Evening journal., 1895-05-08
WHY THE COL. GOES OUT
Pressure of Post Office Busi-
ness Compels Him to Do So.
WEST SIDE 0ITzsNs' WANTS

Much Business Done At Last Nights
Meeting OF the Board Of street and
sewer Directors sewers 70 BE
Merchants Must Remove signs
Just before adjournment Of the Board
OF Street and Sewer Directors meet
ing last night. Colonel Enoch Moore
picked up a letter that had been lying on
the able and handed II TO Presid
Chambers The latter and also Mr.
simmons were dnmbfounded when In the
reading of the letter 1t WAS found that
It was the resignation Of Mr. Moore as =
director
After the reading Mr. Moore said that
It was with regret that be had taken this
action, IS his ASSOCIATION with the mem.
bers was of the most pleasant nature.
However, he was forced TO do 80 because
Of the increase OF his duties as post
master. This communications, ne said
was his ultimatum. as the resignation
must be accepted
President Chambers assured Colonel
Moore that bis assistance was Of great
Importance to the board and had been
much appreciated 1t was hoped tnRt he
would remain in the board, now that an
appropriation had been secured for the
further improving, as his counsel would
be greatly relied upon. Mr. Chambers
concluded by asking that be and Mr..
simmons be given two or three days to
consider the move. This was done
A petition was received by the board
asking for sewer la Tatnal street ia
Eighth, and also to repave Sixth street
between Shirlsy and West streets The
matter WAS referred to the department
engineer to ascertain the probable cost
A petition WAS presented, signed by
Dennis J. Mention. j T. Cause. George
w Bush, Patrick Fshey and others
asking that these streets be opened anc
the grade established. Chestnut from
Broome to Union, Elm, Linden Napl,
and Beech, from Clay yton TO Union
Lincoln, Scott aud Dupont, from Beecl
to Front; also that sewers be built IL
/ Sycamore aud Lincoln streets IL is tht
| intention OF the petitioners to build ex
tensively within short time within h
boundaries of these atreets It wal
deslded that Mr. Mention meet the board
oil 4ne ground ln few days
! Curb stons was ordered set on easterl,
side Of Harrison street between Chestnu
was ordered to build sewers on Sixth ant
Seventh streets, between Franklin AM
| Broome, and in Fifth street from Popla
tween Fifth and Sixth
Engineer Hatton was instructed {
look into the matter OF relieving north
west corner Of Seventh and King street
aud northeast corner Filth and Wash
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full width pavement was ordered I
be laid on the east side OF Market stree
between Twelfth and TDirteent
streets. 1t was also ordered that Oh
Wilmington City Railway Company b
given permission to repave the inter
section OF Front and Shipley streets
A long communication was receive
from r K Hanf complaining OF tn
Injustice Of ordering him to remove hi
watch" sign In front OF No III
Market street The secretary wl
instructed to notify Mr. Hanf to remov
Chapman, at Delaware avenue and Scot
street was also ordered 10 be removed
Joseph Pyle was granted permission
set curb on Third street between Wood
lawn and Bayard avenues The curb Q
Ninth street between West and Wal
ington wae also ordered Co be reset
Sewer permits we're granted to jon
! Rles. John Rudge, Harry Brown an
William O Phillips.
The city trssEurer's report showed Il
balance in bank to be TO current expense
3 so. 222 40; street Improvement, 80
D 787 "A Gilpin avenue tree fund, $482 4
o The secretary's collections were 1859 9
s aud tue clerk OF she markets 81, 704
a Weekly pay roll Of 1891 73 was order
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