Evening journal., 1901-02-18
many IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED;
NEW SEWERS And MORE LIGHTS
President William Simmons Of the Street and Sewer De-
partment Tells Why City Should be Allowed
100000 for Use Of Department

OF the municipal government. A sewer
should be built up Twentieth street
to the Boulevard. 1t would encourage
property holders to erect new build
ings. IL is the experience OF the de-
partment that where sewers are eX-
tended for the building of new houses
that the city receives in taxes more
than enough money to pay the interes,
on loans made, which aggregate SS75,-
600 for the benefit of the department.
1t has been shown that there has been
no increase in the tax rates in cOnse-
quence of loans"
In conclusion, Mr.. Simmons said:
My time as director Of the depart
ment expires in April. l have no in
terest in the department only as citi-
zen OF Wilmington, and ] say this in
behalf of the proposed bill because l
am familiar With the needs of the de-
partmcnt. People have had a taste OF
good streets, good sewerage and good
lighting. They want more of it. The
department has endeavored to keep the
streets clean and the demands are
more numerous and exacting all the
time Tt has been a matter of com
ment from all visitors to our city of
I the coed condition of cur thorough
/ fares"
FORMER APPROPRIATIONS.
The following table shows the ap-
preparations to the Street and Sewer
Department for the years 1888, 1884,
1885 and 1886, when the population
Of the city was much less than it Il
/ now and consequently the needs mot
as great:
1SS3-Pcpulation, 4S52S; appro-
priations. opening and grading
/ streets, $4,000; lamps and lighting
( $4,000; repaving and cleaning streets,
$4,000; paving streets, $4,000; sewers
/ $4,000; curbing and paving. S4.990.57
Total S73, 3,93O.57.
! 1SS+-POpulation, 50,371; opening
and repairing streets, $4,000; lamps
and lighting, $4,000; repaying and
( cleaning streets. 1900; paving
streets, $4,000; sewers, $4,000; curbing
and paving, $l0,79l3S. Total sll6,291.-
3S
/ 1Ss5-Population. 52,714; appropria-
/ tiOns, opening and grading streets.
! IS 5,9S749; lamps and lighting, S25, 200;
repavlng and cleaning streets, $24-
! 41751; paving streets. $4,000; sewers
$4,000; curbing and paving, S1O,23O.51
Total, $40 ,8355i
1886, population. 54O57; appropria-
tiCns, opening and grading streets,
$4,000; lamps and lighting, SIG, ,150;
! repaving and cleaning streets, $40 900;
/ paving streets, SIG, 6,325.62; sewers,
/ $4,000; curbing and paving, s7,25OO3;
removing ashes, $4,000; cutters and
crossings, $1,000 Total, S1O1 1855.
TABLE OF MILES.
The following table gives the mum
Der of miles of streets paved with
rubble, block, brick, macadam. at the
end of each year, also area in square
miles and acres, miles Of streets paved
and total mileage.
Year 1SS9.-Rubble. 1898; block,
2.6O; asphalt, .SS; area square miles, g.;
area squares, $3.50; miles of streets,
rs; miles of streets paved, 22.31.
Year lS9O.-Rubble, 20.27; Block.
3.26; asphalt, so; area square miles.
y; area squares, 5760; miles of streets.
I rs; miles OF streets paved. 24.03.
Year 1S91.-Rubble, 20.54. block. 4.O5:
asphalt, 80; brick, rs; macadam. 2.58:
area square miles, 9: area squares. g.
760; miles of streets, IS; miles OF
streets paved, 2S.45.
Year 1S92.--Rubb,e, 1929; block.
11.90 asphalt SO; brick. 2.O4: maca-
dam, 4.2O; area square miles. 9.55: area
squares 6,112; miles of streets. SO;
miles of streets paved, 1896.
Year 1S93.-Rubble, 1890; block.
sos; asphalt. 81; brick, 8: maca-
dam, 7.33; area square miles. 9.55.
area squares, 6,112; miles of streets
nr 81 - Q
I Year 1S94.-Rubble. 1927; block.
S.42; asphalt, So brick, 4.4O; maca-
dam, 1870; area square miles, 9.55;
area squares, 6,112; miles Of streets,
81; miles of streets paved, Abb.
Year 1S95.-Rubble, 1411; block.
S.9l; asphalt, AS; brick, 6.25; maca-
dam, 13.40; area square miles, 1918;
area squares. 6,519; miles of streets,
1913; miles of streets paved, Abs.
Year 1s96.-iRubble, 1903; block,
9.66; asphalt. AS; brick. 7.4S; maca-
dam, 1906; area square miles, 1918;
area squares. 6,519; miles of streets.
1873; miels OF streets paved 1870.
Year 1S97.-Rubble 1894; block,
1927; asphalt, AS; brick. S.35; maca-
dam, 1881; area square miles. 1918;
area squares. 6.519: miles of streets
1913; miles of streets paved, 4725.
Year 1S9S.-Rubble, 1888: block
1857; asphalt, AS; brick, loss; maca-
dam, 1858; area square miles, 101S;
area squares, 6,519; miles of streets
1913; miles Of streets paved, 49.s4.
Year 1S99.-Rubble. 1888; block
1886; asphalt. 10; brick, 1897: maca-
dam, 1896; area square miles, 1918;
srea squares e.5l9; miles CT streets
, 1913; miles of streets paved. 5O61.
i Populatioa.-lSS0. 42,999; 1890, 81,
A31; 1900, f6,50S.
Cleaning saeets.-ls99. s4.2OO.67;
1900, $I5,12S.46
Repairing sIeets-lS99, s1,566.SO
I 1900. 81. 7.4S5.07
Lighung.-1S99, s26 s59.9s; 1900, si5,
59S.67
, Apprcpriation.-1sS9, $4,000; 1900
, 800 00O
Reyenue-ls9s, markets, s2,5ss.ls