Evening journal., 1898-12-03
TO REPAIR CAUSEWAY
Work to Begin at Once BY
Street and Sewer Department.
OYSTER SHELLS WILL BE USED

OYSTER SHELLS WILL BE USED
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE D1RlEC-
TORS HELlD THIS MORNING AND
ACTION TAKEN IN THE MAT
TER-NEW YORK DREDGING
COMPANY PRIVILEGED TO
BUILD DIKEs UNDER CERTAIN
CONDITIONS.
At a special meeting Of the Street
and Sewer Department this morning it
was decided upon motion of Mr.. Sim
mons to do what was possible at pres
ent to repair the roadbed on the cause
way.
This matter of the causeway has
given the directors much concern late
ly and they have been subjected to
great amount of unjust criticism re-
garding it. AT this mornings meeting
it was decided to order a vessel load
OF oyster shells, which win be placed
on the road, beginning at the south
end Of Market street bridge, and the
work extended as far ais the shells
will reach. All the worst places in
the road win be filled in and repair
ed. 1t is not policy to entirely cover
the roadway entirely at this time Of
the road way at this time of year with
shelis owing to the frosts and cold
weather Incidental to Winter weather,
which would render driving dangerous
and prevent the shells from being thor
oughly ground down.
The oyster shells have been order
ed from Delaware City parties, and
will arrive here about Thursday and
will at once be hauled from the wharf
and placed on the road.
The directors visited Christiana river
in the vicinity Of Lobdells Car Wheel
Works, with a view to granting the
New York Dredging Company permits
sion to erect dikes along Christiana
avenue to hold the mud pumped from
the bed Of the river during the dredg-
ing Of the harbor. After going over
the ground the department decided to
g-Vs the company the desired permis-
sion provided it complies with the fol-
lowing conditions:
That the foot of the dil1es slope
shall be at least twenty-five feet from
the line Of telegraph poles now erect
ed on the south side of Christiana ave
nue.; that said dikes shall be so con-
structed THAT they shall not in any
manner interfere with public travel on
lChristiana avenue; neither shall travel
be obsltructed or interfered with by OF
during the process Of filing prOpery
enclosed by such dixie or dikes; that all
work shall be done by and at the ex-
pense OF the New York Dredging Com
pany, and in the event OF any dam
age or breaks in said dikes, that COM
pany shall Immediately repair the
same together with any damages 70
said Christiana avenue, or other prop
erty, public or private; and, provided
further, that said company ehall and
will be at any and all times, save
harmless the Mayor and Council o.
Wilmington or any Of its officers ol
servants, from all loss, expense anS
damages that may be caused to anl
person or persons or property by leak
ing from overflow, breakage Of saiC
dikes or from any cause whaasoeyet
by reason OF or on account Of the con
struction, hlling and use Of the afore
said dikes or their subsequent re
moval
This permission shall not be oper
ative nor construed to be operative un
til the acceptance Of these condition
have been presented in writing to tn
board CT directors of this department
i signed by the president of your com
pany, properly attested, with its cor
pbration seal affixed.