Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-16
SPLITTING ON SIDEWALKS.
The Movement tn Prevent tho DiEusting
Habit SprentitnE.


Tho movement to prevent splitting on
the sidewalk is spreading, as eyiduuced
4 by the following communication rsad
| before tho Board of street ana Sewer
Directors, at its meeting Tuesday:
| The health protective committee of the
| New-Coniiiry Club desires the permission oil
| the Street and Sewer Department to plac,
| upon lamp posts small metal signs bearing
| these words: "Please do not spit on the
! sidewalk All expenses of the same To he
| paid by tho New.Century Club. Please ad
dress reply to Mrs. Walter D. Bush
Chairman.
DON'T 500 any obiecticn TO that, dc
you?" said President Pratt, after hear
ing tho request.
No, " replied Director Webster.
The permission was given with pleas
ure, ne Mr., Pratt put II. although some
doubt was expressed as TO the efficacy
Of tho notice.
Elk Police Officer Patrick Cathcar
appe,red before the board in com pieX
attitude. First he requested the board
to allow him TO drain the water in the
cellar of his houss ON Tenth street be
| tween Lincoln anu Union streets, and
second no threatened to sue the board
for damages anyhow. On account oi
this complex attitude he found il
rather difficult to treat with the
directors. lie had discussed the same
subject with them before. lie declared
that thoro was tbrse feet of water in
his cellar, and announced that he and
his son opened oysters there, and that
his HON was now down with rheumu
tism. lie held that the city causell the
trouble by stunping un a pipe Prosi
dent Pratt informed Mr.. Cathcart that
the only privileges he could have in
the matter we're those granted by the
city and il he proposed to bring suit
he might do 80.
Mr.. Cathcart said TINT two lawyers
had heen TO soc him about bringing
suit, Offering to take it for half the ver-
dict. Whereat Engineer Wilson re.
marked that the lawyers were trying To
pull his leg. President Pratt told me
applicant TINT the permission would he
granted to connect with a eowsr pro
viGing he Withdrew what no had said
about bringing Auits. Mr.. Cathcart
thereupon applied for permit TO drain
his cellar into Union street sewer,
which was granted.
Months ago Lorenzo Facenda hogan
quarrying 90 the line of South Frank
lin street giving bond to tho city to
indemnify 1t from dair age and to leave
tho street in as goud condition as when
he found IT. Thomas q. Douh was his
bondBman. 1t was reported TO the board
last evening, that Faconda had quit
work. Street Comm issioner McCloskey
said that Farauda bad quarried about
10 feet and the hole was filled with
water 81 that the people of the roigh.
horhood fear their children may be
drowned in it,. Bondamun Doud will be
notified that the Italian cannot be
found anu that the bond will he hold
responsible for the condition Of affairs
ut tho query.
The request OF morocco firms on Wal.
nut ami Second streets that the depart.
ment cloan Stallcup run sewer up TO
Sc ;nnd street was refused.
Chief Engineer James Wilson recon.
mended the cloaing of Eleventh street
between Union street and Woodlawn
avenue. because it Ia nuw practically
impassablo in its central portion. He
favored tho concentration Of work upon
Woodlawn avenue and it will be kept
in condition for public travel while
Eleventh street 10 temporarily closed.
From CLERK of tho Peace Foard was
received copy of the resolution
adopted by the Low Court on Dncom-
her eth, taking the ground that the
causoway leading to Market otrept
bridge is under the supervision and
control of tho Street and Sewer Depart.
nant, and asking tho department to
take charge of 1t. The matter was re-
ferred to City Solicitor Conrad.
Curb liens were enterad up and billH
wero passed. The weekly payroll of
s939. so was approved. Secretary Wiley
reported collections of $500. 81.
Tho department will put crossing
on the north sidewalk of Fourth Etrset
noRr the Christiana for the Enoch
Moore & Sons Co., for which the com
pany will pay.