Evening journal., 1896-04-22
TO BUILD ON POPLAR STREE

Street and Sewer Department Grants
That Permission 70 Pusey and Jones
Company-Diseotors on a Street Car
Excursion.
At the Street and Sever Department.
meeting last night Communication was
received from City Council asking that
the department. send 70 The latter body a
statement Of the estimstsd appropriation
necessary 70 run the deDsrtment for the
fiscal year er ding June 30. s97
Clerk Of the Peace Foefd sent a c,m
munieation notifying the department
that Messrs. Mealey and Gallagher had
been appointed a committee 10 confer
with the Board of Health aud the Board
Of Street and Sewer Directors on April
"a at Market street bridge, In regard to
nuisance that exists there
The weekly pay roll. amounting to
1851. 40 wss ordered psid The secrs-
tsry's collection amounted to 1892 65
The treasurer reported the balance In
bank TO be 1852 $40 % for current ex
penses; special fund Si95O00 City
Solicitor Herman reported having col
lected 81 100 50
w. l. Meredith was granted permission
TO set curb
Inc ttliolaIy WIS luhbluCltu 10 At X
for bids to grade Linden. Chestnut and
Sycamore streets and Maple street from
Clayton to Union; and also for bids TO
bring to grade Chestnut street from
Broome TO Union.
Shellady Co.. made application for q
drain layers license but no action will be
taken until the plumbing inspector in
vestigates. Chief Dolan sent q commu
-. 4 ls.I l.
placed at Glrard and Orange streets. It
was laid over
John Jacoby was instructed to bnild
two bridges on "A" street In South Wi
miugton for 5000,
Petitions TO set curb on Jackson street
between Fifth and Sixth, on sixth street
between franklin AND Broome and on
Rodney between Front and Second were
received aud granted.
A deed for the Delaware Avsnus Sewer
Company for 80 Wers on Delaware avenue
from VsnBuren to Jackson, TO Shipley
Run sewer Was accepted.
T. K. Parrish appesred before the
board and wanted 20 know IL the depart
ment is going Co lay out streets as they
have been recently stsked By the city
engineers he was informed that the
EAoRoocA w Ap aNs 4 AAAA-
bought q lot some time ago which be
supposed to be on the corner Of Thirty
fourth and Madison streets By the city
engineers lines his lot is bstweeu Thirty
third and Thirty fourth streets and has
no facing on any street.
Charles Warner Company sent . com
municstion asking why the award for
cement was made TO another frm when
the formers bid was the lower. The
secretary WAS instructed to reply stating
that tbs cement for which contract was
awarded had given bstter satisfaction.
willard Salisbury on behalf OF the
Wilmington City Railway Company
invited the members OF the board TO taks
a ride over the company's lines to day,
but on account Of Mr. simmons absence
from the city, the invitation will Lot be
accepted until Saturday afternoon.
An agreement between the mayor aud
the Pusey and Jones G m2any, In which
the latter wishes to erect building on
Poplar street, and for the privilege will
on notification Of six months tear down
same. Mr.. Pratt expressed himself
against the agreement aud voted mo.
while Messrs Chambers and Simmons
voted for it.
William q Lss turned over $1120 50
on account OF sewer aud other liens
collected under pressure OF the city
solicitors cffice