Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-15

The regular weekly meeting OF the nj
tectors OF the Street and Sewer Depart
inent Yves held Tuesday night. TbeiTeakly
payroll OF slS6. "a was ordered paid. The
city auditor reported the collection Of Hens
amounting to 1880.
Bids were opened for paving Thirteenth
street nom French to Lombard with rubble
atone, as follows: Davis Il Bro, 8 cents per
square yard; W. W. 4 j, I. Simmons. 8
tents; William Simmons, cents. The con-
yrRct was awarded to the last named bid
lcr. J. p. Turton was awarded the con-
tract for furnishing sand for the above
paving at 70 cents per load.
The Wilmington City Railway Company
was granted permission to erect n line OF
poles on du Pont street, from Its station at
Delaware avenue and du Pont street, to
Eighth street, to carry wires to supply the
electric current to the Eighth street and
Btverview lines
The application OF tho Oxy. Hydrogen
Company, for q permit to open the bed OF
bhipley street for the purpose Of laying gas
pipes was taken up. Engineer Oonde, Mr..
Addicks' representative. was present, stand.
Ing Just outside tn the hallway.
The following Communication was read,
dated the "0ffies of The Bay State Gas
Company, No. 4, Rialto Building, Devon
shire street, Boston. May Sth. 1890"
JOSEPH l.. CARPENTER, JR. ESQ, CHAIRMAN
trREET AND SEWER DEPARTMENT, WILMINGTON,
DEL--Dsdf Sr: In the public report oil the
proceedings Of your meeting on Tuesday night
last, ] noticed IL was remarked by some of
your board that tho new gas works In Will
mington was being built by tho bay state GINS
Company Permit mo to say to you that tho
Bay state Gas Company has no interest what
ever in gas matters in Wilmington, either
direct or Indirect Yours truly,
j. EDWARD ADDIOKs, President
Mr.. Carpenter remarked that they had a
ehtngie out on Fifth street anyway and
then offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Application Inns been made to this
board in behalf OF an alleged company under
the name Of the oxy- Hydrogen Company for u
permit 10 open the bod Of Shipey strertfor tho
purpose Of laying gas pipes; and
WHEREAS, This board has mo knowledge Of
any duly organized company oi the ahove
name, empowered 10 lay gas pipes in the
streets OF this city and
WHEREAS. rhe gas pipes and mains in said
shipley street are sulftent for tho supply of
gas for all plblic and private purposes. and
WHEREAS, The excavation OF said street Tor
the purpose Aforesaid n, Ia the opinion Of this
board, wholly unnecessary and would he detri-
mental to the health, safety and convenience
OF the public; therefore
Resoio,d, That said application be and the
same Is hereby refused.
There was no discussion. Mr.. dawthrop
moved that the resolution be adopted and
Mr.. Carpenter seconded the motion. Mr.
Murray facetlously said "granted," In
Imitation Of Mr.. Onrpenter's usual style
He was In favor OF the resolution and the
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Ooude, who had NOT come In the
room, took his departure.
The street commissioner was instructed
to employ teams whenever necessary to no
move ashes where neglected by the col
leotors, at the contractors expense. He
was also Instructed to remove curb6tont
from the bed of Van Buren, street between
E,ghth street and KIRK avenue aud charge
tine expense to the owners. He was also
Instructed to have the cutters ut Pine ant
Spruce, and Front streets, raised TO tht
grade of the street.
Engineer Hatton submitted the plans and
specifications OF O new section OF ShipleI
run sewer to run from Front to RseC
street. Tho section will be $50 feet Ions
and 9xl1 feet 10 sizs. The plans and speci
fioatious were approved and the enginee
Instructed to obtain bids for the work.
The chief engineer WAS instructed to re
pair the brick sewer running from Fourtl
to Filth streets between Tatnall and Orange
The Wilmington City Electric Compan!
WAS instructed to place two incandescen
lights at the intersection Of Townsend roat
and the causeway beyond the Market stree
bridge, and to place two mrre lights or
Townsend road east OF the nnuseway.
Communications were received from tn
Board OF Health requesting that traps b
put In the inlet to tho Snipley run sewer OF
Fourth street between Madison and Monroe
AS the offensive odors are annoying. Ais
that larger sewer be put In Penn street
and IN Sixth street between Penn an
Poplar, as the private sewers In thes
streets have been declared nuisaucss.
An invitation from the Unlon Veteran IL
gion to attend memorial exercises In th
Board OF Trade rooms on May 2Sth was az
ceptei.
on motion John H. Dandy and other
were offered 800 for the right Of wap
lay a branch sewer In the bed OF We
street between Fourteenth street and II
south long race. The bed OF the street 1t
not yet been condemned or opened.
case the owners decline to accept the of,
commission will be asked for to asse
damages.
Thres bills Of Thomas Samwortb, amour
ing IN all to S69.41, were ordered paid.