Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
DEL|NQUENTS MUST
PAY UP ON SEWERS
Board Will Turn Accounts Over
to City Solicitor, With Instrucv
tions to Take Action.

A request submitted to the Board of
Street and Sewer Commissioners this
morning, al it's regular weekly meeting.
for the extension OF n sewer on Van Buren
street, between Twenty first and Iwen ty-
third, precip tated discussion of the
condition of the finances OF the board for
work Of this character
1t was brought out that there Is some
thing more than $4,000 owing ta the
board in tho way of liens on property for
sewer construction and extension, and the
greater part Of this is past due. Some OF
IL dates back to the time before 1912.
when the sewer fund Of $50 900 was es-
tablishcd This fund was expected to
elf-parpetuating through the payment Of
money on liens but so many of those ow-
ing have allowed their debts to become
delinquent, that the fund Is q ting rather
low
A drive was made last year for the
collection Of these accounts, but only
about 81 600 vas realized on tho notices
gsns out from the offices Of the department
Those in arrears do not seem to pay any
attention to n mere not &c. and the lfoard
has como o. the conclusion TINT legal
action will he necessary 10 collect tins
money This is Il stsp the board regr Is
wav OF gt ting The money The accounts
viii he immediately turned over 10 the
City Solicitor, y Oh instruct ons 10 take
such steps as will bring about the payment
Of the money II il possible that list
of The dclinqucnts. witb amounts owing
will be published hy the hoard The
accounts arc due on the comp. ton Of
the work, and become delinquent thin
ono wear 1t may therefore nc Hern that
che greater number Of the accounts are
delinquent
5 O. Mct;ovorn If the liberty Housing
Corporation appeared before the Board
and said that arrangements with the City
Council for n conference tomorrow night
on the mattcr of paving Broorne street
This question has hcen before the ciiy
authorities Tor some time
A communication from tho Council
called attention Of the Board to street
building material on Clayton street be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth The
Street Commissioner said the obstruction
complained Of lad been removed, and
Council was SO notified.
A communication from the Delaware
Funeral Directors Association requested
that action be taken in tie matter Of
traffic regulations that would give funeral
professions the right OF way. The cem-
munlcation was fled for future conSidera-
tiou.
A petition was received from property
owners requesting that action be taken
toward paving Eighth street between
Broome and du Pont
Sahatino Russo applied for license as
master plumber, and the appdcatlon viii
take the usual course.
The report OF Plumbing Inspector
Mex ay Of operations for the year 1919
showed that there are 70 on the list Of
registered master plumbers including
and firms The total number
Of plans fled during The year N&a l.l54
Is against 905 IN the preceding year
Plans Tor work on nesy buildings, 739.
as against $50 the preceding year Total
number OF plumbing and gas inspections,
2, AT as against $50 the preceding year
JOBS turned down for detective plumbing.
80, as against s in 1918; turned down
FOR detective gas piping - preceding
year, -.