Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-16
MAY USE CERTAIN
STREETS TO COAST
Plans Mapped Out at a Confer
once Of City Officials
Held Today.

Plans for the regulating OF coasting
throughout tlM city when there Is en
opportunity TO indulge In. this kind
of outdoor sport were formulated this
morning at conference held in the
Office of Mayor Leroy Harvey In City
Han, between the representatives ~
the various city departments and con-
munity organizations. The purpose
of this step is 10 insure the safety II
the children and tho grown people
who want to enjoy shedding and &c GEO
that II Is carried on with the least
POSSIBLE risk to the participants.
IL was decided that the following
streets will be closed TO all traffic be-
tween the hours OF O'clock In the
afternoon and 10 O'clock at night and
that all intersections viii be shu. OF
ana properly guarded so that che
coasters viii have a clear right 81 way
and that there viii be 70 danger to
them as long az they stick 20 the
specified route:
fitth street Rroofne to Adams.
Maple street, Broorae TO Van Buren,.
Ninth street, Broorae to Monroe.
Tenth street, French to Poplar.
Rockford Park, Tower lyilf end al
city parks whsre tlers is su1ticient
grade u make coasting possible.
The intersections slong tbs eboye
mentioned stretches VIII 90 reped off
and after snndown rec lanterns Will
b huns os the ropes TO warn trsfio.
People having occasion . use the
streets thus designated viii be per-
mitteG 90 d. so IN order to reach thar
homes o. such garages as may hs
iocatcl along them.
Those az this mornings conference
I'm addition 10 Mayor harvey, who ERE
sided, were: Superintendent OF Po-
ice Srorss slack, Street Connm's-
sicncr Frank W. s'ierpon. City En-
1ineor Harry l.. Mater, Park Ss.e.--
intenlrnt Edward X. Mack. Frank
Grccnhawk chief OF the Boy Scouts; :
Louis A. Deislois OF the Delaware
Safety Council Charles r. Ernst o.
The Community Service.
IL was agreed that coasting Wa. d
community celebration and as tho
Community Service takes charge of
7ther community affairs. It riShtrul-
~ should have the direction of the
casstine, 80 Mr.. Ernst was unani-
mcusly elected chairman OF the COM
fn'tec and given fun power 10 make
nll tho regulations. with the under
standing that all city departments and
other organizations represented would
furnish ruch assistance ns he might
ask for end as was within their power
To render.
superintendent Of Police Black
wniie willing and anxious to dc all n.
could 20 give thu chl1rer an oppor.
temty to enjoy themselves, rointeS
out that there Is q city ordinance
esainst shedding IN the streets anS he
thought II would be step In thr
wrong direction 10 shut Off the city
highways. He showed the danger of il
and IN case OF accident he wanted te
know who would be responsible after
the city had officially sanctioned II
tie explsjne6 that policemen could nc,
3e sXpecta1 to put up and take dowr
,hs ropes ent lanterns. he thought tn
city parks afforded ample facilities fol
Coating. However. he gaid- he woult
DO sll ne could in Wow of the senti
X.
crst the entire proposition, so far a.
ne Police Department. Is concerned
aust have the approval OF the Direc
tors o. the Department of Public Safe
y. Therefore. it was agreed that tn,
committee which met today viii confe
with the safety directors at thei
meeting tomorrow afternoon, to plac,
The proposition before them.
Chief Gresnhawk did not think tn,
Boy Scouts could be relied upon I.
set as guards at street intersection.
for the boys wanted to coast them
eelvee. Mr. Ernst believed that h.
. could interest enough people in tn
, relrh5orhoods where coasting is per
, mitte1 to put up and take down tn
safety ropes and lanterns when Their
In shedding and he will try to secur
this ai6 from the citizens who are in
, terested In the sport Of the children
II was decided that the cornrritte
: VIII raeet again or the morning afte
the next day there Is shedding.
Third street fronn Broome 70 Adam.
, which has been used extensively 70
sied.ing wan eliminated from the lis
> and no ccasting will be allowed Their
III the future. II Is considered too dan
. ss1cus and too many accidents hav
Q occurred there. Then sgain traffic /
: too heavy there because of the unpave
D conditions Of Fourth street. FIT
street WAS substituted Ia its place an
&c considered just as good.
No cos@ting will be permitted a.ny
where except upon the streets raer
luc1ed shove and in the city park
The Water Department has throw
I opsn Cool Spring Park for the use
the children who want to coast Their