The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-05
STREETS
AND SEWERS.
Much Business Pertaining
to Them Transacted
Last Night.

ue sITceG ana sewer directors were IN
session several hours last night. J, ID.
Carter the new member was present for
| the first time.
james b Stidham was before the board
! again The board had bill of sa47 against
| him Tor last month. II was decided fu
take sl9i off of him t|i' month and tho
balance next III. 1t wa. rep0. te
| some time ago that the board Lad paid
bill of $SG6i, which amount Stidham wa,
behind on his contract. Mr. Stidham says
the board did not pay tho bill and thai h.
did pay it. He says IL is impo-sib be for
him in such weather as prevailed during
March to remove all The ashes In five days.
lie cannot get men to work during stormy
weather Just as soon rs H. gets a dav
behind Commissioner Met lo=kcy rushas
in and has the nshcs col!eDted. thereby
causing the bills held against him by the
boarf. -
A complaint was received from the po-
lice Commission in regard to electric
lights being ont in different parts of tho
city. The secretary of war instructed to
send the complaint to the Wilmington
City Electric Company, with request that
representative appear before tie beard.
Applications were received from the Della
wnle and Atlantic Telegraph and Telc-
phone Compony to erect poles on Eleventh
street, between Rodney and Clay on, and
lIUIIl lit w ivy LltCtIlC IO1l-
panv, for poles on Fourth street. Both ap-
plicaton were laid aide. MIR. Simmons
stating that no more poles would bo erec..
ed unit, poll-taxas woao paid
Mr. Simmons said the board should give
attention TO Market street. On the west
side of Market street, between Fifth and
Tenth, the street Is in very bad condition.
The board should take under considera.
ton the cost of paving. and the secretary
Dnt
pany tn Le ready to pay for the paving Ot
the three feet Gu SIDE Of their tracks
Mr.. Simmons also said tba. electric
wires should be underground. Overhead
they arc very dangerous, and other cities
are doing away with tho overhead system.
He proposed tha. the Wilmington City
Electric Company, the City Railway Com.
pany and the telegraph companies should
DO notified to put in underground conduits
on Market street, If it was decided to opou
and pave the streat.
A petition from operty holders Of Mad.
ison street having six'y-two signers pro.
te'ting against tho order of the department
10 oextend the Madison street market from
Second to Seventh was read. Another
petition from tho farmers and trucker.
was read They protested against the or
der which in their understanding of the
matter would necessitate moving their
'e'heS iAoiu Ic5tuUllSIfW Dlu Ca oil nll6,-
ns's. According to law tho e has beon no
legality IN he renting of stalls between
sixth and Seventh on Madison street un-
I'LL PERMISSION was granted by the depart
mcnt u sh2:t tlme ago, Stree then an
amendment was made which permitted
extension to Eighth street.
Edwin Hirst on tohnlf of the property
noiders, spoke in regard to the first pc
titloh. ME- hlrst objected to tho use o!
the squArc iron ing tho American Leather
company works, from Second to Third
on Madison street for market psopl.
he stated that improvements had been
ihhuc 10 accomodatc the farmers snyinp
IL was wcli-known fact that corn and
oat meal, butter milk and other farm
products quickly absorb odors, and thai
the ouofs which continually omannted
from ne American Leather Company'-
factory would cause tho produce to be-
come tainted and unsaleable
lie thought the board would not issu,
such an arbitrary o"do: Il they had knows
the circumstances of the case and that t.
enforce 1t would he nothing less than |
revolutionary. Il. B. Cartmell made SOM
lemarks concerning the market lines. Mr..
summons explained that the petitioner
m the purpose of tho order
under tho now system of marking ,he
!, aces each tarme Twill have feet, s in
ches, Instead OF feet, under he old rule
Ihls Will stretch the market out. TIL
ldea was to begin at Third street and mnyc
wagons from there to Second Those who
did not get srace in that square would H.,
placed between Third and Fourth, mud
on up the market. After consllerai ion Of
tho matter the board decided to grant th,
request OF the petitioners, and instructed
me clerk OF the market to begin tho mar
ket at Third street,
A numbcr Of sewer lines wore reported
,aid and number of 'appicnnts for
lrainnRe We're reviewed. John r. McCrack
IN presented signod petition for a sewer
IN West street, between Eighteenth and
Nineteenth. He has been working for
our years on tho matter. M. McCracken
ald every collars on West and Washington
trect'. between Eighteen mud Nine
eenth, has about six inches of watsr III it,
hr. Simno Is stated tho boards willing.
less to do their best regarding the mattor
'nd proposed cellar drainage ct low
T. rates than the regular sewer rates
This was satisfactory to Mr.. McCracken,
nd the board promises carly action.
Engineer Hatton reported that tho cost |
t putting In sewer on Broom street, near
Banning and on Adams street, between
Eleventh. and Delaware avenue, would
g sll3 for each plac'. The board ordered
he sowcrs putn