Evening journal., 1896-05-13
MEETING TIME CHANGED.
Street and Sewer Directors VIII Meet at
8 O'Clock ON Tuesday Evenings Until
October L.

O'Clock ON Tuesday Evenings Until
October L.
At its meeting last evening the Street
and Sewer Department decided to hold
it's meetings at s o'clock every Tueadav
o'clock as heretofore.
| G. S Marsden was granted permission
to set curb. The secretary reported col
lections TO be 1922 73 The weekly pay
roll. amounting to $5l0 56, was ordered
paid. The city treasurer reported the
balance in bank to be 1851 Ola 26
Joseph L Carpenter. Jr.. sent a COM
municRtion esking that a light be placed
on Warner street between Bsech aud Oak
1t was laid over. A gas lamp was
ordered placed at Harrison and Maple
streets, and an incandsscent lamp at the
foot OF Cedar street
The city engineer sent a communica-
tion asking for center stones. il was
ordered that he submit a list of the
places at which he wishes to set up same
Secretary Colquhoun Of tine Board OF
Health sent a communication suggesting
that the sewer on Van Buren, street be
extended from Sixth to Seventh. II
was laid over until the new Board Of
Health takes some action Another
communication was received from the
same official recommending that the
residents on Fral kiln street between
Fifth and Sixth and on Sixth street west
Of Franklin be allowed to lay pipes TO
connect with q sewer in order to abRte
nuisance
A petititlon from residents In tbs
south western part of the city was re
celved asking that curb be set on the
west side of Harrison street from Chest
nut to Maple The board ordered that a
precept be issued to the street commits
sioner to set curb on Harrison street from
Linden to Maple
The plumbing inspector reported that
j. B Roberts had been prscticing plumb
ing without license that last week he
opended the street 10 front OF No zoe
jefferson without q permit, and that he
also used material in the job which the
rules OF the board forbid. rne eff snse is
a serious one. as three rules OF the de
psrtment have apparently been violated
The secretary was instructed TO notify
Mr Roberts to appear before the board
a. it's next mseting. The case may come
up In the Municipal Court
The engineer IN charge Of sewers sub
mitted report on the petition which
was presented last week asking that
sewer be built in May street. He gave
an estimate for building the sewer on
Adams street at $l15, from which a
revenue OF $72 would be derived Mr.
Hatton suggested, however, that a
branch s inch sewer be run up May
street The estimated cost for doing
this was $155. from which $23I revenue
may be collected The branch was
ordered bnilt.
Mr. Hatton also presented a plan fer
the flooding Of the Lombard street sewer
where It empties into the Christians
creek At present the mui falls to the
bottom and requires constant watching
to prevent its choking Mr. Hstton's
idea is 20 construct gates at ths mouth
which may be raised when the tide Is
low, and lowered when it comes In, To
this way the sewer may be alwaJ cleansd
OF anything that may collect between
tides
Sewer liens Of N Eaton and John M
Yeatman were ordered cancelled.
The engineer in charge Of sewers was
instructed to build a sswer to connect
with the Brandy wine intereepting sewer
from Crook, Run to Keutmere dam
Bids will be received next Tustday
evening for the grading Of the Boulevard
from the Washington street bridge to
Eighteenth street
A bill OF Dr. Jsffsris for the repairing
OF q sewer In front Of his home on King
street was referred to the Levy Court, as
the county owns the sewer.
The ReEding Foundry Company was
awardsd d q contract for furnishing 30 inch
pips for the sewer to be built from the
Braudvwine intercepting sewer, at cost
OF 81 so per 100 pounds