Evening journal., 1918-05-07
HOUSES MUST Be
PROPERLY DRAINED
Back Water Traps Must be
Installed TO Garry OF
Water
HOUSING PROJECT
SITE IS VISITED

A number OF Wilmington houses
have cellars connected by drains with
tbe city drainage system. After a heavy
rainfall. If the city sewers become stop
ped the drainage flows hack into. ond
floods these cellars. Because Of these
conditions the street and sewer De-
part today passed a resolution reduir-
inr thas floor drains in Easements must
be protected by back water traps Of
the metal ball seal trap, which Will
close the drain when the drainage io"s
hack
phe TWO amendments passed 80 the
plumbing regulations were As follows
where chemicals or acid SOLUTIONS
are discharged 90 sewer drain, terra
Gotta pipe shall be used. Tho joints OF
same shall be- made by using Pecora
Acid Proof Cement. The. terra coUa
pipe above ground shall he nroiecied
hy a wooden casing made up of boards
of not less thm seven-clghlh Inches IN
thickness.
eNNhers a noor drain is placed In
basement or cellar 30 must bc connect
ed with rain conductor to flush same
and must Doe protected by having
back water trap OF the metal BAH sea-
type. All properties which al present
have floor drains IN basement or cellar
must he equipped with back water
fran Of me metal ball seal type on ol
before the FIRST day of July. 1918. On'
tran may art for both rain conductor
and floor drain
The r. J.. DUPONT de Nemours Com
pany asked permission io lay a spui
track connecting with the Baltmor'
and Ohio Railroad. In the bed OF Webb
street 10 facilitate their Wawaset parl
building operations. O.. Dare Hopkins
pnpoarng for ihr company, stated tina
30 would ho necessary for the spu
track 90 cross one trolley line. al tn
intersection Of Seventh street. Ihl
ground I'm question is ir open country
where there arc mo- houses Tho de
p0rtment made d noon trip 10 Web
street io study the conditions, beior
giving their answer.
plans for the government housing do
velopmeni i'm the vicinity of Front am
Union streets. were shown To- the Boar
OF Street and Sewer Commissioner.
whose approval of tine proposed drain
aro plan was asked More than Jl
houses will boz erected here FOR The go'
rrnmeni by the Wilmington uousin
Company. and more than three miles &
pines viii h' required for the dralf
age The board approved the drainae
plans. and viii request city SolicitC
Ghouas D.. Bayard to sec thai the agre'
nont protects the city's right The q
ponse will boz borne hy The government
s communication from the Board
HarbOr Commissioners. asked the al
proyal of tho commissioners for u
Building of an eight foot fence by q
Charles Warner Company, across 81
foot Of King street, from The Bush LII
wharf 60 the Warner wharf. Tho fem
viii Doe seven fooi back FROM ihc Vate
front. The approval OF both harb
and street board was obtained. as q
question of jurisdiction was unceriai
Clerk of the Market Albert
Vaughan reported total collections z
Aprl amounting io $3.50
Tho invitation of the Grand Army
the department to take part IN q
Memorial Day parade was accepted.
First and second readings were siv
10 resolutions to 0X the grade Of q
street al The intersection of Frank
and TNventy-0fth streets at the into
section Of Concord avenue and q
Boulevard, and TO iiX the width OF Ola
kcl street. between Tenth and Ele
enih streets at 80 feet.