Evening journal., 1902-04-15
WILL SUBMIT
BILL TO MAYOR
If He Approves Railway Com
paDy Will Pay
DIRECTORS GRANT FRANCHISE
Street and Sewer Department Hears
and Acts on Complaints Of
Many Citizens

AT the meeting of the Street and
Sewer Department this morning, the
motion to take up and read the pro-
posed franchise of the Brandywine
Railway Company to extend lines over
the Brandywine was passed.
Mr.. Johnson made the motion to
adopt the resolution granting the fran
chise TO the company to lay tracks in
the Ninth ward.
The resolution was accompanied by
check for $4,000, which is to be held
by City Solicitor Reinhardt pending
the approval of the mayor. If that
official approves, the money is TO be
turned over to the city; II not. It will
be returned to the railway company
Full payment is to be made i'm thirty
days.
n. Sweeney complained that the de-
partment had put in gas pipe in front
of his home and by the bursting of the
pipe the escaping gas had killed two
maple trees which Mr.. Sweeney highly
valued. He asked for damages. but the
department deferred action on the mat
ter.
A communication from the Water
Department asked that when the board
grants railway franchises TO electric
railway companies in the future II
make some provision to pay for the
damages done to water pipes by escap-
ing currents. Mr.. Reinhardt said that
had been guarded against in the fran
chise.
Another complaint was before the
department about the property Of Rosie
Esau. at the Fourth street crossing Of
the B. & o. railroad. When the over
head bridge was built there. it was
found necessary to elevate the roadbed.
This was done. and it greatly depre-
ciated the value of the Esau property.
The owner applied TO the Street and
Sewer Department for redress. but re-
ceived none. Suit was instituted, but
has been deferred for some time. To-
day the complaint said additional fill
ing-in had occurred which further de-
preciated the property. Action on the
matter was deferred.
There was a third reading OF the
! franchise of the Consumers Production
and Supply Company. but the matter
was laid on the table for further ac-
ton.
The suit against the city by Mary
/ Hamilton and other residents of Nine
teenth street. in the Highlands as the
result Of the Wilmington city Railway
Company building its line through
There. was discussed. A wall and an
l1S-inch pipe were suggested TO carry
off the water. The matter was dis
lcussed at some length and then re-
lferred to City Solicitor Reinhardt, En-
gineer Hatton and Street Commission
er Pierson. They will be instructed
to investigate the matter and report to
the department.
Mr.. Guthrie asked the department TO
nut in q new sluice ten feet wide and
two feet deeper than the one now in
luse over Market street bridge TO drain
the property there. He said the pres
ent sluice could not carry off all the
water which comes in, but lower ono
would answer the purpose and then
the marshes would be perfectly dry.
The members said they would look
into the matter.
Reginald Van Trump, Of the Will
mington City Railway Company, asked
THE board for permission to lay tracks
lin Buena Vista street, to the new
power house and also to pave 1t. lie
wanted to know what kind OF material
the department wanted the company
TO use. as he wished to suit the rails to
the street paving. He was allowed to
lay ;he tracks without consulting the
franchise.
The department was asked to put in
a drain connecting the houses between
. West and Washington on Third street
with the sewer. Action was referred
to the department engineer with power
to act.
Howell S. England asked the depart
= ment to lay a curb on the west side Of
Cedar street and also to put a gutter
5 across Wright street 1t was decided
] to do this.
E DR.. James II. Morgan, Of the Boar6
5 of Health. asked the department to lay
r sewers along Seventh street from Lin
FL coin to Union, TO drain stagnant watel
from property there. Also TO build ;
sewer in Eighth avenue for draining
water from cellars of houses. ActioI
on the matter was referred TO the en-
gineer in charge Of sewers.
Reports OF the secretary showed
balance in bank OF S5.494.74. The pay
% roll of the week amounted to $566.S4
bills for cart hire amounted to S2SS.53
4 the amount collected by the secretar.
! from outstanding bills during the weel
\ was S766.0S.