Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-28

The proposed conduit extensions OF
the Delaware & Atlantic Telegraph and
Telephone Co., which we're brought TO the
attention Of the Street and Sewer Depart
mcnt, at the meeting Of the board, yester-
day, will enable the company TO do away
with many short overhead lines. as well
as some longer ones, and will 90 a great
way toward giving the company a COM
plete underground system in the city.
The company is asking the department
for permission to lay the new ducts, and
the idea. it is understood, is TO complete
the work during the spring and summer.
According TO Willard s. Meredith, the
inspector employed on the work, il is
the purpose TO have about 300 men, di-
vided into several squads, so that opera
tions can be in progress at different parts
of the city simultaneously
The plans filed with the department
call for the following extensions: Iatnall
street from Eleventh to Fourteenth, Four
teenth from Tatnall to Orange. Tatnall
from a manhole west OF Tatnall TO Bassett,
Twelfth from West TO a manhole east
of Orange. Eleventh from Chippey to
manhole east of Orange, Chippey
from Eleventh 10 a manhole north of
Eleventh, Orange from Tenth to Elev-
enth Harrison from Sixth 10 a man
hole north of Sixth, Van Buren from
Elm to Sixth, TO be laid under the side
walk; Fifth from a manhole west of Van
Buren, TO a manhole east Of Van Buren,
Fourth from a manhole west Of Van Buren
TO Van Buren,, Conrad from Van Buren
TO manhole west Of Van Buren,, Second
from a manhole west OF Van Buren to a
manhole east of Van Buren, Lancaster
avenue from a manhole west OF Van Buren,
TO a manhole east Of Van Buren,, Read
from a manhole west OF Van Buren to
Van Buren, Chestnut from a manhole
west of Van Buren 10 Porter, Spruce from
C,irlett to a manhole north Of Tenth,
Bennett from Seventh TO manhole north
of Seventh, Bennett from Taylor to a
manhole south Of Taylor, Church from a
manhole north OF Taylor TO a manhole
south Of Taylor, TO be laid under the
sidewalk; Buttonwood from Seventh to a
manhole north Of Eighth, Church from
Tenth to Eleventh, TO be laid under the
sidewalk; Eleventh from Church to the
Brandywine, Tenth from Spruce 10 Church,
Taylor from Kirkwood TO a manhole east
of Church, Seventh from Bennett to
Buttonwood, Sixth from du Pont to
Franklin, Fifth from n manhole west Of
Franklin to q manhole east Of Franklin,
Fourth from Searles to a manhole east Of
Searles, Fourth from Connell to a man
hole east Of Franklin, Third from Broome
TO a manhole west OF Broome, Conrad
from Franklin to a manhole east of Frank
lin, Second from Rodney to Broome,
Second from Connell to Franklin, Lanoas-
ter avenue from du Pont 70 Seares
Lancaster avenue from Franklin 70 a
manhole east of Franklin, Chestnut from
a manhole west Of Franklin 20 a manhole
east OF Franklin, Elm from Franklin to
a manhole east Of Franklin Linden from
a manhole west Of Franklin to a manhole
east Of Franklin, du Pont from Tulip to
manhole north Of Lancaster avenue,
Clayton from Tulip 10 Lancaster avenue,
Searles from Lancaster avenue 10 Sixth,
Rodney from Second 70 a manhole south
of Second, Broome from Read 10 Sixth,
Connell from Second to n manhole north
OF Second. Franklin from Sycamore TO
Fourth, Harrison from Maple 10 a man
hole south OF Maple, Pleasant from Frank
lin 70 a manhole east Of Franklin. Walnut
from Sixth TO Fifteenth Seventh from
Walnut 10 Penn, Penn from Seventh Ia
point north Of Seventh, Eighth from
Walnut TO Poplar, Poplar from Eighth
to a point north OF Eighth, Ninth from
Walnut to Poplar, Wilson from Ninth
70 a point north Of Ninth, Tenth from
Walnut 70 point west Of Walnut Eleventh
] from Walnut 20 Elizabeth, Twelfth from
/ Walnut to Elizabeth, Thirteenth from
/ from Walnut TO Wilson, Thirteenth from
| Walnut TO French. French from Thir
teenth to a manhole north OF Thirteenth
Lombard from Second 20 Lord, Lombard
from a point north OF Sixth 10 Thirteenth
Spring Alley from Lombard TO a manhols
west Of Lombard. Fifth from manhols
west of Lombard 60 a manhole east oI
Lombard Fifth from a manhole west oI
Lombard to a manhole east of Lombard
Seventh from Lombard TO a point west
of Lombard, Eighth from Lombard e
Pine, Pine from a point north Of Eighth
TO point south Of Eighth, Taylor from
Lombard to a point west Of Lombard
Ninth from a point west of Lombard e
Pine, Pine from point south OF Ninth
to point north Of Ninth Tenth from d
point east OF Lombard TO Poplar, Poplar
from Tenth TO Shearman, Shearmah from
Lombard TO Pine, McCaulley from a point
west Of Lombard to Pine, Twelfth from
Lombard to a point west Of Lombard
Much of the original conduit laying
was done by contract, but IL is under
stood 20 be the intention Of tho company
to have this work done by It's own men