Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-28
STREETS AND SEWERS
WHAT is BEING DONE UPON
THE STREETS,
Paying Debt to tho Board of Educa
uon-Opening Rowan and Hancock
streets-The Interceptirg Sewer
SALARY Raised.

a regular meeting of the directors of
the Street and Sewer Department was
held last evening, President Carpenter in
the chair.
The weekly payroll, amounting to
$40 SO was approved and ordered to be
paid.
On motion, Chsrles D. Agnes WAS
granted permission to tap the Lombard
street sewer to drain No. 1882 McCauley
street, and John Mulyena was granted
permission to set eighteen feet of curb on
Fourth street ana seVenty-fve feet on
Scott street.
The secretary was instructed to have
all decide received by the department at
the next meeting for examination.
A number Of petitions for paving and
grading streets were referred to the secre-
tary to ascertain II the signers were free
holders.
The petition of a. B. Eastwood and
others to have the east side of Adams
street between Ninth and Tenth, gut
tered, was granted; and James Car
michael was granted permission to tap
West street sewer TO drain No. 605 West
street
On motion the Chief Engineer was In
structed to prepare q plan for q sewer
trap at Fourth and Poplar streete.
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granted permission to set curb on Shall
cross avenue between Adams and Jack
son streets.
The following communication was re-
ceived:
'Directors Of the Street and Sewer De-
partment
GENTLEMEN: 1 agree to examine
the topography of the locality, tributary
to the sou h long race and prepare q plan,
on suitably large scale, showing the
sever as designed, Its grade, alignment,
size, the location of man-holes, inlets
and basins; the method of undertaking
the cemetery will be suggested, the whole
to be accompanied by written report
treating of the problem in general and
the sanitary effects resulting from the
construction OF such sewer.
| "The above 10 to be accomplished as
soon as is consistent with thorough work,
for the sum of $500, provided that all
grades, tools and other necessary infor-
IN ration be furnished me.
Yours very respectfully,
| 'CARaoL PHILIP BAssErT,
per Ii. II. MITCHELL"
On motion the offer of Mr.. Bassett was
accepted.
Tie secretary YVES instructed to notify
| the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to cease
| ITO hioih " otauu dCICeb 0QdTkGI
street, as the street is Intended for the
use OF the public only and must not be
obstructed by trains, except as they pass
through the city.
On motion the mayor was requested to
ask Judge Grubb to appoint a Jury to
condemn Rowan street between Gilpir
and Shallcross avenues, and Hancock
street between Gilpin and Lowering av
enuee; also jury TO condemn propert,
to widen,Flth street at Walnut and From
street at Shipley.
On motion, George w. Gregg is to b.
notified TO have his side walk on DuPon
street between Eleventh and Delaware
avenue brought to the proper grade ant
paved within twenty days.
Tho engineer was instructed to ascer
tain the quantity of dirt to be excayated
from Fifth street between Hanley and
Webb.
On motion an order for S1 SEQ wa.
ordered drawn to pay the Board OF Edu
cation for laying the sewer on Delaware
avenue from Dupont street to drain No
13 school house at Seventeenth and
Union streets. Tho order will be held
until the city solicitor gives an opinion a:
to whether the money shall be taken
from tho $4,000 appropriation for the
intercepting sewer, tho Delaware avenue
| lSN"SA bSAAt3 q 't ohSA "a tuD
sewer.
The street commissioner was In
structed to lay twenty.four-iuch terri
Gotta pipe across Hswley street north o.
Fifth street in place of the wood, L
bridge. The Wilmington City Electric
Company was instructed to put a new
lamp on Hawley street at the B. & O
railroad crossing. The Wilmington Goa
Gas Company was instructed to put up
new lamp at the southwest corner O
Harrison and Pleasant streete, the pos
for the same to be taken from Front ant
Market streets.
On motion Assistant Street Commits
sioner Dill's salary was raised from ST.
to S7j per month, to date from July Is
last.
The secretary was instructed to pro
cure estimates for gradipg Jefferson
street between Thirteenth and Four
teenth. The directors then adjourned.
Taylor & Fnllerton's Ague Mixture
sure euro chills and fever. 50c. bottle
Taylor 81 Fullerton.