Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16
THE RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
Street and Sewer Directors
VIII Fill Col. Moore's Place.
A. D. POOLE MAY SUCCEED HIM
Business Matters Considered
at Last Nights Meeting.


At tho regular meeting Of tho Board OF
Directors OF the Street aud Sewer Depart
y Yent Tuesday nightthe resignation OF Col.
Enoch Moore as q member was accepted.
ahe resignation was worded as follows:
WILMISdToS, DEL, May Z, is9j.--Board Of
directors " The Street and ssns NJ par nent--
GENrLFMENi / most respectfully offer my
reslgnation asa director OF this board TO take
onect as soon as my successor is dAiy elected
ana qualified. Yours truly, ENocH MOORE,
The acceptance OF the resignation on the
conditions named In the letter leaves 10
vacancy, in the opinion of the remaining
members, Messrs. Chambers and Simmons
ana makes 1t incumbent on them to elecr Il
successor to Mr.. Moore, 1t is quite
evident, also that Mr.. Moore does not CON
Z siuer himself any longer u member as he
was not present at the meeting.
Beyond the acceptance Of the resignation
nothing was said about the matter Of the
meeting but 1t was learned that the
vacancy VIII probably be filled at the next
meeting
3 The choice Of the directors has not been
made public BY them. but IL is altogether
likely that Alfred u. Poole, a well.known
Democrat. Will be selected. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Poole will be recommended
by many OF the prominent business men
Republican Club. Mr.. Poole is admirably
niteu for the place aud his selection would
be- we'll received by tho public.
MIscELLAIEous BUSINESS.
City Treasurer Adams reported a balance
IN bank amounting to $l3,95l,75, divided
us follows: Current expenses, SIC. 654. 81 (;
paving and improving streets and avenues.
S2,i9144i Gilpin avenue tree fund. $4S2. "A.
Secretary Wiley reported collections for
the week amounting TO s7s5ll.
:, Sewer permits were granted to Patrick
~
Mitchell, Anna @. Harper, St. PauPs NJ.
Y. Church, Hannah 4. Little, T. Q. Honey
well and Bishop Coleman. Simmons &,
Brother and Patrick Fahey were given
permission to set curb.
Reports were read from Plumbing In
apeetor Kane and Sewer Engineer Hatton.
Engineer Hatton was directed TO con-
kIruct sewer inlets 20 Seventh and King
etreets, Fifth and Washington streets and
Delaware avenue and Union street, two 10
De put IN at the lnst-named location.
" was decided TO construct a sewer on
ADAMS street between Reed street and
Lancaster avenue, the purpose OF which is
20 furnish proper drainage for some new
housts which are being built there.
A complaint was read from Head & Co.
stating thut drainage from the works OF
the Diamond State Iron Co. on Head
street. in South Wilmington, damaged
property of the complainants. The secre-
tary was instructed to write tothe Diamond
State Iron Co. directing them to devise
means Of draining their premises SO as
not to interferfere with neighboring
property.
Numerous residents along Gilpin avenue
pctitioned the board to arrange for having
that thoroughfare sprlnkled during the
dry weather. Consideration Of the matter
was postponed TO future meeting.
A petition was also received to have
Seventh street between Washington and
jefferson paved, the petitioners, who are
residents of the square. stating that the
bed OF the street Is In bad condition. II
was also laid over for future consideration.
Joseph u. Carpenter, ,Jr., called the at.
tention OF the board 10 the fact that Fifth
and Sixth avenues and Anchorage street
where he has Just finished some houses
are badly In need of repairing. The mem.
hers assured Mr.. Carpenter that they would
look into the matter.
Thereturns Of the awards of the Eleventh
street condemnation commission were
presented to the board, but were referred
by that body TO City Council