Evening journal., 1912-04-19
NEW BOND
ORDINANCE
FOR COUNCIL
Provides for 100000 for
Widening Eleventh Street
and for Sewer Work
FOSTER TELLS CITY
HE does NOT OWE

An ordinance providing for a bend
issue Of 100000 to use In widening
and curbing OF streets aud sewer inn
proyements was introduced in Cits
Council last night and after recei,-
ing two readings was referred to the
finance and law committees
The money provided by the loan
will he devoted TO payment of widen
ing Eleventh street from Orange %
Market streets, $4,000; and the re-
mainder TO comprise a special fund
for the Street and Sewer Department
for use in extending the present
sewer system.
An ordinance TO repeal an ordi-
nance providing for a $4,000 loan
for widening Eleventh street. was
passed and referred TO the Mayor for
his approval. The bonds issued under
the first ordinance were refused Dy
the buyers on a technicality, making
il necessary TO repeal this ordinance
and pass new one.
Mayor Howell returned with his
sanction the leases for the yarions
city wharyes which were sold at auc-
tion in the Councils chambers sew
eral weeks ago
Several letters which passed be-
tween Miss Susan Taylor. owner of
property beyond Market street
bridge. complaining of breaks I'm the
bank of the Christiana River. in
curing damage 10 her property from
water. City Solicitor Hastings with
whom she took up the matter. ana
the Street and Sewer Commission.
we're read and referred to the lavi- |
ttfu "a
through the reading of the letters, /
that repairs had been made to a break
i'm the bank and Mrs. Taylor's ~eply
that conditions were improved, but
that there still were some weak
places that would break if not at
tended to.
A report from Miss Elizabeth II.
Talley. who attended the Fairgrounds
recently held, having been
appointed delegate by Mayor Howell,
was submitted. On motion of Mr..
Higgins. of the Third ward, the read
ing of the report was dispensed with
and copies of It will be supplied TO each
member of Council. The report was
ordered fled
A bill from Hawkins, Delaheld and
Longfellow. attorneys in New York.
for legal work in connection with a
water bond issue early in last year, .
the bonds having been refused by the |
buyers because of some technicality, |
was referred TO former City Solicitor /
John w Brady to submit what infor- |
nation he had on the subject to Coun
Gil The bill is for S100S3.
communication from Mahlon b.
Foster in reply to a letter sent to
Council last Thursday night by City
Auditor Biddle. i'm which the latter set
forth that Mr.. Foster owed the city
$40 for wlhrf rent. was received and
referred to the'fnance committee.
Mr. Foster set forth that the wharf
property in question was not tenant
liable owing to ditch across it. lie
further stated that he had saved the
lCitv several hundred dollars by al
lowing teams of the Street and Sewer
Department hauling paving material
ito cross his property thereby saving
Ia pull Of a mile.
An invitation to attend the annual
meeting of the Juvenile Court and
Probation Society. at the New Cen
iury Club, on April %. was accepted
City Tearsurer Lednum reported
balance In bank of $50. .56S.09 Oil
Inspector George r. Guild reported
having inspected 4s.902 gallons of oil
and turning over to the city S24451 in
fees collected.