Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-14
NINTH WARD RESIDENTS
ASK FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Want Playground, Better Light
ing. Paved Streets, Gar
baQe Collected.

and moved by CIVIC pride which has !
mpelled them TO cndeavor to have
their particular section Of tho city |
made moro attractive and hahitable. |
rWsidcnts Of the eastern section OF tho |
Ninth ward have launched n campaign !
for n number OF civic Improvement.
and a. n first stop they formally
brought the project TO the attention
q City Council last night in COM
munication I'm which they enumerated
como OF tho things they believe neces- |
eary for the accomplishment OF their
ends.
Tho letter was offered by Council |
man Vincent. member from the Ninth
ward and IL was signed by Louis II.
Sullivan OF 2l9 East Twenty second
street. az president of tho East Cen
tral Nirth Ward Improvement Assoc
ciation.' They asked for paved streets.
better street lighting, better garbage
collections and n playground for the
children of that section of town. Coun-
ell received tho letter and II was di-
rected that tho several city depart
ments having jurisdiction over the
particular subjects referred TO by tho
association be communicated with by
the clerk Of Council. who will advise
each " the associa toms request.
10 was pointed out that the street.
IN Tho lower end of tho Ninth ward. -
and a lst Of the worst OF them was
given. are seas OF mud and almost
impassable. II was asserted that the
streets al night are dangerous because
az the poor lighting and that the health
OF the residents Is jeopardized by the
infroauent collections OF garbage which
sometimes Is allowed TO remain IN
hack yards for three weeks at "a stretch
Nn behalf of tho children the associa-
ton clairus there should be play
ground there and they say there is
ample park ground that could he used
for this purpose.
Mr.. Sullivans letter was IN no wise
% demand. hut simply n statement OF
conditions as tAcy exist. an explana-
tom of The purposes of the associs-
ton ana "a modest and respectful Pc
utiou that Council do what they could
to afford tho relief sought Ivy the resi-
ucuts The letter was az follows:
As tho president and representa-
'.Nc specially authorized az East
central \nth Ward Improvement
Association. desire to direct the at
t.utiuu g ur honorable body to the
tnpetati>, needs at the portion of
tlr ,ity in vh.,h tire members of the
Improvement company above mention
Cd reside and own property The
conditions complained of have to, do
with paving. street lighting. garbage
collection. and the lack OF play
ground in this portion OF the city.
Your attention il respectfully d.
rected TO the following matters; The
conditions which make paving sbso-
lutely essential to the comfortable
living Of residents on these streets
hereinafter Immediately mentioned:
Twenty-s-cond street from Carter TO
Church; Jessup street from Nandever
avenue to Twenty fifth: Carter street
from Nandever avenue TO Twenty
NTH; Chnrch street from Seventeenth
80 Twenty second: the lack CT
proper street lighting and the need
OF arc lights on the corner OF the
streets where At present only gas
lights are used or nothing at all: the
lack OF adequate garbage collection.
the condition now being that the resi-
dents OF this portion of the city are
having their garbage collected only
once a week. and sometimes having
90 wait three weeks before their gar
bsee is collected the lack Of a play
ground for the children OF this COM
muuity
Il am not unmindful o, the fact
that there are probably like needs In
other portions OF the city. but ! am
quite convinced that possibly ne por-
tion OF the city is in such serious
need as this community. Playground
facilities are not available and II
would seem that there is sufficient
park land near at hand which might
he properly equipped al comparatively
little expense and thereby serve the
needs OF the future citizens Of this
portion OF the city OF Wilmington.
Furthermore the health OF this com
munity Is. in the judgment OF the
citizens represented by me, seriously
1eopardized by reason Of the infre-
quont collection Of garbage. AS 10
proper street lighting 4; need only be
said that II is matter OF common
knowledge that for sometime past
there has been good deal OF lawless
ness and disorder not only here In
Wilmington but in every other city
of substantial size in the country and
the result is that adequate lighting is
positive necessity a. a reasonable
assurance against the attacks o,
those who are inclined 70 prey upon
society.
III Is probably unnecessary 70 add
anything specific in relation 10 the
paving needs above referred to. Any
member OF your body who has oc-
easion 20 resort 10 this portion OF the
city knows that the streets above re-
ferred TO are AZ times 'messed OF mud
and nire. making travel and trans
portation 50 difficult az TO be almost
impossible
We respectfully submit that the
citizens whose needs are here voiced
are law abiding Wilmingtonlans who
own property in which they take q
pride and upon which they pay taxes
They. therefore. feel that they are
fully justified In calling upon your
honors BILE body to hear and redress