Evening journal., 1905-04-18
Street and Sewer De-
partment Requested to
Give Permission to Lay
Tracks on Church Lane
and Benson Street
Outcome Of Recent AC-
ton Of Park COmmis-
sion in Granting Right
to Build Trolley Line IN
Rockford Park

The street and Sewer Commission today
received a communication accompanied
bv 4 resolution from the Peoples Rail-
wav company requesting permission to
lay tracks on Church Lane between
Woodlawn avenue and Benson street eN-
tended and on Benson street from Deia-
ware avenue to Rockford Park distance
OF three squares
The company expressed its Willingness
TO release rights already given II by inc
board TO the bed of Woodlawn avenue
north of Church Lane and also ON SIX
teenth street beginning at the intersecuoh
of Wocdlawn avenue, th, nee running
westerly to the west side of Mt. Salem
Lane.
Richard Crook. superintendent OF the
Peoples Company was present at the
meeting and informed the board that the
chances were made necessary by the ac-
ton of the Park Commission in granting
the railuae company permission TO lay
tracks over route in Rockford
Park other than the one hrst proposed.
The resolution providing for the new
franchises was read twice and laid over
for one week
ORDERED MANY SEWERS LAID.
sewer Engineer George Rommel Jr.'
fpr-sentcd a report regarding new sewers
and on his recommendation the board
ordered the following sewers constructed
Fifth street between West ard Washing
aton: Van Buren, between Chestnut and
linden Linden. between Jackson and
Van Rurcn; Eleventh between Pine and
Kirkwood. Spruce between Tenth and
Eleventh: jackson between Lancaster
Avnuo and Read street aud Lincoln be-
fSen Fourth md Fifth
.neineer Rouuncl in the report advised
tla board to lay over FOR the present the
s-ching over Of the Ratuesnake Run
{ ever between Delaware avenue and Gil
T>pln avenue. and the construction Of am
}rch of the section of shipley run sewer
isouth of Sixth street He also said he
fmade an inspection of the district beyond
Third street bridge and said he did moi
see how anything could be done at the
lrresent time with the money that is
\available for the purpose.
WILL REPAIR SIDEWALKS.
Communications were received from the
WILMINGTON city Railway Company anc
from the Peoples Railway Company in
would Immediately begin TO repair street,
over which their lines run, as requested
by the board.
Councilman ID. w. Lynch. of the Thir'
ward I'm a communication to the bour'
stated that he was of the opinion tina
the members of the department did no
understand the resolution relating L
awnings which the board refuFed t.
adopt at its last meeting. He said he ha
taken up the matter with fire eNper
and would be IN a position later to civ
the board some additional information.
Mr.. I.ynchs resolution provided 70
liking awnings such as would be made O
galvanized iron. The board considere
such an awning dangerous and in ia
way in case OF fire.
Frank S. Dure complained of the dust
condition of Shipley street betwee
Fourth and Fifth. saying that that thor
oughfare had not been cleaned for fou
weeks. Street Commissioner Pierson in
formed the board that the street wa
cleaned on March y and twice since the
and he thought Mr.. ure was in error.
ELEVENTH WARD IMPROVEMENT
CITY Councilman McGovern, of the EleN
enth ward appeared before the board an
invited the members OF the departmer
10 make an examination of the Elevent
ward with view to making some in
provements in that section Of the cit!
He also presented a letter signed by se'
1 teral property owners who desire II
board to bring the street on the wester
side of Harrison street at Maryland av'
4 nue. TO ap roper grade in order that ce
tain improvements could be made. II
board admitted that something shou
be done for that section Of the city an
assured Mr. McGovern that it would NAL
an examination Of the section in questiC
shortly.
The request Of the Wawaset Land Cor
pany for n change Of streets in the vic
ity OF thirty-ffth and Market street vi
referred to City Engineer George Boug
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