The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-08
. HALF MILLION DOLLARS SPENT,

A HALF MILLION DOLLARS SPENT
rhe Street and sewer Commis.ion Cost
tho City Tax Payers Neuriy Twelve '
Thousand Dollars Year for saiaricsl
Paid.--A short Sketch of the Commis-
sion, Its Omcers and Salaries raid.-l'
what Every Tax Payer In the City
should Know About the Commission.
The Street and Sewer Commission
was created by an act OF the General |,
Assembly entitled IAN Act Creating
the Board Of Directors OF the Street |
land Sewer Department" passed att
Dover. April Goth. 1887. aud was given
Authority to extend and widen etreet q
in the city Of wilmington; to lay out
new streets. squares. roads or alleys /
within the city. and to have entire
jurisdiction and control within
the limits OF the city Of the,
streets. squares. lanes. roads or
alleys thereof, said jurisdiction and
control to extend from building line
dictlon and control within the limits
OF the city OF the drainage thereof
with power to open CUTTERS, drains
and sewers. to regulate. maintain
cleanse and keep the same and the
natural winter coursee. runs and rivu.
let's within the said Unite open, clear
I and unObstruoted and to have the
jurisdiction and control over the re-
moval OF all ashes, dirt anu other rub.
'fblsh. Thedepartment has power to
change any ordinance, rule and regu.
lation of the city relating to the
Streets. squares, lanes. roads. alleys,
Tor "A nfkNa
courses, runs aud rlvutets within the
limits Of the city.
POWER OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
! The department has power to EN-.
'iploy or discharge at their pleasure all
a lofticers and agents. ministers and ser.
y wants necessary. and to fix their com
I Ipensation, and to make all needful
rules and regulations governing their
deliberations and for tho observance
-Iof tho officers. agents and servants by
, them employed.
!, The department has power TO estab
fish oil rules and regulations for the
proper government OF persons engag
Il ed In laying, repairing and making
connections with public or private
sewers or drains.
. The Offices are located In the socont
!, story OF the two-story brick building
a southwest: corner OF Sixth aud Kin,
h streets. The board was organized b,
Joseph l.. Carpenter, J. Newlin Cav
9 throp and James Murray, who sever
r ed his connection with the COM
> mission In 1892. being succeeded b,
- Samuel Chambers, who was appointe,
by ex Mayor Harrington. Jossph L
Carpenter wac succeeded in April las
ey Ehoch Moore.
The board as now composed con
n. sists of j. Newlin Gawthro, president
whose term OF Office will expire April
u 1888. His successor will DO appointed
y,by Mayor Shortlidge. and it Is yer,
rs probable that MIR. Gawthrop won't b
in in 1876.
- Samuel Chambers, whose term OK
expires April lst. 1897. and Enoch Moor
]. whose term would have expired Apr
- LIST. 1899, but having been appointe
= postmaster, il liable at any time t,
II hand in his resignation. after Nj. JOIN
TO |. Diekey has been consulted. lac
lie director had to bond IN tho sum c
s3J, 600 their pay to consist of $500 pc
II aunum.
o. The directors are appointed by tn
10 Major for term Of SIX years, aud u
a. vacancies occurring In tho board ar
filled by the board. which means tina
~ Colonel Mooro's place viii be filled b
1. tho two Republican members-Giw
in throp aud Chambers.
a., The value OF property held by I'll
"a department is estimated to lie wort
Us 81 1860.
40 The employees or officers of the Con
= mission are ns follows:
~ Secretary j. Wiley. salarl
ls 81. 20l; assistant secretary and cole,
ID tor. Ii. L. Miller. salary. $T20.
Stenographer. Lealie V. Christy, sa
lurV at &3fJ1. atrpaht com n y al n ma
trancis McCloskey, salary sl,OS1; a.
sistant street commissioner. Thoma
TO q. Dill. salary. 8l.020; plumbing il
he spector, Edward L. Kane, SALARY, 81
IT. 800, engineer in charge OF sewers,
N Chalkley Hatton, snlary, $500; first a
y sistant engineer, James q. Meeni, sa
larry. SL020; second assistant, Georg
Ii. Ii. BOuKhmnn. salury, Sl,020; rodmaI
nd G. Frank Mynich salary. $3.50; tim,
keeper. Robert q. Stoak. salary. SIS
OF Tho following are foremen OF iii
he street gangs; A. J. Taylor, $50 p(
be month; W. W. Hicken. $50 per mont
=, .Ias. l.. Hawkins $50 per month; jon
ST. w. Mckee SO per month and Calvin
n. Niles si5 per month.
w Tho salaries OF the officers will foe
al up to nearly 4 not over, twelve thol
" eand dollars a year.
hu The commission hive. up to tn
ty time, spent noarly five hundred thoi
M, sand dollars, being now OH the las
- iiity thousand dollars.
VI They got yearly appropriate
tn from the city OF Sl3S.000. and they I
nix coived check OH Saturday from tt
=, city fer that amount covering the ii
'oi cal year. They also have betwee
tes 5000 and $1,000 paid in monthly
sides from sewers. city wharves. sire
markets, etc, making over $500, Ok
which they have to spend on OF
n streets yearly. including salaries.
VI 1t any wonder that the com missioner
AR make better showing than was dor
an by the Council when it Ind charge
mt cleaning and paving tho streets.
- Don't our tax payers think that q
gu com mission IL a big thing-the biggc
sen outside OF the Water Commission. vi
ley should not the people OF Winnings
49,, have cleaner streets than ever III
'ne history? Money has been spent Ii
Iul. water to improve our streets but 81
lite the tax payer is not happy.
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titVi taH 81 II IL l.