Evening journal., 1922-04-04
MERCHANTS SEEK
BETTER LIGHTS
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, the approximate cost or the proposed
Improvement TO the lighting Of
Ninth street would cost somebody !
about S25. 1000. Just how the fn-
ancing OF this proposed improve
ment Is to be done had not been dis
cussed yet by the directors he said. !
DR.. Ryon said Washington street, /
since improved has become a men I
ace 70 public safety because OF the
speeding OF automobilists on that
thoroughfare. He said he had fire.
quently been caused lengthy delays
in crossing Washington street at
Fourteenth street because OF drivers
operating their cars at a high rate
OF speed. He said he felt he would
not be exaggerating II he said they
frequently ran their machines 40 to
60 miles an hour at this intersection.
Elderly people and those feeble from
disease were frequently delayed in
crossing to the hospital because of
this reason. Many Of them have to
be assisted in making the crossing
President Johnson said there are
city ordinances regulating the ope-
ration OF automobiles on the city
streets and advised Doctor Ryon 20
take tho complaint up with the Do
partment of Public Safety.
The bus resolution prohibiting the
buses being operated on the streets
used by trolley cars. and restraining
them from using the restricted area
bounded by Front and Eleventh and
/ French and Orange streets. and
otherwise controlling the operations
/ OF buses in the city, adopted at the
last meeting Of the directors, was re-
turned 10 the directors with Mayor
Harveys approval. The Mayor also
4 sent the resolution regulating the
operating OF trucks or other com
mercial vehicles on Market street,
and traction or other motor-driven
vehicles having fianged faces on any
part OF the city streets, 10 the dlrec-
/ tors today with his approval.
Theodore speiden. Jr. division en-
/ gineer OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company. called the atten-
ton Of the directors TO the danger
Of the present drainage OF West Sew
enth street, near the cOmpany's over
head bridge across that street, un-
dermlning the foundation of the
bridge. The matter was taken un-
der consideration.
Councilman McNabb OF the Third
ward requested the directors 10
consider the. placing OF a light on
Front street between Monroe and
Adams streets Mr.. Pierson said he
knew the place TO be very dark and
an excellent place for highwaymen
to ply their trade. The directors or
dered the light placed there
The contract for supplying and in
stalling OF millwork at the now
buildings being erected at the de-
lpartment's plant over Eleventh street
bridge was awarded TO Thomas A.
Day for S963.75. the lowest bidder.
other bidders were II. =. carbon
S1225; ID. NJ. Buckley, s119O; s
Howard Mccoy, s117s.
The Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company submitted its an.
nuai report for street lighting re.
receipts, S1.110.937.67 on this
! amount S3O.592.3s was paid to the
city For the section OF the VII
; mington Southern Traction Com
pany equipment. receipts. Ss32.11
and taxes paid sS05.
Under it's franchise the traction
. company is required TO pay to tho
city either by direct taxes or by spe'
ciaI payments sum equivalent TO
ptr cent. of their gross receipts. IT
each OF these cases mentioned in the
reports submitted the taxes exceeded
the required per cent. and there
fore the company does not owe tho
, city any balance. The franchise re-
, quires the company 10 pay the taxei
assessed without any rebate II Il ex
b, ceeds the required per cent. Of re.
ceipts.
{ The portion OF property OF the
wilmington Southern Traction Com
pany within the city limits is situ-
ated from Front and Market streets
south 70 the city line along the cause
way.
city Treasurer White. reported
sT9.s52.9S in the current expense
fund; S66.449.92 IN the special ex.
pense fund: s5.S2S.70 in the sewer
! extension fund, and s80.542.5s II
tho street paving tax fund. tota
3 S182,674.1S.
p Clerk OF the Markets McAteer re
ported the following collections n
March for curb market stands II
the farmers markets: 424 space
s at 25c each. S1O6; one space at soc
l. soc; one space at $3.50. $3.50; twl
l. spaces at 50 each, 81; % spaces a
81 S2.25 each, S51.75. and 15O spaces n
Ie S4.5O each, s675. making a total o
o. Ss3S.75.
Plumbing Inspector MaKay re
= ported Inspections made durin
. March as follows: Total number o
. plans filed. 81; number Of plumb
ing inspections 1O9: average can
die power OF gas for months SUP
ply was 20. Only one Job wa
turned down because Of defectiy
| plumbing.
The weekly payrolls Of s5,475.(
for labor, and S2,766.69 were Al
proved and ordered paid.
DELAWARE GRANGE.
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