Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-19
M'GOVERN SAYS PAVING
ORDER IS SPITE WORK
Tells Street Directors His Ene-
mics Agitate Laying OF
Sidewalk.

George H.. McGovern. president OF
the Liberty Housing Co, enlightened
the otherwise routine session Of the
Street and Sewer Department this
morning when he appeared before that
body TO request delay in the build
ing Of n sidewalk on the Cleland
Heights building operation. Accord
ing to Mr.. McGovern the sidewalk TO
which he particularly referred and for
the building of which he had received
a twenty-day notice from the Street
and Sewer department, IS n difficult
proposition because of the rocky
foundation through which the street
would have TO be built. lie said thare
was no objection to building the side
walk, but that he did not think Il
could be done in twenty days.
Director Frank Sparks said that
the idea was 10 get the work started
SO that before bad weather set in IL
might be finished. He said that there
We're many people who wanted the
sidewalk built.
Mr.. McGovern said that some who
are agitating the sidewalk matter
were doing so out of spite and personal
grievances. Mr.. McGovern was urged
| 10 make start and do the best he
could about II.
Tho matter OF placing a now fence
on New Castle avenue between A and
lIobdell streets involving four proper
ties was brought up when attorneys
for some of the owners appeared before
the directors Today they went TO the
I site and viewed the properties and
will arrange for change, the city
agreeing to build n fence in the rear
of the four properties which face on
Head street
| The directors authorized the paving
of Thornton street between Seventh
and Eighth streets.
Stanley y. Hearn. who is having a
block of houses built on Twenty first
street between Washington and West
streets, appeared before the board
seeking TO have the city grade and
sewer the street. The directors agreed
10 begin the sewer work and Hearr
agreed to grade the street on West
from Twentieth to Twenty-first street
The directors, also upon request, di.
rected that the street department
should see what II could do in the way
of improving the Boulevard from the
end OF the car line to Thirtieth stree,
Bids for laying sidewalks on Marke'
street from Thirty-first street 10 tn,
city line were opened. There wer,
four bidders. Pasqualle Mongelli biz
s437.06; James McKelvey, s42l and n
Il. Kelly and Nichols and Facior eaci
bid s403.44. Because there We're tw,
low bids the directors were compelle,
to exercise a choice and because Nh
Kelly had done other work in a salts
factory manner he was awarded tn
contract. The amount OF work re
! quired covers 1851 feet.
Permission was granted TO lay
vault under the sidewalk at 829 Mar
ket street and also in the rear OF
Shipley street.
: Permission was granted the WI
mington Gas Company to open tn
= following streets: 2709 North Broom
: TO install a service and on East Thir
ty-flfth street from Market, $50 fee
/ east TO install main and service 70
= five homes
= The company also sought permis
, sion TO open King street at Tent
D 10 install a Service in the new librar
2 building. Director Sparks said h
t would object to this because ther
were inlets on Market street ths
| could be tapped. Frederick Kiefe
representing the company, said ths
the plumber doing the work had aske
II the gas service could not be mad
from King street. II would saw
feet of new pipe. The director, how
\ ever, did not want TO tear up Kin
street and refused the request.
Samuel j. Newman. OF Rowan sire,
appeared before the directors seekin
TO have Rowan street. between Gilpi
C and Shallcross avenues improved. TT
:. directors held the matter under COZ
: sideration.