Evening journal., 1894-12-07
COUNCIL ILL-TREATED
Subject of the Overhead Bridge
Again Comes Up.
MEMBERS CONSIDERABLY "RILBD"

Street and Sewer Department Irnored the
Committee From City Council and the
| Question stiil Hangs Fire-CounciI Ac-
oep pts an Invitasion to BE Present at the
corner-stone Laying Of tho New Turn
Eemeinde HAN
The councilmen we're riled last night
at the meeting Of City Council on account
OF the way In which they have been
treated by the Street and Sewer Depart
ment.
Mr, Smith called up the matter Of the
building Of an overhead bridge At the
Fourth street railroad crossing. A com
mittee had been appointed several months
/ ago to confer with the Street and Sewer
Department, he said and ho wanted 10
know what the committee had to re-.
port
/ hr. Dannenberg--a as chairman Of
the committee. have not received any
word OF progress IN the matter from the
street and Sewer Department Appoint
ments hive been made with snpsrln-
tendent Brooks Of tha Pennsyivania
hAilrokd Company, bnt he has never
showed up He sent a representstive
here once who told me that the company
was not dealing with City Council but
with the Street and Sewer Department. I"
Mr. D0nahoe--"This question has
caused much agitation for two years.
The railroad company has gotten leRisla
tion to build this bridge but It has not
been done The Street and Sewer De
partment has bean very Indifferent with
ms. something should be done. The
city solicitor has given an opinion that
the Street and Sewer Department has
sole Jurisdiction over the streets, but
think Older lawyers may differ with him
! saw an official OF the railroad company
looking over the ground last Tuesday but
do not know what the conclusion is
Mr.. Smith-'I know that tratas has
been delayed for half-an-bour at time
at this crossing People who have
urgent business on the other side of the
creek cannot be held at this dlsadvan
tage
Mr.. Ratledge- "Clty Council ought to
do something to prevent the manipula
ton which Is going on between the
Street and Sewer Department and the
railroad com pany. | know q man down
town who has to pay the railroad com
pgny $25 for an outlet TO avoid this
crossing There should be some legisla
tion by which Council should have some
say in the matter
Mr.. staRts-'I was a member Of the
committee that waited on the Street and
Sewer Department From the action Of
the members of that board, they did not
know that we we're In the room We got
no attention. | stayed half an hour and
left, and have not heard anything from
them since Council has some rigb Is
yet, and does not believe that the Street
and Sewer Department has full control
Of the streets, despite the city solicitors
opinion All Of his decisions are favor
able to the commission AS the matter
now stands It is ont Of the peoples
hands, placed so by legislation. The
Street and Sewer Department has spent
So, 600 on a sewer In a street down town,
aud then vent to work and fenced Of
this street for the convenience of q
corporation. 1t is strange that the rail-
road company has not built fence across
Fourth street and charged the people
toll to 20 through Ii some ,of these
cases we're brought into a court / think
that judicial body woEld decide In our
favor In a great many instances
!. No further argument or action was
taken on the matter.
communication was received from
the Wilmington Turngemeinde Assoeia-
tion, inviting Council to be present in a
body at the corner-sto laying of the
associations new hall at Eighth and
French streets, on December H. Presi.
dent Perkins WAS also invit ed to speak.
The communication was filed and the
invitation was accepted
The Wilmington City Electric Com Z
pnny sent Communication TO Council
stating that the company has been fur
nishing the arc light In front Of the City
Hall to the city free, and stated that Il
would not do 30 In future Mr. Kirby
moved that the light be discontinued,
but his motion was amended TO have the
communication referred to the Public
Building Committee.
An ordinance entitled Can Ordinances
for Making Transfer OF an Appropria-
tion" was read second time. IL provides
that a part Of the miscellaneous and
incidental appropriation be transferred
to the Pablic Building Committee
A Communication was received from
the Washington Fire Engine Company
urging Council to consider the matter oi
purchasing chemical fire engine Th,
spistle was referred 10 the Finance anC
Fire Committee.
The Delaware Truck Company sent
petition asking that Council have pom,
set enacted st the next Legislature pro
yiding for the increase OF that company
appropriation, $500 AZ the service nov
required Of It causes It to 20 In debt oI
Its present appropriation.
! The superintendent Of the cremator-
reported that SSS tons Of garbage were
burned during October, and 054 tons werl
burned In November, The city treasurer
reported the balance in bank 70 be $54,
1863 90 Received Of Eugene M. Sayers
81, 100; Edmund Mitchell. Jr $s72 63
James Wilson, $5440; H H. Billany
> $40 73; Samuel 3. Adams, Jr, s28S is
. Daniel Dohl. $685. Union National Bank
interest. $S3 49, The coal oil inspecto
reported having inspected 20, 1863 gallon
Of coal oil during November.
Missionary society's New Ohicers.
The Woman's Home Missionarv goci