Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
STREETS AND SEWERS.

Business Transacted by the Directors of
the Departmsnt--An Uniicensed Plunber.
Plumbing Inspector Kane reported to
tho Street and Sewer Directors at their
meeting on Tuesday that J. B. Roberts
had been practclng plumbing without
a license. According to the plumbing |
inspector Roberts opened the street in |
front. of No. FOG Jefferson street last |
week without permit, and used ma
terials In the Job which the rules Of the
department forbid. The secretary was
instructed TO notify Mr.. Roberts to APP
pear before the board at its next meet
ing.
Secretary Wiley reported collections
of S122. 73 City Treasurer Adams re-
ported the balance in bank to be $751;
014.20. The weekly pay roll, S5l0. sd,
was ordered paid. @. s. Marsden re-
| ceived permission to aet curb on Clay
ton street near Delaware avenue. a
gus lamp was ordered placed at llerri-
son and Maple streets, and an incan-
descent lamp at the foot OF Cedar street.
A communication was read from Joseph
L. Carpenter, Jr., asking that light
be placed ON Warner street, between
Beech and Oak. 1t was laid over until
the ouibstones have been set in this
square, by the property owners.
The city engineer was directed TO
submit list of places at which he
wishes to aet up centre stones.
Secretary w. @. II. Golquhoun OF the
old Board OF Health sent oommuniea-
tiop suggesting that tho sewer on Van
Buren, street be extended from Sixth to
Seventh. The directors will await tho
action OF the new Board of Health.
| L.. NJ upAthap m llpf-
cation recommending that residents on
Franklin street, between Fifth apd
Sixth and on Sixth street west OF
Franklin, be allowed TO lay pipes to
connect with a sewer In order to abato
nuisance. This was also laid over
A petltiou asking that curb be set on
the west side OF Harrison street, from
Chestnut TO Maple, was received from
residents of tho neighborhood. The
board ordered precept issued to the
street commissioner TO eet curb on tiar-
rison street, from Linden to near Manic.
Sewer lions against the property OF j.
N. Eaton and the John M. Yeatman
estate, we're ordered cancelled.
Engineer Hatton, who Is In charge
Of sewers. made report on petition
for the building Of fewer on May
! street. He estimated the cost OF
! sewer on Adams street to accommodate
) the same property TO he &ll5, and th'
| revenue to be received sT2. Flo sua
! gested instead that branch S-inol
z scwer be run up May street, and esti
Z mated the cost 10 be slS5, and tho pos
Aihle revenue $23a. The branch wa
o ordered built. Engineer Hatton wa
+ also instructed to build an extension o
i, the intercepting sewer, heginning a
/, Crooked run and extending to Kent
o mere dam.
!, On motion OF Mr.. Simmons, bids vii
1t be received next Tuesday night t
o grade the boulevard from the bridge t
d Eighteenth street, as per agreemen
with the executive committee OF tn
Il Park Commission. The contract for sur
10 plying iron pipe for the Brandywin
10 intercepting sewer extension wa
awarded to the Reading Foundry Co.
l. which bid $ls per not ton OF 200
ID pounds.
I'd Tho property owners on Fourt
10 street, from Union street to Bayar
avenue will be notified to pave sid
el walk within go days. II the work
r not done by that time the departmei
ly may do it. !,
~ beginning next Tuesday night, u
meetings will be held at O'Clock, Il
a stead OF 7.30, until October lst.