Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-22
PROGRESS ON SEWER
WORK IS REPORTED
First List Will be Completed by
End of Month IL Weather
Continues Good.

Street CommisaIoner Frank w. Pier
non said this morning that all sewers
on the first list would be. weather per
mittinR, completed by the end of this
month
Active street work will begin eoon
na the bond isaue money IL available.
The department ia held up TN all work
owing 10 the lack of funds
The bonds have been ordered iesued
by Council. but have not vet been
advertised
delegation Of residents ~ Twenty
sixth street, between Market and Wash
iueton streets. appeared before the III
rectors of the Street and aewer Depart
ment at thoir meeting this morning.
voicinR complaint at tho condition Of
TINT particular street
After hearing testimony from each.
President Johnson gave assurance that
Mt ieaat temporary repairs would be
rnade ~ relieve existing conditions
Inmea n Hughes. y. s. District At
tornoy. representing the Delaware Gran
tie Mining Company. ovnera ~ u acres
Of undeveioped land lying either eide
of Spruce street. north of seventeenth
street against mn unpaid aewcr lien #
is0Q hnd been IN existence siuee 1914.
interest bringing total amount to about
ftG0n. petitioned tho directors Of the
Street and Sewer Department thla
morning for relief from rayinR interest
MI Hughes said the company was
ready 10 pay fare ~ lien Decision vvaa
reserve
communication from tho Central
! bor linton was received protesting
against tho violation ny merchants ~
the ordinance prohibiting shpw caseH
- extend beyond the building line
Tho communication ia rart cited
The exhibit ~ eooda IN violation ~ the
Haid ordinance affords ~ ,hia time
temptation 10 thoaa inclined 70 thievery
and caroleeaneaq with other reraora'
property
with this vital period of unernplog
'uent row NJ hand. tho opinion seems
hat aUch temptation. vaR the cause
| - the shooting and killing ~ Martin
| Rryan. NJ soc Market street recently
while the central labor Union doaa
tut approve ~ theft. an attempt - ea-
eape white under arreat re baiieva on
farcnment nf tho ahr~ casa ordinance
would aid ~ hrea hing m The many
tehhorins and attempts ~ theft thaf
hafa recently bean recorded
fiilhurno Chandler. owner If consider
| q hle property on Ianaoff street. hot Voc :,
Twenty nth and Twenty seventh
streets appeared before the directors
| tnqneatine tho consideration ~ the
board on grading tamott street bet vveen
| tho two squares heretofore mentioned
Two years ago Mr. Chandler said
| hn hpard had been peflfioned 70 10
fhis work However. trcauaa ~ IN hor
| conditions a. fhat time the board. in
stead. instructed Mr Chandler ~ submit
| estimates an having the street graded
Ile elao Informed The directors that
fhe cost ~ THE work he'd shown he
great deetit4a If about az per cent since
his first appearance before the board
| lie sail contraction had offered - r.
rnotr the dirt q the rnsf If 80 cents
ref cubic Eard ~ this time. az ~orr-
para1 eifh e. 50 per cubic yard. two
Years aen. apd tl.25 per cubic ard. one
.esr aga
strent Commissioner Frank " pirr-
| spu said u tho directors intended grad
| Ing This street T. shnnld bn dorn i'm
mofliafelv hrfore hnavy street paving
,va1k hogan
The directors reserved decision IN the
matter - the purpose of finding o'It
whether tha board could 10 the work
fer 60 eeufa per cubic gard or less
Charles " Ranks city Treasurer.
reported the following balances Cur
reut expense fund. t24 a257i. special
expense fund. tlIa7 rs sewer extension
| fund fiotai07 Hrandywinn sewer
| fund. 4a.pp9 Is paving fax fund. t19.-
44sS3 Delaware avenue Improvement
fund. f3e2.3t. making a total n slos.-
qua ge