Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-08
STREETS AND SEWERS.
The business Transacted at Yesterday''
Meeting of the Board OF Directors.

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The business Transacted at Yesterday's |
Meeting of the board of Directors.
The Street and Saver Department at
it's regular meeting Tuesday evening.
authorized Secretary Wiley to secure
bids for two horses and driver for
apriukling wagon and sweeper TO be
usod regularly in dry weather. This
ia a step in an experiment to be tried
by the department. namely. the sprink-
ling of the streets. Heretofore this has
nevor been generally doDo by the de-
partment. In times past sprinkler
has been used upon macadam pavement
in the regular work of the department,
nut general sprinhling of busy streets
10 a new departure. For this purpose n
new sprinkler will be purcbased, in
addition to the old une nuw un hand,
and street cur and macadam streets will
he sprinkled ut frat. Arrangements
have Just boon completed with the
Wnter Department for permission to use
1904 gallons of water day aud this
will bo used as far as it will go. An
effort may be made to have the Will
mington City Railway Go. put a tank
car on it's line for sprinkling the streets
on which its system runs.
Tuesday nights meeting the Street
and Sewer Directors received bids for
fire brick and stone block to be used IN
| paving in the coming season. The hid
ders were as follows, together with tne
range of prices and when shipment may
| be made: .H
Francis & Raush. Pine Grove, Pa,
| S2l5 cents square yard. to begin ship
mont August LIST: Athens Brick Co.,
A thens, o., 81. 05 square yard, five cars
| a day. entire shipment in 90 days; y.
j.. UiGley IL Co.. Canton. o., 81. OF, de-
| livery in 40 days; John Jaooby, this
city. bids ranging FROM 80 10 SO cents
square yard, according to variety. de-
| liyry in Ia days after order: Charles
| Warner Co., Wilmington, Bolden Hall
wood, 80 cents, Montello round edge,
| 78 cents, shipping to begin in 90 days /;
| Mcmahon Porter & Co., New Cumber-
land, W. Va, 50 to o3 cOnts. delivery
in August and September; II. b. Town
send Brick and Contracting Co., Zanes-
ville, o., Townsend block, 30 cents. de-
livery TO suit; John M. Mack, Phiia-
ile,phia, 81 to 20 cents; complete in
three months, shipments within 30 days
George II. Mccall CO., Montello, 81
cents Townsend block. 81 08. complete
in 60 days. shipment within 10 days.
Stone block--J. Merrick Horn, 81. lC
per square yard; Philip p. Tyre, o.
cents; l3ranhywiue Granite Co., ST. 0S.
The contract was not awarded.
1t was decided to ask for bids for ex'
cavations on Scott street, from Four.
teenth to Delaware avenue Fourteenth
from du Pout to the west line OF the b.
a. o. railroad; Pennsylvania avenue,
between du Pont street and Gran
avenue. Bids are to he in by next Tues
day night, and each bid must he accom-
panied by certified check for $500
! This work will be in connection will
the abolition OF the Pennsylvania
: avenue and the Fourteenth and Scot
street grade crossings.
Liens were entered up on properties
on Third street, between Stalcup Rur
. and Walnut street and on Third street.
between French and Walnut. The paw
roll of s51l.0S was passed. The secre
tary reported collections of 1918. 76; th'
clerk of the market, collections o
s92. o.; the city auditor, of $3.50. Citl
Treasurer Curry reported the balance il
} bank to DO 1928, 75l. "a.