The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-01

At the meeting of the Street and Sewe
department last night Engineer Hatto
reported that the cost of providing sewe
facilities for the Ford block, to be erecte,
at Tenth and Market streets, wonld b
about $s95, and tho estimated revenue
s225. His plan was to build deep sswe
10 Shipley street, and connoot with the
sewer at Ninth street. Peter J. Fort
agreed to pay part OF the cost VI building q
special sewer to Accommodate bis build
ing.
The board will hold conference with
Mr. Ford. At which the matter will be set
tied Engineer Hstton reported that the
cost Of building sewer In Connvn street
betwssn Second and Third, would hs 1915.
Action on tie question was postponed. :.
The sswer In ConnsiI street Is dssirca to
accommodate eighoeen houses to be bailt
by Patrick Neary. -.
Commissioner McC,csky presented his
report ahout Market street from Concord
to Rivsrviow Avenue: 1t was decided To
make repaivs and then hold conference
"Asu bno "HAiuStoN SiVy NahWay SOIn-
psny.
The objsct is to have tho railway put
down three feet Of Belgian blocks on each
side Of the rails, and the department will
then lay macadam to tho ourb, making .
substantial road.
The board agreed to do, tho paving on
tho bridge the Water Department 10 to
erect over tho race ut Market street. Tho
Dslmarvia Telephone Company WAS given
permission to erect poles on second street.
between Adamsaad Harrison. Action on
tho request from the same company to
place guy po!s on Delaware Avenue, hoar
Van Buren, street, was postponed. until the
board oin investigate
7. Allen Hilles asked the board that in
considering Improvements for the year to
consider paving Clayton. street. between
Seventh and Eighth and Seventh street.
from Broomo to Clayton. Mr.. Simmons
said that a few years ago. when tho board
wanted to improve Clayton street, the pro.
psrty owners refused to set curb, The seo-
retary was instructed torinform Mr.. Hill.
le' that the board could not improve the
streets until the property owners petition
to have curb set.
w. g.. Prlekett. attorney for Joseph ":
lynch. presented q bill for SIS damages,
which Mr. Lynch claims occurred to his
wagon by having the top o. it torn of,
while driving under tree Oh Reed street. |
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The weekly pay roll Of sl60 81. and the
payroll Of 1924 were ordered
paid. The secretary reported collecting
e523 40, md the balance In bank is s45, $685.
o.
Residents Of East Fourth street. be-
tween Poplar and Lombard, called at
:ention to the bsd condition OF tho street
between tho street car rails. The petition
was referred to the Wilmington City Rail.
way Company, with instructions to make
necessary repairs H. I. Sergeant present.
ID protest against granting the Dela-
vnrc Spring Works permission to place
IN oil tank in the bad Of Decatur street,
claiming that 1t would damage his proper.
y.
The Delaware Spring Works renewedits
request to put the tank in Decatur street.
The tank 1t is claimed would contain u
lop-explosive oil. and there would be no
anger. L. would be paved over, and
would be perfectly sato for teams to drive
vcr 1t. Mr. simmons said that in his
Judgment the danger would,b 10 no great