Evening journal., 1899-04-12
WORK OF DEPARTMENT.
STREET AND SEWER MEN TALKED
OF MARKETS LAST NIGHT.

PETITION TEN FEET LONG RE
GARDING MADISON STREET MAR
KET PRESENTED TO THE BOARD
AT IT'S MEETING LAST NIGHT
PLANS FOR DRAINING WEST
STREET.
A petition ten feet long was handed to
the Street and Sewer directors at their
meeting last night regarding the use of
Madison street as a market.
A delegation headed by Dennis T..
Leary. presented the petition favoring
the use Of the square between Second
and Third streets on Madison for market
purposes.
Much time was consumed In considera-
tion Of the question. Mr.. Leary. James
Monaghan and Councilman Henry r.
Smith made extended remarks giving
their reasons for the use of the square.
Mr.. Simmons replied the market had
never been operated according to law,
that Second street was the legal limit for
the southern end OF It. He said the real
question was Of the attendance Of the
farmers, some OF whom said they would
not stand between Second and Third
streets. and would leave the market FIRST.
He thought the question would settle It,
self to the satisfaction Of all concerned.
The board promised to give ;he matter
further consideration.
In answer to the Police Commission's $
complaint Of last week Of electric lights
being out in different sections Of the
city. a letter from the Wilmington city
Electric Company was read by the secre-
tary The company states that all
lamps were burning again within twenty
/ five minutes after the reports were re-
ceived., They say the lights are broker
by boys and report eighty-nlne broker
during the month ending March /. Since
then in Browntown alone, where there
are but eighty-three lights seventy-dv'
have been broken The company has n'
| redress. Is under heavy expense. an,
recommended that breaking the lighu
should be made a misdemeanor, punish
able by fine of $40. An ordinance al
ready exists which merely requires tn
insertion Of the word incandescent. Tn
secretary was given orders to make no
tice to that effect
J. r. McCracken was again before tn
directors regarding the matter Of drain
ing West street between Eighteenth ant
Nineteenth streets.
Three different plans were submitted
by Engineer Hatton covering the groun
bounded by Seventeenth and Nineteenu
and West and Washington streets.
The New York Dredging Company ha
accepted the boards rules for putting q
dixie on Seventh street A record O
five typewritten sheets, giving names q
5 owners and agents Of properties havin
] bad sidewalks, was submitted by Chic
! Dolan. They will be served with thre
] days' notice by the board to repair then
! An agreement drawn up by City So
, licitor Conrad regarding the erection of
tank on Decatur street by the damon
State Car Spring Company was rctune
o and a thrty-days' clause asked for.
G A communication from the Wilmingto
. city Railway Company was read Re
r questing conference with the board r'
10 garding the paving Of Market street TIL
+ time set was Saturday at 1870 a. M.
e A number Of permits and liens wei
- reported paid and many application
e and petitions were considered. Council
= man Smith requested that Eighth avenu
Is between Brown and Coleman streets.
e filled in with ashes. Teams cannot G
d through the street and It is In a deplo
o able condition. The request was granite
II Bids to be in by next Tuesday nigl
n were proposed for repairing and tearir
e down and rebuilding the old shed on Il
o Front and Church streets wharf.
The payroll for the week ending Apl
c s was S2O7.0t Collections from dinerei
H. sources for the week, S2SS.4S city audito
is 81 .l2g. Two bids Cor printing the twelf
10 annual report of the board were receive
he The Mercantile Printing Company's b
he was for printing 800 copies. N.n a pas
{. four half-tone engravings. 4X6. at 81.
re each. four plates OF engravings az 81.
e. each. Star Printing and Publishing cor
pany's bid was S175 a page and S29 +
10 four engravings. four by six. The Me
camille Printing Company was award
the contract