Evening journal., 1922-01-10

TO TAKE ACTION
Project of Widening Wash
ington ST. Again Under
Consideration
GRANT PERMISSION
TO ERECT MARQUEE

faced the. proposition OF widening
Washington street from Eleventh to
Washington street bridge. The street
Is now "a feet inches from curb TO
curb and the sidewalks - feet 9
inches Last March the. directors D
adopted a resolution to widen the
street TO 40 feet from curb to-curb f
and to make the sidewalks 10 feet
wide.
This action caused many obiec- I
I tions to be made from the property
owners and the directors have never
actually carried out the intent Of
the resolution and widened the
street.
The question was brought 70 the
attention OF the directors this morn
ing by Robert G.. Harman and Ed
mund S. Hellings. representing VIII
\ liam II. Ryan. who wants 10 build
az the southwest cornor OF Ihir-
teenth and Washington streets ana
is anxious 90 learn at once where the
building line is TO be. In case the d.
rectors are going ahead with the
proposition OF widening the street II
would be necessary for them 10 Sc
cure two feet three inches OF the
Ryan property. He has gasoline
station and automobile accessory
store there.
Mr.. Ryan built a one-story store
on the old building line and now
wishes 10 begin as soon as possible
the erection OF an apartment house
and therefore desires the decision OF
the directors IN the matter.
The directors voiced a sentiment
d In favor OF making the width OF
o washington street 40 feet and pay
ing for the property as Improvements
! were 10 be made by the owners. No
definite action was taken but at the
q close OF the business session the di-
rectors went on a tour OF inspec-
, ton
Permission was granted by the d.
/, rectors for the erection OF a marquee
, at Nos. 223 and 225 King street. over
the entrance OF the prosposed new
o market house to be constructed by
/, lTopkis Brothers.
A number OF applications were
received for the installation OF new
lights one on Vandever between
: Twenty-second street and Carterei
street: for gath street and Boulevard
an incadescent light was requested
-, by David r. Rudder, 702 West Twen-
: ty-Fourth street: T. W. Jakes re.
= quested three lights on Sixth stree
between Green Hill avenue an'
70 Cleveland avenue. and al Twenty
second and jefferson streets.
A communication from City Coun
il ell requesting the directors to sen,
that body a list OF insurance carried
ie on the departments equipment, wa
N ordered complied with.
Ie John F. Mask. 611 West Thirty
" fourth street. requested the placinl
il OF cinders on rhirty-fourth stree
= between Madison and Monroe SITS.
e and on Monroe street between Thir
e ty-third and Thirty-fourth streets
l. was received and the matter left II
the hands OF Street Commissionei
Pierson.
The secretary reported the ma
decision Of the court in the condem
n nation OF the lands OF the Lynch es
" tate. on Pennsylvania avenue, re
quired by the department in widen
ing that avenue. amounting 10 s59sl
had been received by the depart
Re- ment
s. the directors II anything looking q
r. the abatement OF the ash cart dis
s. tribution OF waste paper and ashe
along the thoroughfarcs traverse
In by them. had been done, was in
~ formed that new covers were now d
use by the department
IT. Lewis Mauro, OF Eighth an
IT. French streets who for some week
r. has been making periodical visits {
d, the meetings OF the directors. com
" planned at the treatment he was re
p ceiving from the department an
ny Fink Brothers, who operate a ga
n; rage next door to his home. II
S. wants a gasoline supply pump re
rs. moved from near his party Lint
IS. President johnson informed hii
IA. the removal OF the pump woul
"A. take place this week. but that IN
U.s. directors refused to be a party I
X: his quarrels. If he wished any leg'
r. action he should go TO the court
was the sentiment expressed by a
A three directors.
in Councilman Harry r. Vincent, {
m the Ninth Ward. thanked the direS
I tors for the efficient manner /
which ashes had been dumped o
he Washington street between Thirt,
Did third and Thirty-fourth streets. II
T also said Re would never requei
the department for cinders. II a
he ashes deposited on the streets as
sc- filler were as carefully placed an
oil the rubbish cleaned from the ash,
IN as that placed on Washington stree
ia section mentioned Mr.. Pierson il
yg; formed the Councilman that tn
ci- filling with ashes will continu
Councilman Vincent requested ash'
no placed on Thirty-first and Thrift
RS. second streets between Jeffeson an
nel Madison streets The request WI
favorably received and TIE fllir
in promised so soon as the departmei
ith could get TO It.
City Treasurer White reported Il
. following balances: Current expeni
fund. S47,SO4.15; special expen
fund, s57.59O.64; sever extensi,
fund, s5.164.O5 and street paving {,
fund. s3S.24s.s4. making a total
S143.SO7.1S.
! Permission was granted the w
. mington Gas Company to open Il
70 street at Fifth and Van Bur-
e streets. to change location OF a sire
r lamp and 722 East Seventh stree
4O4 French street; Front and Po
e lar streets and Eighth and Shipl
+ streets. rear Of Union National Ban
TO repair leaks.
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