Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-14
BUSY STREET DIRECTORS.
The Street and Sewer Directors do a Great
Deal of Rusiness.

Deal OF business.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Directors of Streets and Sewers was held
last evening. Permission was granted
to George NJ Miller to tap King street
sewer for the purpose of draining No. 112
King street; to Francis P. Dillon for the
setting Of SO feet of curb, at Sixteenth
and Claymont street and TO set 40 feet of
curb at Fourteenth and Thatcher streets
to Charles II. Tindall TO set As feet of
curb ON jackson street above Eighth, to
G. w Horn, the privilege of laying a
drain from Twelfth and Lombard streets
to the Brandywine; TO T. l.. Gilpin, the
privilege Of tapping Broome street sewer
and to the Gawthrop and Brother Com
pany to tap the Adams street sewer for
the purpose of draining Nos. S23 and
1926 Adams street.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
] through Superintendent Carter requested
that they be allowed the use of the north
side Of Third street for the purpose Of
unloading freight on condition that they
pave the square with Belgian blocks.
The committee submitted a plan to re-
move the pavement and curb lines and
pave to a level with the blocks. Obiec-
tion was raised for the reason that it
would only make one pavement on the
square and accidents would be more fire.
quent. The matter was laid over for one
week
The difficulty over Crooked Run sewer
again come up in the shape Of commune.
cation from the Board of Water Commits
sioners asking the directors to take action
in the matter. The facts in the case
were stated some weeks ago in the jour
NAL The Water Commissioners and
Street and Sewer Directors jointly were
to pay the expense Of the sewer The
Water Commission has completed their
part of the contract. but the Street and
Sewer Department are prevented from
completing their part of the work by the
refusal of the Park Commission to enter
the park. Orders were directed to be
drawn as follows:
Weekly pay roll, S279. %; NJ Donahoe,
1898; Thomas Farrell, 500; Alice
Tucker, 1914 3d. William Harrigan, SO 90 I;
John Dolan, 50; Richard Greenfield,
Sl0.25; John Day, $1.75; Michael Riley,
$11.25; James Harrigan, $40 SO; Maurice
Moran, SOS. ID; Michael Leonard, sos 75 ;
James Lyons, $27 80; Martin Keogh,
$134 IL Edward Il. Crumlish, $117. 70 /;
Pioneer Club Stable Company $1S; VIII
liam Dougherty, sos; Henry Mckinney,
$1375 Harry o'Neil, $l0.3S; Mrs. S. A.
Lucas, $45 Joseph Seeny So James
Purcell, $i3 10 Patrick Haney, $2s 10 !;
Neil Duffy, $l00.3S; n w. Porter,
S11250 J. S. Morrison, STAG So; H. w.
Zebley sos 75 Pickles Foundry Com
pany, $292. 25; Delaware Printing Com
pany, $3.50 Combs Coal and Lumber
Company, $106S; jeremiah Mahoney,
$13 40 Sayers Bros, $465 Joseph II.
Gooding, $1.65; Richard Walker, 49,
Charles Warner Company, $270; John
McKendrick, $113S1; Y. James Belt, %
cents; james H. Beggs & CO.,
$l52 so; James Harrigan 1915; T..
o. Robinson; $3.50; r, b. Briscoe $2i so /;
j. Y. Carlisle q Co, $65 81; W. H. Toner,
1924; Davis & Brother, $500 "a; Michael
Riley, $3.50 So Fanny A. McKowen,
$40. 20; Michael Riley, $3.50; Philip p
Tyre, $7S3 3O Allen Speakman, SO Oh
Kent Iron and Hardware Company So:
Matthew Kyle, S53S; Wilmington Coal
Gas Company, $l2; ditto 81 ,312. %;
Kent q Weeks $lS7; James McGowan,
| $4.06; John Ingram ST Mercantile Print
ing Company, $6 A. W. Harting, Sc 95 !:
Mercantile Printing Co., 49, 75 Thomas
Farrell, 500; John II. Flamer, S13.75:
4 tllHoN iNhulh 0iuDe 0hSnkhb company,
$763; Penrose Adams, $3.50; Philip i.
Tyre, $597 John II. Flamer, $94. 80;
Delaware Terra Gotta Company, $247 go;
N. j. Derrickson, 1894 Patrick Carberry,
1925 SO; Richard Walker, $500 %; John
Bornon, $3.50 16; Daniel Dougherty, 1899.
80; William Simmons $442 90; Cardwell
& Wall, 80 cents; Edward +. Crumlish,
$4,000; Patrick Carberry, $50 30; JOS
eph Tatnall, $232 60; Francis S. Bradley,
1881. 20; Robert McCaulley, $74970