Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-16
CITY COUNCIL.
,,s ROUTINE BUSINESS
.crED LAST NIGHT.
-, the sewer Committee on
Pepor, p',os U shipley Run sewer
oal. ... Much Discussion.

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,,,e sewer Committee on
IepSa S1ss NJ shipley Run sewer
oa',, Sn.,s, Much Discussion
,,. statsd meeting OF City
rfsu,S' hsId last eeenine with
j., IsI Erkel in the chair. me ls ron 'b u
sIl 9.i a'a and the reading OF me
t,l,sG ~ the a." last meeting was dis
aliC WIZ, Bpiliing Committee, to
Pun a. yyersrrei the resolution OF
war Ts,lor Instructing them to
sSn sr,'I me &C. COS, of substituting cleo
alI s,. t1r ior aas in Cooncil chamber
aas a,a,icn IL, and the public buildings,
,,.s ,,s',Ou a CON- nunication from the
~ ssu ~, ! company stating that they
y niacs ns 70 lights in the buildings
ps. p,ssSapdle power, for Sl,O5O per
pn,ion p'sn Of Mr.. L. H. Taylor the
Vas, wss referred back to the com.
",b instrnctious - ascertain
/. now costs for gss.
" " IU ,yom Clty Solicitor Turner, OF
|. srne,ses ircurred In hunting
a,s. Nj in Philadelphia was referred
Law Committee. l.,
Printing Committee reported IN
ot awai ling the contract for
ns S1O comics Of the e0istrar 8
tsE ". Lyndell, at 10 cents
sss and the report was adopted.
Fi,e Committee reported favor
n the petition of the Weccscoe
Compspy t j have their Septem Der
narration advanced to them.
Iamp Committee reported favor :
IN The petition OF q. b. Rhoads
iamp on New street, between
o. and Ta,uall streets. aud on the
m Of L Mitchell, Jr., for q lamp
'front.' street, between West and
NJ streets.
Committee on Navigation re-
A in favor Of paying the Board OF
Wsrdeus the appropriation OF 600.
Sewer Committee reported in
Of awarding the contract for re
linz the Shipley Run sewer st
street TO Patrick Carberry, and
BrIson moved that the report be
.ed
Murray said that he understood
was a blddes who was 800 lower
Mr. Carberry, ard Mr. Brison said
Was 80, bat as be had not complied
the conditions as published, his
81 been rejected
Murray then asserted that he had
informed by a city official, who
aly comps,sut 10 judge, that the
Is lOi in as bad condition al
ktntei, aud did not need to be
ii hu. eau be repaired az a cost OF
Brison said the sewer had been
|iBsi by tbs Chief Engineer, and
opinion it was in such q danger
Ondiiicu that he had Third street
d at thai point and closed to
Blake wanted to know what
Engineer Robinson had to say
the matter AZ be had made q very
aah examination of the sewer.
Robinson said he had, at the re-
Of the committee, inspected the
and found II in such a bad oondi-
that 1t would be impossible to re-
y, and the only thing that could
peat Third street would be to tear
nt and rebuild. The walls are
ked, and in some places bulging
% much that he considered 1t to be
very dangerous condition.
Us statement was corroborateS by
blak9, who also said that the street
Sidewalk had sunk fully twelve
es Aud the people in the vicinity
afraid Il would cave in.
= hufts- considered it an unneces-
expenee % pa: Belgian blocks iu
|pohoh OF the sewer, as specified In
proposals He also thought that
4" wa too much for the work, as he
paill a sewer at Fifth street, ten or
I'M years seo, az large az this one
'u 10 LOT 'eis than half that amount,
IL MI 10 good for fifty years to
~ he wanted it understood that
w@ nol opposed to giving out the
n ~ shu having the work done, but
rOugnt n he price was too high.
fM. n'nse ss'd Nat in the 80 ~er built
a. A.. murray Tie entire bottom IL
sa,reauy' h'Sy and soWe time ago when
1 yels 6a'a .s was examining 1t he stepped
nole ana went up to his neck.
,,bo, NIT'o .p. saiu taai was " fact, and
''aef thing ho wanted understood
u @' b",,. tae c'mmlttee could probably
A 10 e s,no ihe Stwer themselves. at
lr,.ty y'Yo Nes than the contractor
Nn,r. w. When 1t WAS proposed,
cnmry asy onlec'ed, and insi ,teti that
,ss and 1r,s "a91ii advertise for pro
10y yet ,atstied. W Nono' no
!, ,,N, norton called attention To Mr..
6r =, "s'silou as,' that he had been
IA l. q cry official that the work
Know SIle s.ha 10 ior 800, and be wanted
VI,b .no ,t Tue otiicial was. He did
Incl, vro v,o,,ii va PRESTON to 20 cut that
nt anv hyo ~ uoho Tor SlJ0 He didn't
fan |ungcoMoe "ni about the matter
aops 4, V.lISla' s,Ga th'uks toe work can
''V'' why aot give him the
|Iosna5!'ag n Ma'Eag; il reply, said that Rn,,d.
hue sta,s',., oa lion 8as Lis authority
lone ft = slSG sSp' That The work could
brt Be ,eS' sS.vO' and he moved that the
p instrpo,iiasea back to the com mittee
had hS''.ohs ha to have the sewer ex
lctns ip,Uss,O uss Chief Engineer and
ezt nse,p'o nses,ppse'or, aud report to Coun.
NavsN night.
sasds medic to tss sa,d a.R,.lh ,fs, he had patient.
Ordsr taI ~ tas a'-alsr part Of Sta'Ssa il wss
snssi 9It Il wish to choke any sne els po,nf' OFF
b Com;y0,.oe Deem e1anins,, e Sx sever ssa
rsd \ ~ was in dsnseranso a.,nongh oeh,',,y they
Eas1.la.a u have the orias opinion S'aSl',Ss Of ,6e
elf uSa 1nI, wri,lea = c:mmS nng ao.,Gn iSa,iah
to tbs iaa5 official, ask lnx bim ipa'i1o 10
when po bo . matter. He had dnna m ~ 70
ips,gtrnaa.' ngra .''porttd to CO Co1"n;1 committee;
-'''o'ied to advertise iSsdnci,, for nrnnof and
IN the sses'sslaeuents sa. required all bias
S% SS1 have + been opened ope HSiy ~ T. ,%si and
Fs to o'is took 50 much 'tn1 tims some ,n 30 Of
L., = II became nec1a' talkihg 9 so