Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13
ABRAHAMS AWAITS
REPLY FROM LASKER
Wants information From Ship
ing Board Head in Union
Garden Matter.

Relative TO the delay in the Union
Park Garden house sale, City Council
man Alexander r Abrahams said to-
day that no was waiting for reply
from Chairman Lasker OF the Ship
ping Board. 10 whom he wrote a let
ter explaining the conditions and ask
ing that he make some statement in
regard 10 the responsibility Of the
board and what action they would he
willing TO take.
Senator Ball wrote Mr.. Abrahams
that he had had the matter up with
the shipping Board on several occa-
slons. but as yet had been unable TO
obtain any definite reply or any prom
Use of an investigation or any action
which could he taken. II is reported
that Senator Ball is taking the matter
up through the War Department and
that he hopes TO get some results
through them. Senators du Pont and
Ball conferred on the matter several
days ago. but there has been no in
formation given out on what action
they have planned or what course
they Will pursue. Congressman Layton
has also interested himself in the mat
ter.
Caleb +. Burchenal stated this
morning that all OF his deeds We're pre-
pared and that he fully expected to
wind up his work in the matter some
time next week. Every deed which he
is now listed with has been fully pre-
pared and the only thing which is
holding up his work is the matter of
getting signatures and holding meet
ings with the new owners. This he
expects 70 be able 10 do by the end
OF next week, unless some unusual
circumstances arise. He stated that he
had approximately 100 deeds ready for
delivery and that he had delivered
already about the same number. al
though he could not tell definitely the
exact number. When asked II this was
all he had TO do in the tangle he
stated that ne was not certain. as
Eugene Cornell, Greenfield agent, had
been unable TO tell him whether there
were more that he is TO attend TO.
The Greenfield people refused tc
. make any statement this morning as
10 their progress. They denied, how
ever, that they have received any
, checks marked paid under protest
b DQt Lnty tudl lit-y COuiU 10
p accept any checks made out TO th'
Liberty Land Co. They insist that the
checks DO made out TO Albert NJ
Greenfield & Co, or TO Margaret Wig
, gins, as these are the only check!
! which they can cash. Some of tn,
tenants who do not understand tina
, they are not still dealing with tn,
Liberty Land Co, cannot see why they
should make out their checks L
, Greenfield and on this account they
have been obliged TO send some bacl
for proper payee. Some people hav,
protested this. it IS said. but Their,
has been no difficulty arranging il
, according TO the Greenfield people.
, MIR. Kramer. agent for the Liberty
, Land Co, stated this morning tina
he had only the authority TO collec
!, the rent up TO June 3 and that h,
would receive checks for rent due III
To that time, but that the rest mus
, be made out TO the new owner, who 4
a. NJ Greenfield. He refused to max,
any statement as TO why Greenfiel,
. was accepting the back rent, claimin,
: that il was under IAN agreement"
The recorder OF deeds reported toda,
!. that 1873 deeds had been filed UP 10 las
night.