Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-05
ooToBER eUBLlo YORK,


Number of Buildings During the Month.
During October Chief Engineer
George II. Boughman, of the city engi-
neering department, marked lines for so
new buildings, as follows:
Frederick Reilley, addition to dwell
Ing southeast corner Eleventh and
Bennett streets.
John L. Dickey, four dwellings, north
side of Apple street between Head and
Claymont streets.
Labor Lyceum Association, addition
to hall, east side of jackson street be-
tween Front and Second.
George w. Booker, twelve dwellings,
northwest corner Thirteenth and Dure
| streets.
| George w. Booker, 20 dwellings, south
| side of Davis street, east of the r., w. q
| d. railroad.
| O. S. Cleland, building, south side of
| Ghristiana river, near French street.
| Joseph Pyle, four dwellings, south
east corner Third street and Woodlawn
avenue.
Harvey & Sisler, store, south west cor
ner of Third and French streets.
William NJ. Winston, dwelling, north
east corner of Twelfth and Lombard
| streets.
Michael Newell four dwellings,
northeast corner jackson and Conrad
streets.
George w. Bush, two dwellings, south
side OF Howard street, east of Market.
Isaac Conner, store, east side Of Head
street, between A and Lobdell.
Jacob r. Weldon, two dwellings,
| north side of Twelfth street, between
| Head and Claymont,
William B. Clerk, two dwellings, west
side of Van Buren, street, between Sew
enth and Eighth.
Thomas Curley, two dwellings, north
side Of Pleasant street, between Van
Buren, and Harrison.
Charles Tschan, dwelling, north side
| OF Sycamore street, between Jackson
and Van Buren,.
William Hayman, two dwellings,
northeast corner Of Twenty-eighth and
| Jefferson streets.
| Henry Mckinney, stable, east side of
Jackson street, between Tenth and
Eleventh.
Total, 62; total for corresponding
week OF last year, 10; increase, A.
WORK OF THE POLICE.
The police made 400 arrests during
the month, classified as follows: Abusive
language, .; assault and battery, S3;
assaulting an officer, 2; assault with in
tent to commit murder, 2; attachment
for contempt, !; burglary, 2, conspiracy,
y; corner lounging, 3; carrying con-
cealed deadly weapons, a; cruelty to
family, 2; disorderly conduct, 36; drunk
and disordely, Is; drunk and exposing
person, 3; drunk and disorderly and re-
sisting officer, 2; drunk, 1879; embezzle-
ment, 2; highway robbery, 3; horse steal
ing, /; interfering with an officer, 8;
keeping house of i'll fame, 8; larceny, 81;
murder, 2; obtaining goods under false
pretenses, ]; passing counterfeit money,
/ |; patients, Is; resisting an officer, A; run
away boys, 3; selling liquor on Sunday,
| !; trespassing and vagrancy, A; trespass-
ing, i Migrants, 6; witnesses, 81; violat-
ing city ordinances, 5; total, 400. Fines
and costs collected, $924.T5. Number Of
dodgers, 1898; wagon calls, 263; committed
to New Castle jail, 146.
FIRES DURING THE MONTH,
The fire record for the month is as
follows: October 4th, p. M, box No.
! 6, caused by slight fire In the house Of
Samuel Guyer, No. 92l Walnut street,
loss trifling October 9Th, D. M, box
No. Al, slight fire in the bridgetender's
house at Market street bridge, no loss;
same day, at $50 p. M, box No. %, fire
in the house of Charles Nickerson, No.
307 Shipley street, loss 800, fully in
sured; October 7th, box No. 81, false
alarm; October 9Th, still alarm, fire at
| Claymont and Lobdell streets, loss $50,
fully insured; October 9th. $50 b. M,
| box No. SO, fire in house Gu Fifth
street near Orange, no loss; October 18th,
box No. IS, $40 a. M, fire in the
grocery store Of q. W. Darrell, at Third
and Jefferson streets, loss $3.50, covered
by insurance; October goth, box "a, 10
p. M, fire in j. @. Buyers saw mill and
John Taylor's elevator factory, at the
foot of Tatnall street, loss, $4,000,
fully covered by Insurance. There were
also two still alarms, which occasioned
trifling losses.