Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-05
oITY DEplHrM ENTs.
Meetings OQ street ana sewer, Water
ana Health commissioners.

ana Health commissioners.
The weekly meeting OF the Directors OF
Tuesday evening. The departments weekly
The Street and Sewer department WAS held
payroll, S542.53, thu monthly payroll,
1915, and the engnneta' payroll, Sl5S.33,
were allowed.
Petitions as follows wera granted: Pat
rick Mulrooney md Thbmas Manion, tap
Chestnut stre6t sewer; Laaharman Broth.
erE, SGT curb on FTahRlla street, between
Fourth and Filth; Thomas j. Rooney and
james Martin, tap ElfNth street sewer;
Speakman Slpply Ppe o., tap Ninth
street. sewer; Jane, ] boot set curb on
Seares street, between second and Third.
Frank Il. Car4wsl eomplauei about hot
dye stuff being DISCHARGED from Arlington
mills into the street, and said the stuff had
made several horses sick.
The city engineers were directed to drive
stakes for sewer on Fourth street between
Bc0nme and Rodney
The clerk OF the market complained
about New Jersey Hucksiers having erected
nj Front and Church straets and reported
monthly market collections amounting to
1854 Us.
The Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company reported that the department haa
Ss3 G.58 Ii pank, exclusive OF S50,OUO for
tho iEtei eepting sewer.
Bids for grading Jefferson street from
Fourteenth street 90 Delaware avenue, JUS
| follows, we're receiV9d: Patrick Carhrrry,
Is cent? per square yard; Michael Riley,
| 22l cents JohG Logue, Is cents; Martin r.
ksogh, Ii cents. The latter was given the
contract for grading from Thirteenth street
TO Delaware avenue.
Peter j. Ford was given the contract for
| grading Fifth street between Webb and
| Hawley; price, 25 cents per square YARD.
John Logue vas given the contract for
| grading Fifth avenue east OF Brown street ;
price, 80 cents per cubic yard.
The street commissioner was directed to
have laid l2iuch terra Gotta pipe, to
drain property OF Mrs. Thomas Walters, at
Stroud and Anchorage streets.
The city engineers were directed to pre-
pare plots to os used 10 condemnlng lands
70 be used for street purposes; also, to
measure cobhlestOne cutters on Eighth
street from Madison to Rodney.
A resolution fixing the width of the side.
walk on Church Lime was adopted.
The secretary was Instructed to return
money received from permits for opening
beds OF streets.
A check for $3.50 was drawn in favor OF
the Board OF Education, to refund the
board the money spent In building a sewer
TO drain new No. 10 sehocl-house. The
amount OF the check will be charged to the
account OF the intercepting sewer and its
branches,
ING fUllOWinE Dlll5 Were huOWeus Eort
land Paving Company, $4,000; William
Forrest $40.
The directors adjourned to meet tonight
Routine business was transacted by the
Board of Water Commissioners on Tuesday
evening.
The city treasurer reported that the boart
has $6s, 10000 IN bank, divided as follows
Current expenses, Sj5,67O.37; special, sl2,
529.S3.
Ths petition OF Hubert Cassidy, for thu
laying OF water pipes on Banning street
was granted; also that OF PeytOn G. West
for the extension Of Fourth street OF wate
pipes on Montgomery street.
The departments weekly payroll ,S5l0.3'
was allowed
Chlef Engineer Bond was directed ~
BUY a horse for the use VI the department
The Board OF Health also met Tuesda.
evening.
Tho Directors of the Street and Sewe
Department were requested to have tn
sf7Ahts In Hedgeville cieaned.
Routine business followed.