Daily Republican., 1889-05-22
STREETS AND SEWERS.

The Fourth Street Spring Romoval-The
Citizens Committee Disagree-David
Lemon Has His own Views, and He
Expressns Them.
The directors of the Street and Sewer
Department held their regular M citing
last night. The most OF The time of the
MEETING was taken up with discussing
the proprlety OF removing tie Fourth
street spring TO Third and Tatnall streets,
where 1t would be turned into On ever
fowing fountain for the accom- mediation
OF man ard beast. A committee ap-
pointed at FIRST ward public meeting
protesting against the removal was pres.
ent to carry out their lnstru tions. Tie
committee consisted of Meris Tayltr, DR..
!. b. Welch, James Brown and David
Lemon, but the latter prevented the COM
mlttee from being unanimous.
Mr. Taylor represented the spring as
being of great benefit TO that commu Ity
and thought 1t would be hardship to
have 1t removed.
Mr.. Lemon, to the surprise Of the other
members OF the committee, took the side
in favor of the removal of the spring be.
cause 1t was an obstruction to the street,
and all distractions ought 10 be re-
moved. Furthermore he thought that
the removal of the spring to Third aud
Tatnall streets would be an actual benefit
to the community.
With considerable surprise Mr.. TAYLOR
arose and combattei the position taken
by Mr.. Lemon. The committee was sup
posed to represent tie views expressed at
the public meeting at which they were
appointed, and he thought that If Mr..
Lemon did not coincide with those views
he should have declined accepting a
place on the committee.
DR.. Welch also sharply criticised the
position assumed by Mr.. Lemon, and
eaid that 1t was very strange that
only Mr.. Lemon had heard any SEN
timent In favor Of removing the spring.
The doctor said that the Brandy
wine water would soon be impure
again, and the pubic would be crowdlng
this spring for water. Last summer, he
said, the rich, poor, lame ard blind pat
ron zed this spring, and some even
brought barrels to be filled and hauled
away.
Mr.. Lemon still took sides against the
committee, and contended that the
greatest good to the public would result
from removing the spring to Third and
Iatnall and made Into fountain, where
1t would lie real accommodation to not
onl1 men Uub IOF uuI0D beasts,
james Brown, of the committee, Sc
yerely criticised Mr.. Lemon for the
course he had pursued, and expressed
himself decidedly in opposition to re-
nova. He had seen hundreds of persons
go there for fresh water In hot, sultry
weather, and to remove it now would
very much inconv ven!ence the peop OF
that vicinity.
DIR. Welch made the concluding re-
marks In opposi ion TO tie removal of
the spring.
President Carpent + then exhibited the
plans for the proposed fountain at Third
and Tatnell streets. I he department. he
said, wanted to remove the spring because
being + low down, manJ nuisances were
commito), and the department also
wanted TO make important repairs to tie
street. lie u ought That by removing the
spring to Third aud Tatrall man and
beast could be Accommodated, aud it
would be much easie' to get watr from
the spring on the hill.
Dirtcsor Gawth: op said he did not wish
to do anything In direct opposition TO the
will o. the pc pie, bat in this case he be-
lieved tie removal Of the sprlug would
be public benefit The department lie
said, wal ted to pavo Fourth street hill
/ tAhA ~ W. "a oS"NA NV hhE NH W COIL
ntc with the sewer ososslng Fourth street
near Postles' morocco ia tosY.
The committee thea retired, Mr.. Lemon
and Mr. Brown stlll Carrying on an ami
mated discussion upon he subject
The directors then passed on to other
business, and passed the payroll,
| amounting TO Sl4l.9
communication RON the Wilming-
ton CITY Passenger Railway Company,
afking what would te the cos' of payInl.
between tue tracks ed on each side two
feet. The consideration o Tie subject
was postponed until bias TOR paving could
be secured.
Thomas ManiJn was granted permis-
sion 10 sci 10 feet of curb ON Porter street
between Chestnut aud Elm strt cts; Pat
rick Fahey to sot rs feet OF curb on
Lodge street west Of Clsymont, l50 on
Franklin street between Second and
Third, sS feet on Conrad stroet between
Harrison and Franklip, 80 feet on Van
Buren between Elm az Linden streets,
and 70 'eet en- Elm between VanBuren
and Harrison streets.
City Treasurer r. r. Griffith reported
the balance in bank to the credit of the
department of s3,492. 80
The engineers were Instructed to drive
iNi bi1uiHk AiIllh avenue ObbEeen
franklin and Broom0 stree's and to re-
port to the b ard the number OF cuGic
yards to he remov d.
A resolution flxirg thu grade Of Porter
street between Chestnut and Elm str. cts
was adopted.
The secretary was instructed to prerare
specifications and estimates for the re-
paying of Eighth street along the line of
the new railway. The secretary was also
in'trueted to secure b,lI for paving Mar
ket street with granite or aephaltum, or
both.
The board adjourned 10 met this EVEN
ing ut 7. 30 o'cloek.