Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-07
GARDEN RESIDENTS
PROTEST OIL STATION
Tell counoilmsn Building Vic.
latss DEED Given by Govern
mont at Sale.

sentiment expressed last night by
msmbees OF City Council. especially
thcs~ who are members OF the Public
Ruisdlnes Committee. indicates that
the petition cf the Union Gardens
Community Association asking Coun-
ell to restrain . property owner from
erecting . sasohne fliing station in
the Gardens viii be favorably acted
upon.
All the seats In the Council chamber
q, the public hearing for the COM
plAinan,s were fiiled. About one hun
ired property and home owners and
othe. rcsidents OF the Gardens attend
I'd the meeting. a number OF them
Noicing their reasons for objecting to
the Milling station which the Pure Oil
Co. proposes to erect on plot Of
around at tho northwest corner of
Chestnut and Union streets.
Erection of such structures would
bc IN violation Of the terms Of tho
decd under which tho land was sold.
". Eugene Savery. spokesman for the
Delegation. said. Tho land which is
owned by DeHavcn Morris was
decided under the restrictions that no
ssore. garaGo or other noxious build
mG shall he erected there within a
rsrof 81 twenty years from the date
which the deed bears. Mr.. Savery
said.
Councilman McNahb cmphatical,y
asserted that although he is not a
member Of the committee he 10 lined
on the aide Of the home owners.
This attempted act OF construction
ID IN strict violation Of the deed given
~ ne 9ovcrnment when the land was
so0." NJ said. We cannot allow one
pesscn to do that thing which would
in,urc The property OF another per-
son"
Councilman McManus added that the
ssnument Of a number OF member. of
Council favored the home owners but
thet no decision in the case can be
rsAohed Tor . week At least a. the
ase"oAots in the petition will have a
vec~e hearing in the Council
@omosrs next wednesday night after
which the case viii rest with the
hutidirgs' committee for a decision.
Pending the decision the work Of
oonstvucticn on the nli.ne station is
haDe~d.
COUNCILMAN Mulvena axpre.eed
ssamenes similar TO those OF the
sehsr oouncliman.
e0wn r. Denney. former member
~ tns city Board 81 Education and a
mems'er OF tho Twelfth Ward Building
end Loan Association said that ~ the
erec1on OF tho filiing station was al
swed N psoceed. efforts OF the build
No and icoa Association 20 aid per-
anoa IN the psrehase of their homes
you'd - ssr4ousiy hamperei ana vhs.
80 haA hsen dore 4, N. eor-
oo0ity would be wiped cut.
NJ ADDED that . short time aro re
1oenassd . plo. 90 property on the
1sner opposite that on which the
No0e stasion proj-c; viii be start.d
oeNol - allow.
0une0mAn Abrahsrls chairman of
the cssy zeninE Committee took an
VpWsuntty a, the meeting 20 urge
s~yone - attend the zonlnr NEE,
inev the new tim. they are held har.
CITY planning and zonlng IS wha,
would help YOU and what would take
cere of such cases as this" he .aid
Vow that the thing is brought; horn.
70 you IN your own neighborhood al
tend al zoning meeting. And you vii
henen' by them"
The community Association ar.
orrdars TO Mr. ssvery. rapreeen.. o.
rvx'n,a'e'y 1000 adults and 500 HON.
owners The Gardens are also IN.
hous % more than 900 children und.,
EN- years ~ age. he added.