Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-12
UNION GARDEN DEEDS
DELIVERED BY AUG. |
Greenfield Representative Gives
Assurance Of Speedy
Settlement.

The resolution signed by 81 pur-
cha~ers OF houses in Union Park Gar
dens was presented to Mr.. Berger. the
treasurer OF the Albert NJ. Greenfield
Co. at the local office. 204 Lancaster
avenue. by Forest j. Funk chairman
of the peoples committee, yesterday
afternoon. The Greenfield representa-
tive went over the entire field with
Mr.. Funk and stated definitely the
condition of affairs.
Mr.. Funk said this morning that he
had gone over the details of the Gar
dens affair fully with Mr.. Berger last
night. The latter stated that the in
formation provided by the signers of
the petition were not definite enough
and that before they could do anything
in the matter they must have the ad-
dresses and other information before
they could aid them in any way.
Among the 81 signers there were
about ten or fifteen who had already
received their deeds and this made the
number too small to take any action
on their behalf alone. The Greenfield
agent however. said that his company
was only too glad 10 accept and TO
carry out any reasonable suggestion
7 that they had to make and that they
would even so beyond their routine
work to get out three or four deeds a
day for those who had peculiar or par
ticular reasons for desiring their deeds
at once. In special cases, 1t was stat
ed. they would he glad to do anything
in their power TO alleviate the diff
Guilty.
When Mr.. Berger was Intercepted
in his office in Philadelphia today by
an Every Evening reporter he con-
| firmed the statements Of Mr.. Funk.
In addition he said: There were IS
deeds delivered Monday and 81 yester-
day. Today we have made % appoint
Pments. but II looks. from the converse
ton which l had this morning with
! Mr.. Cornell. that only about ten of
these people will appear for settle
ments. We have 1877 deeds on hand for
which the people who have been called
for settlement have not appeared. be-
cause they We're unable 20 provide the
necessary money. Besides these deeds
which have not been called for there
are about 100 more which we are ready
TO deliver and which we VIII as soon
as the appointments can be made II is
not true that we are not making pro
gress for we are, and IL is only a mat
ter of the amount of time that Is re-
quired for the settlements that is hold
ing us up. We cannot do more that
have the deeds ready and If the peo-
pie do not have the money we are not
responsible, for we cannot give then
their deeds without the settlement
money"
I'VE are glad TO have suggestions,
said Mr. Berger. and any one who has
anything which will help us solve
this sooner than we are doing we
will be glad TO act on their suggestion
We intend 10 be out of Wilmington
and have all Of or transfers made by
August l and we will do So
Eugene Cornell refused TO make any
statement this morning for, according
to him. the Philadelphia Office would
take care of that from now on. H,
said, however. that there were abou
ten people who were Disappointing
them today on the matter Of making
settlements because they were unabl,
10 provide the necessary money.
II was reported by the recorder o
deeds this morning that there ar
now ISL properties filed at that offic'
and that more are on hand today bu
have not as yet been placed on rec
ord. This is an increase Of approx
mately 80 deeds in the course Of tn
last day.
The delay in the delivery Of deed
which was reported 10 United State
Senators du Pont and Ball was til
occasion for. a conference between tn
two Senators in Washington yester
day. II is expected that they vii
confer with the Greenfield people a
once TO determine If all that is pos
sible is being done.