The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-04
mn M l. VI;
CONTRACT.
Contractor Stidham Says
lie Will Try to Move
Ashes on Time.

Ash contractor S,idham appeared before
the Street and Sewer Department last
night aud defended himself against the
action Of tho department. ON Tuesday night
In threatSning TO take from him the con-
tract II no did not properly s,tand 70 the
work Mr.. Sttdham said the trouble was
due to the action Of the peopleln putting
ash barrel, and boxes out after the oollec-
tors bad bes9 In tho neighborhood.
Street Commissioner McCioskey said the
trouble was not with persons who failed o
place barrels 90 tho sldewa,ks, IL timefo
the contractot, bot was due to shs neglect
to remove them on time
He said collections In the various dis
tricts were no: made on time and
presented list OF places from which ashes
have not been removed iLast Friday, be said
the contractor failed to TAXA all the ashes
IN the fourth district, On Saturday mora.
Ing tho department had to o:dor out eight
carts to collect on the ilith distric., and II
this had net been done ash barrels would
have been standing on the side walks over
Sunday. Colonel McCioskoy added that
yesterday the (: contractor was taking
ashes from the second district, and had
notyet this week taken any ashes from
the district beyond Third Street bridge,
and they should have been takon on Mon.
day. Tho street commissioner also report.
ed thar Of the fifteen carts only three were
covered according to contract. 80
Mr.. Stidham said that In the three years
he has h I'D the contrast, there has been on,
~ one week In which he had failed to COL
lect all the ashes from the entire city In
q week lie said there have bsen days
v hon he did nos collect all the ashes from 4
the district that should have bssn collect
cd on the day set, but they were collected
the day after or before the end Of the week.
Mr. Simmons raised the point about thu
covering Of carts and he read the part Of
the contract relating to coverings He sold
no WOULD oppose any cart going out next |
Monday morning to collect ashes II not
properly covered. In his opinion the great.
EST trouble is due to the neglect of the con-
tractor to give all his personal attention to
the ashes, aud knowing his men
lid the work.
Mr. Stidham said ha had eight patent
limp wagons as required by the contract,
Tut only four o. them are fitted with the
equlred reel and canvas.
A. H. Ainscow, Mr.. Stdham's surety
the board that both Mr.. stdham
nd himself would do their best to have the
shes removed Oh time hereafter. Colonel
dcCloskey was instructed to see that Ill
he wagons hauling this ashes were covered
Notice ofIan ordinance prohibiting the
laoing of ashes on the sidewalks in boxes
n baskets, was given by Mr.. Webster.
The objection Is because the receptaclss
TO SO easily upset, The board will act on
he Inv Mt the next meeting.
The United Labor League sent COM
to The board asking 1t to COM
81 the Wilmington City Railway COM
any to remove snow from all the street
where it is thrown by the rail-
ay sweeper.
Mr.. Webs Or moved the railway COM
any be notified that where its sweeper
,aps up the snow it must DO removed or
veled, SO as not to Interfere WITH wagons,
I'd also to remove snow thrown ON CROSS
gs.
Mr.. Simmons said the present manage 1
ent OF the railway Is removing the snow I
ON Tenth and Front etreets and also at I
notions Of the various lines.
A petition was received Tor u lamp on
fth street between Van Buren, and Har-
ION. 1t set forth that s25, 900 worth Of
lprovements have been mado in that
COX In few months aud there Il no
hit
An incandescent lamp will DO plaoed In
0 middle Of the block. a petition was !,
10 received for arc lamps at Fifth and !.
iplsy and Fifth and Orange Streets
The Delaware and Atlantic Telephone !.
d Telegraph Company were given per- ),
sslon to erect poles in Sllverbrook. 6