Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29
ASH SPECIFICATIONS.
All Rubbish Ba, wall Paper to he Romove,

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rectors at Tuesdays meeting agreed
upon the specifications for the ash con,
tract, bids for which will he received |
18th. 1t will BIO for two years with the
privilege in the department to make it
q longer period The specifications
state that all ashes, cinders, bottles,
tin cans and old kitchen nntensils,
broken glass and crockery ware, shoes,
rubbers, leather and rubber scraps.
sweepines and cut grass that are placed
on the sidewalks along or near the curb
line or within the lines of the open
roadways of any public hospital or in
any alley 10 feet wide OF wider in tight
receptacles that can be lifted by two
men, and which will not hold a greater
quantity than can be placed in an or
binary sized flour barrel, and all trim
mings or cuttings from ornamental
vines and shrubbery, waste paper of
every description Except wall paper),
rags, old clothes, carpets, oil cloth and
excelsior, when tied in bundles and
placed alongside or on top Of the recep-
tacles aforesaid, shall be removed once
each week, and the contractor must re-
move the entire contents OF all vessels
containing ashes, together with any aud
all refuse hereinbefore mentioned and
deposit same in such place or places
within the limits OF the city as the
street commissioner or his assistants
may direct. The contentso of the recep-
tacles shall be emptied into the carts
without splitting and the vehicles for
removing ashes shall be tightly built.
When the streets are blocked with ice,
snow or from any other causes, the con
tractor is required to have the ashes
and other matter to be removed, car
ried to the vehicles on the streets that
can he travelled.
The city will be divided into dis
triets, as follows. South of and inclnd-
ing Eighth street. and east and includ-
ing Washington street, shall be known
| as the First district; north Of Eighth
street and east of and including Wash
ington street, shall be known as the
Second district; south of Eighth street
and west of Washington street, shall be
known as the Third district; north of
and including Eighth street and west
of Washington street, shall be known
as the Fourth district Ashes shall be
removed from each and every district
before 6 o'clock, P. M, as follows
| ulStrlcl, IueSuty inHu uiotLiNp,
Wednesday,; Fourth district, Thursday,
Failure to comply with any part OF
the, contract. or Of the specifications
shall be cause for the Street Commits
sioner, without notice to the contractor
to employ sufficient force to have the
work contracted for properly done and
order payment for the same out of the
funds that may be due the contractor.
The Directors Of the Street and Sewer
Department may at any time, for SINH
lar reasons and upon AZ hours notice,
annul the contract, readvertise and
relet the work at the expense of the
defaulting contractor.
The penalties for violation of con
4 tracts are ps follows: 1t is understood
and agreed that the Directors of the
Street and Sewer Department have thu
right to deduct from the monthly pay
ments the following amounts: Ashes
neglected, per house, So; materia
smiled upon the street and not taker
up, So: ash carts not covered or over
loaded, s. per cart; ash vessels not re
placed as required, 81.
i A bond for $500 must accompan.
J each proposal; and the person or person
receiving the contract must bond in tn
sum of $1,000.
Director Simmons gave notice of al
ordinance prescribing the duties
citizens rs TO receptacles for ashes.
, Engineer in charge of Sewers Hatto
reported that the cost of extending tn
interceptine sewer from the west en-
! of Kentmere race to the east end of tn
old Bancroft mill, about $50 feet. usin
] 10 inch terra Gotta pipe, would approx
mate $1,000. Rock excavation woul
be required almost the whole distance
, The Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co. dc
sires the extension made and will pa
t the cost.
: Mr.. Simmons gave notice of a
3 amendment 10 the ordinance concern
ing fast driving. The penalty, now s.
5 may be increased so as to equalize
. with that for fast bicycle riding, whic
> is So.
I The weekly payroll of 5000, 1e
, monthly, 1910, and quarterly of s37
t were approved. Secretary Wiley re
: ported collections of 1912. 10, and Cit
Auditor Pyle reported collections {
s75. City Treasurer Curry reporte
/ balances of 800. 034. IS.
: Sewer liens were ordered entered u
Q on properties on Connell street, beo
Second and Third, and on Wollastol
between Seventh and Eighth.
AS the next regular meeting woul
i fall on Tuesday evening, July 4th,
was decided to meet at 1870 o'cloo
it Saturday morning instead.
y Ten days notice was. ordered for Il
If paving of tho west side of Harrise
!, street between Fifth and Sixth.
: SISTERS serious Quarrel.