Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-04
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Petitinn Conserving tho openin of street
IN thu Ninth Ward.

Petitinn Concerning tho Opening of streets
IN thu Ninth Ward.
A petition was presented to tho Board
0f Street and Sewer Directors Tuesday
night asking it 10 open and establish
grades OF streets in tho section boundai
ly Market, llsnld, Twenty second and
Tweniy.ninth streets. Mis-. John Price,
owner of large part OF tho land, has
givnn dotd Of trust TO Mr.. Bird and
W. +. Harmon Ut Wood. Harmon a. Co.,
largu suburban real estate operators OF
3oHton, That firm bas advanced tho
money to pay OH the liens against the
lanu anu proposes to erect nunbor OF
dwelling houHes. Among the signers of
tho petition were John Craig, larry
Emmons, L. NJ. liuopos, George s.
Capolle, William Beadenkopf. John
Jacohy, George W. Dorsey, lumes l..
Hawkins and W.R. Mcconnell, bosides
MI Bird aud Mr.. Harmon. Tho owners
propose to decd the bsds of tho streets
in foo simple To the city.
President Pratt of tho hoard and
Chief Engineer Wilson looked over this
section sometime ago. IL will REQUIRE
much grading. 1hu board ia to 10
ready next Tuesday afternoon to insnect
that district with Mr.. Bird and Others.
Mr.. Bird also desired the hoard to
move in the matter of the Orange street
sewer the OwnerS OF which desire to re.
colve come compensation therefor. John
II. DANNY, John Bowe ind Thomus
Green are inierasted in il. The board
has studied the matter up and agreed
to meet at Mr. Hrd's Office to 60 into
it next Saturday night
The engineer wAA asked for an esti-
mate for grading Monroe street from
Twenty. second to Twenty aixth.
Information was received TINT the
Federal authorities bad asked Collector
OF tho Port Cooper to have three trees
IN front of the old Federal building
Sixth aud King streets, cut down by
tho department at cost not TO exceed
$40. The hoard instructed tho streot
commissioner to cut tlown the trees and
tho government will pay tho $40.
This 10 II concession, isn't it?" said
dr. Simmons, gpeaking of the ipforma-
tion from tho Federal authorities.
u ie 10 more than nothing,n re.
marked President Pratt.
at the suggestion Of Mr.. Simmons the
Recretary will notify the Wilmington
Ulty Railway Go. that the department
would prefer that 1T get along with
D'psAo u iOhpib JIHCNb ND FFulL
street between Shipley and Washington,
ca the department could improve the
street more. II single track IL nut
down the railway company will not
have to pave 30 great portion of the
street, for il must pave between and
three feot each aide of ita tracks.
For moving HOlatein Iiarvey's frame
building at Union atrset and tho B. d.
9. railroad distance OF 60 feet. Lynn
u phillipH bid $685., and A. s. Reed &
Bro. Go. bid sa02. No award was made.
Sewer liens wore entered IN against
property on Lombard street between
Ninth and Tenth.
Tho weakly payroll Of s769. 30 wac ap-
proved. Secretary Wiley reported col
factions Of 81, 0l0 SIS. City Treasurer
Curry reported balances of sl40. 56S. II.
Jamea Scott receiyed permission to
set curb for Edward Slavery at Twelfth
and Claymont streetH.
Liberty street from the MARYLAND
avenue to the erematory will lie paved
with rubble stone frum Madison street.