Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-12-23
ZoNlNC Low WOULD
PROVIDE SOLUTION
OF GARAGE PROBLEM
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streets, and Hcarn Brothers. contract |
ors. who desire To erect Is garages
back OF new dwelling houses recently
built on the southwest side OF Tween
ticth street between West and Wash
inEton.
DIR. Smith owns an apartment house
on the plot OF ground at Twenty-scc-
ond and Washington streets. occupy
Ing one floor. while another party oc-
cupies the other floor. II In the doc
tors desire TO erect nm addition TO :he
rear cf the apartment house. and
instead of having n cellar under ~,
To have space for use as ~ garage
Tho garage would he for tho occu-
pants OF tho building. Council has
been Informed.
The garages 10 be put MP by the
Iicarn Brothers are To he IN back ~
tho new houses facing on Twentieth
street. They are Ia be built. the own
era say. for the ,isc OF the occupants
OF the new houses. They class those
garages as private.
what the Inv Says.
In the matter OF public garages
Section Of an ordnance entitled
I'm ordinance regulating tho Toe" ton.
erection and alteration OF n buiillng
used as public garage reads:
! That no permit shall hereafter b.
granted for the erection or altcts-
ton cf any building intended for use
MS Iullic garage IN tho residence
! portion NJ the city Of Wilmington
within 80 feet NJ tho building limo OF
any and all adjoining property own
ers. unless tho written consent Of Nil
such adjoining owners has been nlcd
with the building inspector.
What n Public Garage Il.
The ordinance defines n public "a
rage as any place used for the ator-
age OF automobiles or other self-pro-
pelling vehicles, not Including motor
cycles. FOR profit 10 the owner or ten
ant. whether such storage be for
manufacture. repair. exhibition. dem
"nstrauon. sale. rental. hire. painting.
adjustment or equipment"
This ordinance was approved hy
Or. Harrison w. Howell. al that time
mayor OF Wilmington. on June %.
lHli. An amendment TO tho ordinance
was made later. which. I'm tho belief
Of the liearn brothers. covers their
ease. This amendment adds tho follow
ing words to Section of tho ordN
nance: And ANY building. structure
or place where automobile or autonJh-
hiles or other self -prOpelling vehicles.
other than motorcycles. are kept or
stored, under lease. permit. license or
otherwise from the owner or agent OF
the owner Of any such buildiug. rtruc-
ture or place. shall also be deemed a
public garage: provided. however.
that nothing In this section contained
shall prevent the owner uf aLy build.
Ing or structure from keeping his own
automobile therein. OF the lessee oi
any dwelling house upon the grounds
on which garage is built. from keep
iEC his automobile therein"
The final provision OF this amend.
mont IN the opinion ~ the contractors
upholds them and projects them
The ground In which e * propose,
to build the garages has for years
been used by residents ~ the neigh
lorhoOd. IL r. said. ~ a dumping plac.
for ashes and rubbish. and In summer
~ grown over with weeds. 4 white
washed fence marks tho boundar,
between this ground and the home
Of the protesting neighbors. IL IN.
garages arc built. the owners say
tho old fence will he torn down ant
a neat brick wall erected in its stead
This wall will not be- more than on
e foot higher than the fence now stand