The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-20
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF THE HEAVY RAIN.
The Committee on Highways, at their meet
ing yesterday, received reports from the various
Supervisors, showing the streets and culyerts
damaged by the rain storm last week, and the
amount of money required TO pay the same
The most important items named we're the fol-
lowing:-In the Twenty eighth Ward the super
visor reports that repairs are needed to Nice
town lane, from Germantown avenue to the
Lamb Tavern road; Scott's and Queens lanes;
james street; lsliDglon, Ellwood, Turner's, and
Harts lanes; Township Line road and Tioga
street; and that about $1,000 will be required.
The supervisor of the FIRST division of the
Twenty-fourth Ward reported the following;-
Bridges at Forty-slxth street and Haverford
road, and at Forty-eighth and W estminster
streets, ano large number of culverts aud
inlets, the hole requiring the expenditure of
about $4,000.
In the First division of the Twenty.second
Ward, the supervisor reports the following
streets and roads as requiring immediate atten-
tion:-Stanton avenue, Green lane, Cressonville
road, New Second street, Cedar Grove road,
Fishers lane, Thorp's lane, buyers lane, Town
ship Line road, ShOemaker's lane, Chew street,
Armat street. Hancock street, ClapIer street.
Apsley street, Clinton street. Chiffon avenue,
Rolandville road, Wycoming avenue, and County
Line road. The cost Of repairing is estimated
at $3.50. A.
AT Germantown, $4,000 is asked for to repair
Creesam's lane, Thorp's lane, west of the Wis.
sabickon, Willow Grove avenue, and HartWell
avenue.
At Manayunk aud vicinity the streets and
roads we're very much cut up, and S348O is
asked to repair the folio wing roads ds:-School
lane, Kitchen lane Manayunk turnpike,
Markles lane, Shur's lane, Levering street,
Wood street, Green lane, Riley street, High
ley's lane, Gorgas lane, Nipples lane, Domino
lane, Green Tree lane, Yellow School lane,
Crease's lane, Washington street, Schuylkili
road, Jefferson street. and Spring street.
The heavy rain about two weeks since
washed away portion OF the outer bank of the
Corinthian avenue, just at the corner where the
48.inch main terminates. The work of pre-.
parng the foundation for a substantial wall was
Immediately commenced, but subsequent rains
prevented the completion of the work. Yester.
day, while one of the workmen was engaged in
eating his dinner having seated himself upon
the top OF the bank he discovered that the inner
brick lining below the water level was caving
IN Immediately opposite the point where the
bank had been washed away on the outside
Wocd was sent to the Chief Engineer, and that
officer, with gang OF men, commenced opera
tions to prevent the break from spreading.
Late last night wooden platforms had been
erected, upon which the men were to stand for
the purpose of removing the loose bricks so as
to allow of repuddling the bank, a large
amount of brick clay having been prepared for
that purpose. Fortunately for the safety OF the
reservoir, the water was quite low. The
caving in of the inner lining was caused by the
falling of the water from the great main, which
rests upon the top of the bank and opens into a
shute upon the bricks, washing the dirt from
behind them. ..