Daily Republican., 1890-03-26

Ihs Street ana Sewer Commissiop.
TIE regular weekly meeting Of tho
Street and Sewer Commission was held
iase sven'ng,st which tho weekly payroll
AmountiuR to oi1S.3 81 WAS pres snted and
orders drawn In favor Of the parties
named.
A petition was presented from the
Wnmiugton City Railway Company.
asking permission to extend their electric
railroad tracks from Tenth and Market
streets TO Eighth. Tho petition Wal
presented BY Daniel w. Taylor on behalf
OF Abe railway company, who said that il
was the desire Of the company to have
the cars Of both electric nes start from
the same point until ths Riyerview line
Is provided with more powerful motors,
when 1t 10 the Intention to run ali tbs
cars shroush from Fifth and Union
streets to Rivervlsw cemetery. 1t 10 not
the Intention TO lay new tracks on Mar
ket street from Eighth to Tenth streets,
but to connect the lines 30 that the cleo.
tric cars can be run through over the
tracks now used by ths horse cars. 1t
Will be necessary to erect thirteen new
poles to carry tn, overhe I'd wires. and
the oars will be started IS soon - possi-
BILE.
The petition was granted, and Mr..
Taylor said the work OF making the con.
nsctions would be commenced at once.
Inc Following permits weEe granted: I:
10 Or. Howard Ogle, to tap the Wollas-
Ton street sewer between Seventh aud
Eighth streets to drain tho premises No.
BIZ Washineton street; to William For.
rest, TO set 1875 feet Of curb on the west
side OF Claym0nt street, north OF Van
dsver avenue, provided the grades have
been established at that point; 70 Nevin
Y. Gamble, to drain the cellars OF the
houses Nos. II and 10 Buena Vista
street Into the gutter Of tue street; to the
Ford d Ryan Co., 10 lay . drain pipe
on West Second street from Hawiey 10
Union.
An order for $50 was drawn 10 pay In.
cidental expenses. City Auditor Newell
reported that he has collected S259.2Y for
liens, etc.
Petitions. signed BY about 60 persons,
were presented by John N. Dunn aud II.
8. Chfisty, asking Tor the opening OF
West Eleventh street from Madison to
Adams strest. aud Monroe street IRON
Tenth street to Delaware avenue, 10 ac-
cordauco with the provisions OF an act
passed by the last Legislature. Tho Pc
titlons wero approved and referred to
CITY Council, with . request that sufl-
cient money Do aopropr ated to pay dam
ages for property which may be taken
for the purpose.
II was decided to place gas lamp on
West Seventh street between Adams aud
Jackson streets, but the work will not be
done until after Mayl.
The following report was presented by
Edward 7. Bellsh, q. p. johnson, Jane,
w. Ware. DR.. jacob Dsrrickson End II.
\. Du'e, commissioners appointed to
sssess damages tor opening streets, and
for lAud for sewer purposes.
Edward 7. BeIlsh. U. P. johnson,
James w. Ware, DIR. Jacob Dcrrickson
and ii. Y. Dure, commissioners to assesa
damages for opening streets and for
sewer purposes. reported tho following
awards OF damages:
For opening kirkwood street from
Twelfth street to the Brandywine, $500
wss swarG0 to Beliah, Derickson and
Dure and $500 by Johnson aud Ware. The
award was rejected.
F.r damages to the property Of John
NJ. Dunn by the building OF the inter-
cepting sewer along the Braudywine,
the commission awarded SIS. Award &c.
copied.
To Philip Pluukett for damages to
property by hui ding = sewer from Lam
caster avenue to Chestnut street. between
Rodney and Clayton streets, $500. The
award was accepted.
To Mary Y. Day, Tor DAMAGES to
property BY building sewer from Jack
son to VAnBuren streets. between tho
South Long race and Wawaset street,
t2iO. The award was accepted.
To John McClanorfy, for damages to
building At the northeast corner OF III til
and Walnut streets, 6S9U; provided that
M McCiaiierty rem ,ve the old building 1T
his own expense. The award Was &C.
cepted.
The contract for paving Ninth street
between Market and King strseis with
fire brick was awarded to William Sim.
mona ut tl.9SX per square yard. lie
was also awarded the contract for paving
Shipley street from Front to Tenth street
with cobhls stones.
The petition OF James Christie, Edward
Kane aud others,- asking that Franklin
ttreet between Filth and Seventh streets
be curbed and paved, was granted, and
also the petition of Margaret X. Brilg-
hurst, j. Scott and others, for the exten.
sion OF the sewer on Washington street
from Ninth to Tenth streets.
City Auditor John N. Newell reported
the audit OF the assessment and coll,c-
tion of telegraph aud telephone pole tax
for 1883. The amount yet due from this
tax 10 $s3.