The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-13
Meeting Of
Commission.

President Chambers introduced reso-
luton at the meeting OF the Street and
Sewer Department directors last night
making the tenure OF Offices of the en-
ployes of the department term of two
years. The officers affected would be the
secretary. engineer in charge of sewers,
plumbing inspector and book-keeper. The
election for the successors of the present
incnmbents under the resolution would
take place at stated meeting held on
December 81, 1895, and biennlally there
after the persons holding office '.only
subject to removal when sufficient charges
for such has been brought and proved be-
fore the board Of directors. The present
incumbents are eligible for reelection,
and ,for efficient services are preferable
Mr.. Chambers said that he thought some
such tenure of office would be preferable
to the present system. when an officer
can be removed at any time. Under the
proposed system an officer would know
that he was sure of being kept until his
term expired.
Mr.. Pratt said that the proposition was
a surprise to him He thought, however.
that 1t was the reverse of what is known
as civil service. For his part. he believed
that an officer should be kept while his
services were satisfactory. He was not
prepared to vote on the resolution without
giving 1t more thought.
Mr. Simmons said athat 1t was new to
him, as 1t was the first he had heard about
1t. Mr.. Chambers then moved that action
on the resolution be postponed for two
weeks. Mr.. Simmons seconded the mo-
tion and the resolution Will come UP In
two weeks.
The business men on Fourth street be-
tween King and Shipley streets sent
protest against the use of the street In
front OF their places OF business for the
sale of Christmas trees during this holiday
season. The blocking of the streets, the
protest stated, interfered with business,
and was an obstruction in other ways. All
the directors agreed that something should
be done to avoid the obstruction, and II
is likely that the Christmas tree markets
will be removed to the blocks between
Orange and Shlpley and French and Wal
nut on Fourth street.
A petition for light on Monroe street
above Tenth was fayorably acted upon.
Harrison street delegation, asking for
a pavement between Ninth and Tenth
streets, was again present. and went
away with the assurance that the work
would be done as soon as possible, prob
ably during the coming winter and GER
tainly among the first things next spring.
]. B. oberly asked that Rodney street
be macadamized. The last board. he said,
had promised to do the work. but 1t had
apparently been forgotten. He was told
that the work would be done as soon as
possible.
The tenth street sewer company offered
to transfer the private sewer. which runs
from Shipley run to Tenth street and
from Tenth and Monroe to West street
for the consideration OF 81. It was re-
ferred to the engineer In charge OF sewers
and the plumbing inspector.
Property owners on French street
asked that arc lights be placed at Fifth
Sixth. Seventh and Eighth Streets No
action was taken.
This weekly payroll was s359.99. The
collections were: City auditor. $75; secre-
tary, $11501. Balance in bank. $99.0Ts.7s
Sewer permits were granted to the Sc
curity Trust and Safe Deposit Company
and Joseph Hayes. Mrs. Sue Tiighman
was given permission to set curb on Wa
waset street.