Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01
STREET AND SEWER DEPARTMENT.


The department, According to the City
solicitor, Has Right Go Superintend the
Planting. Trimming and Removal OF
Tr+cs on Sidewalks.
City Solicitor Hartman read lengthy
opinion before the Directors of the
Street and Sewer Department Tuesday
night, in which he stated that the de-
partment has the right to superintend
the planting, trimming and removal of
trees ON the sidewalks of public
streets. Mr.. Hartman went deep into
the subject and his report was compre-
hensive. The directors were well
pleased with the paper. The opinion
was asked for at the last meeting,
the matter having been brought to the
attention OF the board by G. NJ
Curtis, who stated in a communica-
tion that there are q number Of dead
trees on the public highways of the
city that are anything but ornamental
and should be removed The opin-
ion was accepted, but no further action
was taken.
A communication was received a
short time ago from M. ]. Gallagher
stating that water pipes on his prop
erty on Franklin street. between
Third and Fourth, had been damaged
by employees Of the department. Mr..
Gallagher was not quite sure that the
damage had been done by department
employees, but he had been told such
was the case, and he thought the de-
partment should stand the expense OF
making repairs il he had been cor
rectly informed, The matter was re-
ferred to Engineer Hatton. He re-
ported that 10 his opinion the depart
ment was not responsible He stated
that he had made an investigation
and found that nothing had been done
by department employees that was liable
to cause trouble, but that the street
had been dug up by others. The sec
rotary was directed to SO inform Mr..
Gallagher.
Mr.. Simmons made motion that
commencing with next Monday the en-
ployes of the department work 10 hours
every day except Saturday and that on
Saturday they work 8 hours, at the
same pay they are now receiving. The
motion was adopted. The men arc
now working 10A hours day, except
Saturdays, when they work 81p hours.
A. S. Reed & Bro. were awarded
the contract for putting down cement
pavement around the Garfield monu-
ment. Their bid was 81. 43 per square
foot. The only other bid was from
Simmons e. Bro, whose figures were
$1.55.
John Jacoby was awarded the con-
tract for building the Orange and Mon
roe street sewers, which completes the
list of new sewers and puts all the
work in Mr.. Jaeoby's hands, he hay
ing previously bben awarded the con-
tracts for the other sewers. His bonds
were approved by the board and Secre-
tary Wiley was instructed to notify
him to go on with the work.
The board decided to have new gas
lamps placed on jackson street be-
tween Ninth and Tenth and on West
Eighth street between Van Buren, and
Harrison. A petition was received
asking that the lamp on Seventh street
between King and French, the use of
which was discontinued with the intro
duction Of the arc lights on King
streets, be allowed to burn. Action on
the petition was deferred.
A communication was received from
property owners on Harrison street be-
tween Chestnut street and Maryland
avenue asking that the street for that
distance be paved and curbed. The
board decide not to do the work at the
present time.
The directors accepted an invitation
to be present tomorrow afternoon at
Stoeckle's brewery to witness the test
ing of an auxiliary fire alarm box.
City Treasurer Adams reported bal
ance in bank to the credit of the
board amounting to 1874, IT'S. %, di-
vided as follows: Current expenses,
S15, 2S4. so; street improvements, 1876.
Al; Gilpin avenue tree fund, s4S2. A !;
special. deposit with the Security Trust
and Safe Deposit Co., $50, OBJ 81: spe-
cial deposit with the Equitable Guar
antee and Trust Co., $50, 600. The
secretary's collections for the week
amounted to $296.03. The weekly pay
roll, amounting to $1,035. rs, was
ordered paid, as were also the follow
ing monthly pay-rolls: Engineers,
$50; general, $40 so.
Sewer permits were granted to Vim
cent G. Hazard, William Medholdt
and d. I. Mitchell. Lynn & Phillips
were granted permission to set curb
at Seventh and Market streets.