The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-22
Streets and Streets,


at The meeting Of tho Street and Sewer
Department.. Ho was criticised for dis
missing the cases Of tho real estate agents.
Commissioner Pyle III speaking of tho
cases said they had heen dismissed by
Judge Ball six having boen discharged
simply because the word "of" had been
left out In one part OF tho warrant. Chief
Dolan explained that the warrants read
Sidewalks In front property" whereas
the court held The warrants should have
read Sidewalks in front Of property" and
as the ''cf" failed to appear six cases were
dismissed In one day without any protest
from the assistant city solicitor. Mr..
Pyle said that such ruling as that In regard
to tho selling agents not being responsible
and the dismissable Of tho charges on ac-
count of II small omission In the warrant
had greatly handicapped the Police de-
partment In its efforts to enforce tho or
dinance relating to clean sidewalks. Mr.
Pyle also referred to the criticism Judge
Ball had male regarding the Street and
Sewer Department.
Director Simmons said: ut Is true that
he made some criticism and very unjust
criticism. Had he taken the trouble to
familiar ze himself with what this depart
ment was trying to do to Glenn tho streets
and the difficulties under which we work.
cd he would hot have been 50 ready with
his criticism"
President Pratt said thers are about
a.4O0 crossings in tho city and tho work.
man of tho depart men are now going over
the principal crossings for tho third time
since tho blizzard trying to get them
clean. he added that the department had
hard time securing snow shOvelcrs and
carts, as all available men and wagons he'd
been engaged by The railroads and rail-
way.
Director Webster paid the closing COM
plimcnt TO Judge Bail. He said: "Al!
persons ia public positions are opon to
criticism and am willing to accept and
profit by any just criticism. see by tho
newspapers that judge Ball had been criti-
c!sing this department. and 1t. work.
1 buDpObG IL
trying to get prestige by appealing to some
people who have not been about and seen
what The Street and Sewer Department
YVES trying to do with tho facilities at its
command, We employed all the men and
carts VIC could possibly secure. l have
heard compliments showeretl on the Street
ana sewer Departmentfort the work it did. |
The police who are about all the time, and |
tho mead Of the police Department say that |
the work accomplished was remarkable
bnt this man of great legal mind, who /
rides down in the mornng and back again |
ana who Is not about the city to familiarize |
himself with what is going on sets himself
np as better judge than the police of the
work nccomIli bed. This department ia
able to take care of its own and without
any interference from this committing
ma ,i3tratc.
street Commissioner McCloSkoy report
cl tho total cost Of removing he snow was
S70i % Of which S3i61 II went to paw for
curtis and $685. G for paying shovelcrs. 1t
will cost about S20) more to pnt the side
walks and crossings in proper condition,
Ash Contractor Stiiham was ordered TO
put onrxtra carts and make OK ra collec-
tions in an effort to catch up with the worl,
which Was blocked for mora than n week
by tho blizzard. The department will also
rnt ON several carts to assist in tho work,
1t was decided 10 sell the leases for tho
street whurvos at public sale on Monday