Evening journal., 1911-01-24
NOW URGE CITY
PLUMBING BOARD
Master Plumbers Ask Street
Department to Approve
the Measure

William G. Robelen, Of the Master
Plumbers Association submitted to the
Board Of Directors OF the Street and
Sewer Department today bill which
that organization has prepared for
presentation to the Legislature, asking
FOR a plumbing examination board for
/ Wilmington, and requesting the ap-
proyal of the department on the bill.
4 The directors Will consider the plan.
Richard w. Crook. superintendent OF
the Peoples Railway Company ap-
peared before the board to request an
extension OF the permit given to the
company to continue their tracks TO
. the foot of King street The permit ex-
, pired on August 10, 1903. The reason
|, given by Mr.. Crook for the delay OF the
\ company Is that not until the present
have they been able to get permission
TO cross the tracks Of the p, 3. and W.
Railroad. MIR. Crook was requested to
submit a new application for a per-
init to the board.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
4 Company Is contemplating building an
: iron bridge TO replace the wooden
: structure now crossing Ninth street,
and one OF their engineers appeared
. before the Board this morning and
: submitted plans. The plans we're re-
ferred to City Engineer Taylor for
approval. ....-..... ....4
p A letter was receiveds from Mr.:
. Carpenter. referring to a diversion OF
! drainage at Franklin and Beech streets
] which might break down the curDlng
I'm the future.
3. John Lang, who bought an East
: Fifth street property between French
and Walnut streets. appeared before
4 the Directors, claiming that at the
b time of his purchase, the property was
o connected with the French street
sewer aud that the sewer lien had been
e maid He said he had been sent a bill
q for the new sewer on East Fifth street
- The Board will investigate the matter.
2 Thomas II. Taylor. Jr., presented
n bill. amounting to S7S.40, for damages
10 his automobile caused by its sink
: ing into a sewer trench on Twenty
fourth street on January IS. He claim
ed that the trench was unprotected,
D and being filled with soft material 70
te the level OF the ground. gave no es,, e,,
% dence of being unsafe. the boaro "i''
le have the case Investigated.
4 Second readings were given to hte
!" bills 20 fix the location. extension,
grading, etc, OF Pleasant, Connell,
IN Porter and Lafayette streets.
IL A communication from the Tenth
's Street Sewer Company, signed by E.
A. Harvey, Alfred s. Elliott and VIII
ly liam Beadenkcpf, requested the de-
partment to purchase the sewer built
by that company, from Tenth and
West streets 10. Shipley. run. The
commissioners decided not 10 pur-
chase the sewer as its construction
~ makes II OF no value to the city.
n A communication was received with
~ regard to the Dilworth estate, asking
FOR a cancellation OF sewer lien on q
McCaulley street property, as It wal
~ claimed a private sewer had beel
~ built there. The board had receives
gs reports from the plumbing inspecto
.nu that no sewer was built there. Cor
ap nections with the city asawer--ase'
= ordered to be made on the property.
el, Reports OF Street Convention.
yer President Sparks gave an accoul
"a Of the engineers convention he Cil
iey Engineer Taylor and Street Commll
.hu sioner Pierson attended this la,
Jay week He said II was gratiicatio
20 find that Wilmington was in tn
,hhs forefront with regard to methods {
ny ~ paving; no other states knew an
10 more about it or we're doing as wei
ns He said the discussion was mostly Q
nu streets with lesser traffic; not d
heavy trafic streets. He said a.
other place had tried the nituminou
macadam on a concrete base. whicl
vas Wilmington has on Twenty-ninl
el street
lck Mr. Sparks emphasized the ad
irn gratifying TO know that In methods
ne Wilmington was up with the best, the
ch, we're disappointed not TO find a
OF answer to the things they did nc
ana know; the question Of chemic;
len components was not taken up, an
OF they were not helped In the matte
nc OF a good binder.
nh- Mr. Sparks said that while It wa
ven vantage In economy. excellence
work, and in time, to the city OF ha'
ing the work done by the departmer
and under It's inspection instead {
BY contractors He said Il would
unfortunate for Wilmington TO e
W, back TO contractors for this work. Th
difficulties and disadvantages OF th
- contractor system was one of th
things most deprecated at the conver
re- ton. President Sparks advocated a
~ application Of vaporized OIL TO tn
old streets, with a top-coating of shar
mr. sand or gravel, not dust, instead
,ew the application OF oil by drops fro
,ar- a sprinkler, which was not sufficient
Ca even and caused caking.
sou Both President Sparks and Sire
ime Commissioner Pierson urged that Il
Iore department ought to be able TO pls
irn. a year ahead. Al Il was now, thl
we're suddenly called upon to pa
streets which afterwards had to
torn up TO lay pipes Also they h'
M to wait for money, and then We
AlN rushed for time.
The highway commissioner of Ma
,ing sachusetts has promised TO send Chi
, ~ Engineer Taylor the formula used
NTH that State for tar or oil applicatio
nich and which they make themselves
the The delegates all expressed theI
Vest selves as pleased with the bushes
con- like methods of the convention.