Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-06
DELAWARE CITY
TO GUARD TRAFFIC
Several Safety Measures De-
cided Upon at a Meeting
of Council.

VI ~S0ttSUh
Special Correspondence Every Evening
Delaware City, Sept. 6.--The Mayor
and Council met In monthly business
session last night. Council ordered the
purchase OF a silent traffic policeman
to be placed at Clinton and Fifth
streets. Council also ordered two signs
reading School Street" to be placed
on Clinton street above and below the
public school.
The street and pavement from the
ice plant to the Catholic cemetery was
ordered repaired and Councilman II. L..
Cofer was authorized to secure labor
for the job and TO supervise It's con-
struction. Councilman Golfer was also
AUTHORIZED to insert a block In the
return around the corner In front OF
the residence of Frank Rhein to pre-
vent any further inroads by traffic
on the street pavement.
1t vas decided that n shallow gutter
extending from John Tugend's Corner
to Kinkaid's Corner he included In
the street work TO be done In front OF
the properties OF Samuel Armstrong
and Sergeant kinkaid for which bids
have been asked.
The secretary was instructed to not
fly the Wilmington & Philadelphia
Traction Co. to repair the track along
Clinton street from Second to the troll
ley station. The following bills were
ordered paid: V. p. Peak. s35; Thomas
Holiday, $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. w. Wilkinson en-.
tertaincd the Boy and Girl Scouts or
Labor. Day evening at their home
here. The Girl Scouts who attended
were: Mildred Netsch, Catherine
Netsch. Louis Rose, Dorothy Stanley
Evelyn kinkaide, Edith Rudnick
Charlotte Armstrong, Harriet Bentley
Mae Bentley. Margaret Ellis. Mary
TClark and Catherine Spicer. The Boy
Scouts were: George Jester. Richard
Warner. Frank Schroeder, Harve,
Wilkinson. Harold Wilkinson, Johr
Spicer. Lawrence Peacock, John Webb
Clarence Bender. Walter Ellis. Fred
erick Bender and James Brannon
The parents and friends of the 30,
and Girl Scouts in attendance were
Mrs. Frank Warner, Mr.. and Mrs. II
C. Price. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jack
son, Miss Gertrude Sadler, Mrs
George Kennedy, Miss Elizabeth AXE,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Earle Baum. Earr
Hall, Rodney Schunder, DIR. and Mrs
w. w. Ellis. Miss Marion Price an
Mrs. William u. Reybold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Anderson an
daughter. Sue, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
tram OF Wilmington are guests Of NJ
and Mrs. Samuel Hicken.
A baby boy arrived at the home
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Wincheste
Monday night and they are rcceivin
congratulations.
, The excavating for the new roadwa
for the tunnel at State Road crossin
is nearly completed from tho %railroa
tracks to the end of the present, high
way.
Charles ]. O'Neil has returned
New York City after spending a wee
: here with his parents. Miss Bess
O'Neil and Miss Mary Schaefer r,
turned yesterday from Atlantic Cit
Miss Schaefer spent a week of h,
o vacation there. while Miss O'Neil W.
l. down over the holidays.
r Captain Charles Schaefer has r.
turned 10 Fortress Monroe, Va, aft,
spending a months leave here wit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charl,
h Schaefer.
The roadway from Tybout's Corn
v to Rogers Corner and from Clark
e Corner into Delaware City was co
n cred yesterday with tar and crush'
= stone. The hill at Red Lion bridi
- ..-A. 49, AH~ - l.
d first-class condition.
s Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Price and 81
John Of Chesapeake City. Md, we
/, holiday visitors with his, mother. NJ
Emma Price.
y Mrs. c. Earle Baum entertained
few friends yesterday afternoon
a tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur b. Hope, J
have one to Atlantic City.
Mrs. Cartha Ellison has been entt
tanning for the past few days N
= and Mrs. William Weiss and daught,
=" Frances. and son. William, and y
: and Mrs. James Morrow, all of Jers
&c City. She also had as guests over I
n holiday Mrs. Laura Padley of w
Is mington and Harry Morrow OF Ph
adelphia.
l. Mrs. John c. Clark has gone
a Colts. Nd, to visit her sister, NJ
John Common for a week.
IN Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wyatt
Hampton, Va, returned home vest,
day after spending a few days w
id their daughter, Mrs. Herbert J. Bel
ley.
is Harrington Clark of Chester, Pa,
~ here TO spend his vacation.
: Guy Vail Of the local Chesapea
e. and Delaware Canal office, is on
vacation.
e. DR.. James Miller Of Philadelphia
,p visiting his cousin. Miss Eliza Br,
nd way for a few days.
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