Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04
TIRE OXY-HYDROGEN COMPANY
Seeking Permission to Lay Gas
Pipes In This City. I
APPLICATION MADE ON TUESDAY
BY n. n. Ward, Counsel for the
Concern.
he Did Not Think One Company should
Fave a Monopoly of tho Gas susiness.--
The Matter Held Under AdviEeinent by
the Street and Sewer Department.

thb StTeSL anu beWeE department. W
The oxy Hydrogen Co., through Fl.
H. Ward, its counsel, applied to. the
Board of Street and Sewer Directors
Tuesday night for permission to lay gas
pipes throughout the city. Mr.. Ward
stated that under the act of 1891, this
was the proper place to apply for such
permission. lie presented also formal
application. f84i..
The department held the matter
under adYisement.
II was as long ago as 1890 or 1891
that the Oxy-Hydrogen Co. made an
other, its first, application to use the
streets, but at that time permission
was refused. Then the company started
to tear up the streets but restraining
order was secured hy the street and
sewer people, and the matter has been
in Chancery Court ever since.
In his remarks before the board Tues-
day evening, Mr.. Ward declared that he
did not think it fair that one company
gas business. He said that the Oxy-
Hydrogen Go. had srent thousands Of
dollars in building its plant, in good
le9e of laying lipos in the streets.
The petition was as followa:
The petition of the Oxy-H Hydrogen
Co., corporation Of the State OF Della
ware, respectfully represents
That it is q corporation TO manufac-
ture, sell and distribute ges for illumi.
mating and other purpose in tho State
of Delaware; that it is the owner OF a
gas plant in said city of Wilmington,
erected at great cost and desires to
manufacture, sell and distribute gas
within tho said city, for illuminating
and other purposes.
Your petition therefore prays the con-
sent of your honorable body, being or
representing the duly constituted
authorities of the said city in this be-
half to OPEN and excavate the bod Of
the streets and highways of said city,
whore, when, and as its business may
mako necessary for the purpose Of lay
ing and placing pipes and conductors
therein to sell and distribute It's gas to
the public and the inhabitants OF said
city, subject to the regulations of The
ordinances of said city in that behalf
made ard provided and your petitioner
will ever pray.
The opinion of Henry G. Conrad on
the subject of market law violations
was read. The city solicitor went into
the matter in some detail. He said that
King and Madison street markets are
exclusively for the use of farmers and
truckers who sell their own products.
Hucksters are allowed to stand only
on Fourth street, between King and
Walnut, and on Fourth, between Jef-
ferson and Monroe.
A storekeeper may expose articles
for sale in front of his place of busi-
ness, occupying not more than four
feet. A property owner cannot rent his
sidewalk except to persons who sell
only what they raise.
The clerk of the market is the execu-
tive officer and il is his duty to see
that all laws and ordinances shall be
faithfully executed. He has full
authority to prevent infractions Of the
law, and to make complaint against
offenders, and to call in the aid of the
police. a3ts
Mr.. Conrad concludes that the mar
ket laws are very full and complete and
that If cases arc brought in tho Munich.
pal Court they will be found sufficient
to meet all violations.
The Universal Conduit, Heat Light
and Power Co. of this city, through
Edmund Mitchell, Jr., its president,
asked permission to lay conduits, pipes
and poles under the surface of the
streets and alleys. Its plan is to build
subways so that all overhead wires may
be taken into them. Tho company
offers to furnish bond.
The last portion Of the money re-
quired for the condemnation OF Eleventh
street between Madison and Adams
will shortly be used to pay the award
of So, 172 in favor of William Z. Porter.
The city has already Paid $3.50 to the
Hounstield estate, $50. 06 to John Craig,
and six cents to William Medholdt.
Until further notice the board will
meet at O'Clock, instead of T.30, on
Tuesday evenings, and the Office will
close at noon on Saturdays.
Liens were entered on account of u
sewer on Broome street between Cedar
and Oak. A sewer will be laid in
Eleventh street for the benefit of the
high school, provided the Board of
Education pays Sl25.
The weekly payroll of S475. 10 was
approved. The secretary reported col
lections of S556. g.: clerk of tho market,
of s23. 30; city auditor of 81, 300 The
lttSb-utiHbo buuuuJ lbCluueb rtCblplS
from telegraph and telephone companies
for pole tax The city treasurer reported
balances OF S33, 537. .04. . t.r-..ly
Permits to set curb were granted to
John Billingsley, A. s. Reed & Bro.
Co., Davis & Bro.
The bond of Frank w. Pierson rs
street commissioner was approved.
The amount is $1,000 and the surety,
Edmund Mitchell, Jr. Hl
A conference with city railway people
is to be held, on Saturday morning at
II o'clock. The matter Of sprinkling
the streets will be discussed.
The Delaware & Atlantic Telegraph
and Telephone Go. received permission
to erect poles on Eleventh street be-
tween Rodney and Clayton. A similar
request last month was held up because
the company had not paid all its pole
tax. This has now been paid.
! Work on vault under the sidewalk
at the site of the new Ford block was
ordered stopped until a permit has
been secured. ..
Plans arc under consideration for an
extension of the Boulevard.