Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11

| MrS. w. harrison Davis was SJruc
by an automobile, will be repeate
many times in the future unles
some method of parking automo
biles in the business section i
worked out to the protection of tn
pedestrian. The present system o
parking, at the best, is only
makeshift; and, the sooner tn
town authorities face this fact tn,
better it will be for both pedestrian
and automobile driver. Under thu
present system of parking, no sa
fety zones are provided wherein {
person desiring to cross Walnut
Street may do so with safety. Cars
every Saturday night are parked
solidly along the west side of the
street-and in such a position that
persons wishing to cross the street
must squeeze themselves between
cars, and then step out into the
open street where automobiles are
driven in both directions. The
opening of spaces properly marked
so that drivers will not park within
the spaces will aid in solving the
problem; but only temporarily.
AS at present handled the traffic is
using a very narrow section of
Walnut Street-and the roadbed is
already showing the result of the
heavy use to which it is being sub
jected. Only a little time will
elapse before the street will be bad
ly damaged
With the completion of the Mil
ford-Rehoboth highway next spring
our business section will carry the
heaviest traffic to which it has ever
been subjected. Unless the town
authorities find a remedy to the
parking problem so that traffic may
move freely, it will be met prompt
ly by the State Highway Depart
ment; that is certain. Just how
they will meet the situation is a
question the final answer to which
will mean much to Milford business
interests. Should the Highway
Commission decide that the traffic
jam in Milford is such that they
must find another route to Reho-
BOTH. it may be that they will
bridge the Mispillion River east of
connect the road by open
ing a new link from the du Pont
Boulevard to the Milford-Rehoboth
section, and leave Milford out of
The picture. We have already seen
what the locating of the du Pont
Road west of Milford has done. Do
We desire such a cut from the east
,rn side. The Town authorities will
10 well to begin now to seek a So
ution of their problem 1t is
lere, it is vital, and it is urgent.
SoS
THE COAL situation brings new |
ire hazards and those who are COM
,elled to use the soft, or bituminous
oal as fuel, must exercise common
ense by studying how to manage
he fires, unless this is done there
5 danger of great loss of property,
nd possibly loss of life. 1t is nee
ssary first of all that the fues in
himneys where this soft coal is
urned, shall be larger than the
nall fiues generally sufficient to
urn hard coal. Then it must be
cen to, that the smoke pipes and
ues are thoroughly cleaned at
,ast once a month. Soft coal pro-
uces more flame, gas and SCOT
hich cause chimney fires. The
ldiated heat from smoke pipe lead
g to chimney is also greater than
ith anthracite. Shield woodwork
ear furnaces, stoves and smoke
pes with asbestos and sheet metal
Nft coal requires more air for pro- {
II consumption. 1t is subject to f
ontaneous ignition and should
ver be piled near furnace nor
.ainst wall of wooden bin.
Soft coal fires require more draft :
d when banking the fire for the
ght, it should never be left entire =
covered with blanket of coal g
rough which the air cannot pene- d
Lte. One or two holes at the edge, o
even in the middle of the furnace fl
lst be provided, so that the gases Il
1 pass out and be burned before fl
ng out in smoke. A good plan in IL
ger furnaces, is to close all OF
npers at the front of the fire, m
wing only the vent holes for the In
to pass off as the coal burns n.
m the bottom during the night.
matter how careful or skilled you
Y be as a fireman, it is neces-
y to learn the dampers for the pC
mney and how to regulate the or
ok drafts to get the best results m
n burning any kind of coal. de
learn for yourself and then all III
lble is over. In another part of a
paper is printed an article on in
ming soft coal, which will be an
)ful if read carefully. IN
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WNERS OF AUTOMOBILES OIL
lid secure their license tags ard
licenses now, before the
minute rush is on at the Secre-
of States office in Dover. BY (B
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