Evening journal., 1900-03-13

lACl4Eo FOR USE Of SCHOOL
CHILDREN.
Shortly after the opening of this
mornings meeting Of the Street and
Sewer Directors. President Simmons
was called away. and business was
transacted by Directors Webster and
Carter.
A deed was received from William p.
Bancroft and wife transferring certain
streets in the city to the mayor and
City Council Of Wilmington The fol-
lowing streets were named in the docu-
ment: Bed Of Eighteenth street. west
Of Rockford lane;. bed Of Church lane,
between Mt. Salem lane and Woodlawn
avenue; bed of Delaware avenue. east
from Brinkley avenue; bed Of Willard
street, east of park grounds to Wood
lawn avenue; bed OF Greenhill avenue,
between Church lane and park prop
erty; bed of Riverview avenue, between
Church lane and park grounds; bed OF
Benson street, between Delaware ave-
nue. and park; bed of Woodlawn ave-
nue., between Eighteenth street and
Delaware avenue; bed of Bayard ave-
nue. between Eighteenth street and
Delaware avenue. In the transfer il
was stipulated that on certain streets
the building line should be set back
twenty-five feet from the roadbed. The
deed was referred to Engineer Hatton.
RUBBISH RECEPTACLEs.
On February 20 last DR.. Drusilla G.
Barlow, representing the civic commit
tee of the New-Century Club, appear
ed before the directors and asked that
they should take some action toward
placing receptacles in the vicinity of
the public schools, in which children
might deposit paper, rubbish, ETC., in
stead CT strewing them about the
streets.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Carter It was
decided to make an appropriation OF
$50 with which to procure twenty-four
receptacles of some sort to be placed in
the vicinity Of the public schools.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
B. X. smedley applied for an electric
light to be placed on Mt. Salem Lane,
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets. Referred to street commits
sioner.
A communication was received from
General Manager Lugar, of the VIII
mingtcn City Railway Company, rela-
tive 10 repairs to the city sweeper.
which was damaged some time ago by
one Of the company's cars. Manager
Lugar stated that the matter had been
referred to the general claim agent ci
the company, and that he would ad-
/ just it the next time he came to viii
mington. AS no time was mentioned
at which the agent would be again in
the city, and as the department would
need the sweeper shortly, Secretary
Wiley was instructed to notify the COM
pany that the matter must be attend
ed to at once.
i A letter under date of March 10 was
received from the Wilmington City
: Electric Company notifying the depart
ment that two electric lights were in
Operation on Gilpin and Shallcross ave.
lnues, at their intersection with Union
street, and had been since January IS
AS IL is required that the department
lshould be notified at once when new
) flights are put in operation in order thai
any unnecessary lights may be cut off
I and as the company failed to notify tn,
directors at the time the lights begaT
operations, the secretary was instruct
ed to notify the company that thi
board would begin payment for tn
D lights from the date Of the official no
= tice, March 10.
Bernard Kelley appeared before tn
= directors in reference to DUPONT stree
s sewer, which. the department contem
plates erecting on that street. betweei
0 Pennsylvania avenue and Sixteentl
streets. Mr. Kelley stated that he hai
recently erected a $4,000 house at tn
0 corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Du
s Pont street, which he was unable 4
5 use on account of having no sewer ia
9 cilities. He desired to know what ac
2 tiOn the department was going to TAX
3 in the matter of laying a sewer. Tn
s directors assured Mr.. Kelley that the
6 would look after the matter and Civ
5 relief as soon as possible.
I'll Property owners on Third stree
= near Rodney petitioned the director
/ that the owner of the property situate
l. at the northeast corner Of Third an
y Rodney streets be instructed to paw
the sidewalk surrounding the premise.
The request was referred to Enginee
Hatton. This property was sold som
4 time ago at the instigation OF the dc
a partment to pay off a lien for settin
q lcurb along the street line.
el A resolution was adopted by the dI
rectors fixing the grades Of streets
- avenues and lanes west of WoOdlaw
: lavenue and north of Church lane.
4 Secretary Wiley stated that owing {
\ the absence from the last meeting {
N Council of Chairman Kane, Of the f
n nance Committee of Council, that bod
4 failed to name a committee to max
the annual audit Of the accounts Of th
department. The committee will be 81
lected at Councils next meeting.
The directors decided to put III
n street sprinkler in repair for use dun
It ing the coming Summer
e Secretary Wiley reported weekly co
( lections of s2O7.41. and a balance /
sr bank to the credit Of the department {
sel S42. .S5S.67. The weekly payroll fC
m labor amounting to S35S.S3 was alIowel
. as was the cart payroll Of sS7.5S,