Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-03
SECOND EDITION.
STREETS and SEWERS
A Busy Session Of the Directors
Of That Department Today,
PROCEED AGAINST SURETY
# Plumber Fails to Reimburse City
For a Judgment
A DISPUTE OVER PAVING BILLS
department VIII Bid On Cause.
way Road Building.
PROCEED AGAINST SURETY
# Plumber Fails to Reimburse City
For a Judgment.
A DISPUTE OVER PAVING BILLS
penartment VIII Bid On Cause
way Road Building.
ANOTHER REQUEST TO LAY PIPES

Tho Directors Of the Street and Sewer
,,I.tnr+rnant. met in weekly session
49, morning. II was in the event Of
" settlement otherwise, decided, TO
...t;+ute an action in the ocurt tD
.uooyer ,uoo, from the surety Of Lewis G.
Torsev a Number, $500 and costs, the
1,oonnt Of a Judgment obtained by
David Toatman against the city for
-. gustained because of an alleged
- in MARYLAND avenue. In a recent
Sottor from City Solicitor Townsend,
- NOS alleged that the defect was due
"n oneration Of Mr.. Dorsey, and
,ras Given ID days in which to re-
i,,b,ree the city. Secretary Christy
.e,,rted that Dorsey has not paid the
~ and IL is said that he has not
admitted liability on his part. The
time allowed for payment has not ea
pired.
% write President John A.Rigg Of the
Wilmington City Railway Co, stating
tbat at a local conference, the board
bad been unable to reach an agree
mont on some bills against the COM
nanv for paving, and insisting on inn
mediate settlement of the bills, with
interest from the time they were rem
dered. The amount is s6, 300. There is
a dispute as to the rates charged by
the department.
Street Commissioner Pierson was
directed to notify the railway com
panies that their track must be put in
good repair at once.
The matter of trolley extensions in
the Ninth ward, which have been ap-
piled for. came up, but no action was
taken.
Street Commissioner Pierson stated
that next Tuesday the bids for mecad
amizing the Causeway will be opened
bv the Levy Court. The Secretary was
instructed to submit bid.
A request Of the Delaware and At
lantic Telephone and Telegraph Co.
for permission to place guy stubs on
Maryland avenue between Cedar street
and Fifth avenue, and between Stroud
and Cedar, was referred to Street Com
missioner Pierson, as was also a re-
quest of p. S. du Pont that some i'm.
provement be made at Ninteenth street
and Rising Sun road.
Engineer Rommel is to take up the
request of Nicholas Fidance for an
extension Of the sewer in DincolI
street to drain houses Nos. 1905 Lin.
coin streets.
S. H. Ridgeway complained of an
noyance from water in the cellar OF
his home, 80 East Eighth street
Engineer Rommel reported having
Investigated the matter and arrived a
the conclusion that the department
was not liable. Mr.. Ridgeway will be
informed accordingly.
The Brandywine Gas and Electric
Co., to which reference was made il
Every Evening a few days ago, made
formal application for a franchise Il
lay conduits, pipes and mains, erec
poles and string wires, for the trans
mission of gas and electricity, unde
the usual requirements and tax regula
tions. The company was represented b
its attorney, j. Frank Ball, who sal
a resolution would be introduced afte
the notices, which have been posted
are up for 30 days Until the expir;
tion Of that period no action can /
taken.