Evening journal., 1922-02-28
VINCENT URGES
STREET REPAIRS
Councilman Appeals to Di-
rectors for Ninth Ward
Improvements
THIRTIETH STREET
TO BE WIDENED

Providing for the widening OF
rhirtieth street. from Market street
to Todd's Lane, a resolution was in
troduced and received its FIRST and
second reading at the meeting OF the
Street and Sewer Directors this
morning The street is fifty feet
wide at this time and under the
proposed resolution It will be 60 feet
in width.
The resolution vacating Church |
street from Thirtieth to Thirty-seo-
ond streets, and Spruce street from !
Thirtieth TO Todd's lane. and pro-
viding for re-establishing Spruce |
street between the above streets, |
about 215 feet farther west, was
given its final reading, and adopted
Councilman Harry T.. Vincent Z
presented complaints concerning
several streets of the Ninth Ward,
alleging they were in an intolerable
condition. Councilman Vincent spe-
officially mentioned Church and
Spruce streets between Vandever
avenue and Sixteenth street, where
he alleges the street bed has lowered
considerably because OF tho digging
OF trenches in which to lay gas sup
ply pipes for certain industrial
plants. lie also spoke OF Twenty
sixth and Twenty streets,
whore recently a fill OF ashes had
been made. but the condition inn
proved by this application Of ashes
TO the surface had been destroyed
by the recent tranic OF heavy city
trucks.
Mr.. Pierson informed the Coun-
cilmen that the city already chad
about eighty petitions for street paw
ing, but that the directors had de-
cided to undertake the work OF I'M
proving Market and Fourth streets
and Front street near the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad station first
Councilman Vincenteaslsed the di-
rectors II Il were not possible to use
some of the old street surfacings to
improve the outlying streets. Mr..
Pierson said IL had been the custom
of tho department to use whatever
bricks were removed from the
streets In repairing the departments
plant and its approaches, and that
most persons desiring street i'm
provement would not be satisfied
with secondhand material for such
improvement.
Mr. Vincent also spoke OF Thirty
third, Thirty-fourth and Washing
ton streets needing attention. He
said the department would have TO
grade and scrape Washington street
between Thirty-second and Thirty
Fourth streets, II It was to be put in
proper shape.
Representatives OF the Pure oil
Company and the Delaware Dredg-
ing Company and the lightkeeper at
the mouth OF tho Christiana creek,
4 presented complaints concerning the
condition OF Seventh street near the
bridge approaches. Mr.. Pierson said
the department had been informed
last week by a representative OF the
oil company that they were willing
to share with the department the
expense necessary to repair this
section OF street The representative
said he nor any other representative
had any right TO assume such a re-
sponsibility. The matter was re-
ferred to the street commissioner
with power to act.
The woodlawn trustees petitioned
the directors to pave Grant avenue
between Sixth and Seventh streets
The petition was ordered filed.
The secretary was instructed to
notify Fink Brothers that the de-
partment would make the required
proper installation OF the pumps
and gasoline tanks at their garage
on French street, n they did not be-
gin operations on the Improvements
by Tuesday OF next week.
Peter Terrenova, OF 1907 Delaware
avenue, made application for per
. mission TO install a 5bO-gallon gaso-
line tank in front OF his place OF
business. The matter was referred
TO Commissioner Pierson, with pow
er to grant same after proper bond
is filed and requirements OF the de-
partment compiled with.
The payrolls OF sS4SS16 for labor
}, and S1,s6s.4S for cart hire. were or
q dered paid.
/, At the weekly business session oi
b the Street and Sewer Directors thi.
: morning. City Treasurer White re.
' ported s1O6.4S3.29 in the current
expense fund; s5S.35717 in the spe
! cial expense fund; s5,714.22 In tn,
! sewer extensive fund; $S1. .4Os.4s II
- the street paving tax fund: total
4 S2O1.90s.16.
- Clerk OF the Markets Edward S
dcAteer reported 3s1 market space
= rented during the month at 25 cent
10 each, amounting TO S9525.
I. Permission was granted the VIII
& mington Gas Company to open IN
J street at the intersection OF Sec
r. ond and Tatnall streets. TO repal
main leaks.
n: INVITE BIDS FOR LIGHTING.
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