The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-10
FOURTH edition


The Street and Sewer Commission.
The regular meeting Of the Street
and Sewer Commission was held last
evening.
The weekly payroll of 81, 90l. S5 was
approved. The secretary reported
collections OF s510,7S for the week.
There is In bank to tho credit OF the
department; For current expenses,
&i32, S242l; paving and improving
streets, $40. ga. SO; total, S273. 09S. so.
W. L. Linton, Daniel w. Taylor,
trustee, Joseph =. Nichols, The Hart.
man Il Fehrenbach Brewing Company,
the Wilmington Saving Fund Society,
and Joseph L. Carpenter Jr., were
each granted sewer permits.
The question OF the legality OF
stretching banners across the streets
was discussed. but no action was
taken.
A communication was received and
read from +. l.. Hills, chief engineer
of the Wilmington d Northern Rail.
road, stating that the tracks at the
foot OF Madison street cannot be
changed until the necessary material
is obtained.
The secretary was instructed to no.
tify the company that the tracks must
be changed within thirty days.
Mayor Stansbury j. Wiley sent q
letter enclosing communication
from General James II, Wilson. who
asked that the department act with
the city in caring for the trees on the
New Castle causeway.
General Wilson's communication
which was addressed 10 Mayor Wiley
was as follows:
II am much obliged to You for your
action in regard to the Market street
crossing. now beg to invite your
attention to tho neglected condition
OF the trees on the Market street
causeway within the city limits, A
number OF them have been blown
over and cut up. a number are parity
blown over and could he easily set UT
and saved. Many need topping and
trimming and require mole or less
dead wood and limbs to be removed
from them.
rs 1t not possible to find some
method OF cooperating with the
county for the preservation OF al
the trees on that causeway, those
without as well as those within the
city limitsg They constitute noble
avenue which Is worthy of much BET
ter treatment than it receives,
Yours very truly, JAMES II WILSON"
The secretary was directed to &C
knowledge the receipt OF tho letter
and say that while the commission
considered the object very commend
able, it has no jurisdiction.
Councilman Murray appeared be
fore the meeting to learn II the do
partment would turn drain pipes, thai
empty into the cutters, into the sew
ers, free OF cost. He was informed
that this cannot DO done unless TIL,
| privilege is paid for.
| DR.. Willard Springer, OF the Board
OF Health, and Joseph Davidson, own
er OF property on Franklin street he
tween Fourth and Fifth, appeared be
fore the board DIR. Springer asked
what could be done In regard 10 waite
coming from hill above on the prop
erty mentioned. Mr.. Carpenter sale
the department had already arranged
SO that three quarters OF the waite
was taken frcm there. The waite
comes from n lot near by. The 10
acts as SORT OF basin, II Is intended
TO gutter and pave the street, ant
when this is done property owner
other than MIR, davidson maS" have
reason TO complain
Mr., Davidson stated that ten-lncl
pipe crosses Rroome street, and con
duets tine water to the property.
Mr., Gawthrop made an interesting
statement of test of terra cotti
sewer pipe. on Maryland avenue, be
tgeen Elm and Chestnut streets. Til,
pipe is Is inches in diameter. By
mirror at the surface light was thrown
to a mirror in the pipe, which lighte,
up the interior, SO that the sewer fol
quite distance could be seen.
The pipe was in very bad condi
ton. Thereis ten feet of earth abovt
1t and the ground around 1t is soft
Sewer Engineer Hatton, in speaking
OF the strength of sewer pipe said tina
by actual test Professor Hurd, of til,
Illinois University, has ascertaine,
that the pipe made In this city is full.
equal to that made in any part OF tn
country.
Fred Bfremer wanted permission h
connect his West Front street prof.
erty with SEWER. The departmei
could grant no permission as he d,
sired. He said he would have to vic
late the law to get satisfaction. Ii
was told that that would be at his ow
risk.