The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-03
WATER BOARD! u.
ORGANIZES.

James p. Jones, the new water com
missioner, occupied his seat as menl-
Der of the board for the first time at
the regular meeting yesterday afternoon.
Organization was effected, Alfred Belts
being reelected president of the board.
Joseph A. Bond, chief engineer Of the
and John $. Grohe. registrar.
All the officials of the department ",'ere
reelected for one year.
President Belts called the meeting to
orlr at o'clock and named Commits
sioner Pyle as temporary chairman. Mr..
Grohe was made temporary secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Jones Mr.. Belts was
elected president and all the present Oili-
cials were reelected.
Registrar Grohe reported that he had
written to the Wilmington City Railway
Company about the matter of street
sprinkling but had received no answer.
William M. Connelly's petition for
water service for houses on Columbia
avenue between Van Burcn and Harrison
streets was granted. The street is to be
graded and water main will be put in.
An eight-inch main will be put in
Third street between Connell and Broome
to supply dwellings there.
William Baxter's petition for water
service on Harrison street between Reed
and Chestnut was granted and an eight
inch main will be put in.
Frederick Downes made application for
water service for a house on Second
street between Ford and Cleveland. It
was decided to grant the petition con-
ditonally and Mr.. Downes will be noti-
fed to that effect.
Owners Of the properties Nos. 21O to 220
West Fourth street and Cos to Gil South
Harrison street, which are now all on
one service, respectively, will be notified
to connect on one seperate service after
they have been put in to the curb by
the departent.
new service will he put in at the
residence of Frank j. McSorley, No. 1o1
West Twenty-third street.
John J. Fitzpatricks bill of $500 for
was ordered paid.
The balance in bank is s9O,1O427.
A contract for iron pipe, the quantity
to be decided when required, was award
ed to the United States Cast Iron Pipe
Company of Philadelphia. The bids We're
as follows for September delivery:
United State Sast Iron Pipe Company.
per ton of 1900 pounds, s-inch, $221O; -
and 16-inch, $21.lO.
r. D. Wood 4 Company, Philadelphia,
8, II and 16-inch pipe, per ton of 2200
pounds, $22.
The contract was awarded at this time
because iron is increasing in price.
1t was decided to have made life
size head and shoulders portrait Of the
late president William T. Porter, to
hang in the Office Of the department.
The weekly payroll Of $l,33o.73 was
passed.
Engineer Bond called attention to the
fact that Superintendent Van Trump had
reported that the meter at the plant Of
tire Delaware Button Company had been
shut off and the by pass opened. This
indicated that the meter had been tam.
pered with. 1t registered no consumption
of water for June.
Mr.. Bond read acopy of letter he
had written to r. Coleman du Pont of
the company in which he called attention
to the matter and stated that such tam
perlnE Win meter is regarded by the
department as grave offence.
He also read Mr. du Points reply,
which was to the effect that the en-
ployes had been instructed not to touch
The meter valves and he believed they
had not done so. He said he would
appear before the hoard in person If
necessary. He will he requested to ap-
1ear before the board and give an ex-
1lanation of the matter.