Evening journal., 1901-07-23
CHURCH Will
PAY NO TAX
Street and Sewer Depart
ment Cancels Trinity Bill
IT WILL FURNISH WATER
SprinkIiDg Of Streets Again The Sub
jet Of Discussion Among The
Directors To-day

AS result of the following protest.
Trinity p. b. Church Will not have toI
pay the bill for sewer privileges. sent
to it's officials by the Street and Sewer
Department:
Enclosed herewith find bills amount
ing to 1888 for sewer privileges for
properties belonging to Trinity
Church.
We kindly ask that you give this
matter careful consideration, and can
eel said bills and remove liens on prop
critics for reasons stated herewith, as
follows, to wit
In the year 1888. when the sewer
system was in crude condition and the
city had no funds for such purposes,
Trinity Church did put in Adams
street from the present parish building.
situate in the easterly side of Adams
street, 100 feet north of Eleventh
street, a ten-inch sewer, TO the south
erly building line of Tenth street.
In the year 1888, the finances of the
city being in the same condition, the
said Trinity Church did connect with
said sewer the four dwellings situate
md known as Nos. l103, 1l05, 1l07 and
1903 Adams street.
In the year 1887 the dwellings situate
and known as Nos. 100 and 1902
Adams street, were erected and con-
ncctad with said sewer, the city re-
,eiving the money thereof
In the year 1889, and still no sewer
opposite the then proposed Trinity
Church. it did extend and construct
said ten-inch sewer 100 feet noItherly
10 the said church.
About the year 1889 sundry dwell
ings were erected in the westerly side
Of Adams street. between Tenth and
Eleventh streets, and connections were
made wi.h said Trinity Church sewer,
II net receiving any consideration there
for
In the year 1899 the Street and Sewer
Department did construct and place
a twelve-inch sewer pipe in the west
3rly side of Adams street, from Della
ware avenue to Eleventh street and did
lhon and there abandon the Trinity
Church sewer. from Delaware avenue
to Eleventh street, and connect the
properties of TrinityChurch and others
Herewith, and the remaining portion
of the Trinity Church sewer at the in
| tersection of Adams and Eleventh
streets.
The said Trinity Church sewer, from
Eleventh to Tenth streets. has been in
usesince the year 1888, and the con-
troll and use of said sewer having been
assumed by your honorable body,
there being no other laid by the city
in said location.
JOHN e. GROHE,
Senior Warden.
The board ordered the bills can
cellod
Persons residing over Market street
bridge sent letter of thanks 90 the
department for improving the cause
way south of the bridge and asked
for an are light. The beard locked
upon the request with favor. but no
action was taken in the matter.
Upon receipt of a communication
from John A. Rigg, of the Wilmington
City railway, informing the board that
the railway company would have a
sprinkler built, and would sprinkle the
streets if the department would furnish
the water free, Mr.. Fahey moved that
the board decide to furnish the water.
| Secretary Wiley was instructed to in
form Mr.. Rigg of the action.
The Peoples Railway Company will
be ordered to sprinkle more streets
and will be required to furnish its own
water.
An amendment suggested by City
Solicitor Reinhardt regulating the col
lection of fines for violating the PRO
posed car fender resolution was read
David Lemon held up the department
long enough to enter a protest against
President Webster for not giving him
a position. Mr. Lemon also informed
the directors that he was about to es-
| bablish a weekly paper. to be known as
| Lemons Comment. and obtained Presl'
dent Webster and Mr.. Carter as sub
scrihers. Mr.. Fahey already had sub,
lscribed TO the paper.