Evening journal., 1896-04-08
ZEN SEWERS AND PAYING.
A Proposition OF the Board OF Park
commissionsrs to Pay Balf OF Curbing
on the boulevard Accepted

A Proposition OF the Board OF Park
Commissionsrs to Pay Balf OF CurbinE 6
on the Boulevard Accepted.
A proposition was received from the
Board OF Park Com mlseioners by the
Street aud Sewer Department a. It's
meeting last night. IL stated that at =
Joint meeting OF the executive commit
tee OF that board and that Of the Street
and Saver Department, It wa1 atraed
that the latter would grade drain and
macsdamlzs the boulevard. aud the Park
Commissioners would piy one-hslf Of the
cost OF the curblng. providing the
amount Of their portion would not excsed
400 The propo siiion wac fceepted
Sewer permits we're granted to Samuel
GILBERT, Brosius q Smedley, Edward w
Pyle, Julian D. Janvier. Alfonzl p.
Jones aud julius Scott Jones, &c l. Rice,
Jr.. and Arabella Jones
petition signed By about 100 rssl-
dents was received IN which it was
esked that Madison street DO paved and
lighted within tho present year The
communication was laid over. Another
petition was received from W. \.
Medholdt, in which he ssl cd that seweia
bs built on Nineteenth and Washington
streets, at which location h9 Is ab)ut to
build ten houses
The report OF commissioners appointed
TO make assessments on certain proper
ties Ia the southwestern part OF the city
vas received and accepted, and the
secretary was instructed 20 tender the
amounts OF the awards to the owners Of
the properties.
The sacretarys collections amounted
to 81 602 %; city auditor, 500 48; city
engineer, 50; clerk of the market, $42 81
The city treasurer reported the balance
TO be $32 Sii32
The secretary was instructed to com
municate with the city solicitor In regsid
to employin additional COUNSEL In dc
tending the casa OF English VS. the city
which will shortly be argued before the
court
petition was recsivsd ssking thSt
Fourth street bstwesn Bayard avenue
aud Union street be curbed. pIecept
Was ordered TO be issued to the street
comm ssioners to do the work
A communication was rec sived from
Miss CeceiN MoGarrlty asking for the
payment Of 4 rubber and pair OF gloves,
which she damaged by tripping over
wire which had bsen thrown into Cedar
street The secretary was instructed to
reply to the letter.
Tue secretary was instructed to ask
City Council for the proceeds OF the
sale OF fl25 600 worth OF bonds
II was ordered TO put In circulsr cor
ner curves at the intersection OF Ninth
and West streets
The engineer In charge OF sewers vas
ordered to build a 70-foot sewer on Van
Buren, street between Seventh and
Eighth streets.
The directors have decided TO request
City Solicitor Harman to secure the
services OF other attorneys TO assist him
IN the English case. which will come up
before the Court OF Errors aud Appeals
at Dover April 90 This case hinges on
the consitutlonality OF the sswsr lien
law, aud II decided against the city
would involve loss Of close to 500 Coo
aud practically block tho 30 yer system
The directors took this step not because
II has not the utmost conf iencs la Mr.
HArman, but because the case demsnds
more work than any one lawyer can do
Justice 10.
A case where q plumber had put IN a
sewer pipe aud had not connected II with
the sewer Was reported.