Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-16
TRACTION CO. MUST
SPEED Up TRACK WORK
Street Directors Claim Their
Delays Are Holding Up
Paving Project.

That the Wilmington & Philadelphia
Traction Co. by its alleged larity in
attending to the now track work
necessary before the new street paw
ing can be done. is holding up the
program laid out by the directors Of
the Street and Sewer Department for
this summer was the charge made by
the directors at their meeting this
morning, and as a consequences they
decided 10 give the company a. twenty
four hour notice that unless they get
busy" at once the city VIII do the
work Itself and charge It TO the trac-
tion company.
Tho subject came 10 the attention
of the board when resolutions were
given third and final readings allowing
the company TO make certain changes
in It's tracks for the rerouting OF the
froIly cars as described last week.
Director Grier moved that Street Com
missioner Picrson he authorized by the
board to communicate with tho COM
pany and "in strong and unmistak-
able language" advise them that they
are away behind with their work in
West Fourth street. Mr.. Grier said
/ Il Is a shame to hold up tho project
and especially in view OF the fact that
the street has been open all winter
He said the company's tracks have
not been hallasted and they have not
been doing the work as fast an they
should and as consequence the city
has been unable to pour concrett
which should have been done by thi,
time.
Director Sparks said strong Ian.
guage" would not have much effec'
and he suggested that a time limit b,
placed on the traction company fol
starting the work and If they do no
comply then the city will do IL and
charges the costs TO the company
President Johnson agreed the prog
ress being made has been slow ant
very unsatisfactory and he though
they should be pouring the concret'
base in West Fourth street now.
1t was therefore agreed to motif,
the traction officials that they mus
display more speed and that they mus
get going within "a hours.
The resolutions granting the com
pany permission TO make the change
in their tracks and to install curve
and crossovers where they will b
necessary to connect the lines for tn
new routes allowed the company o
days in which to begin operations an
nine months to complete the Job. Tn
directors thought this was too Ion
and that the company could. by no
working fast, hold up other new stree
paving work. 1t was therefore agree
to give them 80 days in which to star
and four months in which to complet
the task. The resolutions were the
adopted.
1t was understood the traction com
pany has all the material they nee
for the new track work or have
ordered and that they are preparin
to start at once. The changes the
contemplate will cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. The troliy car
are to be routed differently on sev
) eral of the lines in order TO avoid IN
parking of the cars in the bushes
sections and on streets where trafi
s will be especially heavy after the ne
q street work is done. The compan
q must pay for the relaying Of I'll
street paving that will be necessar
: TO tear UP TO put in the new curves.
! In response to a request issued b
the board last week the compan
r agreed TO eliminate the curve in Sixt
a street west of Market and to straighte
L out the track there when they are pu
e ting in the new curve at Sixth an
Market streets.