Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-02
STREETS AND SEWERS.
Citizens Appear Before the Board-Th
Federal building Side Walk.


Federal building Side Walk.
The Directors of the Street and
Sewer Department held their regular
Directors Chambers and Simmons re-
turned from their Western trip. More
citizens were present than usual and
several matters were brought before
the directors by them.
In speaking of the trip Mr.. Cham
bers said that when they came back
city as any. Columbus, o., had not
been cleaned for two years.
DIR. James II. Morgan asked for a
crossing at Twenty fourth and Market
streets. He thought some ashes on
Lammot would do good. The street
commissioner is to take cognizance of
the matter.
james A. Hart made application for
| the cancellation of the sewer lien on
the property on East Sixth street next
| door to the southwest corner of Walnut
The corner house and the two houses
west of the Hart house had been re-
leased, and the board decided to cancel
the lien on Mr.. Hart's house. 1t ap-
DtdEtu lldl all Iubsb uOuhtb previously
had sewer privileges
John Hare appeared for Col. S. M.
Wood of Chester, who formerly lived
in this city, in an application to have
u sewer lien cancelled on property on
Poplar street between Third and
Fourth.
A copy of receipt was produced
showing that in 1883 the sum OF S25
had been paid for sewer privileges for
five houses there. The board decided
to cancel the liens against them all.
Thomas IL. Lally desired permission
to drain surface water across the side
walk from property on Front street
between West and Washington. The
department could not give any such
permi ssion.
A communication was received from
United States District Attorney Lewis
O. Vandegrift in regard TO the side
walk in front of the Federal building,
Ninth and Shipley streets. He stated
that he would be glad TO confer with
the department and to make such
approximations to the Federal authori-
ties as deemed proper Mr.. Simmons
Moore who said that Senator Gray had
llc luhbloI III tHhTBo anu lHdI ITO uOuDU
the coping would be put back certain
distance, but grass plot would be re-.
tained. Whether the city department
shall move tho curb back to its old
line is not yet decided. Meanwhile
Mr.. Pratt may confer with Mr.. Vande
grift.
The department will advertise in the
Morning News and Every Evening for
sundry materials for the coming year.
City Council will be asked to appoint
an auditing committee upon the ac-
counts of tho department for the past
fiscal year.
The following pay.rolls were ap-
proved: weekly, sl57. As; quarterly,
1916; monthly, $3.50, and $3.50. The
secretary reported collections which
aggregated $780, 95; city auditors col
lections, "a. The balance to the credit
of the department was s32 043,35 b.
+. Shaw and Isaac Miller were ap-
proved as bondsmen for B. #. Shaw 90.
The engineer in charge of sewers was
instructed to procure 700-gallon auto
matte flush and put two inlets at
Eighth and Broome streets.
complaint OF the condition Of Com
meree street at the railroad crossing
received from Jacob Pusey of the Con-
sumers' Ice Co., was referred to the
street commissioner. Tho board will
pay 10 cents a cubic yard for earth to
be dumped by James Logue on Beech
and Van Buren streets