Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-05

Owing to the voluminous capacity Of
the annual rrport Of Frederic II. Robin
con, Chief Engineer Of the civil depart
meat Of engineering and surveying, sent
to the City Council on Thursday night
that document was referred to the print
ing committee 20 be printed without be-
ing read. The report contains much
valued Information and marks the rapid
growth Of the city. The amount Of work
done by the department reflects credit
upon Mr.. Robinson and his assistants nor
industry and energy in prosecuting their
work. II
The fees Of this department during X6s
year amount to u ,244,05, of which
$685. IS were paid over TO the clN, and
$500. 90, 10 the Street and Sewer depart
ment. The receipts are froM various
sources, but not sufficient ALTERNATIVES
TO bear the expenses Of thI department
including salaries, s739 were received for
building and grade lines1 $24b, 90. for curb
lines; $f7i 20, for suTeys and plots; IS
for valuing walls; SIfor counting brick
In houses; t47 for plans. and for office
fees $685., making the total Of 81, e44. O5.
During the ygar 81 centre stones were
set and 20 reset. The improvements in
the streets on Market street required the
| setting ot/the stones at the intersections
OF seco4d, Third and Fourteenth streets
with Market street, two inches lower
than they formerly had been.
| The department has marked Is, COS. 6
fineal feet OF curb line for the city and
| 5,580.7 for private parties, total of
81, 1898 lineal feet. The material de-
livered to the department measured as
follows: Curbstone, 1852. feet; crossing
flag, 2,o37.s; gutter flag, s,a022; paving
stone, 1,734.6s perches. There were
1905 square yards of stone block paving
done in beds OF streets, SO, 1850 square
yards Of rubble stone paving, 1868 OF
asphalt, IS, 3l4.7 lineal feet OF curbstone
laid, aud !, Also square yards OF gutter
and crossing paving done.
This possibly embraces the largest
amount OF work ever done In the city
In one year, aud 10 q tribute to
the efficiency OF the Street and Sewer De-
partment.
An interesting part of the report is that
OF the rain gauge which was mounted
April 7,h, 1883, and which shows the
amount Of rain that has IA len each
month since that time For the fraction
of the month of April from the 10th to
the close of the month the fail was 2. as
inchesi May 7Oi June, LIB; July, 1858,
August, 3 So; September, 4.8T; October,
3.96; November, 4.0i; December 8 81,
total, 80. IL inches This gives September
the largest rain fall, though it may not
have been the wettest month. Two or
three rains may make up the whole fall,
while in other months it may have been
made up froA continuous drizze.
In the registry department there were
f27 original entries of property, $40 trans
tiers, and rs returned but not entered
total, l. 24; previously returned, 1910
number oil lots returned to January lst
1889, 2O,634.
The Chief Engineer in concluding his
report recommends an increase Of salaries
for his two assistants, as he does moi
tn nix the amount paid them now bears /
fair relatufe to the amount Of labor theI
perform.
The report is complete in all It's detaili
and is fair reflex OF this rapid growth
and improvements OF the city.