REGULAR MEETING
August 9, 1954
The regular meeting of City Council was held Monday, August 9, 1954, at 7:30 P.M. with Mayor Haman presiding. Councilmen present were Messrs Biddle, Davis, Helm, Holpp, Mundy, Petty, Smith and Tischer.
MINUTES
Minutes of the last regular meeting were accepted as read, with the exception that the words ‘Council adjourned’ were changed to read ‘Council recessed’. The July meeting reconvened August 9, 1954 and adjourned at 7:30 P.M.
REPORTS
Report of the City Manager was accepted as read.
Report of Magistrate Shockley was accepted as read. A check in the amount of $388.90 was remitted to the City.
Report of the Chief of Police was accepted as read.
Report of the Fire Recorder was accepted as read.
Report of July cash receipts was accepted as read.
TRAFFIC LIGHT FOREST & DIVISION STREETS
A petition from residents in the area of Forest and Division Streets requested the installation of a three way traffic light at that intersection and the cutting back of shrubbery on the south side of Forest Street which blocks the view of motorists. Council directed the City Manager to order those concerned to cut back the hedge or shrubbery, and to install sidewalks within thirty days. If property owners fail to install sidewalks the time prescribed, Council directed that the City install the sidewalks and charge the cost thereof to properties concerned. Council directed that the two-way traffic light be immediately installed at the Booker T. Washington school crossing as previously planned.
NEW STREET PARKING
Council considered a request to limit parking on New Street between Loockerman and North Streets to two hours. Mr. Heite also requested a loading and unloading space in the block. The matter was referred to the Chief of Police for review and recommendation, together with the question of re-routing buses from North Street to Water Street.
SCUDDER LETTER
A letter was received from Mrs. T.T. Scudder, 125 Ross Street, suggesting that the City purchase the Hotel Richardson site for conversion into a park. Council directed that the letter be acknowledged.
BUILDING PERMIT - CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD
The Church of the Living God requested a building permit to erect a Church at Cecil and West Streets. Council approved issuing a building permit providing building requirements of the City were met, and the Church secure the approval of its immediate neighbors.
ORDINANCES
By unanimous vote, Council adopted the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING ON CERTAIN PORTIONS OF REED STREET.
Be It Ordained By The Council Of The City Of Dover In Council Met:
Section 1. Section 7 of Chapter IX of the Ordinances of the City of Dover, as amended by striking out the first paragraph of said Section and inserting in lieu thereof the following paragraph:
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on the south side of Reed Street between Governors Avenue and West Street provided that parking shall be permitted on the south side of Reed Street between Governors Avenue and Queen Street from 10:00 P.M. Tuesday until 8:00 A.M. Wednesday when parking is prohibited on the north side of Reed Street for cleaning purposes.
Passed August 9, 1954.
Approved:
Clerk of Council Mayor
By unanimous vote, Council adopted the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF THE MUNICIPAL SWIMMING BEACHES BY PROHIBITING THE PARKING OF VEHICLES ON THE MUNICIPAL RECREATION AREA AT SILVER LAKE DURING CERTAIN HOURS.
Be It Ordained By The Council Of The City Of Dover In Council Met:
Section 1. The Ordinance regulating the use of the Municipal Swimming Beaches adopted June 11, 1945 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following Section:
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle on the recreation areas of the City of Dover at Silver Lake between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 9:00 A.M. Any person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be fined ($25.00) Dollars or upon failure to pay such fine as shall be imposed shall be imprisoned not more than five (5) days.
Passed August 9, 1954.
Approved:
Clerk of Council Mayor
By unanimous vote, Council adopted the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND AT CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS IN THE CITY OF DOVER.
Be It Ordained By The Council Of The City Of Dover In Council Met:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful at any time for the operator of any vehicle to make the following left turns at the intersection indicated:
Traffic proceeding in either directions upon State Street shall not turn left into Loockerman Street;
Traffic proceeding in either direction upon Governors Avenue shall not turn left into Loockerman Street;
Traffic proceeding in either direction upon Loockerman Street shall not turn left into Governors Avenue;
Traffic proceeding south upon Bradford Street shall not turn left into Loockerman Street;
Traffic proceeding east upon Loockerman Street shall not turn left into Bradford Street.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful at any time for the operator of any vehicle proceeding east upon Loockerman Street to make a left turn into the alley running from Loockerman Street north to Reed Street between State Street and Bradford Street.
Section 3. All vehicular traffic shall henceforth proceed only on the directions indicated upon the following streets and alleys of the City of Dover:
Northeasterly upon King Street from Loockerman Street to Division Street;
North upon Prior Street from King Street to Division Street;
North upon Pennsylvania Avenue from Division Street to Delaware Avenue;
North upon the alley lying between State Street and Bradford Street from Loockerman Street to Reed Street.
Section 4. Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined not less than One ($1.00) Dollar nor more than Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars or upon failure to pay such fine as shall be imposed shall be imprisoned not more than five (5) days.
Passed August 9, 1954.
Approved:
Clerk of Council Mayor
By unanimous vote, Council adopted the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE OBSTRUCTION OF THE ALLEY OR DRIVEWAY RUNNING NORTH FROM LOOCKERMAN STREET PLAZA IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE CITY HALL.
Be It Ordained By The Council Of The City Of Dover In Council Met:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle upon the alley running north from Loockerman Street Plaza immediately west of the City Hall and between the City Hall and the building of M. Hayes Wilson, or to obstruct the aforesaid alley in any manner whatsoever.
Section 2. Any person convicted of a violation of this Ordinance shall be fined not less than One ($1.00) Dollar nor more than Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars and upon failure to pay such fine as shall be imposed shall be imprisoned not more than five (5) days.
Passed August 9, 1954.
Approved:
Clerk of Council Mayor
By unanimous vote, Council adopted the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING ON A CERTAIN PORTION OF GOVERNORS AVENUE BY PROVIDING THAT SAID PORTION OF GOVERNORS AVENUE SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO THE USE OF FIREMEN.
Be It Ordained By The Council Of The City Of Dover In Council Met:
Section 1. Section 7 of Chapter IX of the Ordinances of the City of Dover, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding at the end of the paragraph added by the Ordinance passed April 11, 1949, the following paragraph:
The aforesaid portion of the western side of Governors Avenue within the distance of one hundred thirty-five (13) feet south from the intersection of the western side of Governors Avenue with the southern side of Reed Street shall be for the exclusive use of the members of Robbins Hose Company No. 1, and the members thereof who proceed to the Fire House in answer to fire alarms shall be permitted to park their vehicles upon the said portion of Governors Avenue.
Passed August 9, 1954.
Approved:
Clerk of Council Mayor
By unanimous vote, Council adopted the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE REGULATING THE CLEANING OF PRIVY WELLS AND VAULTS.
Be It Ordained By The Council Of The City Of Dover In Council Met:
Section 1. Section 16 of Chapter XIII of the Ordinances of the City of Dover is hereby amended by striking out all of said Section 16 and substituting therefor the following:
Section 16. It shall be unlawful for any person to clean or pump or cause to be cleaned or pumped any privy well, privy vault, pr septic tank without a permit from the Executive Officer of the Board of Health. The Executive Officer of the Board of Health is hereby authorized to issue such permits upon proper application therefor and to regulate the time of cleaning or pumping such privy wells, privy vaults, and septic tanks and the manner in which such work shall be done by imposing conditions necessary for the protection of the health and welfare of the people of eh City of Dover.
Any person convicted of a violation of this Ordinance shall be fined not less than Two ($2.00) Dollars nor more than Ten ($10.00) Dollars and upon failure to pay such fine as shall be imposed shall be imprisoned not more than five (5) days.
Passed August 9, 1954.
Approved:
Clerk of Council Mayor
By unanimous vote, Council adopted the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 24 OF CHAPTER IX OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DOVER BY PROHIBITING THE OBSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS.
Be It Ordained By The Council Of The City Of Dover In Council Met:
Section 1. No building or structure shall hereafter be demolished, razed, or removed in The City of Dover without a written permit signed by the City Manager and the Building Inspector. Every application for such a permit shall be writing and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and principal business address of the contractor proposing to do the work;
(2) The name of the superintendent who will be in direct charge of the job and his address while working in The City Of Dover;
(3) References to at least three persons or firms familiar with the reputation and capability of the contractor;
(4) The location of the building or structure to be demolished;
(5) A complete description of the methods to be used to demolish the building or structure and remove the materials thereof;
(6) A description of the safety measures and devices to be used for the protection of lives and property;
(7) The name of the insurance carrier or carriers and the amounts of insurance against liability for personal injuries and property damage.
Section 2. After the issuance of a permit as here in above required the Building Inspector shall inspect the building being demolished and removed at least once each day during the continuance of eh work of demolition. Whenever he shall find any defective or illegal work or method of operation or any inadequate protection, so that lives or property shall be endangered, he may immediately require the suspension of all further deplition until the dangerous condition has been remedied. Before making any change in his method of performing the demolition work the contractor shall notify the Building Inspector and receive his approval thereof in writing.
Section 3. Every contractor performing any demolition work shall provide barriers, canopies, flares, and all other safeguards and devices required by the nature of the location and the work to be performed and adequate for the protection of adjoining property and persons using the adjoining streets. Every such contractor shall be insured by a reputable insurance company against liability for personal injuries and property damage in amounts approved by the Building Inspector.
Section 4. In the demolition of building other than those of frame construction one story at a time shall be completely removed. In the demolition of all buildings and structures, no wall, chimney, or other construction shall be permitted to fall in mass on a floor, or on a street or sidewalk, and no bulky material, such as beams and columns, shall be thrown to the ground from a height of more than twenty (20) feet.
Section 5. In all demolition operations in which materials and debris are being removed from a point more than twenty (20) feet above the ground, chutes shall be provided. Said chutes shall be adequately braced and supported, completely enclosed, and equipped at intervals of not mote than twenty-five (25) feet with the substantial stops to prevent descending material from attaining dangerous speeds. The bottom of each chute shall be equipped with a gate or stop suitable for regulating the flow of material and completely stopping such flow if necessary.
Section 6. In all demolition work, chutes, floors, stairways, and other portions of the structure shall be sprinkled sufficiently to keep down the dust.
Section 7. At night and during holidays when the actual work of demolition is temporarily suspended the contractor shall provide a competent watch man to remain on the premises being demolished or removed.
Section 8. Any person convicted of a violation of this Ordinance shall be fined not less than Ten ($10.00) Dollars nor more than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollar, or in default of the payment of such fine as shall be imposed shall be imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days.
Passed August 9, 1954.
Approved:
Clerk of Council Mayor
FIRE PREVENTION ORDINANCE
Council considered the adoption of a fire prevention code as recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Actions of the ordinance was postponed until various fire limits required by the provisions of the ordinance could be established, and until a study is made to determine what existing fire ordinances will be retained.
Council adjourned at 11:30 P.M.
F. Neylan
City Clerk