Evening journal., 1905-05-09
BIDS FOR SUPPLIES
WERE OPENED
Must be First Tabulated
Before Lowest Bidders
Can be Learned
GRAY REBUEES ENGINEER BlUGHMAH

Bids were opened today by the street
and Sewer Directors for supplies needed
during the fiscal year beginning June l..
There were number of bidders and IA
viii be necessary TO tabulate The bids be-
fore Il can be learned who the lowest bld4
ders are.
Proposals were asked for ON curb stone.
crossing stone, gutter stone. blue stona
cutters, centre stones. cement. terra cot@
tn pipe, castings sewer bricks. bar sand.
kaolin sand, paving sand and gravel. and
soft coal; also on labor for paving side
cutters, crossings mad setting and resets
ting curb
The bidders were the j. Morton Poold
Company, Delaware Terra Gotta Cons
pany, Simmons and Brother James J..
Walls, Davis and Brother. Hills eand
Jones' Company, John Loguo. Wilmn gton
Foundry Company. John NJ. Solomon.
Harry A. Brown, Charles Warner Cons
pany. Wilmington Brick Company SAM
uel Stafford, J.. Merrick Horn. Stewart
and Donahoe, James Scott ana Joseph ".
Goodng all of Wilmington, also from
John Maxwell Sons and the Mack Manu-
featuring Company both of Philadelphia.
am dthe Montella Brick Works OF Reads
ing Pa.
WANT STREET CHANGED
William KINNEY. engineer for the wa-
waset Land Company. appeared befora
the board and asked that some action ha
taken relative to changing tho street on
thep rDperty of that company In tho
vicinity OF Riverview Cemetery rha
plans Of thep roposed changes as pre-
pared by Engineer KINNEY were gone
over but no action was taken.
city Engiuccr .;owman was present ana
told Mr. KINNEY that as no was em-
ployod by the Wawaset Company It was
his business TO boost up any changes adj
vocated by his employees. AT this point
director Gray interrupted Mr. Bowman
land Informed the latter that Mr. KINNEY
was Invited by the board 20 submit hia
plans and he did not want him insulted
by Mr. Bowman or any one else. Moth.
ing further WAS said by either
H. G. Parrish, vino resides at No. 500
West Thirty-fourth street Informed tho
board that il the changes asked for by
the Wawaset Company were made, tho
move would throw his property 75 feet
below the level OF Thlrty-fourth street
and IN the event OF any new houses be-
ing erected. their back yards would come
right up 20 his front door closing him in.
T NO ACTION ON NEW FRANCHISE.
William +. lturtz. representing tho
Wilmington Electric LilSt and Power
Company. aszcG-lhe board 10 take action
as soon as possible on the petition OF the
company for a franchise 70 use the streets
TO the public. President Johnson inform-
cd him that the board will probably meet
again on Thursday, and would then dis
cuss the matter.
A petition signed by residents resid.
ing in Twenty Second street between
West and Washington streets asking that
that thoroughfare be paved was received
an dthe matter tallcn under advlsement
a copy of the resolution passed by Cits
Council on Thursday night last request.
ing the Street and Sewer Department not
10 grant any further franchises TO tn,
railway companies IN this city until they
first paid the taxes il is Ilegod they ow,
: TO the city, was received. There was ne
comment and the resolution was ordere,
fled
The resolution providing for the sprinx
a ling Of streets by car companies owe
J which their cars run between the hours
5 OF q. M. and 4 p. m and from Apri
4 1 20 October /. was adopted. The forme
g ordinance provided for the sprinlSllng o
e thes treets between the hours Of o'clocl
= and 4 o'clock from June 1 TO October j
Action on the adoption of the curb or
{ dinance was postponed