Evening journal., 1922-03-28
LET CONTRACTS
FOR Materials
Street Directors Announce
Successful Bidders at
Meeting Today
RESTRICT TRUCKS ON
MARKET STREET

The street and Sewer Directors at
,hc.r meeting this morning. awarded
the contracts FOR supplying ma
terials for use Of the department IN
street paving and construction TO the
Following bidders. Hilles and Jones
Company. the contract for castings
Charles Warner Company, the con-
tract for crushed stone or pebbles;
New Jersey gravel and terra Gotta
pipe Keystone Trap Rock Corpor-
alton and the Arundle Corporation,
The contract for a inch crushed
stone. Norcross and Edmunds. of
Philadelphia. the contract for as
phait sand, r. r. Pusey Company.
the contract for cement; the Atlantic
Refining Company. the contract for
paving asphalt cement.
The directors instructed the street
commissioner to order Smith
paver. No. p. from the J. Jacob
shannon Company. at a cost Of
S5250.
The contract for supplying cleo
trio street lights 10 the city for a
period OF two years was awarded to
the Wilmington Philadelphia Trac-
ton Company. and the incandescent
arc gas lights to the American Street
Lighting Company for the period Of
one year.
J. A. Phillips complained OF the
dangerous condition at the Fourth
and Market streets intersections. due
TO the terminal established there by
several lines OF the Wiimington-Phil-
adeiphia Traction Company. Mr..
Phillips suggested it could be greatly
relieved by having the east Fourth
street lines operated to Monroe
street on the west side. during the
time they usually consume In lay
over periods. Mr.. Phillips also re-
quested that the Traction Company
be compelled 70 lay double tracks
from East Fourth street across this
intersection Mr. Plerson was di-
rected 20 get in communication with
the company and endeavor to have
this condition relieved. Mr.. Pier
son informed the directors these mat
tiers had been taken up with Mr. Will
son OF the Traction Co and would
ae remedied before the street inn
provements az this point are com
pieied
A resolution providing for the reg
ulation Of trucks either motor driven
or horse drawn, on Market street
was adopted. II provides that nc
trucks will be allowed to operate OF
park on Market street unless IL is q
load or unload merchandise. 1t alsl
provides that no tractor or engine
having protruding hanges or iu
wheels will be allowed to operate
over the city streets, unless thes'
nanges are removed.
II was decided to comply with tn
Board of Health's request for a neV
sewer on Tasker street.
on the request Of a number o
residents OF Sixth and Monroe streets
an arc light was ordered place.
there. The residents we're backed il
the appeal by Councilman McNahb
who said he thought the people were
justified in their complaint. i wa
cited that several hold-ups had 'alSeI
place near this intersection recently
In one instance a man about 81
years old was held up by a stree
gang and robbed Of his money ans
tobacco other instances OF younl
women and girls being held up on'
insulted were also cited.
permit for the installation OF
gasoline tank at Sycamore and Har
rison streets, was granted TO stanle!
salmon
Richard F. Fehl, OF els soutl
Conneu street. petiuoned the direc
tors for Improvements 20 that sec
tion Of Connell street IN the 6Ol
block
petition was received for the re
srrfac.nE OF West street betweel
Fifth and Sixth streets.
The resolution adopted az las
weeks meeting OF the directors q
improve Christiana avenue extension
from Dover street TO Terminal Thor
ouEhfare. was returped by Mayo
Harvey With his approval
City Treasurer Samuel J. Whit
y reported Ss6.231.37 in the curren
expense fund, S61.S57.42 in th
special expense fund; s5,s2S.7O
the sewer extension fund. and $40
1888 in the street paving tax fun
The Wilmington Gas Compan
was granted permission 10 open IN
street at 1O1 Concord avenue TO n
stall new service.