Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
REPORTS roR A norm.
Arrests During the Month Of July--Fires
and Building Zines Drawn.


and Building Lines Drawn.
Fifteen building lines are reported
drawn for July by Chief Engineer
Harry Palmer of the engineering and
surveying department as compared with
rs for the corresponding month last
year as follows:
Water Witch Steam Fire Engine
Company, engine house on the south
side OF Gilpin avenue between Scott and
Lincoln streets.
James Reddon, back building on the
north side Of Eighth street between
Pine and Spruce.
William G. Guthrie, two houses on
the west side of Cedar street between
Maryland avenue and Anchorage street.
j. j. Smith, one house on the south
east corner of Sixth and Franklin
streets.
Thomas II. Melvin. two houses on the
northeast corner of Twelfth and Market
streets.
George Lowry, three houses on the
northwest corner of Fourth and Van
| Buren, streets.
James Mcconnell, five houses on the
southwest corner of Fourteenth and
Walnut streets.
ARRESTS BY THE POLICE.
For the month Of July, Chief of Police
John f. Dolan reports the following ar
rests: Assault and battery, go; assault
and battery with intent TO commit muir
der, o; assault with intent to commit
felonious assault, /; begging, /; bur
glary, 4; contempt of court, l.; corner
lounging, 81; carrying concealed deadly
weapon, 6; cruelty to children, A; drunk
1903; disorderly conduct, S.; drunk anc
disorderly, %; embezzlement, l; forgery
2; house breaking, /; homeless children
8; insane, 1; interfering with an officer
2; larceny, 10; house of ill:fame, Il; ped
ding without a license, 2; selling liquo
to minor, l.; patients, AZ; resisting al
officer, 81 robbery, 1; selling liquor with
out license, /; trespassing, %; vagrancy
Q; violating city ordinance, 3; violating
a health ordinance, 6; violating a par
, ordinance, 2; witnesses, 2.
WHERE JULY's FIRES WERE.
During July, Fire Recorder Schulz re
ports the following fires:
July 4th--11 a. M, box No. 90; smal
: fire in a house on Linden street betwee
Jackson and Van Buren,. Loss triflinG
! 1910 p. M, box No. IA, fire in the hous
of George Foraker, No. 2l2 East Secon
I street. Loss, 800; no insurance.
!, July Sth-3.17 p. M, still alarm to Ii
/. house of John Mitchell, No. $50 Ea
t Sixth street. Loss slight.
July 12th-6.46 p. M, still alarm; roc
a of Thomas Webb's house, No. G.
3 French street, on ire. Loss, slight.
l. July 13th-6 p. M, box No. "a; fl
v in the grocery store of William v
" Smith, No 307 Madison street. Los
800. insured.
n July i3th-11.10 p. M, box No. 8
n stack Of hay on fire near the causewa
n July 19th-7.15 a. M, box No. 2G; fl
d in the house of John Maguigan, No. 8
Y. Elm street. Loss, 800; no iusurane
July 19th-6.23 p m, box 81; fire
the blacksmith shop of Philadelphia
l. Wilmington s Baltimore railroad. Lc
s. $50; insured.
July 27th-3.2l a. M, box No.
IN houses of George and Benjamin Dow
st ward, Nos 505 and 507 Elliott avenu
s. destroyed. Loss, $4,000; partly insure
"a, July 27th-S.04 p. M, still alarm
at DIR. Miller's house, No. 712 King sire
n. Slight fire. Loss, $50.
p. July 28th-5.45 p. M, box No.
be house of Bryan Finn, No. GIG w
A Second street on fire. Loss slight.
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