The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-11
STREETS AND SEWERS.
A Rush Of Business Causes Somewhat OF
along Session.

At tho meeting Of the Street and Sewer
Department last evening the following
bids were received for grading Pennsyl-
vania avAne from Du Pont street to
Grant avenue. so that tho B. & o. railroad
can erect It's overhead bridge: James
Logus 4s cents per cubic N yard fSs es, dirs, s w
for dirt and 81 so for rock; John Jacoby,
27k cents for dirt and 80 cents for rock;
Michael Donahue, 40 cents for bob; John
Logue, '3AT cents for dirt and dDcents per
per perch for, rock, The contfict was
awarded to John Jacoby. rs''
Stewart & Keenan,, the contractors who
will build the overhead bridge for the p.
g. .. railroad, were given peTtnisslon to
lay a tcmpornEy, track across Pennsylya-
mia avenue, whilo the foundations for tho
bridge nre being built. John 4. Deputy
was given permission to set q curb OIL
Ruth street near Second, and John Lynn
was allowed to set curb OH Twelfth streot
between Heald and Clnynont.
Engineer Hatton made tho following
estimate Of cost and revenues for proposed
sewers: Clayton street between Chestnut
and Llndon. COST 1864; revenues, $ll7S;
cost, $40; revenue, $500; Lombard street
between Ninth and Tenth, cost $3.50; reve-
nue.. $40G; Eighteenth street between Mar
kel and West, cost, $500; revenue $3.50.
II. Allen Hilles potitioned to have Sew
enth street between Broome and Clayton
paved, but he was notified that 1t was i'm
possible to do this until the curbs are set
ON both sides. The departments accepted
the awards made by Chief Justice Lore for
the SilyerbroOk sewers, as follows: j. A.
Richardson, t6Ol.50; the Robinson estate
$1,663 30.
Howell S. England sent protest to tho
board notifying It that 1t was trespassing
on the property Of Thoma, Y. England In
placing sewer across his property In tho
Eleventh ward, tho property not having
been condemned. Tho protest was referred
to the oIty solicitor.
The Delmarvia Telephone Company was
given permission to trim trees on Seventh
street between West and Washington, the
work to be done under tho supervision OF
the street commissioner, who will see that
the trees are not damaged.
The Board Of Health asked the depart.
ment to have the lot filled at Twelfth and
Thatcher streets, whore water collects, Sec.
rotary Ten Weeges stating that thesplaco
was menance to tho health Of the city.
The street oommissioner was III, instrscsed n a;ss
80 was ordered paid. The secretary's col
lections amounted to s263 03 and the bal.
ance in bank was tll7915 "a. A precept
for curb was ordered Oh Van Buron
street between Linden and Maple. The
properties on Chestnut street between
Clayton and Scott were ltened for sewors
Dennis J. Mention asked the department
to investigate tho damages done to his
property on Pennsylvania avenue near tho
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and which
under the old ordinance Of City Council
must be paid by the railroad company.
They promised Mr.. Mention to Investigate
tho matter Peter J. Ford asked the de-
partment to open Third street between
Lincoln and Union, but the department
does not own the bed Of tho street. Efforts
will be, made to acquire 1t.
Tho street commissioner was instructed
to D,acadamize Heald street between Elev-
enth ard Twelfth and Twelfth street be-
tween lfeald and Claymont. 1t will re.
quire 327 cubic yards Of dirt The secretary
was instructed to ask for bids. 1t was also
decided to pave Wollaston street between
Seventh and Eighth with rubble stone.
The contract for laying brick pavements
was granted to Simmons & Bros, they
being the only bidders.