Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-14
STREETS AND SEWERS.
Proceedings of ruesday's McotipE oil tine
Hoard OF Directors.


,octors will renly TO Col. Horny a. du |
pont. president OF tho Wilmington &
Kenneth Turnpike Co., that no dis
courtesy was intended to tho company |
in not consulting it with regard to tho
abolition OF the Pennsylvania avenue
crossing, Tho department has taken
the yiyw that il had jurisdiction over
tho road within tho city limits, that
the company had turned that part over
10 the city, and that therefore the CITY
had thu right TO alter II without con
sultation, CONCERNING the matter OF
cutting down the hill near Columbus
Inn, referred to in Col. du Fonts
letter, the department has alreaoy
adopted plan of grading which, when
carried into effect. will cut the mn
down six feet. This work is 10 lie done
when the departments finances are IN
shape to do it. In effect as here indi-
Gated Acting Secretary pierRon was M
structed, Mt the regular meeting OF the
hoard Tuesday night, to answer Col. du
Points lotte. which was reud at the
previous meeting.
President ". Il. Appleton, accom-
panied by Alexander Cloud OF the
Friendship Fire Co., asked tho board
TO pave Pinkett's Court, which runs
alongside the engine house. The com
pany now dries its hose on Tenth street,
hut the paving Of the court would allow
| it to dry the hose there anil it would
not need to use the street. The board
decided to have tho court paved win
| fire brick.
Engineer Hatton presented an csti-
mate of tho cost of building sewar on
Sixth street west nf Van Buren, street
| to accommodate Nos. ll0l and llO3 West
Sixth. lilo put the cost at 5000 and tho
revenue at $40 Tim Board OF Health
wants tho sewer built. 1t was decided
| to build ii.
lie also reported tho probable cost Of
| building sewer in Harrison street bo-
tween Shallcrnss and Lowering avenues
to accommodate Nos, l5)2 and l1O4
| llarri son street, TO ho SllO, exclusive
Of rock, tho Immediate revenue SD,
and the total revenue, 500. The sewer
was ordered built
Mr.. IIattun reported favorably on the
sewer work OF George Y. Ruch IL TO.
in Market street hetwsen Elliott ave
nue. and Twenty third, anil the board
accepted the sewer, nrdaring 10 per
cent of the contract price pnid.
Tho Water Commission agreed ~ di.
vide with the Street and Sewer Com
mission the expense of painting the do
partment building, and suggested that
the ceilings Of this halls he papered, a
hurder attached, and tho walls painted.
1t was also suggested that the names Of
the offices in the building hn painted
on tho rise of the stairs. These sug
gestions were agreeable TO the Street
and Sewer Department.
Director Webster brought mp the
matter Of the condition Of Mnrsot
street from Twentieth to the city lima
which hu referred to as bad, Tina
board is not ready TO nave il now, hui
the street commissioner is to SEQ what
can he done in tina way of fixing holes.
lie is also to look into tue condition Ji
Tenth street between Spruce and Zen
nett streets, OF which complaint had
been made.
James W. Ponder represents Mira.
Billingsley of No. 1904 Pennsylvania
avenue, WHOSE property may he affected
by the change of grade in that neigh
borhopl. The hoard and Mr.. Pointer
ara TO confer on the subject
Street Commissioner MrCiosllcy re
ported favorably on petition for resist
liuE tuVJ WI tuo hUull blHt VI L ny III
street between Church and Spruct
streets. The gutter will neph to be re-
newed Rnd the total cost will be SGl
This work wac ordered done
Tho Water Department has had sUmr
difficulty on account of tho covering III
water gates by tho paving contractors
; a communication from Chief Engi
. nspr j. 4. lioEd of that deuartmen
, called attention TO the paving over III,
water gatns at Third and Poplar, Fifti
and Shipley, Seventh and Tatnall an(
0 Eighth and 'latnall and asked imme
2 diato action IN having them removed
3 He suggested that in the future the tie
r partnicnt snacify in contracts for paw
| ing that water gates must not be GOV
3 cred The hoard is to lonk into it.
The street commissioner WAS inatruct
Q ed to take out the cutters AZ Ninth an
Adams which have hcen the source q
u much complaint from wheelmcn.
{ Hawkins a. Co., ugents for william
o T. Bancroft, received permission t
make n second sewer connection from
property at Front and Lincoln streets
a. L.. Sharpe, representing tho owner
was refused permission 10 drain on
Y property through another, 10 it is con
. trary to the rules.
i Tho weekly payroll of s7ii. Ii wa
k pnssed. Collections OF S54S. OF wero re
o ported. Treasurer Curry reported bal
g ances of sl70, 1927,