Evening journal., 1900-03-20
Street and Sewer Directors to
Round Up Railroad Company
About Overhead Bridges.
BRIDGE OVER FOURTH STREET
AT HAwLEY STREET NOT YET
COMPLETED, AND WORK EIGH-
TEEN MONTHS BEHIND sPECI-
FLED TIME-MUCH ROUTINE
BUSINESS TRANSACTED

BUSINESS TRANSACTED
This mornings meeting Of the Street
and Sewer Department was confined
I wholly to routine business, and no
matters Of more than ordinary impor-
tance we're considered.
i A resolution drawn by Secretary
1 Wiley was presented to the board pro-
i yiding for the removal Of certain
streets from the city plan which have
not yet been opened. The object OF
the resolution is TO throw open the
land for manufacturing purposes, a
portion of which is already occupied
by the Diamond State Steel Company's
new plant. The streets mentioned are
Lobdell street, west from the west side
OF Buttonwood street, to the Chris
uana river; Townsend street from the
west side of LObdell street to the
Il Christiana river; Locust street from al
point on the north side OF A street TO
the Christiana river; Church street
from point north from the north side
of A street to the Christiana river:
Buttonwood street to the Christiana
river; Townsend street from the north
side of Lobdell street to the Christaina
/, river; Locust street from a point on
the north side of A street to the Chris
tiana river; Church street from a point
north from the north side of A street
to the Christiana river: Twenty-sec-
ond street between West and Washing
ton streets; LObdell street between the
west side of Townsend street and the
west side of Buttonwood street. The
resolution was given a first and second
reading.
DEED ACCEPTED.
The deed Of William p. Bancroft
and wife, conveying certain street beds
to the Magyar and City Council of VIII
minston, which came up at the last
meeting of the directors and was re-
ferred to City Engineer Boughman.
was taken up again this morning
! Upon motion OF President Simmons
the deed was accepted and ordered re-
corded. The lands set forth in the
Z transfer We're fully described at the
' time OF the presentation Of the deed.
e BRIDGE OVER FOURTH STREET.
President Simmons called the atten-
tion of the directors to the matter of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
overhead bridge at Fourth and Hawley
streets. Mr.. Simmons stated that the
{ bridge, according to agreement, should
have been completed in 1898, but as
yet is still unfinished. Secretary Wiley
was instructed to call the attention Of
4 the company to the matter and request
4 that action should be taken at once.
III In connection with the subject Sec
retary Wiley will also call the atten-
o ton Of the company to the fact that
the department is receiving numerous
complaints of residents in the vicinity
of the proposed bridge and to the re-
I cent accident that occurred in that To-
v cality and suggest as a safeguard to its
own interests that the company COM
plete the work as soon as possible.
81 Mr.. Simmons also thought It would
o be advisable to locate the street over
which the company should erect a
S bridge this year as per agreement with
e the city.
I ELECTRIC COMPANY OBJECTS.
U Y A communication was received from
i the Wilmington City Electric Com
Ipany protecting against the action OF
q the board in deducting from the com
b. Ipany's bill the cost Of maintaining two
: arc lights at the intersection Of Shall
cross and Gilpin avenues and Union
e street The lights were put in opera
tion on January 16, but the depart
lment received no official notification OF
the fact until March 10 last, and acting
l. under instructions from the board Sec.
g retary Wiley deducted s16.6O from the
/: lcOmpany's bill. This the company OBJ.
i jected to on the ground that, although
= the department had not been notified
FL on account of an oversight, that the
,rl public had received the benefit Of the
l. lights and thought it would be fair Il
m the directors deducted only the cos
r. of maintaining the two gas lamps a
+; the points mentioned, and which wer,
re burned in connection with the ar
,e lamps Upon motion Of Mr.. Simmons
m the suggestion was adopted
ID TO ERECT POLES.
y Upon motion of President Simmon
> the Delaware and Atlantic Telephon
and Telegraph Company was grante
permission to erect a pole on Four
teenth street. between Rodney ant
" Broome, and one on BrOome street, be
"a tween Pennsylvania avenue and Four
Sc teenth street. A similar request wa
IT, granted to the Wilmington City Elec
E. trio Company for a pole on Madison
IT, street, between Delaware avenue an
a Fourteenth street.
Ia MUST CURB AND PAVE.
Upon motion of President Simmon
Secretary Wiley was instructed to nc
tify the owners of the property at IN
northeast corner of Third and Rodne
nd streets that they must pave and cur
i'll within twenty days or the departmen
la, would do the work and collect the cost
Vn of such.
he THE CITY SWEEPER.
eI Secretary Wiley stated to the boar
ie that the damage done the city sweepe
Il by the Wilmington City Railway Con
pany had been adjusted. but it woul
require about 800 more to put in first
class condition. He was instructed
lg- ascertain the cost of a new sweepe
m from various manufacturers, to tab
en the place of the old one.
Secretary Wiley was instructed