Daily Republican., 1886-03-17
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
PROPOSALS. FOR GOAL TAKEN up
NO BIDS RECEIVED.
$500 Fer Ton-Inorsass OF
salary Refused.

Salary Refused.
The regular meeting of the Water
Com issioners was beld last evening
with President Porter In the chair. The
proposals for coal were taken mp, when
it was found that thero was but one
bid, that Of the Kennebec Ice q Coal
Company, in the box. George W. Bush
a. Sons aud r. A. Carswell sent letters
stating that in c0nseQ uenee of the strikes
in the Cumberland coal region they
were unable to state any rates at pres
ent, and thought II would be advisable
for the board to wait for week or ten
days. Coke, Brothers b Co., Of Phila-
delphia, said they would not name aI y
prices before next month, and thought
IL would be to the interest Of the board
70 hold back for the present.
The Chief Engineer stated that the
Charles Warner Company could not
make any bids owing TO the strikes and
tho consequent unsettled condition Of
the market, but they were willing TO
continue supplying coal tor the present
at the existing price Of $500 per ton.
The matter was then postponed for one
week The City Treasurer reported .
balance Of G68, 150.S4 in the Union Ma
tional Bank 10 the credit of the commis-
sion. The weekly payroll, amounting
TO e317.e9, WAS presented and an order
drawn for the amount. An order was
also drawn for 5000, interest due
April LIST. The petition of Foreman
Dougherty, for an increase Of salary,
was refused, and the petition OF Engi-
Deer Southard, of the city mill pumping
station, was held under advisement.
ha nkIaN Er.vf taA hta
port for 1895, and after 10 was read and
sc0eptad, 7G0 copies were ordered 10 be
printed The report says that when
the Board of Water Commissioners as
sumed charge, almost every portion of
the plant was found In such condition
that made immediate and extens sive
repairs imperative. During the past
y car O portion Of the east embap kment
Of Cool Spring reservoir was repaired.
A substantial, permanent brick gutter
was laid in cement adjoining the prop.
erty OF Henry Grant, st Twelfth and
Harrison streets, 10 prevent overflow.
hodney street reservoir was repaired, +,
and wire fence was placed around
the basin. The banks Of the South
Long race were repaired, and new head
and wasfe gates we're placed along the
whole course.
Tue third dam was In very bad con.
di'ion, and was repaired at q cost of
1856 03, half OF which was borne by the
William Lea & Sons Company, part
owners. The old boilers &C City Mill
Station were rebuilt. A 20-inch msin
was laid on Eleventh street, from Jeffer,
son street to Market. Water mains and
branches were introduced into the
Eleventh ward. The office building at
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ern "Ster clososs.
ou ocsouer 20 .S,, S1ursot "ss onsoreu
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Onsster' Iot Oorlss, notIhon'Ai, com'
Po.uu, conuonsnk k ~ pume nnd naS i, enEi,ne,
WIN oApAolsy ao " ao,vVV,vvo s@iiunS
per 9ay' 70 coss eoo,vOv: snu " vo hu
Isnso IN se'on uonenS HUM sno oS'o Vi
contrSct.
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on Ino WIN 1non.s - DoWon ioL eno
erecuon Oh DricA tooI, "ork 1nu store
mouse, on tne etoun9s SAse 0, Oooi
spring reseIVoiE a noise oy sne huow'
los pump ~ OOol op.inK slstion, whics
srratly dls.utoed tne heiRnDors ana
Df nj ID many attempts 70 overcome, was
remedieo oy simplenevice n OF the "ork
nen' teue, @ " ..,Noo ioos " piPo uas
peoh laiu uutin8 sho YEAR Ano num-
Der OF gallons OF water pumped mas
@ 0esn a,olI ,4oo,sio, AN Increase OF Oh
oio; zoo over tne p.scsotng ano year. the
osiiy average vas :. sol oos' Wnicn was
AZ the rate OF oo.eo per capita OF tne
poPuIatioh,
Ine chieI engineer recommends tna'
.ne hodney sl.eet reservoir % M De ENLARGED
the grounds east OF COOL spring Ieser-
voir oe co1Veroso into q puplic PARK; 9
supmorgeh main ps Iaio across tne
Christiana river at Market street; 70
supply the rapioiy growing north.
western section OF the city, main moi
less than twelve inches In diameter be
laid along Pennsy lvania avenue from
Clay mont street to Scott and cut Scot
to Wawasset; good horse and hghl
wagon oe purchased for carrying mef
/ bUu tOOlbs ~ IuCu mAlu DO lAtu
from the new pun ping engine at City
| Mill STATION along French street Il