The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-11
|C0UNCIIL APPROVES
| HOSPITAL PLANS

Endorsement was placed yes.
terday by the city council on en-
American Legion project advoca'
ting the use of the Fort Fisher
hospital by the Veterans Admin
istration, as a supplement to two
veterans. institution already in
existence in the state and City
Clerk ]. r. Benso nwas instructed
to address copies Of the resolution
to the American Legion, Post No.
10.
The board, fairly united on the
majority of its actions yesterday,
disagreed on suggestion by
Councilman Robert LeGwin that
the Atlantic Coast Line be notified
to remove a track that crosses
Anderson street.
The board was torn between re.
lieving residents of the area from
an undesirable situation caused by
the unloading of coal from the
track and a desire to aid an ice
and coal company located there,
which at present uses the track.
Councilman Jim Wade offered an
unsuccessful motion providing that
action be deferred until the coun-
Gil could study the matter with 4
view to finding other tracks in the
vicinity that might be used by the
coal company.
LeGwin put his original sugges-
ton in the form OF motion, but
it was voted down. Wade's motion
then was offered as a substitute
motion and was passed by one
vote. ...
Further action Of the council in
volved the granting of permission
to the Wilmington Shriners to use
the City market on Nov. 8. when
they play host at a barbecue to
large number of visiting Shriners.
Wade proposed that the city man
ager address communication to
Shriners leaders extending all cour-
tesies of the city to the visitors.
He also invited all members Of the
council, the manager, city attor-
ney, city clerk and two newspaper
reporters who serve the city board
to attend the barbecue. It was re-
vealed by the councilman that
President Truman has been invited
to be present at all festivities
MANNED Inv the Shriners
Temporary permission was
granted the Safe Way Transit COM
pany, represented by Attorney Ed
gar Vow, to make certain changes
in its East Wilmington route. Vow
stated that an engineer was COM
ing here to study all features of
the Grace street routes and would
appear before the council with his
recommendations.
Also submitted was a report by
Wade and City Manager Nichols,
recently appointed as committee
to plan an honor roll Of local SER
vicemen. Wade read letter adj
dressed by the city officials to
company which manufactures such
plaques, asking for lay-outs and
plans. He disclosed that the Ameri-
can Legion auxiliary would cooper
ate with the city on the project.
In answer to query from Coun-
Gilman Garland F. Currin as to
how much longer the Fifth street
bridge in the Brooklyn section
would be closed, Nichols said an
inspection had been made by the
city and the Atlantic Coast Line,
and that the city now is awaiting
an ACL report on what should be
done. He revealed that unofficial
information was to the effect that
the bridge could not be tempo
rarily repaired.
Other steps taken by the council
provided that action on the laying
of a sidewalk down 14th street
from Princess to Market streets,
on the east side by Trinity Metho-
dist church, be deferred until
proper plans could be made for
the development of that block; that
an old horse trough at 18th and
Market streets be removed; and
that the city manager make a
study Of the desirability of cover
ing McCumber's ditch, which runs
from Oakdale cemetery through
the city.
Also provided for by council &C.
ton was an order to Nichols to
investigate and act on the FEAST
bility of laying a sidewalk only
six feet wide, instead Of the eight
feet originally planned, on the
north side of Walnut, between
Front and Water streets. This was
suggested with view to widening
the street by two feet.
At culture meetings, suggestion
by Wade that all members be pro.
vided with copies of minutes OF
the preceding session, will be COM
piled with.
BUREAUS REMAINING