Milford chronicle., 1952-03-14


Peck, Sr. Mrs. Martin was a form
er teacher here, but went West
many years ago
Grange Notes:
The regular meeting of the Har-
ringtOn Grange was held Monday
night with c. A. Taylor, master,
presiding.
A report was turned in on the
dairymen's dinners which were
served last Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Mrs Ann Hawk, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, turn
ed in $36.37 which was realized
from the bake held Saturday.
The literary program consisted
Of several discussions for the good
of the order. 1t was decided that
the Grange would collect coupons
from General Mills Products for
some badly needed silverware.
A Saint Patrick's Day party will
be held next meeting date, March
18th.
Mrs. Pearl Cain was program
chairman.
The instigation OF a wide-scale
street improvement program and
the acceptance of an offer grant
ing the City the use of a plot of
land for a parking lot were but
two of the highlights of a lengthy
meeting of the City Council this
week.
Vieing for a place in the lime
light was the Councils decision
to wait for additional applications
before filling the post of police
chief, vacated last week by John
Myers.
COuncilmen Charles Peck, Sr., J.
Edward Taylor and Leonard Har-
ringtOn were appointed by Mayor
r. B. Rash to formulate plans for
the improvement program, which
would involve an outlay of some
$4,000 The major portion of the
undertaking, the surfacing and re-
surfacing of streets, is planned
June, while it is thought that work
on drainage, another portion of the
program, could start before that
time.
Roughly speaking, the enterprise
calls for the following: Resurfac-
ing of Weiner Avenue, Fleming
Street, Mechanic Street Gaines
Alley and Reese Avenue.
Resurfacing of the excavations
of Reese Avenue. Weiner Avenue,
Calvin Street, Dickerson Street.
Simpson Street, Simmons Street
from Harrington Avenue, to Del
aware Avenue, extenuation on Har-
ringtOD Avenue, from No BOG to
S14.
The program also called for the
surfacing Of two blocks Of Shaw
Avenue in Harrington Manor from
U. S. IS to the home of Lloyd Will
cuts.
AS for drainage, the program
calls for the retiling, with larger.
tiles (prObably 12-inch) and catch
basins at strategic points of the
following:
Hanley Street, from the former
garment factory to Clark Street;
Mechanic Street, from Fleming
Street to Railroad Avenue, and
Mills and Ward Streets.
Following a report by Council
man Taylor the Council accepted an
offer, made by Horace E. CULLEN,
the terms of which will permit the
City the use of a plot of land,
bounded by the office building of
Murphy and Hayes Company OH
the West and Hanley Street on the
East, as parking lot at a rental
Of $1.00 per year for five years. A
condition of the offer was that the
City make the lot suitable for
parking and to light it.
Mr.. Quillen offered the City the
use of the lot for ten years, at S1.O0
per year, provided it would be
blacktoppei but this offer was
held in allegiance pending public
use of the lot.
Councilmen Taylor and Harring-
ton were named to a permanent
committee to start getting the lot
into shape and were asked to re-
port on their progress at the next
meeting Of the Council Mayor Rash
added that improvements costs
could come from parking-meteT
John Myers, who resigned as
chief of police last week, appeared
before the Council to make it Off
eial, since. as he said, the Council
had hired him. The group also
considered applications for the
post from Charles Price, Jr., who
was formerly an extra patrOlman
on the force. Robert E. Porter, and
r. Ellers, all of Harrington, and
Jack McGraw, of BridgeVille. The
Council postponed its decision.
pending the receipt of additional
The busy agenda of the body also
included the discussion of whether
or not to trade in the police car
IN new one.
A representative of the Della
ware Power and Light Company
will make a survey of city light
ing and recommend changes. ac-
cording to Councilman George
Vapaa, chairman of the lighting
committee, who asked also for
recommendations from the citizens.
The lighting committee approved
.Wo new lights in Harrington Man
Or and one on Calvin Street.
The Council acquiesced to the re-
quest Of Clarence Dyer, of Clark
Boulevard, for the painting of the
curb in red (denOting a non-park-
ing zOne) three feet on each side
of his driveway. In his request.
Dyer said he some times had trou-
BILE getting out of his driveway be-
cause Of parked cars. The Council |
also decided to contact WolcOtt
who had a similar
problem on Clark Street, to see if !