The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-05
Streets aud Sewers.

The street and Sewor Department last
night discussed tho subject of collecting
ashes and for some time complaints have
reached the directors that the contractors
are not doing their tduty. These com.
plants havo become so frequent tn It the
directors have determined to change the
system of collecting and MIR. Mcl'lOskey,
and Amos j. Eustburn were given Charge
OF the matter and last night tbeEIfGcom-
mended the creation Of n new distrirt,
makipAtivc instead Of four, md mixing
Friday q collection day Contractor Std.
ham also sent u communication to tho
bourd. recommending tho creation Of a
new district and IN extra day for collec-
ton. The recomm tndutiOn was adopted,
end will be tried to find if it IL successful.
III the future ash collections will take
place as follows: Monday, south of Sew.
enth street. east of SIMPLIFY; Tuesday,
north of Seventh street and east of Ship.
ley and on the north side of the Brandy.
wine creek, east of Washing on street.;
Wednesday, north Of Tenth street, west
Of Shiploy; Thursday, between Fourth
and Tonth streets and west of Shpley;
Friday, south Of Fourth street ami west
of Shiplry
The depart mept is having considerable
trouble with persons who do not obey the
rule regarding rubbish placed in ash bar
rels The board will enforce this rule,
and in the future will not collect rubbish
if it is placed in tho same barrel with the
ashes, The board is rapidly coming to the
conclusion that ashes cannot be properly
collected unless tho department does tho
work. No contractor has ever given salts
faction or had the proper kind OF carts.
Tho board is now getting estimates on
the best kinds of wagons and it ID probable
tb.t next year several Of these will be pur-
chased. The department. will do tile work
and employ men ana teams to make the
Collections within tho specified time. The
trcub'a with contractors has been that
thuy did not have enough carts and men to
do the work.
Residents Of Third street between
Sea"lcs and DUPONT street senta petition
asking for the grading Of the street yhore
IL question whether or not the city owns
the he'd of the street and the work cannot
be done until this is o certaiDcd.
Tho Tenth street Sewer Company Offer
ed the board the sewer for 49, transGor fee,
but the Department dtc5 not want the
sewer which extends from Washington to
Monroe streets, 1t was said TINT the
Company had derived ali the benefits from
the sewer and would now like to transfer
II to the department 50 that the Company
will M longer have tho responsibility Of
keeping it in repair,
TAcro was u lively discussion over
communicated from Willard salisbury,
notifying tho board that Judge Spruancs
had approved Of The award Of f. ISL made
to Miss Mary Lnt,inGr, for tbs damage
done TO her properly hy the SlverbroUk
sewer. Mr.. Simmons was opposed to pay
ing the award, and voted in the negative.
Messrs. Pratt ami Webster thought it best
to pay il, for every commission on the pro.
periy had made a higher award than the
previous commission. The board was first
offered u settlement for $500, but con-
sdered this too high and the commissions
to condemn 1t gave an award of 1900
more.
Mr. Simmons snid that the award was
outrageous, and while Ms,srs. Pratt md
Webster held The same opinion they
thought it bot topay The amount.
William LaWton sent Il communication
to the board calling attention TO II now in.
candcsctnl gas lamp. He was Notified that
he conId try it on the street lamps if tho
gas company did not object, as the board
did not have charge OF the burners on the
street