Evening journal., 1904-02-19
WORK DONE ON
CITY STREETS
Annual Report Of Secretary
Christy Of the Street and
Sewer Department
SEWERS LAID DURING YEAR

The annual report OF the Street and
Sewer Commission has been completed.
The statement as prepared by secre-
tary Leslie v. Christy of the depart
ment, shows that the year ending Janu-
airy a was one OF unusual activity.
Much work was done by the de-
partment. particularly in constructing
sewers. The Prices Run sewer, the
most notable work OF the year, is near-
ing completion under the supervision OF
T. Chalkey Hatton. the consulting en-
glneer Of the department. Despite the
: lunfavorable weather, the work has
gone on and there still remains a bal
: ance Of 100000 20 the credit OF the
work. The streets decided TO the city
during the year We're as follows:
Parts of the bed of Park avenue and
e Church lane. from Mt. Salem M. u.
e Church. parts Of the beds Of Second.
D Third and Pyle streets and Woodland
y avenue, from Mary E. Riley.
i The following streets We're paved
$ during the year:
I Searles, between Fifth and Sixth;
A Seventh, between jefferson and Madi-
4 son; Thirteenth, between Market and
: Orange; Second, between NanBuren
Washington and Jefferson:, sixth, be-
tween Broome and DUPONT; VanBuren
between Second and Third; intersec-
tion OF Delaware avenue, Eleventh and
! Jefferson; Poplar. between Eleventh
and Twelfth; Jefferson. between Della
ware avenue and Thirteenth; Green
? hill avenue, between, Delaware avenue
Z and Park road; Wawaset. between
+ jackson and NanBdren; Searles, be-
+ tween Fourth and Fifth; Rodney. be-
g tween Seventh and Eighth: Rodney,
o between Fifth and Sixth; Thirteenth,
y between Broome and Rodney; Pine be-
l. tween Nandever avenue and Seven
n teenta; Twenty-third. between Market
e and Jessup.
d. These streets were graded during the
r year;
III Concord avenue. between West and
Washington; Park savenue, between
Pennsylvania avenue and Church lane;
!. Lincoln street, between Fourteenth
:, and Ford; Twenty-hrst, between
Washington and Jefferson: Tatnan.
/. between Twenty-fourth and Twenty
: eighth; Ashton. between TatnaI and
]. West; Twenty-second. between West
p and Washington; Twenty-fifth, be-
tween Market and Tatnall; Madison.
between Thirtieth and Thrty-first;
= Lincoln, between Ford and Sixteenth;
= Second, between Ford and Gray; Lo-
2 Gust, between Nandever avenue and
e. Twenty second; Brown, between Oak
and Stroud; Wright, between Oak and
t. Stroud; crossing OF b. & o. Railroad
n and Lowering avenue.
Sewers were laid IN the following streets
Eleventh. between Rodney and Clayton
Il Fourth, between Monroe and Adams. Bay
ard, between Third and Fifth: Union, be
s. tween Sixth and seventh;- Sixth, betweei
Union and Lincoln: Prices Run sewer
IS luncompleted; Springer, between Fife
n and Seventh; Fifth, between Bayard ave
IS nue. and Springer Church. between Elev
IS enth and Brandywine creek; Broomo, be
"a tween Oak ana Beach; Fourth. between
G. Bayurd and Grant avenues Franklin. be
tween Seventh and Eighth; a section o
So Clements run in the yard OF the Bett
oS Machine Company; Railroad avenue. be
l. tween Twelfth street and Prices Run
S. Fourteenth. between Market and Orange
e. lIwenty-seeond, between West and Jeffer
son; Walnut, between Seventh ant
Eighth; Robinson, between Poplar ans
Lombard; West, between Sixteenth ans
( Seventeenth; Eighth, between Button
" wood and the railroad; Thirteenth. be
,e tween King and French; Eleventh. be
of tween Madison and Jefferson; Conrad. be
tween Van Buren and Harrison: Seven
teenth, between Locust and Thatcher
Seventeenth. between Church ana Locust
d, West, between Concord avenue and Twen
Il ty-third; Pine, between Twenty-seconf
+ land Twenty-third: Pine, between ,Vandev
,e FER avenue and Twenty-second; Fourteenth
!. between King and French; Girard. betweel
: Fourteenth and Fifteenth: Sixth, betwee,
"a Broome and Rodney; Sixth. between Rod
lney and Searles; Sixth, between Claytol
and DUPONT; Washington. between Con
cord avenue and Twenty-third; Twenty
:, third, between Washington and Jefferson
u Washington, between Twenty-arst an
y, Irwenty-second; Eighteenth, betwee,
i Washington and the Boulevard; Boule
!, ward. between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
4 lTatnall, between Twenty-seventh an
& lTwenty-eighth; Tatnan. between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-seventh; West. be
: tween Front aud seconds sewer in I.inde,
4. Court; Washington, between slxteent
~ and Seventeenth; Oak street, from war
Il ner 10 Franklin; Church street, fror
i Vandever avenue to Twenty-second
! Spruce street, from vandever avenue t
u tTwenty-second.
III Permits were issued during the year t
connect eSl houses with sewers.
The following is the statement Of finan
ICES:
Balance, January 81. 1908. sac, $50 90: re
coived in appropriations from City Coun
q ell, 100000 for current expenses and 500
- 900 for the construction OF Prices Ru
=. sewer; received from sewer Liens, curb
i ing sidewalks, sewer permits. sewer ex
- tension, steam roller, sewer cloaninp
street repairs. removing ashes sewer re
! pairs, lamps removing trees. cnginserin
q land surveying department. licenses. grad
y ins and opening streets. stone breaker
paving and improving streets, buildin
pormits, street rent. arterest. resettin
curb, Sn,loS.S7; total receipts for tn
year, Se72.l49.27.
Expended during tho year. for salaries
steam roller. sewer cleaning, street clean
. ing, street repairs, store keeper removing
ashes, machinery and tools. abolition o
I grade crossing, sewer cstcnsioa. scwe
repairs. and cutters and crossings, lamp
! and lighting, removing trees, curblng an
Sidewalks, surveying and engineering an
( Surveying department licenses. grading
] and opening streets. stone breaker. suit
ana damages, paving and improving
streets, resetting curb. street sprinlkling