Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-08-29

A regular messinR uf the directors OF
the Street and Sever Department was
hald last evening. Tha main question
before the meeting waa ehs awarding Of
the contracts for lighting the city for
the neKt three years. There were sew.
eEAl bids before the dlIsoIors, bAvir z
been opened ct the meeting last week.
The respective Representatives Of the
various bidders we're pFegent, and ex.
tOlled the merits OF the respective com.
pAnies. Daring the statements there
was considerable harsh language used.
O. X. Robinson OF the PENNEY lvAniA
Globe Gss Light Company, was she
hTst speaker. He Tidicaled the claims
Of the competing bidders, and charged
that they we're Without experience.
On behalf Of the Standard Automatic
Company, Of Baltimore, James h
TTott followed In . speech that was full
Of bitterness and saFeasm, In which be
denied the allegations enuuolaLed BY
the former speaker.
Superintendent Smith, OF the vii.
mington Electric Company, WAs the
next speaker and presented the AdVAn
tAges OF his company. BE thought Ihs
electric liRhts were the beat
After trAassoting the following bust
ness, and without taking any action on
the proposals, the board adjourned:
Bids Tor grading Gtlpln avenue Wert
received ~ FollOWs; Martin Keogb
33% cents per cubio yard; Hugh PatioS
IS cents; J. MoOAalley, 80 cents; Wan
Dougherty, 80 ceut'i John Do ~, 81
centsi Michael Riley, 81 cents; PAlrlol
OArbefTy, 30 cents. The contract wa
not awarded.
/ Loan ~ pygaon - .t,s, ,,.-,,t..to,
/ 70 tap the sewer on Orange street be
tween Sixth and Seventh.
AdAltne Jones v - granted permis
Il sion 70 set as feet Of curb on Twelfth
street between CLAY mont and HsAid.
James eaWdoD, Jr., was given per
miis.on 70 lay . terra GOTTA pipe OF
eo9tt street.
II was ordered that . deed be mad,
out TO the purchaser Of the property o
Henry DOugheFty, made BY the OiI!
Auditor last week.
The secretary was instructed TO nollfI
Hubert Cassldy TO remove sIoue from
the street ct Chestnut and franklin
streets; Thomas Ford 10 remove s'oll
from Second and Harrison STREETS
WIN. Dollard was granted permission
10 set curb on URion street between
Gilpln and SballoToss avenues, and OF
Giipin Aveuue between Union stree
and Grant avenue. The Postal Tele
graph u mpAny WAs Instructed 10 prop
eEly pave around its poles. DAME
Dougherty was SLOWED 500 on Accoun
on hts contract for paving stone.
The secretary WAs instructed TO notifI
j, A hoOAulley 70 repair the pavemen
around the foundry, Tenth and orADg
streets.
On motion the city auditor was In
sttuCted 70 Assess all telegraph polea 70
the ensuing } ear.
The engineer Was Instructed 10 driv
stakea for grading on Third street be
tween BFAnklin and Broome. BArolC
Smith was instructed 70 lay sidsWAll
in front II his property on jackson
sIToet A0AT Ninth. This chief GnRines
was instructed 10 prepare linsG for curb
ing on Twelfth street near OiG5mont
and ClAymO and RailrOad Avenul
near Twelfth. IL was de ided to pAv,
the east aide OF Market street bet Gel
fourteenth ADD Fifteenth streets.
Tbs weekly poy roll Of B517 81, tn
monthly payroll Of $3.50 33, aid III
surveylnR department pay roll Of Sl5s 3
were approved.