Evening journal., 1897-07-21
THEIR WANTS ARE MANY
Street and Sewer Directors
Besieged With Requests.
CITIZENS WANT BETTER STREETS
THE BOARD Is SHORT OF FUNDS
JUST NOW AND NO ACTION WAS
TAKEN ON THE NUMEROUS RE
QUESTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS.

QUESTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
showers and the singing and drum
beating Of the American Volunteers the
meeting Of the Street and Sewer De-
partment was held last night. The ma
1ority of the business transacted was
the reception of several communica-
tions from property owners asking that
certain streets be paved and others ask
ing that curb be set. One communica-
tion received was from the citizens liv-
ing on Lancaster avenue from Van
Buren to Clayton streets. These want
arc lights placed at the points named
above.
No action was taken on the request.
President Pratt said that it would be
necessary for the city to have an cleo
trio light plant to grant requests in that
line. Citizens desire arc lights every
where.
The trustees Of Asbury Church asked
the commissioners to cancel the lien on
the sewer which is being built on Third
street. 1t was granted.
w. H. Murphy, who keeps a stable
on Ninth street above Adams, asked to
be allowed to lay a ten-inch pipe in the
gutter of his property to carry of the
waste water therefrom. The request
was generally discussed, and it was de-
cided instead of allowing him to put
down a ten-inch pipe, that two siX-inch
pipes should be laid
The citizens and property owners liv-
| ing on Vandever avenue and Ray street
asked that the curb on these streets be
set No action was taken.
President Candy, of the Board of
Park Commission. asked the directors
to plank the Lowering avenue bridge at
| Clayton street, and that the Park Com
mission assume one-half of the ex-
pense and the Street and Sewer Depart
ment The other. 1t was agreed to by
the directors.
The Washington Fire Company
through a letter, thanked the board for
putting in the sewer in front OF the
cOmpany's engine house.
The invitation of the Water Witch
Fire Company to attend the housing OF
it's chemical Tonight was accepted.
The citizens of Linden and Maple
streets requested the board, for the
benefit of the citizens health, to lay
the curb and repair the streets in thai
section. No action was taken. A simi-
lar letter from the residents of Shall
| cross avenue was ItCtlNtu anu uitu-
John Kyle, who keeps an ice cream
, parlor al Sixth and Orange streets, ap
peared before the directors and saiC
that the closing of the pavement a
Sixth and Shipley streets by the Della
ware and Atlantic Telegraph and Tele
! phone Company. be abolished. H
7 said that il was detrimental to his bust
ness. The board decided to have tn
street opened.
Patrick Keehan sent a letter to tn
directors warning them not to deal will
any person regarding the disposition o
the property at the northeast corner O
Pennsylvania avenue and Union street
e The property, it seems, may be con
demned by the directors when the over
i head bridge of the B. & o. railroad a
that point is built.
% Street Inspector McClOskey was or
j dered to tear down the wooden fence ol
n the south side of Fourth street. whicl
4 belongs to the National Dredging Com
i panys farm. This will open the stree
b at that point.
The weekly payroll of $5079S wa
ordered paid. The secretary's colleC
tions were S2,240; city treasurer's bal
I ance. $119S4S.65
These bids were received for SOC
gallon sprinkling wagon: Miller, Kno
{ block & Co., 1925: Bell & Co., fer
I Winlxler wagon, s315. The latter &c
e the contract