Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-22
NOVEL BACK SALARY CLAIM.

Col. SfcCiuslsey Holds That Reduction WAS
Not Properly Made-B. s. O. bridge at
Fourth street.
In the absence of President William
Simmons, ON account of illness, Di-
rectors "A. S. Webster and j. d. Carter
conducted the business of the Street
and Sewer Directors Tuesday evening.
Robert g. Hartman. representing Col.
Francis MoCloskey, presented to the
board novel claim for hack salary.
The colonel was street commissioner
at the time then streets and sewers
were taken 4 from City Councils con-
troll and placed in the hands of the
department. The salary was then
81, 200 a year. The department reduced
the salary to 1860 and afterwards made
it 81, 1850. 1t is claimed on behalf of
the colonel, that the reduction to $500
was not properly made; that notice
of an amendment. should have been
given before the change was adopted,
and that such notice was not given
and the change was made on simple
motion. Mr.. Hartman argued that as
Council was required to give notice
of amendments, the same rule would
apply to the department Some in
tricate points seem involved in the
subject.
Mr.. Hartman also told the board
of the claim of Thomas j. Conner,
who owns a property at Shallcross
avenue, and Broome street. The II
feet cut in the grade has left his house
high up and to get to it he has to
trespass on another's property. He
claims that blasting by the city work
men has cracked the walls of the
hn,,ea Tba ho,rI M uarnaay, ap1
and City Solicitor Conrad are to confer
about the matter June 2Sth.
| With reference to the proposed bridge
across the Baltimore d Ohio tracks
at Fourth street, Levi G. Bird, counsel
for the railroad, had sent the board
letter from President John X. Cowen,
| who writes: "Our people have had for
some time instructions to go ahead
with this bridge, and, understand,
are putting a force at work-if not
already at work.
| 81 have referred the matter to our
general manager, with the request that
he take 1t up promptly, and commune
cate with the Street and Sewer De-
partment direct. "
Peter j. Ford asked the board to
put Harrison street, between Front
and Third into good condition. He
is to build % houses there, some
| of which are under way.
| The Weccacoe Fire Co. asked that
jackson street be paved with brick
| from Third to Maryland avenue.
The reply Of the Water Department
was received to the application that
water be supplied to the Wilmington
| City Railway Co., for sprInKling
streets. The Water Department reit-
Grated that it would charge the meter
rates for the water.
| The question of whether sewer facili-
ties for church parsonage must be
paid for, was raised through the desire
Of the trustees of Wesley Methodist
Episcopal Church to be relieved from
paying for their parsonage, which
adjoins the church, Linden and Jack
son streets. 1t was decided that the
parsonage must be paid for, it being
the rule to charge for all parsonages.
Sewer liens were entered against
properties on Adams street, between
Eleventh street and Delaware avenue.
Chief of Police Dolan submitted the
report of Captain Chambers and Officer
Scott, showing the. need of light in
Beatty's Court, which runs from Mon
roe west between Sixth and Seventh
! street. There are Ia houses ana no
light. The answer of the beard is
that it does not own the court.
Joseph L.. Carpenter. DR., reminded
the board that Thirty first street and
Washington street, through the Der
rickson property, should be opened.
Thirty-first street is well located for
the line of sewer which will prob
ably be built in the future. The city
engineer will be asked to report grades
for the two streets.
Sewer Engineer Hatton estimated
the cost of a sewer in Porter street,
from Van Bnren and Maple to Porter
and Linden at $500. The board author
lied the construction of the sewer.
The weekly payroll of s680.02 was
approved. Secretary Wiley reported
collections of s1,641. So; the clerk of
the market, 800. Sc. City Treasurer
Curry reported balances of s20, 351. 81.