Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-20
ANDERSON GETS ASH CONTRACT.
he Must First Show Necessary Equipment
Extension OF Intercspting Sewer.

he Must First Show Necessary Equipment |
Extension OF Intercspting sewer
The Board OF Street and Sewer Di-
rectors Tuesday awarded the con-
tract for the removal Of ashes and rub
bish to A. g. b. Anderson, condi
tionally, at his bid of 1850. The con-
dition is that Anderson shall present
for inspection on August 18th sufficient
fully equipped teams for doing the
work, the removal of ashes and rub
bish to begin on September LIST and the
contract to run for year. In case the
teams submitted by Anderson do not
meet the requirements of the speclfica
tions, the contract is to be awarded to
the next lowest bidder considered, who
is James Logue, and whose bid was
i IS, 500.
With reference to the proposed exten.
sion of the intercepting sewer from
Kentmere to Rockford, the Joseph
Bancroft & Sons Co. wrote the board
that in their opinion, a 15-incb pipe,
as proposed by Engineer Hatton, would
be too small. Already the company
uses 800, 900 gallons of water daily ut
the Rockford mills, all of which would
run into the sewer, and this quantity
would not BIO likely to decrease, and
should the sewer be extended to Rising
Sun, it would be too small The com
pany was willing to permit the sewer
to be attached to its wall, providing
the inner diameter be not greater than
Is inches, and agreed to pay the cost Of
construction for the about $50 feet be-
tween kentmere and Rockford. Engi-
neer Hatton was instructed to proceed
, with the work and he will probably
make diameter of Is inches.
The board decided to meet next Tues
day morning and until further orders,
at 10. 30 o'clock, these to take the place
Of the Tuesday night meetings.
George W. Hewitt Of Salem county,
N. j., who was accompanied by other
New Jerseymen, asked the board to re-
: duce the wharfage rates for the use Of
| the Church street wharf. He claimed
that the rate Of one-half cent basket
was too high, in that 1t would make a
500 basket load cost 81 80, whereas but
SO cents had been charged elsewhere.
He declared that produce could be
taken to Arch or Dock street wharves,
Philadelphia, at so cents for 500 bas-
kets. Director Simmons drew atten-
. tion to improvements at the Church
! street wharf, but Mr.. Hewitt still
thought the rates were too high, and
indicated that the Jerseymen would
7 look elsewhere il they are continued.
s The board took no action. The p, w.
8 & b. railroad will be reminded that
the wharf it leases near Third street
: bridge is for its own use and not to be
sublet.
II In tho matter of the charges against
= Plumber William H. Heine in connec
It tion with a job at E. p. Freye's, Ship
A ley street below Seventh, the plumbing
xrao Ifrantal 20 bapa Mr.
n Heine comply with the plumbing rules
$ which will require him to tear up som'
cement paving and remove light pipes
e that had been laid. The directors de
/. clare that the plumbing rules must b
i obeyed. Plumbing Inspector Kane wa
y given authority to call upon the cit,
. solicitor in case his opinion is needed
d Upon motion of Mr.. Simmons, con
st sideration of the proposed ordinance
A. governing vehicular traffic was post
poned for two weeks.
The board passed an order for $40 t,
IT repay Joseph Lynch for damages to hi
10 wagon top through contact with al
o. overhanging tree.
ID Director Simmons expressed the opin
!, ion that the city ordinances should b
revised, go that those which are out o
y date may be struck out and thos,
,e which apply should be brought to
Or gether. He held that the people ough
ir TO be given the opportunity to lear
co what the ordinances are.
= Chief Engineer Boughman was au
~ thorized TO buy rain gauge
or On motion of Mr.. Simmons it wa
decided to build sewer up Tatna
as street to Seventeenth, to Washingto
is and West, to near Nineteenth, fo
h which plans were prepared sometim
no ago by Engineer Hatton.
IS Complaint has been made that tn
c. light in front of No. 1916 Van Bure
as street has been turned out after bein
n lighted. Messrs. Simmons and Wei
~, ster were for removing the light or
- tirely, but Mr.. Carter thought sever;
should not be made to suffer where or
person committed the misdeed, an
the matter was left over. Secretar
ef Wiley announced that he had the nan
in and address of the person supposed
ID have turned out the light. A reque
ko that the light in front of No. l0ll Par
~ Place be painted will receive Il
~ answer that it will be removed il d
" sired.
on Sewer liens were approved again
los properties on Maple street, betwet
nd Van Buren, and Porter, and on Port
an street between Maple and Linden.
=" Residents of Lowering avenue, b
~ tween Adams and jackson, were allow,
90 10 days in which to set curb.
! a The city treasurer reported balan
he Of 81, 565. 81.