Daily Republican., 1890-02-19


Street and s, wer Commission was held
lsst evening, when the weekly pay-roli,
amounting to el53.71, was presented,
and ordsrs drawn in favor Of the parties
named.
Patrick Neary, aRAinst whom COM
plaint was made ut the last session O1
having tapped sewer on Pleasant street
without permission, WAS present, and
denied the accusation. He said that Mr..
+, Dlckcy and himself were given permis-
sion by Mr.. Murray, of the commission,
to tap the sewer, with the understanding
that they were not 10 connect the houseA
He also maintsined that the privy wells,
about which complaint had been made,
are constructed according to law, and
invited the members Of the commission
to inspect them.
Permission was granted the Cav throp
/ Brothers Company to tap the drain on
French street for the purpose Of con-
Meeting portion of tho Merritt House,
and q. II. Tindall was granted permis-
sion to set curb at Eleventh and Lom-
bard strcets.
| A petition was received from the Will
miugton City Electric Railway Company y
asking permission to extend its road
from Tenth and Market to Eighth street.
The matter wae laid over for further
consideration, and 1t 10 doubtful II per-
mission will be granted, a. there 70 q
| growing feeling that the poles and over
head wires are . dangerous nuisance.
Bids for printing intercepting sewer
specifications were received as foilows:
J. Miller Thomas, Sl.35 per page for 800.
$1.45 per page for $500; Star Job Print.
ing Company, S1.75 per page for 200.
Sl.77 for 800, el.7v for 400, S1.8l for 500;
l n.l II los
each additional loo; Mercantile Printing
Company, 81. % for 800. cents additional
for each additional 100. TIE contract
was awarded to the Mercantile Printing
Company Tor 800 copies.
A communication was received In rela.
tlon 10 the public fountain on Front
street near Jeflers0n, which stated that
so many tsams made 4 practice Of stop
ping at the fountain that the street was
frequently blockaded. The secretary wal
Instructed to ask the Wilmington Foun-
tain Society II the fountain cannot be re-
moved TO some less public but convenient
place.
A communication va, read from the
Wilmington City Electric Light Com
lpany offering to furnish addition ART
electric lights ~ folewA: Is to 100 add
I tiOuht hkutH nv % COutb YCE iAmP Rc
night; 100 or more additional ones Vt 81
pays As cent, er lamp per night. Th
board would by increasing lights save OF
thoie already In use Ssi3. Is at the frs
price, 50 cenis. and el,4i5.50 by the ssc
oud price, IS cents. I. o communication
, was laid over.
1t was stated that ~ William HaQ
Rerty, in whose favor Q check was rt
cen ly drawn for $40, haa since Died, au
the secretary was ordered to make on
another check in favor of his relatives,
save them tho trouble and expense {
taking out letters OF administration.
! The Rodney street question again cam
up, aud the street commissioner was 10
, structed TO remove the fence at Sevent
and Eighth street, and throw tho stret
open for travel. This 10 the part f
. which both A. J. Hart and the city hol
deeds.
I A communication was received froI
Levi O. Bird. Esq, stating that . cliel
q OF his named Alcorn, had lost q horse
! It's telling ia hole on Union street, an
: breaking tts neck. He asked for III
damages, but the matter was iaid ov,
, without action.
r The secretary was instructed 10 prepal
. list OF all the wharves belonging to I'll
city, the leases for which expired Marc
-, and to advertise the same TO be sol
on the first Monday In March.
Estimates were ordered to be prepare
OF the expense OF fitting up the blue prin
room In the building Sixth and Kin
stceets. It was decided to ask Judg
Grubb to appoint commissioners to con
demn land along the route OF the pro
|. posed intercepiing sewer.
1t WAS announced that j. Taylo
Cause would donate TO the city q s.ree
90 feet wide through his property on tn
: line of Sixteenth street below Walnut.