Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-17
SPRUCE STREET RAILWAY
City Solicitor fiarman Gives
an Opinion.
CANNOT GRANT THE REQUEST
Last Nights Street and Sewer
Department Meeting.


(, Atsthe meeting Of the Directors Of the
Street and Sewer Department Tuesday
night City Solicitor Hartman decided
that the department had not the right
to grant the Wilmington City Railway
Go. permission to take up the tracks
on Spruce street and relay them at any
future time II was suggested that an
agreement that the tracks might be TO-
laid within limited time. but Mr..
Hartman said he did not think that the
directors could even do that. 1t is prob
4 able that the tracks will remain and
the street will be put in condition.
Hubert Cassidy asked permission to
construct siding at Thirteenth and
Scott streets to connect with the Balti-,
more & Ohio railroad. He stated that
ii was the intention of prospective pur-
chasers to erect an ice house on one side
of the siding and lumber yard on the
other side. Action was deferred
Engineer Hatton was directed to con-
struct sewer ON Jefferson street to
connect the house at the southeast cor
ner Of Sixth and Jefferson streets with
the Fifth street sewer. To Mr.. Hatton
was also referred the matter of taking
care of surface water at Eleventh and
Church streets. He was directed to
have inlets constructed.
A petition from Thomas Samworth,
asking for gutter paving on Porter
street was referred to Street Commits
sioner McCloskey. H.
Hubert Cassidy petitioned for the
opening of Banning street, but he was
informed that it would. be 30 expensive
that no action will be taken at the
present time, it not being urgent.
Elk Councilman Kirby's request to
drain his property at Sixteenth and
Claymont was referred to Plumbing In
Bpector Kane.
Engineer Wilson was instructed to
prepare plans for grade on Thatcher
street north of Vandeyer avenue to
Twenty second street.
The bond given by Special Collector
Groves was approved.
Henhoffer g. Vaughn reported that
they would repair French street wharf
as speedily as possible.
Petitions were received for pave
ments on Sixth avenue between Mary
land avenue and Anchorage street and
on Twenty ninth street, and also by
the Jeseup & Moore Co. for relief from
surface water running from Vandever
avenue to the Brandywine under a
warehouse owned by the company. The
directors decided to make personal ex-
aminations of all localities before
taking any action. The pavement on
Sixth avenue is mainly desirable from
the fact that it is the terminus of the
Maryland avenue street car line.
Property owners living in Scott street
between Lancaster avenue and Second
street petitioned for sewer on Scott
street. The matter was referred to the
city engineer, who was instructed to
make an estimate of the cost.
A communication was received from
residents of Van Buren, street between
Ninth and Tenth, asking for friedrich
pavement The directors decided to
visit the square and come to some con
clusion later 1t is probable that the
action OF the board when they decided
10 pave Harrison street will be recon-
sidered and the square GU Van Buren,
street will be paved instead. 1t is
likely that Harrison street will be
macadamized in which condition it will
remain until spring, when it may be
paved
A petition for curbing and paving on
Scott street from Lancaster avenue to
Eighth street was also received from
residents. The directors will make an
inspection.
Ii was decided to curb and pave the
sidewalk on Twenty fourth street be-
tween Washington and Jefferson.
William P. Bancroft's offer to deed
certain streets in the Highlands to the
city was accepted.
Sewer permits were issued to John
Dougherty, Edward johnson, Mary G.
Griffith, Albert Butcher, W. Il. Wilson,
Robert W. Smith, E. X. Crawford.
The balance in bank to the credit of
the department was reDOrted TO be
Sl05. 046.S The secretary reported
collections during the week amount
ing to 81, 5000 The city auditor col,
lected So. The weekly payroll, amount
ing to S416. o., was ordered paid.