Evening journal., 1899-12-19
STREETS MUST
Be kept CLEAN
Ordinance Regarding Throwing
of Papers Upon the Streets
Enforced in Future.
HAND BILLS ARE A NUISANCE

DEPARTMENT TO ACT-WILL
NOTIFY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WORK OF BOARD.
At this mornings meeting of the
Street and Sewer Department, Street
Commissioner PiersOn called the at
tentiOn OF the directors to the fact that
circulars and hand bills were being
thrown promiscuously about the
streets.
In proof of his assertion, Mr.. Pier.
son produced a number of dodgers that
he had collected lying about the
streets. He stated 1t was his endeavor
TO keep the city streets as clean as
possible, but the task was a difficult
one, owing to the fact that hand bills
of the description that he presented
were handed out broadcast and after
being read we're thrown upon the
streets.
Mr.. Pierson called the boards atten-
ton to the following ordinance rela-
tive to the placing of rubbish, "Or
other thing" upon the streets of the
city, and asked that it hereafter be
enforced:
Section 1. If any person shall place
or cause to be placed on any public
street in this city, any ashes, dirt, rub
bish, offal, or other thing, except as
prescribed and allowed by the ordi
nances of the city, he shall be found
guilty OF common nuisance and shall
forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding S.
for every such offense and be impris-
oned until fine and costs are paid.
After some comment by the direc-
tors, they decided to ask the co-opera-
tion of the Police Department in the
arrest of any person detected in throw
ing paper upon the streets. In other
words, If a person receives a dodger
or hand bill and then casts it away
upon the public highway he will be
subject to arrest. If the deliverer Of
such bills throws them about the
streets he or she is liable under the
ordinance.
TO CHANGE WAGON STANDS.
The question of change of localities
in which express wagons and wagons
for hire may be allowed to stand was
brought before The beard this morn
ing by Director Webster. The wagons
formerly were allowed to stand on
French street between Fourth and
Fifth streets, but were ordered to move
to French street between Second and
Third streets, where they still are To-
Gated. Mr.. Webster now suggests that
owing to the cars running on that
thOroughfare and the amount OF traf-
flc on the street. that the wagons be
required to stand on Walnut street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets. Reso-
lutions to that effect will be presented
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TO PUT IN MAN HOLES.
The attention of the department was
drawn by Engineer Hatton to the fact
that grease from the cold storage place
OF Maxwell Matthews, No. S27 King
street, and from that OF Charles L.
Meiler, Nos. S23-S25 King street, STOP
ped up the main sewer on King street
between Eighth and Ninth. Messrs
Meiler and Matthews appeared before
the directors today and it was agreed
by the board that man holes tapping
the sewer should be placed opposite
Meiler and Matthews place at a cost
Of $75 for the purpose of cleaning the
drain. The expense of the work viii
be borne by the cold storage men.
SNOW ORDINANCE.
The ordinance regarding the re
moval of snow and ice from sidewalk
was brought up before the department
again this morning Upon motion o
President Simmons, it was decided t
so amend the regulation regarding ic
to include ice formed by waste waite
flowing upon the sidewalks from prop
critics where there is public or provat
sewerage. The amended ordinance vii
be submitted to City Solicitor COnra
for approval.
MUST BE REPAIRED.
A communication was received froT
residents along Eighteenth street. i
the Highlands, regarding the conditio
of the roadbed, it being stated that tn
street is in an impossible condition o
account of being torn up by workme
OF the Water Department There ha
been much complaint regarding tn
condition of the street, and upon me
ton of President Simmons, 1t was do
cided to give the Water Departmer
forty-eight hours notice to repair n
street, or that the Street and Sew,
Directors would do the work an
charge it to the Water Department.
TO REPAIR SWEEPER.
A communication was received fro
the Wilmington City Railway Con
pany regarding the payment of az
damages received recently by the eli
street sweeper by being run into by
trolley car at Fourth and Popl
streets. The company stated that it
willing to pay for any damage doi
providing it was the fault of the ra
way company. The estimated cost
repair the machine is 800.
The payroll for the week endil
December 16, amounting to $3.50;
was allowed, as was the team pay-ro
of s2S1.S2. Collections for the we
aggregating $S09.40 were reported.
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