The sun., 1897-11-17
STREET AND SEWER MEETING.
A Rush of Business ut Last Nights
Session.

A Rush of Business ut Last Night
Session.
President Thomas McCorklc, of tn
Delnarvia Telephone Company, askc
the Street and Sewer Department las
night at the commission meeting for Al
i. extension Of the conpanys franchise
for three months, taking effect on No
, vcmbcr 18th. His reasons for making TIN
request were, that because OF the inabilit,
OF the Beste Manufacturing Company o
Baltimore, who secured the con
tract to furnish material for the exchange
to fulfill their contract, it had been founC
necessary to recall the award, and tn,
order had been given to the American
Construction Company, OF Chicago. On
this account, Il delay is unavoidable. Or
motion of Mr.. Webster his request was
granted.
A petition was presented from the resi-.
dents OF Tatnal street between Twelfth
and Thirteenth, asking for the paving OF
that portion Of the street. President
Pratt said that the work could not b.
done this winter, and the matter will not
be acted upon at present Daniel Null
lin and Frank r. Carswcll, the architect
for Blumenthal & Co., presented a blue
print of the proposed derailing switch
the city ordered the company to put in
at the time of the deciding OF Reed
street to the Blumenthal Company for
private use. Mr.. Mullen complied with
the request for the dcrailing switch, and
said that the work would be done in a
manner which would be satisfactory to
all concerned. The switch is an off sid
ing of the W. & n. railroad which
crosses the Wilmington City railway
tracks on Monroe street running up Reed
street.
A communication was received from
Theodore Lesser, Park Superintendent,
representing the executive committee on
parks, on the advisability of taking dirt
from the grading on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to fill in the entrance to the Brandy
wine Park, from Rockland Road on
Church Lane. President Pratt ordered
it passed with the proviso that the COM
mittee shall see that it is kept within the
limits.
Joseph jenkins, by letter, asked that
he be given sewer connections for his
house at No. 4O2 Delaware avenue, but ,
as the Department has no sewer nearer
than Tenth street, action was deferred.
On motion Of Mr.. Simmons a request
for the setting Of curb on both sides OF
street, between Tatnall and
was granted.
4 deed was received from Ilolstein
Harvey and his wife, Eliza, for the prop
ruy on Union street between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets, Oh the line OF mon
street diverted. When it was found nee
rssary to change the line OF Union street
II this point on account of the new over
head bridge, the change involved Il house
belonging to Mr.. Harvey. The Board
bought such part Of the land as was nee
'ssary for their purposes and proposcdto
move the wooden house thereon back
beyond the new street line at their own
Expense. Mr. Harvey made an offer that
+ the money appropriated for the pur-
,osc be put in his hands he would see
hat the house was moycd. His PROPOSE
ion was accepted and the money trans
erred. Mr.. Harvey then gave the house
o a small contractor on condition that
e remove the building from the lot. I
he house has almost disappeared and
Ir Harvey will have his lot clear as
yell as IA few extra dollars in his pockets.
Crushed by His Own Wagon. !.
James Higgins, Of 20G Parish street, :,
net with a painful accident yesterday on !
cw Castle Causcway. Higgins was :;
emhcd upon his wagon, which was 8
caviIy loaded with oyster shells. In +,
,uinr nynr thr side of the wagon he lost =