Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27
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The street and sewer bePartmoma
dsranIs Permission Tor nts Extern
sion Down Market 10 EiEhth

| The street ana NetVcf brpHthoAaS
dFnnis Permission Tor IT'S Extern
SION D0wn Market 20 Eighth
street Opening Monroe street.
Tina rnrular inpeiipw nr the Street anu
SO Fer Department Wfs held Tuesday nlghf.
The communication Ui the Wilmington
C,ty Rail way Company asking for permits
sion "a sxtend'lis liiveryieH electric line
FROM Ienth and Market streets, down TO
Eighth street, to connect with the Eighth
street line. was considered, ID. W..
raylor. representing the railroad company,
WAS present. He stated TINT the company
intended to atRrt both electric lines from
Eighth and Market streets. As soon as the
RlyerVisw cars Tsra provided with more
nowerful motore, the electric cars W uld
~ RIM from Filth and Uaion streets TO
R!verviaW cemetery, in a continuous trip.
'pha EelaWare avenue horse cars and the
electric cars will use tho same tracks be-
tween Eighth and Tenth streets. me
| Rlyeryiew ears will run down Market to
Eighth and switch on TO Eighth street
where connection will be made with the
| Eighth street cara.
me Desired permission was granted to
| the company.
Work viii begin at once. Connecting
switches Will DO put In at Eighth and
Market and Tenth AMI Market streets and
| tho overhead wires put up along the same
routes. Thirteen poles 10 support the over
head wires will be erected,
The weekly pay roll OF $ll337 was
passed. City Auditor john M. Newell re-.
ported the receipt OF s25970 for liens, &c.
petition WIS received from over 90
property holders immediately Interested,
asking that Eleventh strest bs opened from
MADISON to Adams stroHts, and Monroe
stEaet from Tenth TO Delaware avenue,
\ through the Giipin estate, and according
4 to the net passed by the last Legislature.
| John NJ. Dunn and A. y. Reed advocated
\ the matter, saying thnt George Churehman
through whose properly the gtreets would
pass, now desired the work done. Tbs petit
| tons were approved aud referred to City
| Council, with the request that money
enough be approptia eli to pay damages.
| gas lamp was ordered erected on
| Seventh street between Adam s and Jackson,
attet May Let.
The 10 urpa Of commissions to condemn
| property were received from DRY Council
! and accepted rs follows: Philip Plunkett
| for sewer south Of Lancaster avenue
I betwean Rodney and Clayton streets, S5DD
! Kirk Thompson, for right oil way for inter-
4 cspting fowor, $3.50; Mary 4. Day, fol
\ interceptin2 sewer, $440; JohG NJ. Dunn,
for interceping sewer, sl5; John Mo,
| Callsrty. sidtRalk at Flttn and Walnut
streets, $500.
The return OF this commission on the
property OF thu Pls5Y estate, viz: Tho foot
OF Ktrgwood street; for a wnarf in the new
KlTSwood Park 1850, WIS raj scted. The
property borders tho Brandy wine. and Il
less than 4j feet square. The damage:
were considered excessive.
The contract Tor pnrinS Ninth street
between Market and King with Porter's
vitr!iial brick, WAS awarded to William
Simmons Tor Sl.05l 1ef square yard. Mr.
Mlrray voted no ON awarding the con
tract. Mr.. simmons gas also awarded the
Coatract for paviag ShiDlsy strset from
Front to Tenth with cnDp!s stone for u
cents per aqlatf yard, tbs Street and SeWe!
Depnf.ns ~ turn'sl tho stone,
A peiutn asking the department 10 lal
curb and sidewalk On tua east side o
Fygnklln street between siS'h and Savontb
was granted. PETITION to extend TIT
sewer on Niata street, up WASN'T gton 4
Ielth, was favoTDbly considered and thu
sane ordered laid In 10.tucn terra Gotta
pipe.
Permits were granted as folloWs HowRrt
Ogle 10 tap the Wollaston street sewer be
tween ElShtl aIi Slnth street, to drain No
Si7 Washington street; William Forrest I,
get i25 feet OF curb Oh ths westerly side 0
C!aymont street, moth from VGndever ave
nue.. provided the grades are established
E5vln q. Gamtle 10 dram the cellar of Nos
u and u BusnA Visa stratt into the quite
81 the stree the Ford & Ryan Company Il
10y drain pipe on se;ond street from
Hawley to UGIon.