Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-11

but owing to the enamel cracking and
falling of these signs are at the present
time in most cases useless and un
slightly, whereas the old. fashioned
wooden sign PAINTED white with street.
rame in black letters, erected years ago
together with those erected at the same
time enamel sings were, are giving
good service and general satisfaction,
and as new signs are needed would
recommend the wooden sign, and in this
connection would again suggest that
owners OF property, located at the in.
terseotions of streets, he required to
place block showing the name OF each
street in their building at the time Of
erection or remodeling of such building,
thus making permanent name sign.
Brick paved sidewalks are of the
inosr expensive class in use on account
of the difficulty in keeping such in
proper repair, therefore, regulation
requiring all new sidewalks in front of
buildings to be laid with cement,
particularly those in the business.
sections of the city, should be adopted.
lnasmuch as the regulation requiring
round or circular curb corners to be set
at streets intersections has proved to
be- OF decided advantage, we should
being to take out and change all the old
style rectangular corners, commencing
on the streets in the business sections.
While the ashes and rubbish col
lectiuns by contract have been more
satisfactorily performed during the rast
season than has been the case for
several years, this work is susceptible
OF much Improvement, but it appears
10 be a problem difficult to solve unless
the solution be In undertaking to do
this work ourselves by day labor under
direction of our street. commissioner
and his supervisors; while such a pro-
cedure might increase the cost the
benefits acoruing would more than
balance and in our favor.
The Wilmington City Railway Co. g
mileage 10 the city is 23js and that of
the Peoples Railway Go. about nine.
Sewer mileage, including about seven
miles OF private sewers, is 6234. There
are 5l8 gas lamps in the city, 267 arc
lamps, and 556 incandescent lamps.
During the year the following streets
were decided to the city by Mr.. and
Mrs. William p. Bancroft:
Benson street, from Delaware avenue
to Rockford road; BHyard avenue, from
Eighteenth street to Delaware avenue;
Church lane, from Mt. Salem lane to
Woodlawn avenue; Delaware avenue,
frcm Brinckle avenue to Grant avenue;
Eighteenth street, from Rockford lane
to Eayard avenue; Greenhill avenue,
from Church lane to Rockford Park
Riyerview avenue, from Church lane to
Rockford Park; willard street, from
Rockford Park /, Woodlawn avenue;
Woodlawn avenue, from Eighteenth
street to Delaware avenue; Willard
street and Woodlawn avenue, nor orthwest
corner.
Other streets were decided to the city
by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Y. England,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter }. Ford, the north
Trust and Safe Deposit Co., Mr.. and
Mrs. William Greenwell, John W. r.
Kilgore ana George II. Brown, ct al
The financial report is as follows
Balance February lat, 1900, $50, 104 on; ;
receipts for year ending January 31st,
1901, sl36. .0ls.3Y; total, slS6, I22. 40.
Expenses for the year ending January
3lst, 1901, S147, 651. SO balance February
1st, 1901, S3s, 470 SO.
Street improvements, principally con-
sisting of Ia! ing of new pavements, cost
S24, JS6. 81. For extension and main.
tenance OF sewers S22, S03. 26 was ex-
pended.
Included in Secretary Wiley's report
ara the reports of Plumbing Inspector
Kane and Engineer in Charge of Sewers
L. Chalkley Hatton. Amended plumb
ing rules are to be brought Up for the
consideration Of the directors. The
rules and amendments were submitted
to the board by the Wilmington Asso-
citation of Master Plumbers. With
further revision by the beard the rules
will be put in effect. Under the new
rules the lee OF 10 cents for drawing up
plans will be dropped, as the s. license
is now 10 effect. This is the most im
portant change. There are 26 licensed
plumbers 10 This city and they are now
required to place upon their signs in
letters not less than three inches long
the legend "Licensed Plumber
Engineer Hatton's report Is review
of the sewerage conditions OF the city,
with suggestions for improvement
There are s, 4I0 houses in this city with
sewer connections. The approximate
number OF houses is this city is 12, 000.
In the words of Engineer Hattvn.
showing that sewers are not as much
used as they should be-
The report will be printed in pamrhlet
form. 1t will be illustrated by three
groups of street scenes, comprising
about nine views The Photographs are
to be taken by Leslie ". Christy,
stenugrapher of the department.