Evening journal., 1922-02-21
DUMPED COAL
ON HIS AUTO
DR.. Lewis Rumford Com
plains of Conditions at
B. & o. R. R. Bridge
STREET DIRECTORS
TO TAKE ACTION

ijI Lewis hunlIorut OF lfll
Woodlawn avenue. in a letter to the.
Street and Sewer Directors this
morning, said on February 13, as
he was passing under the b. & o.
Railroad Bridge. at Pennsylvania
avenue, in his automobile. enroute
to his home. was given a shower OF
pea coal from a passing freight
train. This was made possible.
said Mr.. Rumford, because OF there
being no covering over the avenue
under the bridge.
Mr.. Rumford said his automobile
was practically covered with coal
and that the conditions at this point
were unsafe. He appealed to the
directors to compel the railroad
company to place adequate covering
over the avenue at that point.
The directors referred the matter
to the street commissioner and in
structed the secretary to communi-
cate with Mr.. Rumford, informing
him that proper steps would be
taken by the directors to relieve this
condition.
The resolution adopted at the last
meeting of the directors re-establish-
| ing the Claymont street section Of
the proposed Ninth Ward Boulevard.
was returned TO the directors this
morning, with the Mayors approval.
Two new resolutions were adopt
ed this morning. One repeals the old
resolution establishing the extension
Of Chrlstiana avenue parallel with
G. street to city line, and re-estab-
fishing Il parallel with the present
Christiana avenue laid out from
| Third Street Bridge to G street, ex-
tending Il from G street to Terminal
/ Thoroughfare, at the new Marine
Terminal. The other one provides for
the extension OF Union street be-
tween Sycamore street and City
Line This street was. under the
ordinance repealed, laid out on the
city map to extend parallel to the
present portion OF Union street al
ready laid and in use. The new reso-
luton provided for the extension to
be made in curved line In a west
wardly direction to the city line.
A resolution to create and estab-
lish Spruce street about 2l5 feet
west Of its present location. between
Thirtieth street and Todd avenue,
and the abolishing OF this street at
/ its present location, and also Church
street between Thirtieth and Thirty
second streets. was given its first
and second reading. This resolution
was introduced in view Of extensive
proposed improvements TO this sec
. / .fs ~ "a
new park and the widening OF Thir-
tieth street. All the resolutions pro-
vide for sO-foot wide streets, with
i'm foot sidewalks. leaving a 54lk
foot roadway.
William NJ. Francis. 2414 Penn
sylvania avenue, complained OF the
condition OF tkat street at the Union
street intersection. He said he had
spring on his automobile broken
due TO a great hole at this point
He also alleged that this depression
made traffic dangerous. as automo-
bllists were compelled to turn thii
corner with a wide sweep. The mat
ter was promised immediate atten
tion by the directors.
The weekly payrolls OF S2752.6
for labor and $1265.S0 for cart hir
was ordered paid.
City Treasurer White reporte
, s111.591.s0, in the current expens
fund; s57274.77 in the special ex
pense fund; $5,714.22 in the sewe
! extension fund; SS1,410.S3 In IN
= street paving tax fund, making
total OF S2O5, ,991.62.
It was announced at the meetin
r by Clerk OF Market McAteer that I'll
;, curb market would be opened 6
n usual tomorrow.
a Permission was granted the WI
y mington Gas Company to open Ea'
y Fourteenth street between Frenc
and Walnut streets and Tatna
n street between Second and Thii
n streets. to repair street main leak