Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
THE WATER c0uMfssIoS.
Bids Received for the Brick Work at the
Filter Plant--Mayor Shortlidge's Visit to
tho Session,


Filter Piant--Mayor shortiidge's Visit to
tho Session.
Mayor Shortlidge paid visit to the
Water Department at its regular session
Tuesday. He explained that he was
present, but not officially, in the interest
of the Levy Court, who is desirous that
the department would fix up the water
main apertures at the bridge ends in
order that the work of filling in of the
bridge approaches may be finished. All
that is needed is that the Water Depart
ment put in the metal sleeves for hang
ling the water mains. When this is done
work can proceed in placing the stone
work around the sleeves. The depart
ment ordered two sleeves, one for either
| end of the bridge, SO that If the electric
| railway does not cross the bridge the
water mains can be slung in the. sleeves
without further trouble. .,..
The mayor also spoke in regard to
the need of some kind of fence along
the south race. He thinks it dangerous
as it is now. 1t was suggested that a
double row of gas pipe mightd do. Com
4 missioner Hastings, however, thought
that such an arrangement would be
recognized by the youngsters visiting
the park as a first rate gymnasium, the
correct kind of parallel bars for prac-
ticing on. They would tumble into the
race and there would then be more acci-
dents than at present. Chief Bond sup
posed that the best fence would be an
iron picket one. A straight fence would
be too much of loafng place. just at
present there are insufficient funds for
such expediture.
The bill of the Church Air Pump
Company for $4,000 was ordered paid
as soon as the board is indemnitied
against any suit or damages that may
arise from infringement of patent.
The sum of 900 was ordered to be
drawn, $4,000 each from the Delaware
Wilmington and Brandywine, Central
and First National Banks.
Bids as follows were read for laying
brick for the filter plant:
Peter McCloskey did not sign the
bond attached to his bid and it was laid
aside.
The other bidders were:
John Jacoby, $4.35 a thousand, Ed
mund Mitchell going on his bond.
Charles +. Anderson, $4.10 a thou
sand, Seth II. Feaster and George II
Mccall Company going on his bond.
Robert Pyle, $3.97 thousand, w. ]
Ellison going ON his bond.
Action ON the bids was laid over TO
one week.
The Wetherill pump at the city mil
pumped 37,692, ,405 gallons of waite
: last week into the Cool Spring reservoir
OF coal 500 pounds were used, tn
cost of coal being $l04s9. The puml
ran 104 hours and made 184,841 revolu
tions.
The water wheel ran 1853 hours, max
ing 1877, ,145 revolutions last week, pump
ing 1877 900 gallons of water.
. At the Cool Spring pumping station
! the Remington pump made 774 hour
!; and t46,962 revolutions and pumpe
9,993, ,416 gallons of water. To do thi
1880 pounds of coal were used at
! cost of $2S.16.
+ The Diamond State Iron Compan
sent in a petition for rebate on thei
y water tax bill OF $270. 1t is an increas
of about $125 over previous years.
= was determined to decline the reques
y as it 10 the opinion of the commissioner
T. that the. company has been using MOI
y y water than it has been paying for an
" that the tax is a just one.
g. Wesley Weldin petitioned for
main from Broome to Rodney on Eight
(; street to connect with the new watt
IS tower. To do this would be ver
l. heavy expense, as the location is
n granite ledge. Also the railway tract
t; would be interfered with. Mr.. Weldi
s, can get connection with the water tow,
s; by Broome street main.
Is William Nj. Field received permissic
10 to use water from fire plug in macad
is mizing q road.
is The balance in bank to the depar
ment's credit is $74,427.27. The pa
rolls were ordered paid: Weekly, 1858.
:, and $655.02; monthly, $27467.