The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-04-24
Street and Sewer Go mlssIoners. a.

| street ana sewer nmiSSl0nerss ID
The Street and Sewer Commis-i
sioners met this morning and I'M
half an hours session transacted
their weekly business. N
The weekly pay roll amounting
to 1892. 81 and for horses and carts
amounting to s272.09 and approved
by City Auditor was passed.
Permits for connecting property
in the city sewers were issued dur
ing the week ending today. 10
Edith W. Newell, Equitable Guar
antee Company, l.. w. Warren. S
Z. Baylis, J. l.. Ocheltree and VIM.
Davidson. n
William Scott asked for cutters
and lights to be placed on Seven
tecnth street between Grant and
Bayard avenues. 4
The Joseph Bancroft Company
gave notice that the company had
begun work on their new filter to
cost $50,00O and asked the Street
and Sewer Department to connect
the interceptlng sewer from Rattle
snake Run to connect at Rockford.
The Bancroft Company to pay all
expenses, which was granted. Work
upon which will be begun at an
early date by the department. u.
The Citizens Traction Company,
a new street railway corporation,
through their attorney, Tillman
Johnson, asked for the right to put
down street car tracks on the fol-
lowing streets: Second, Sixth.
Seventh, Ninth, Broome, Pennsyl. Y
vania avenue, Jefferson, Poplar
King, Shipley, Washington. Boule.
ward and Elliott avenue, was read. Z
A communication was received
from Robert {. Justis, president ol
the Brandywine Springs Railway
Company, stating that the Springs
Road had no controversy with the
Wilmington City Hallway Company.
They protested against granting
the Wilmington City Railway Com.
pany the right to put down tracks
on Sixth street, the only possible
street that the Springs road had Of
getting into the city of Whining
ton. That the Chancellor decision
is only preliminary one and that
the Springs road will await the de.
esion of the Supreme Cout, where
the case has been taken. $
President Simmons introduced
an ordinance to abolish iron cover
ed cutters, which was read twice.
The position of Mr.. Christy was i
combined into that OF bookkeeper 4
and assistant secretary.
1t is proposed to build sewers on
and Union streets as soon
as the department can see its way
clear to expend the money. 1t will
cost some $4,000 to do the work.
Councilman Healey appeared be-
fore the board and asked that Van
Buren and Harrison streets in the
vicinity of Front street be made
passable, but which owing to the
muddy condition OF the streets,
needed something done at once. He
Vas promised by President Sim
mons that the matter would be at
ended to soon.
The board passed the following
resolutions: a
Whereas, The Wilmington Lodge
of Elks, No. 307, have expressed to
his Board of Directors a desire to
lold Street Carnival and Fair in
'ur city at an early period of this
year, and
Whereas, 1t appears to our judg-
nent matter of publicinterest and
benefit to our municipality, and
Is such deserving unreserved ap-
,roval and support Of our citizens.
therefore be it E
Resolved by the Board of Di- y
'ectors that said Wilmington Lodge
Of Elks No 307, be and it is hereby
:omme ended for its enterprise in pro.
'idlng the entertainment proposed
or our citizens benefit, and that
very facility should be contributed
or the success OF the movement.
The meeting then adjourned.