Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-28
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Street and Sewer Directors luesuay
for various purposes. Several citizens
appeared in advocacy OF the paving OF
Second streBt between West and Wash
ington with improved pavement. The
board thinks the slant OF the street too
great for fire brick, but one man sug
gesied tho raising OF the curb on the
south sido and tho lowering al that on
the north side, and the departments
engineers will make an observation.
William M. Field desired to empha'
size petition which was in hand ask
ing that Union street between Delaware
and Gilpin avenues be curbea and
sidewalk laid. and he further desired
the macadamizing Of Union street from
Delaware avenue to park way. The
street commissioner will curb tho block
petitioned for.
Alexander j. Hart, president. ard
Stansbury j. Wiley, secretary OF the
Kartavert Manufacturing Co, whose
plant ia on tho old w. y. Warner prop.
erty at Maryland avenue aud Anchor
age street, presented TO thu board their
position with reference TO a bill of
81, 100 for sewer liens aaginst their
property. Their claim was that they
drained intn natural water course
until the city built sswer there and
left the plant in hule. They felt that
they were entitled TO damages rather
than they should he assessed for sewer
liens on two sides OF the property. Mr..
Willey had no criticism tn make against
the building of the sewer which he
thought was for the general benefit OF
the neighhorhood, but tho change was
hard on tho company. The board will
probably go to the vicinity and sees the
conditions at first hand.
Frank y. +. O'iiara desired to he re
lieved OF the payment OF severe lien
against his property No. 6l2 West
Second street, Oh the ground that the
property had the right to enter the old
sewer that was there. Elk City Council
man Blake told the hoard that WHEN he
was 10 City Council a ssWer was laid
from jackson 10 Jefferson streets anil
all the properties were given permission
10 enter il. lie recalled that Mr.. Muir.
ray wanted sBwaf to drain the Mec'
caGue ongins house AMI Mr.. Mention.
with Mr.. Blake. thought that if fire
company in the Tenth ward could have
sewer there should no one for the
taxpayers of the Third ward. Mr..
Blake said that be had spent some
money TO get it through and tn get
hack into Council. "You could ITO
most anything that time, - he remarken.
Mr.. O'liara will have an opportunity
| to look up whether permit was ever
issued TO allow the property in question
to connect with the sewer.
Arthur II. q. Garrett of Garrett g.
Barr and Charles Baird of Charles
Baird " Co., morocco manufacturers in
the neighborhood of Second AMI Wal,
nut streets wished TO see what could
BIO done with the sewer known ns Stall
| cup run which at one time ran nearly
as far up as Fourth et.eet between
Walnut and Poniar streets, the tides
| from the Christiana flowing into it.
The run now extends only to Second
street., pins having heeu laid in place
of the older portion above that point.
Messss. Baird and Garratt desired to
see IL the department would clean the
sewer, but it docs not helong TO the
| department. Engineer Hatton held that
the morocco refuse which is thrown
into it should not he thrown in. II
was held by MesHrH Baird aud Garrett
that the building of a wall at Second
street limiting the flow of the tides
might be tho cause of preventing the
natural cleaning of ths sewor The
board is TO look into it.
q. Lewis Dorsey announced in a
communication that the Wilmington
| Plumbing and Heating Go. had gone
out of business and asked the return of
the License money. The license fee OF
| S. will not be returned but the $50 in
demnity for tearing up streets will be
returned. The firm had received per-
mitB to make but two connections.
| Permission was granted this Delmarria
| Telephone TO- to erect poles on Wash.
| ibgton street between Ninth ard Tenth,
| instead of on West street between those
squares, property owners having refused
TO grant permission to erect them on
West.
Director Simmons thought this would
be good tins to designate a time after
which the erecting of poles must BIO
stopped and all new connection required
to be made TO the copduts. President
Pratt said he would like 10 SEQ some OF
the wires down.
Francis Il. Gallagher and Charles NJ.
Grubb were approved aa sureties for
Frank o. MoHeley, who recently re.
ceiyad a plumbers and drainlayers'
license.
Johr Jacoby received permission to
use the steam roller in tearing up
PennsYlvania avonue preparatory TO
grading.
A petition was received asking that
Fourth street he ourhed between Searles
and Union streets. A formal blank such
as ia usually used Will he sent to re-
ceive the petitioners names.
William L. Bancroft and others peti-
toned the board to pave du Pont street
between Delaware and Gilpin avenues.
Street Commissioner McCloskey was
instructed to macadamize the street.
Tho street commis sioner ia to pave the
sidewalk on Twelfth street between
Chinpey and Orange, owned by the city,
and property owners ara to he directed
to pave their sidewalks on tho same
street between Chippey and Tatnall.
Directions we're also given the street
commissioner to lnacadamizo Tatnall
street between Eleventh and Twelfth,
and Twelfth street hetweeu Jefferson
and Madison. He is also TO pave Madi.
son street between Third and Fourth
with brick. and to patch IN Fourth
street between Orange and Tatnal.
Sewer inlets will be placed at Twelfth
and Tatnall streets.
Tho engineer is to ascertain the
amount OF grading necessary on Monroe
street between Elliott avenue and
Twenty-sixth street.
Communications were received from
Secretary Ten Weeges of the Board OF
Health drawing attention to the had
condition of Liberty streat between
Maryland avenue and the railroad and
of Mechanic street.. The former street
is USED in getting to the crematory and
the hoard will look into IL; but
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