Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-04
WEBSTER NOW PRESIDENT
At the Head Of the Board Of Directors
Of the Street and Sewer Department.
DIRECTOR FAHEy INSTALLED
No Changes Among the Em-
ployes of the Board.
SUNDRy DEMOCRATS IN ATTENDANCE

Patrick Fahey, the new Street and
Sewer Director, who was appointed by
Mayor Fahey to succeed William Sim
mons, took his seat as member of the
department, at its regular meeting
Tuesday, and the board organized by
e'eeting Prof. A. s. Webster president.
The board now is Democratic body.
NO changes we're made among the em-
.pioyes, and President Webster said
there would be no changes for the
present. IL was expected that some
thing would happen, and sundry
Democratic politicians were present as
spectators. Matters went along "a II
nothing unusual had happened.
Secretary Wiley reported a balance of
S23, 5lS. 4o; also that his collections
during the week amounted to 1912. Is.
The payroll for last week, S7}3 20, and
bills for cgit hire, we're ordered paid.
Street Comm ssioner Person reported
that the bridges and culverts over
Eleventh street bridge, which were
damaged during the winter, we're CON-
pletel asst night, and that the extra
spring cleaning is nearing completion.
Hubert Cassidy requested the board
to accept the deed Tor the he'd Of the
tanning street extension and asked
that some grading be done betwt en-
Rodney and Clayton streets, as at
present he has some houses there and
Is not able to get either water or gas
pipes until the strest is brought to
grade lie pro- ose 10 put up l6 houses
on Rodney street IL he can get water
and gas. The board will visit the
locality and make an investigation.
Letters were received from the Will
mington City Railway Co. accepting
the terms of the Rockford Park OK.
tension franchise and requesting yer.
mission To lay tracks on the present
grade OF Maryland avenue, with the
understanding that il the grade is
changed the company will change the
grade of IT'S tracks. The request was
granted. Owners of property Oh the
present grade Of the avenue say IL an
effort is made TO change the grade they
will seek TO enJoin the city. People
having property below grade want the
grade lowered. Nothing will be done
by the department for the present.
Police Commissioner Pyle, represent.
ing a Mrs. Virgins, widow, who
owns property on Poplar street above
Eighth, asked the board to accept the
face Of q sewer lien bill rendered in
1893, amounting to $780, l, less IS,
which has been paid. He stated thai
Mrs. Virgins house was drained from
the rear when the sewer was laid ir
front Of it. Action was deferred.
William Toy, through his attorney,
William s. Pfiokett, complained about
water on vacant lots between Third and
Lincoln and Second and Union streets,
which is damaging his property al
Second and Union streets. Engineer
Hatton is to make an investigation auc
report to the board.
j. d. Phillips asked the board tc
pay ST5 for horse which fell on the
ice at Fourth and King streets about
six week ago and had to be killed. Thu
matter is to be Investigated.
letter was received from the
Harlan a. Hollingworth %. stains
that the company Is about to dredgI
the ChristIana River at the mouth o.
Shipley Run sewer and will send thu
board bill for the work when 1t il
completed.
Engineer Hatton called the attention
OF the board to tho fact that MAR
sewers are badly needed in Upior
street from Sixth to Pennsylyani,
avenue, the approximate cost beinl
81, 400. and on Twenty second stree
and Concord avenue, at a cost O.
", 275. Consideration OF the matte
was deferred.
Street Commissioner Pierson wal
instructed to have gutter put dow
on Beech street between Harrison apC
Warner and to have curb reset on In,
south side of Pennsylvania avenue be
tween Scott and du Pont.