Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-07
STREET AND SEWER BOARD.
Permission Asked by tho city Halfway {
to Enter south Wilmington.

attorney of the Wilmington City Rail.
way Co., appeared before the directors
Of the Street and Sewer Department at
their regular meeting on Tuesday and
presented the company'H request to ex-
tend its tracks from Fourth and Pine
streets, down Pine to Third, and
thence across Third etreet bridge.
The company desires the right to erect
po'es and wires. Mr. Salisbury was
asked il the company did not wish to
go down Third from French. He re-
piled that the line was well established
on Fourth street, and to 10 down
Third would be to occupy another
street. lie held Fourth and Market to
be the proper place to land the people.
Mr.. Salisbury left the papers with the
board, which will duly consider the
request.
The gutter plates across Front street
at French will be replaced by "F'
inlets and circular curbs will be set at
the northeast and northwest corners.
The gutter plates have been tho cause
of complaint in the past The circular
curbs will improve the driving room at
that busy locality. Henry Blouth will
be directed to put curb with a IL
foot radius at his corner, Simmons a.
Bro. are setting curb III front of Mr..
Blouth's property.
The Liberty Fire Co. received per
mission to put fence back of its
engine house in South Wilmington.
The fence must be 10 inches within
the curb line and must bo removed
after GO days notice. An agreement
will be duly drawn up
The honr6 raanipnl tho fplInwiuu
bids for grading Lincoln street from
Chestnut to Sycamore Maple, from
Clayton to Union; Chestnut, from
Broome to Union; for rock excavation
and for whole work, complete, per
cubic yard: Andrew J. Travis, 221a
cents; Comfy IL Brothers, l4l1 cents ;
Martin Keough. 1875 cents; William
Campbell, % cents. Tho contract was
awarded to Comfy O. Brothers.
bond of $3.50, which is about ono
fourth the aggregate of the contract,
will be requiied with ono surety.
Engineer in Charge of Sewers Hatton
presented estimates for extensions OF
the Price run sewer at Twenty-eighth
street. For sewer from Tatnall to
Market street be estimated the cost at
So, 051. S3. 705 and $4,872, according to
Washington street at Twenty eighth he
81, 300. The lowest price is for CON
crete sewer with brick invert. The
board instructed Mr.. Hatton to con-
street. This was thought a good
crete sewer is cheaper than brick or
,f. nd - ha
city may save much money by using 1T.
Engineer Hatton was also directed to
build five storm water inlets at
Eighte teenlh and Market streets. They
will empty into the Brandywine.
A petition of George II. Roberts for
a sewer on May street between Monroe
and Adams, was referred to Engineer
Hatton for an estimate.
Several weeks ago the board awarded
contract for Atlas cement to the
George II. Mccall Co. The Charles
Warner Co. had offered Alpha cement
at lower figure and when it did moi
secure the contract, sent communi.
cation to the board. The Department.
reply was that the Alpha cement did
not come up to the Atlas cement in all
respects. 10 this the Charles Warner
W. btUL Il TtUll Wuitu WAS Tedll lhbl
evening, and showed that the company
was not satisfied with the explanation.
| 1t claimed moreover, tho contract, and
guaranteed" the Alpha cement to be
better than the Atlas. After the letter
had been read President Gamblers re
| marked; "Guess we won't sass
back. " The contract for printing the
annual report of the department wa:
= l. H..
Co. at ST. page.
John Bowen of Newark had bic
81. l3ls page, but the directors pre-
ferred to give the work to tho loca
concern.
The weekly payroll of s545 IA wal
passed. Secretary Wiley reported col
lections of $3.50. 92. The clerk of tht
markets collections were 81, 553. TO-
and the city engineers, S53. Cit,
Treasurer Joseph X. Adams reported
balance in bank of 1852, 203 30
The board granted William d. Shel
lady's application for plumbers anC
drain layers license. Clifford Il. IszarC
was granted permission to drain No.
1902 jackson street across No l00(
jackson into Tenth street sewer, pro
viding fee simple right of way across
| No. 1000 be secured.
Owen Traynor asked for an electric
light Harrison and Maple streets
The board will probably order gal
lamp there after the gas pipes have
been laid to that point.
A gas lamp was ordered on Tenth
street between Adams and Jackson
and two incandescent lamps were
ordered, one OF Apple street and ont
on Buttonwood.
The Wilmington City Electric Co
was granted permission TO change
some OF its poles.
The Water Department will be asked
to remove the fro plug from the crosl
walk at Ninth and jackson streets
A question came before the board al
to who should pay the expenses of re
pairs to the sewer on King street be
tween Ninth and Tenth. The sewol
belongs to the county, but the breal
is said TO have been caused by the
steam roller Engineer Hatton will in
| veatigato.
The board passed upon sewer lienl
for properties on VanBuren street be
tween Seventh and Eighth.
The directors discussed the purchase
of stone crusher, but did not aware
the contract
NEWS or THE PENINS6LA.
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| John j. d. Carter charged with crimi