Evening journal., 1902-04-08
PEOPLES BILL
STILL UNPAID
Street and Sewer Directors
Refuse Offer Of $4,000
THEY CLAIM $3,lO7 ADDITIONAL
Secret Meeting Between Directors and
Officials Of the Road Held
This Afternoon

Acting Secretary Christy at the meet
ing Of the Street and Sewer Department
this morning made written report OF
the finding Of the original Welsbach con
tract. He said it was found IN the safe
ON the first floor. President Melvin said
he had the official report made so that 1t
could be spread ON the minutes.
Street Commissioner PiersOn was in
structed to move back fence on Park
avenue between Seventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue. Some time ago
Joseph V. Nichols had the city enjOincd
from moving the fence 1t is expected
there will be trouble when the commits
/ sioner attempts to move the fence. The
case will hay to be settled in the courts.
$3.50 Offer Refused
The directors held a secret meeting
with Attorney William 5. HHles and
John DObson, Thomas Berry, Richard
Crook and Spotswood Garland, officials
Of the Peoples Railway Company, in re-
lation to the bill owed the department by
the company for paving streets on which
the company has lines. City Solicitor
Reinhardt was present. The franchise
. asked for by the Brandywine Railway
Company was also discussed.
The situation still remains unchanged.
The directors will not grant the Brandy
. wine franchise until the Peoples Rail.
. way Company pays the disputed bill. At
the conference this morning Mr.. Hilles
for the company offered to pay $4,000
as settlement in full for the claim The
directors refused TO accept this, saying
4 that S3S.17 was due. This makes diff
i ference of $3,176 between the company
and the directors.
1t was after l o'clock this Afternoon
4 when the conference was ended. The di
rectOrs would have little to say regarding
. a NIr Irrfr. aa 81 I...I
the above figures were correct. He sale
Il the $4,000 offer would not be accepted
" The directors, he said. would make n,
further concessions. The question of the
4 amount due will have to be settled b.,
the courts or arbitration.
Many Complaints
a number of complaints were receive,
by people who desired to have improve
4 ments made TO streets. The Riverviey
4 Cemetery Company asked that the en-
4 trance TO the graveyard be paved wit
Belgian blocks. The matter was referee
to the street commissioner. Il. c. HaI
desty asked that improvements he mad
to Twentieth street west of the BOult
ward. The request will be considered.
Hawkins 4 Co. asked that Yves
street between IWenty-third audrwenty
fifth and 1wenty-fourth streets betwee
Iatnall and Washington streets. be grad
eu. Inc matter was referred to Englnco
HattOn for an estimate.
b. Il. Shaw complained Of the cOnd
tion of the gutter ON the Boulevard aC
joining his residence. 1t was referred ,
the street commissioner.
j. Wilkins COOch, Daniel w. COrbe
Mark NJ. Cleaver Alfred ID. Warner an
John L. DOughten were allowed SO eac
for serving on the commission which coI
demned 4 ark avenue to Church lane
City Solicitor Reinhardt was allowe
S21 money expended for getting copies
opinion bearing on the Welsbach ca,
and 81 for making a search OF the recorl
at Dover. The balance in bank was r
ported to be 6,425.O9 and the collection
for the week, S1,126.9i. The directo
spent much time in going over Il numbl
of bills which We're finally allowed.
The Wilmington City Railway Cor
pany sent a communication saying tn
although it was not required To sprink
the streets on which it has tracks,
would sprinkle between the tracks if Il
city would furnish the water free of COS
The letter was filed.