The evening Republican., 1902-08-13
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A letter was read from the Parks
Commission requesting the approx
al of the water department and the
William Lea q Sons Company, of
the proposed action Of the park COM
mission to construct concrete dam
across the Brandywine at a point
where the Old Barley Mill dam stood.
The park commission proposes to
erect dam for skating purposes,
and a reply was requested from the
water department. A duplicate
copy o. the letter was sent to the
William Lea & Sons Company.
Following the reading of the let
ter, President Belts announced that
the he had conferred with Mr.. La
aud that the latter favored formu-
lating joint reply.
A discussion Of the matter follow
ed, and it WIS Qncl,lei to make
temporary r52ly 70 tie park com
mission 70 j, f..v rla5 .u5 soon as
the boar: Hnl II yo. r-aaa with
the comps l"i!ti,'' - ascertain
ing 1t H. ,..t (, un ans
Wef will = .-l5not believ-
Ell ina. II .>tinant will
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:'ts,4 cat Belts instructed Score
{ u ''toDe to read letter which
il mad written to the William Lea
- sons Company. The lettar call
e~l attention to the fact that the
dam was in need of repairs mas
much as it is leaking. and he asked
The cooperation OF the Lea Com
pany. The latter concern in it's
reply stated that it did not object
providing the board would bear tbs
cost alone, and make an agreement
relative to protecting rights and in
terests OF the Lea Company.
The board was OF the opinion
that such an agreement was not
needed but the matter was not
pressed.
Another letter from the water de-
partment to the same company,
was read by President Belts, call
ing attention to the fact that opera
tons OF the department were affect-
oil as a result of Rattlesnake Run,
and it was pointed out that a CON
crete sewer was essential in carry
ing Oft foul water. The tenor OF
the Lea Company's reply was SINH
lar to the first one, it desiring an
agreement to protect property
claimed by it in the section through
Which the proposed sewer is to ran.
A conference with the Lea Com.
pany will b. held in ORDER to reach |
some understanding in the matter.
Inc contract for erecting Il bridge !
over Rattlesnake Run was awarded |
to the Belmont Iron Works. the
pric9 for the same being 1,225.
This company i'll a previous letter
agreed to build the structure for !
81, 2T, but in a latter letter called !
attention ia certoin things which
had been omitted in the sp,cifica-
tons, and agreed to erect the !
structure at the revised price Of
81, 225.
An application WAS received from
citizens of South Wilmington, ask |
lug that a fire plug be installed at
Garesche's Lane and New Castle
avenue. The application was grant
ell, and it was decided to lay r.
inch main from D. and Claymont
streets i'll New Castle avenue to !
Eden Park.
An application from Thomas Nc
DonoEgh and William Connolly, the
builder. was read by Secretary
Grohe. The application was for a
water pipe on Oak street between
Wright and Brown streets, for
ten houses The appli-
cation was referred to by Chief En-
gineer Bond.
Secretary Grohe was given per
mission to ask for bids for printing
books needed by the department.
for meters were grant
ed. and the weekly payroll of ST.
ji5 approved and allowed. Other
routine business WAS transacted.