Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-11-16
AFTER CITY RAILWAY.
w. c. R. Company Must Pave
Along Tracks on Market St.
WORK ORDERED DONE BY THE CITY

THE STREET AND SEWER DE
PiARTNIENT NOTIFIES THE COM
PANY THAT 1T MUST COMPLY
WITH THE LAW - DAMAGE
AWARD SUIT SETTLED.
For some time the Wilmington City
Electric Railway Company has Heen
promising the city to do the paving
along Its tracks ON Market street %
the city line, which 1t is required to do
by law
AT a meeting ~ the Street and Sewer
Department last night communica-
ton was received from the company
stating that it would lay the matter
before the board OF directors at It's
meeting this weeek. Secretary Wiley
Of the board, was instructed to write
the railway company that the paving
must be started within ten days or
the department would do the work and
charge 1t against the railway. The sec
retary was also instructed TO write the
railway company stating that the
board must have a settlement for the
work the department has done for the
railway or collection would be made
through other channels. The depart
ment intends to have the matter OF
} paving attended to at once.
Upon application the department
granted permission to the P., w. & b.
Railroad Company to place tracks upon
] the vacant lot at King and Water
streets for the purpose OF shifting end
storing cars. The company will be re-
quired to pave between the raile, bear
! all expense of changing the sewer in
let's, allow no cars 10 project on either
King or Water streets and to remove
the tracks within thirty days should
the board ever have occasion to de-
= mand their removal.
I John Walther appeared before the
beard again last night and requested
l. that some action be taken relative TO
t improving the causeway and keeping
d water from the roadbed. A visit 70 the
N, scene In question Will be made in g
- few days by the directors and am effort
n made 10 improve matters there.
% A Communication was received from
4. the civic committee OF the New-Cen
tury Club requesting that the boar'
"a employ more men with barrels to kee'
m the streets clean and pay particular at
!. tention to keeping Front street an
r French, King and Market streets heloV
lg Third clean. No action was taken o
the communication.
10 James II. Hoffecker appeared befor
ty the hoard representing the propert
nj owners on Lincoln street, north o
Eleventh. He stated that the work O
cutting down Lincoln street for the !
& o. overhead bridge had placed th
houses i'm the vicinity much highe
;T above the level of the street than for
IA lmerly. Mr.. Hoffecker asked that a re
tanning wall be placed in front Of th
A. properties to keep the bank from beln
au washed away.
IT President Pratt informed the pet
ed tloncr that the board had visited th
tic scene and the members thought ths
IA the best plan would be to terrace II
he front yards OF the houses, as a terra'
would he much better in appearan'
ed than a stone wall Mr.. Pratt adhG
ne, that when the proposed improvement
in were finished that the property owl
,en ers would he satisfied with the work
ap- Howell S. England held a conferen
as with the directors and reached a sc
Element in the case or Thomas Y. En-
land against the city OF Wilmlngto
Mr.. England brought suit some tin
ago to recover damages for trespass
AT connection with the building of [
M lsilyerbrook sewer. The case was 81
tied last night by the board agreei
= to cancel a 5000 sewer lein 1t hf
as against Mr.. England's property
ron Coleman street near Fifth aven'
Of therefore the suit for damages again
ga the city will not be tried at the conf
en- term OF court.
lau At its next meeting the board "
n discuss the subject Of passing a re-
,ian luton permitting the use OF only {
the or concrete for paving in the busin
portion Of the city.
by Mr.. Simmons gave notice of a reso
G tion providing for the grades OF 81
,tor walks from the building line to
curb line.
The weekly payroll or $37O7S
tees ordered paid. Secretary Wiley rep'
nea- ed collecting sl2715, and the bala
last in bank is $57 ,177.9S.
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