The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-05-01

tLtft years VI Hio luii tel
the report for the year ending April 80
shows the following;
Number OF permits issued for dwellings,.
277; stores. 6; factories, 3; warehouses; I;
stables. 10; churches, 2 halls, shops. o;
back buildings, SO; alterations and repairs.
157; ice houses 2; Offices, /; pavilion, 4;
public comforts. 2; dog pound. /; school
house, 1; bake-oyens, .; boiler house, 1;
playhouse, /; sheds, 2; wells examined, 81;
total number of permits issued, 394; total
valuation, s7Oi so; amount of fees col
lected and passed over to city treasurer,
$l,376.5O.
The report shows the following number
Of condemnations: Buildings 40; back
buildings, 2s; chimneys So; nucs, 2; walls,
IS; stables, s; blliboards, |; sheds .. Three
notices were served for violation OF ord-
nances. One warrant was issued.
The most interesting report, that of Mr..
Dohfs full term, is as follows: Number of
permits issued for dwellings,, 931 stores,
~; factories, IA; warehouses, 81; stables.
43; churches, IL; halls, 3; shops. 40; back
buildings. 32S, alterations and repairs. 604;
offices. 8; greenhouses, 4; boller-houses. 8;
water towers, 2; Iaarket-house, /; car-shed.
1; vault, /; bake-oven /; ice houses. 8;
post Office l. orphanage, l; Sunday school,
l. sheds. 3; crematory, /; park pavllions,
2; school ol-houses. 2; dog pound. 1; public
comforts, 2. fire engine house. l; play
house, / number of wells examined d2l;
total number of permits issued 1463; total
valuation so 500. .S52. %; amount of fees col
leeted and turned over to the city treas
urer, $5072; fines, $3.50, making a total OF
s5422.
During the term of six years of Patrick
Dillon, who preceded Mr.. Dohl, from May,
1885, to May, 1892, Mr., Dillon paid to the
city treasurer s5G0O
The following were condemned by Mr..
Dohl: Buildings. 145; back buildings.
80; cellar walls, s; chimneys, 779 fiues, 45
walls 5b; billboard, l sheds, 81 dangerous
signs. l. churches 8 stables, 81; wells, q
warehouses. /; lots of material 10. Eleven
warrants were issued and $3.50 in fines col
lected.
The following building lines were drawn
during the month of April:
April IA. H. Ainscow, restaurant on
Market street between Seventh and Eighth
streets
April 2-Calvin /. Swain. seven dwellings
on Seventh street between Franklin and
Broome streets. and six dwellings on Sixth
street between Franklin and Broome
streets.
April 3-S. France. dwelling on Walnut
street between Fifth and Sixth streets.
April 3-Peninsula Land and Loan Com
pany two dwellings on Twelfth street be-
tween King and Market streets.
April frank A. Mitchell, eight dwell
lings on Adams street and Lancaster ave-
nue..
April 1O-John Doordan, two dwellings
on Head street between and Lobdell
streets.
April 10-Henry Stewart, dwelling on
Lincoln street between Gilpin avenue and
Shallcross avenue
April 16-Charles E. OFT, dwelling on
Washington street between Twenty fourth
and Twenty-ffth streets.
April 19-Robert Writ, dwelling on
Washington street between Elliott avenue
and Twenty-third street. ..
April 23-William f. Cannon, two
dwellings on Fifth street between Harri-
son and Franklin streets.
April 24-John Aspln. stable on Fifth
street between Adams and jackson streets.
April 25-E. c. Honeywell, two dwellings
on Washington street between Eighth and
| Ninth streets.
April 26--Patrick Fahey, three dwellings
| on Eleventh street between Lombard and
| Pine streets,
buhulnB inspector DOM reports the lDI-
lowing for the month just passed. Permits
Issued for dwellings, 10; stores, /, factor
les, 1 warehouses, 2; stables, /; back
buildings, 90; alterations and repairs. 10;
wells examined, q total number of permits
issued, SO. Amount of fees collected and
passed over to the city treasurer, S202.
One wall, 5 back buildings ana 8 ehimneys
were condemned.
During the month of April the fire de-
partment responded to the following
alarms:
April $50 p. m, false alarm from box
No. 7.
April 10-9 p. m, box No. s, fire in
playhouse in the yard Of Edward II. Bren-
nan, No 500 Adams street. Loss small.
April 24-Dox No, s. lire In the house of
of Mrs. Frances Trpp, No. $40 Van Buren,
street. Loss $3.50 No insurance.
April 27--1O.5O p. m, box No. 81, brick
stable on Church street between Seventh
and Eighth streets, owned by Mrs, Fannie
Meieowen. Loss $1,000. Fully Insured.