excellence to which in some re-
spects we surely are not entitled"
Continuing. Mr.. Smslley in his com
munication says:
The City Department. whether
Il be the Street and Sewer Depart
ment or the Police Department.
which has charge OF the pavements,
Is grossly falling in its duty in one
respect at least, and / may say here
that / have mentioned this matter to
Mr.. johnson and Mrs. Pierson and
think to one other member Of the
Board more than once. and that
each timo the attitude took was
received favorably, but nothing has
ever been done. I refer to the un-
loading of coal by the wagons OF the
Diamond Ice and Coal Company Ui
purchase all my own coal from The
Diamond Ice and Coal Company on
Market street, between the hours OF
A. NJ and 6 p. NJ. and between APP |
proxlmateiy the 18th OF September
and the 1st of May.
LAS I dictate, a coal wagon IS un-
loading and they have been unload J
ing for the last half hour. on the !
westerly side of Market street, Just
a above Eighth street. i have seen
fully thirty-fve people or more go
out into the street, running the |
gauntlet of passing automobiles ana I
passing street cars, in order tina, tho
Diamond Ice and Coal Companx may |
not be under the necessity o. de-
,ivering its coal prior TO o'clock
in the morning. which II caa do. on
the one main business street OF mo
city.
"a state OF AFFAIRS like this ar
rues that we have not hs yet de- 4
veloped into a modern city. and that /
the departments which govern the
city are not sufficiently Influenced by
modern methods. for surely It IS Inn
proper that the business street In !
the city. should be blocked to the !
massage OF passersby. Some day /
some one will be run over by an +
autom mobile. I am not quite so sure
that claim for damages would not
properly lie against the city IL It
happens. because OF this. Morally
II not legally, such claims should lie
against the city. because unques-
tlonably the proper city authority
should stop such a provincial use OF
the city pavements, during business
hours. II would be worthy stanton
Dr. Christiana, certainly not The
First City OF the First state"
Il neglected 20 say that am die
.ating at e;45 a. M. while the coal
wagon is compelling citizens of VIII
10 go out beyond automo-
niles. which are parked along the
,urb to the street railway tracks.
yours very truly,
"Wm. r. SMALLEY."
A, the conclusion OF the reading of
he communication. President john
son expressed himself favorable TO
some step being taken to cause the
abatement OF the condition com
planned Of. Mr.. Johnson's opinion
vas concurred in by Directors Grier
lnd Sparks.
Street Commissioner pierson was
instructed TO advertise for bids for
he construction OF sidewalks Of
'butting properties, wherein the
owners had failed TO comply with &
he 20-day notice served on them to
laVc eann constructed