The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-22
FOURTH EDITION



Street and Sewer Department.
The Board OF Directors OF the Street
and Sewer Department met In regular
session last evening.
City Auditor Mitchell reported col
leetions amounting to S397.75, and
Clerk Carpenter $l04.5O.
Tho balance In bank to current ex-
pense5 was reported at IS. sos. "A; Inter
cepting sewer. sss, 4lS.ss; total. $751;
The weekly payroll amounting to
$3.50. II was ordered paid.
Engineer Hatton was instructed to
prepare plans for q sewer at Gilpin
avenue and Clayton street, as Head d
Company are DESTROYS OF building q
number OF houses in that vicinity this
summer and are willing to pay half the
cost of the sewer. the whole cost being
estimated at $1,000. A short sewer
was also ordered to drain the West End
Reading Room. O.
President Carpenter then presented
the following resolutions, which were
read and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, A bill Is now pending be-
fore the General Assembly OF this State
entitled An act relating to the con-
domination OF Silverbrook and other
streams for sewage purposes; and
Whereas, Said bill provides for the
condemnation Of Silverbrook between
the northwesterly boundary OF the
city Of Wilmington and It's juncture
with Mill Crock, and OF Mil Creek
from that point to its juncture with
the Chrlstlana river, and for the assess
ment of damages to the owners Of
land adjacent to said streams; and
Whereas, Mill Creek lies wholly
beyond the limits OF the city Of VII
mlngton and flows through a large
farming district and Silverbrook lies
mostly beyond said limits and princi-
paiiy drains farming lands and sup
plies water for agricultural purposes;
and
Whereas, Said bill provides that
| the damages to be paid to such own
ers of lands shall be paid out OF the
current receipts from city taxation
and
Whereas, In the opinion ..of this
board such damages would amount
to very large sum of money. and
there Is no present necessity for the
either OF them, and the consequent
imposition of a heavy burden uI o
the taxpayers of said city without re-
sultant benefit and
| Whereas, II said streams be con
demned as public drains or sewer this
city would be charged with the cost OF
maintaining the same, not only with
in but beyond said city limits, which
cost would be heavy fixed charge In
addition to the damages Of condem
nation and
Whereas, This board requires larg,
sum OF money for the necessary pres
ent repair and improvement of streets
and for other public purposes OF 3,
pressing nature, altogether paramount
In Importance TO the condemnation oil
said streams or either OF them; there
fore be it
Resolved, That this board does earn
estly protest against the passage o
said bill as involving extravaganza anc
as wholly unnecessary and burdensom,
to.the public at this time"
City Auditor Mitchell reported tina
a number of persons were refusing Il
pay liens against their properties TO
Gurbing and paving before the case
now pending In Court were decided
He was instructed to proceed accord
ing to law. .... ... -....a
| On motion of Mr.. Gawthrop it was
decided to ask the Water Department
for permission to put special plugs o
| llTo lyuTulIS lOT bpElilhllHH purposes
One IL to be placed at Tenth and Mar
ket, one at Fourth and Market, one a
Eighth and French, one at Ninth an,
Broom, ono at Fourth and Broom ant
one at Fourth and Washington. The
plugs are TO be even with tho curb
similar to an ordinary washpave.
The secretary of the Board was in
structed to ask the Board OF Park Com
missioners to fix the grade of the pro
posed parkway between Adams anl
jackson streets. SO that fence can b.
put along the Wilmington and Bran
Idywine cemetery.
The engineer in charge OF sewers wa
authorized to purchase blasting bat
terry.
The City Railway Company wa
asked to repave the tracks on Marke
street between Fifth and Sixth wit
Belgian blocks, the department Il
furnish the blocks.
Tho property owners on the Eas
side of West street between Seeont
and Third were instructed to pave thel
sidewalks the full width, after whlc
the board adjourned,