Evening journal., 1910-11-15
MAYOR WANTS
ROAD BUILT
Again Asks Street Depart
ment for Probable Cost Of
River Highway
DEPARTMENT WILL
GIVE HIM INFORMATION


to the Board of Street and Sewer d.
rectors this morning bearing on a
road TO the river. In his communica-
tion to-day, which is his second to |
the board on the subject. the Mayor
referred to his request to the depart !
ment in a former letter for informa- |
ton and data concerning the probable |
cost of a road to the river front. and |
asking for a response from the board. |
Street Commissioner Pierson and |
City Engineer Taylor said that they
had made a number OF visits to the
river front, and taken a number of
surveys. They said that to give the
information asked by the Mayor meant
great deal of surveying and their
routine duties did not give them the
time TO do It at once, but they were
going ahead with the matter as fast
as they could find opportunity.
William u. Hawkins appeared be-
fore the board with a communication
from the Board OF Trustees OF the
Riverview cemetery. with reference 10
the laying of a sewer I'm the -oadbed
of Thirtieth street between Washing
ton and jefferson, and the laying OF "A
sewer in the bed of Jefferson street
at that point, the sewers going
through the cemetery property. The
trustees granted the right to the
Street and Sewer Department, on the
condition that as a return. the come
terry should not be assessed, but be
given free connection with the sew
ers. The communication was accepted
and the matter referred for consulta-.
4 tion.
Complain Of Trolley Crossings.
letter was received from T. Allen
Hilles, complaining of the rough con-
ditions OF trolley crossings, generally
throughout the city. and particularly
at Clayton. street passing Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
The secretary was instructed TO
write Mr.. Hilles that permanent im-
provement OF Pennsylvania avenue
was under consideration by the Board
but that temporary Improvement
would be made.
Work was ordered stopped on the
new brick pavement being laid IN
front Of the Cathedral on Sixth street,
near West According 10 law when
two-thirds of the brick sidewalk al
ready in front OF property shall have
been worn out, Il must be replaced by
concrete sidewalk
Ono of the cathedral priests and the
contractor appeared before the board
and explained that the work had been
done without their being aware that
Il was IN violation Of the law. and
that the bricks would be taken up ant
concrete put in. Thecstreet commits
sioner will take the ncw bricks AM
use them in sidewalk that the cit
\ is laying before some unimprove
y property, so that the contractor vii
not find his work an entire loss. whic
would be a hardship which the boar
did not like TO cause him since h.
worked in good faith.
I. The inspector reported stopping thl
= laying Of new pipe 10 connect Will
!, gutter drainage in the sidewalk on thu
! north side Of Kennard and Company
Superficial drainage pipes may no
be laid I'm the city. was the opinion
J, OF the directors. but all pipes, where
there were sewers. should connect
with the drainage system The matter
was referred TO the street commission
er and street engineer for consultation
with the company and Immediate ad-
justment.
Two communications were received
from City Council. referring TO mat
ters at the meeting OF Council on No
, vember 10.
4 The first communication asked the
directors to repair the sidewalk at the
southeast corner OF Eighth and
Broome streets. The street commits.
sioner was instructed TO have the re-
y pairs made.
The second letter asked the co.
operation OF the board in repairs anC
o improvements at Front street, OF
q Broome south OF Second street; OF
g Fourth street. between Clayton anC
n dupont, and the north side Of Fourth
v street from Broome to Rodney. Tn,
n secretary was instructed 10 write 4
the Council that the board is making
a thorough inspection Of the streets
throughout the city, and has com
pleted the streets running east and
west, and is now working on those
y running north and south. As fast az
the inspections are made, notices arr
sent to the property holders. In thii
g way. the board expects to have every
, thing in good shape before winter set
IS In.
i A letter asking the Board to maxi
q a ruling as 10 who should pay for tn
e laying Of curbing In an alley, belong
IT ing at the time of the laying 10 on
property. but now having several hold
ers abutting on said alley. was refer
red to the city solicitor for an opin
e, ion.
e, A street light was ordered placed o
s, Harrison street, between Fifth an
e. Sixth; on Delaware avenue betwee
s. Riverview and Greenhill, and o
Washington, between Eleventh an
Twelfth.
= Another Pole Goes Up.
- The Philadelphia and Wilmingto
Il Traction Company. as lessees Of III
4 Wilmington City Electric Compan.
asked for permission to erect a POI
with devices for conducting electric'
energy on Twenty-fourth street nes
Jefferson. The Board said they had NJ
ID received any official notification 70 Il
10 lesseeship Of the Traction Compan
"a. but with the condition that they wel
duly authorized, the permission WI
er granted.
tn Blumenthal and Company we
"a granted permission to put in a ma
hole. Commissioner Pierson reports
re- that upon investigation, he had foul
an that Church street, from Eleventh
Brandywine Greek, was decided to 4
On city I'm 1850.
he A complaint Of the condition
Of Thirteth and Market streets. was
dered given temporary improveme
as tho directors are planning to bri
val the street at that point up TO grade
20 The Grand Encampment Of Odd +