Evening journal., 1895-09-25
FOR THE CITY'S GOOD
Street and Sewer Directors
Meet and Discuss Affairs.
CITY RAILWAY WANTS RIGHTS

Would Again Lay It's Tracks on Spruce
street hut Before Granting Permission
Members Of the Department wnI Confer
with the city soiicitor-otner business
Transacted.
Before the Street and Sewer Depart
pBrtment Directors last night Judge
Ball appeared in behalf Of Evan Aims
COW, over whose bi there has been some
Misunderstanding He wished to know
OF the department Ii the money WAS
being held because Of a misunderstand
ing. aud was Informed that the payment
Of all bills Is made on the second
Tuesday OF each month However, the
matter was referred to the city solicitor,
so that an opinion as 10 whether II can
be held be rendered by him. William H.
Kurlz was present on behalf Of Mr..
Long.
Rev. Father Flynn asked that the
grade be established and the curb be set
on Fourteenth street between King and
French streets The board promised 20
look over the grounds 10 Is proposed
that a cement pavement be put along the
property of the parochiRl school.
Willard Salisbury, Esq., presented
resolution which preserves the right TO
the Wilmington City railway 70 again
lay its tracks on Spruce street between
Fourth aud Eleventh, aud along the
latter street 10 Church IL is proposed
to tear up the tracks on those streets
shortly, and this resolution was rendered
as precautionary move The resolu-
tion also provides that the city railway
pay for the paving between the tracks
aud two feet on either side In case the
Street aud Sewer Department repave
that street while the tracks be
torn up Mr.. Chambers was OF the
opinion that the city railway had
abandoned that street and II remained
with the board whether or not II can be
again occupied by the railway. The
resolution Was laid over Ia order that
consultation may be had with the city
solicitor.
On petition Of Peter j. Ford ashes were
ordered to be deposited on Greenhill
avenue Ashes were also ordered TO be
placed on Monroe street
A petition WIS received asking FOR the
curbing and paving on Jackson street
between Fifth and Sixth
The secretary was instructed TO ask
the city solicitor for an opinion on the
question OF the right OF the department
10 prevent property holders from tearing
mp newly paved streets when the latter
have been notified TO make all connections
before paving Is laid.
The secretary was also instructed 10
notify William Hawkins TO pave Della
ware avenue above Scott street 10 eight
feet
An arc light WAS asked for by Bishop
Coleman to be placed at Fourteenth and
Orange streets A petition was asked
for on the south side OF Second etrast.
between shipley and Orange Both re-
quests were laid over.
Petitions for sewers on Jefferson street,
between Fifth and Sixth, and also on
Rodney street, north Of Gilpln avenne,
we're presented. Both we're laid over.
Because OF the possibility Of Union
street becoming a driveway, the matter
Of making an overhead crossing OF the
b & o railroad at that point Of lntersec-
tion WAS discussed No action, however,
was taken on the subject.
Sewer permits were granted 20 ID. J
Flynn, Mary F. LAWS. Lewis II Isbley.
Rosanna Campbell, K, d. Brennan and
A. NJ. Wrinkle
The weekly pay roll amounting TO
S406 8Si the quarterly pay roll Of $3.50;
the monthly pay roll Of $685. and the
monthly street department pay roll Of
1921 were ordered paid The city
treasurer reported the balance In bank
to be fl39 372 80 The secretsrY's col -
lections amounted to $27749
An application for the position of col
lector was received from w. s Lednum.
the late clerk Of City Council.
The sewer engineer was ordered 10
prepare plans and estimates OF widening
the street at Sixteenth and French.
The secretary was instructed TO notify
the Wilmington Coal Gas Company TO
render AL iten.izsd bill Of all the gas
lamps for which the department. is paying.