Evening journal., 1895-05-29
ABOUT SWINGING SIGNS.
MARKET STREET MERCHANTS MAY
HAVE TO TAKE THEIRS DOWN

The Matter Discussed At Last Nights
Meeting Of the Street and Sewer Depart
ment-The Secretary Instructed TO se-
cure Prices for New seven-ton Roller.
other Business OF the Session.
At last nights session OF the Street
and Sewer Department the monthly pay
rolls for 1906 and 1857, ana the weekly
pay roll for $500 81 were ordered paid
The secretary's collections were $344 SS
city auditors, $2S The city treasurer
reported the balance In bank to be for
current expenses. 50 s92 16; street i'm
provements, $2,s5S.12i tree fund,
$aS2 "A
Sewer permits were granted to Joseph
Beste, Ellen Wall, Mrs. Anna f. Bach,
Allen h Ainscow, Mary A. Butz and
Herbert Samworth
An. application was received from
Washington Jones asking for a sewer on
Broome street, between Delaware and
Gilpin avenues It WAS laid over.
Engineer HRtton presented a commu-
nication In which he suggested that
sewers be built on Front street between
Walnut aud French on Ninth street
between Shipley run and jackson street
and on Lowering avenue between Var
Buren and Hancock streets he received
an order to build them
An application was received asking
that a lamp be placed at Ninth avenue
and Duncan street Il was laid over.
A petition was received asking for the
curbing Of Seventh street between
Lincoln and Union, on both sides. II
was granted aud the street commissioner
ordered TO lay them. He was also
ordered to set curb on the southeastsrly
side OF Harrison street between Chestnut
and elm streets.
A petition requesting the curbing OF
the east side OF Franklin street between
Sycamore and Maple was referred TO the
chief engineer
jackson street residents petitioned
that the proposed paving be extended to
Sixth street. It was laid over as was
also petition soliciting that Lombard
street be paved from Seventh street "a
the BrRndywine
Bids which were asked Tor on blocks
with which to pave East Third street
we're ordered returned TO the respective
bidders, because il had been discovered
that the contract belonged to Peter P.
Tyre on an OLD bid.
On motion Of Mr. Simmons 1t was
ordered that A. G. b. Anderson be noti
fed before June 1, that his contract for
collecting ashes for the year beginning
September /, next, for 81. 800, was ae-
cepted.
Mr.. Simmons made a motion that the
street commissioner be ordered to notify
all the merchants on Market street
bet Neen Front and Tenth to remove
swinging signs which are hanging
contrary TO the ordinances. President
Cham hers would not second the motion
but promised to look over the ground to
day.
The secretary was ordered to ask foi
bids for grading Tatnall street between
Front and Fourth; Pine street between
Third and Fourth; Eleventh street
between Church to Fine; Third between
Church 70 Pine. Bids to be In June
Also blocks for Eleventh and Tatnal
streets for above work
Engineer Hatton was ordered to builC
an inlet at Sixteenth and Dupont
streets.
Mr. Simmons made q motion that al
the property owners on the streets men
toned above, which are to be graded, bl
notified TO make all sewer, water, gas snC
plumbing connections before such street!
are graded and that no permits will b
granted for period Of five years. 1t wal
passed.
The secretary was ordered not to Issue
any permits allowing any person t
enter the old sewer on Fourth street
between Poplar and Walnut.
A sewer was also ordered to be built Of
Il Monroa afraaf bafmaap Front fo th
east side Of Maryland avenue. The sec
retary was instructed to secure price
for new roller of about tons.