Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-06

Colonel Benjamin Nields was before
the Board of Street aud Sewer Directors
last Tuesday in the interest of l.. Il.
Anderson, who is charged with violat-
ing the rules of the Street and Sewer
Department in having his team stand on
the east side Of French street below
Front.
Under ruling of the board the hack
men were required TO leave the east side
of the street as regular stand. They
went to the west side rs re Iuired. The
Anderson case will probably be test
case as showing the power of the
department over the hackmen.
Colonel Nields said that he did not
believe that the Street and Sewer Direc-
tors have the right to repeal an ordi-
nance, and that is the opinion of the
best legal talent of the city, If the
power to repeal can be put in three
men, it can be put in one.
Colonel Moore said that he under
stood that Mr.. Nields had told them
they had full control Of the streets from
building line to building line, and they
might nave him to uphold that before
the court.
Mr.. Gawthrop thought that the boards
action was an amendment rather than
repeal.
Mr.. Nields wished the cabs allowed to
go upon the east side of the street 30
feet below the Front street curb. He
said he did not see how under the ordi-
nance the penalty against hackmen
could be enforced. Any ordinance of
City Council would govern the police.
Colonel Moore said that he had seen
the cabmen and they were satisfied
with existing conditions.
MIR. Chambers declared that the Street
and Sewer Department was created to
construct and maintain streets. ....
MIR. Nields said the directors could
repeal the resolution and regulate the
traffic.
Colonel Moore asserted that the hack
men still have the privilege of taking
up passengers on the east tide Of the
street.
Mr.. Chambers asked Colonel Nields If
the Street and Sewer Directors have the
power to abolish the curbstone market.
~ think not" replied Mr.. Nields.
Colonel Moore declared if Colonel
Niclds meant TO make any fight on them
he gave him fair notice that he would
take it up as personal fight, and he
would use his influence through the
Legislature to see that not wagon was
allowed to stand on French street.
The directors did not rescind their
action OF a previous meeting and the
Anderson case will probably come up
in the municipal court to-day.
PROPOSALS FOR HAULING.
Proposals were opened for hauling
the street sweeper and sprinkler. Two
horses and man are to be provided
for each. A. G. b. Anderson bid 65
cents an hour for day work and rs
cents an hour for night work; Whining
ton Transfer Co., day, so; night, rs;
Samuel Coyle, ST., day or night, 50; NJ.
Donohuc, day, 80; night, 40; ]. B. Std.
ham, night, 80; by the block at $l.35;
Mckinney & Patton. day or night,
,34'4.5; Harry Chadwick, day or night,
37t; William B. Eldridge, day, "a; night,
40; NJ. Riley, day or night, 30 5. Wor-
rail- & Sons, 1924 day for sprinkler,
$500 day for sweeper; night, As cents
an hour for sprinkler, 424 cents for
sweeper.
The contract was awarded to Riley at
30 cents an hour for the fiscal year, he
to give satisfactory security.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The weekly pay roll of $1,52641 was
allowed. The secretary reported col
lections of $4Os.e5; the clerk OF the
market, collections of $13S.04.
The city treasurer reported the bal
ance to the credit of current expenses
to be $1o1 ,29O16; street improvement
account, $l4,5ll.94; total, $ll5,S09. 10.
Sewer permits were granted to Mary
L. McCloskey, Bridget Kelley, John
Mcclafferty, George l. Speer, Enoch
Moore, w, t. Lyman, A. w. Eklund,
j. r. D. and Henry B. Seeds.
The city engineers were asked to make
estimates for grading Grant ave nue
from Delaware avenue to Gilpin avenue;
also, Anchorage street, between Fifth
and Seventh avenues.
Permission to set curb on the houle-
ward was given to Joseph Tatnall and to
set curb on Twenty-ninth street to
William II. Jones.
lncandescent lamps were ordered at
Twenty-fourth and jefferson and Wash
ington streets.
The Wilmington & Northern Railroad
Co. granted the department free right of
way through the company's property in
the line of Anchorage street for the
building of sewer.