Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-27
EXIT FRANCIS M'CLOSKEY.
Being Democrat. He Is Turned Down
Make Room for n Republican.

Being n Democrat, He is Turned Down to
Make Room for Republican.
At the meeting Of the Street and
Sewer Directors on Tuesday, the fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve
for two years, beginning May lst:,
Secretary, Harvey j. Wiley, salary,
81, 200 per year.
Engineer in Charge of Sewers, I.
Chalkley Hatton, salary, 81, 500.
Street Commissioner, Frank w. Pier
son, salary. 1850.
This action followed the passage of
the resolution, introd uced at the pre-
vious meeting, providing for two year
terms in place of indefinite tenure OF
Office. President Simmons moved the
adoption of the resolution, Director
Carter seconded the motion and
Director Webster did not vote. 1t was
passed, therefore, by the Republican
majority of the board. which also voted
to elect the men named. The only
change on the list of officials is in the
position of street commissioner, Col.
Francis McCloskey, Democrat, retiring.
The colonel retires with the utmost
good grace, after having been con-
nected with the department for about
10 of the ~. years of its existence. He
has been an advocate of the definite
term plan and had no protest to offer
at the action of the majority of the
| board.
Frank w. Pierson, who becomes
| street commissioner next Monday, is
at present bookkeeper for the depart
ment at salary of 5000. He will be
succeeded in that position by Leslie V.
| Christy, Mt present stenographer of the
office, who will hereafter combine both
positions. Through the adoption of
the resolution dividing the city into
four districts and providing for the
appointment of four supervisors, the
position of assistant street commits
sioner, now held by Amos Eastburn,
will be abolished. Through the cut
ting down of the Office force and the
abolition of the assistant street COM
missionership, the department will re-
duce the salary list Sl20 month,
from present figures, which will go
towards the gay of the four supervisors
to he appointed. Their pay may be
about $40 month and it is hoped to
arrange to keep the fixed charges al
the present figures, in spite of the
increased number Of employees.
After Col. McCloskey had beer
turned down, he drew attention to one
| UT IWu lfldtItTS tltb lnlEub bS dbltubOt
to, and added, Il want to leave thing;
in pretty good shape before I go dow
to Rehoboth," which caused laugh.
The Grooers' Exchange, represented
: by William Aaron, James Hurlock
Howard Cam and j. B. Smith, op
posed the use of the sidewalks of Kinl
street by hucksters and other so-callet
.souatters, and desired to know
where to go for relief The polio
, had directed them to the Street ant
Sewer Department. The department
i has asked for an opinion from tn
r city solicitor on this subject but il
the absence of any reply from him
: President Simmons declared that tn
q department was legislative body
. which passes laws in accord with tn
9 legislative enactments: and that it
z the duty of tho police to arrest vic
!, lators Of the law. The Street an
Sewer Department has no police power
It Mr. Simmons drew attention to tn
Q days when Council controlled the stree
h and sewer work and declared tina
Council never swore out warrants fo
t violators of the city ordinance, tina
being left to the police. He though
g the police should keep a watch fc
% violations of the law rather than simpl
IF patrol the streets. 1t is desired |
make the market market for farmer
Is only, as far as possible. Mr.. Aaro
10 remarked that some awning flaps wei
t, down, which is against the law. M
Simmons held it was the business
the police to attend to such cases.
Mr.. Webster introduced resolutio
II requiring all companies owning wir'
to to remove all dead wires at once; wir'
that are not used for six months al
ID to be construed as dead. For failul
s. to remove such wires, imprisonmel
10 for six months is the penalty, and
a. fine of s10 for every day such wir
& remain. The resolution had its fir
III and second reading and then went owe
SO 1t was decided to continue the hou
le for the fish market for one hour
I'd Saturday afternoon between March al
es June.
ia Hereafter reports of electric ligh
r. out, sent by the police department
are to be marked all right by Il
to electric company's lineman before bell
ed transmitted.
to Eastlake Presbyterian Church I
ks ceived permission to set curb on Thi
AZ tieth street, west of Market.
he John Byrne, who owns n property
he Sixteenth street near Park avenue,
he sired some outlet. being at prese
AT hemmed in by other properties.
tho absence of petition for the CO
domination of land for n street, t
board could do nothing.
,g- The weekly pay roll Of si44.7G a
the monthly pay roll of 1894 were a
alt proved. The secretary reported c.
th lsctions of 81, 800. 81, and the city aut
ny tor, collections of SOL. City Treasul
he Curry reported balance of $50, 6s2,
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J. K. p. Morris had two fling,
,rd iniured AT the shons of the jackson