Evening journal., 1903-05-05
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UHI PRUPU5E5
TO PROTECT ITS
GREEN SPOTS

Resolution Read at Meeting
of the Street and Sewer
Department
WILL OPEN BIDS FOR NEW SEWER
Walter n. Hayes Asks That Market
House Company R= Exempt From
Taxation-clains It Is Property Of
the City.
A resolution to proteo, and preserve the
grass piots between the curb and property
lines of the streets of this CITY was pre-
senred before the Street and Sewer Com
missioners at the regular meeting OF tho
board this morning and read. No action
was taken. however. and the matter was
laid over for future consideration. The
resolution as presented, follows:
Section /. II any person shall wl-
fully or neglgently ride, drive lead
or place a horse. SOW, beast of burden
or any cattle, or wagon, cart, gig
bicycle, sled or othc- carriage or We
hicle on any Of the grass pots between
the property and curb lines Of any OF
the streets or avenues within the lin
it's of the caty Of Warrington, OF II any
person shall permit OF suffer the same
20 be so ridden. driven, led or placed
on the gras plots of any OF the streets
or avenues. every such person 50 Of
Tending and the owner of such animal
or vehicle shah eacn upon conviction
rhereof in the Municipal Court for said
city, be punished by q fine Of not less
than one dollar sd, ror more than ten
dollars $50.
Section 2. If any person shall permM
or suffer any horse, cow or other cattle
TO Craze or pasture upon any Of the
grass or foliage upon any Of the grass
plots between the curb and property
Lines OF the streets and avenues OF the
city Of Wilmington, such person so Of
Tending shall, upon conviction thereof,
In the Municipal Court OF said city. be
punished by a fine Of not less rhan
one dollar GD, nor more than twenty
dollars CS20.
Want Streets Vacated.
President harris Whittemore anc
Treasurer Charles IS. Berrer. of ths
Wilmington Maileable Iron COMPANY
accompanied by T. +. Bayard counsel
for the concern, appeared before the
board for the purpose Of finding out
what action the commissioners contem-
plated taking on the request made by
the company regarding the Yacating of
number of streets running through
the new property of the company in
South Wilmington. The streets the city
is asked TO vacate are as follows: B. ID
and Il, from Goodman east to Christi
ana avenue, and Stateman, Hartman,
Lambson and Bush streets from f.
northerly TO Christiana avenue.
The board appeared to favor the COM
pany's request, and it is probable that
the thoroughfares in question will be
vacated, provided that suitable ar
rangements can be made for the city tc
construct sewers through the iron COM
pany's property.
A resolution was also presented by
the Delaware Suburban Railway Com.
pany and read twice. The resolution
provides that the city allow the railway
company to lay tracks in Banning
Clayton and Fifth streets, on the latter
thoroughfare to King street.
In answer to the communication sem
by the board to the Wilmington City
Electric Company, complaining of thl
bad lighting service, a communication
was received from the company. an,
lupon motion filed. The electric com
pany in its letter said the force employ
ed at the works Of the concern had beer
entirely changed, and that the arc ligh
service was at present up to the stand
ard. Changes are also being made tha
will make the incandescent service az
good, and from now on first-clasi
service could be looked for.
A letter was received from Carol
w. Griffith, OF Vandever avenue an,
Hutton street, Offering to sell the boarl
a property at that location for $3,500
Mr.. Johnson wanted to know il the gen
tleman thought the board was in tn
real estate business. The communica
ton was filed.
Robert Barrett, Jr., was granted
i plumbers license.
l. Applications for lights at Fourteentl
street and Woodlawn avenue, Thir
and Broome streets were referred Z
Street Commissioner Pierson.
Assistant Secretary Christy reporte
collections for the past week Of S24S.3s
City Treasurer Feaster reported a bal
lance in hank to the credit OF the boar
of s1S.e66.14. The payrolls for labo
and cart hire, amounting to S1,526.O'
were paid.
Will Open Sewer Bids.
The plans and specification submit
ted by Superintendent of Sewer
Challley Hatton for Prices run sewe
we're adopted, and proposals for bids 70
the work ordered advertised The blo
will be opened on Friday morning, Ma
! %, at 10 O'Clock.