Evening journal., 1922-09-12
$4,000 SEWER
LIENS UNPAID
Street Directors Hope to
Get This Money to I'M
prove Sewer System
MR.. HOCH WILL TRY
TO COLLECT 1T

II was announced at the meeting
of the Street and Sewer Directors
this morning. that due to the fac
that sewer liens amounting to more
than $4,000 remained unpaid, the
department was unable to remedy
certain conditions of drainage ex-
isting in some sections of the city
by constructing an adequate sew
age system. Because of this fact
Assistant City Solicitor Harry X.
/ Hoch is making efforts to collect
these unpaid liens. To facilitate
collection, 1t was announced this
morning. that the department was
placing every officer of the depart
meDt at the assistant solicitors dis
posal.
The above facts were brought out
by motion of Director r.. Henry
Grier instructing City Engineer
Harry L. Maier to investigate the
conditions at Tenth and Washing
ton street. that cause the flooding
OF the cellars of the homes and
apartment houses In that vicinity,
following each heavy rain. Several
complaints of this condition have
been received by the directors dur
ing the past few months and gem
eral Investigation will probably be
ordered at the Dext meeting
City Engineer Mailer said he be-
lleved the cause Of th.s alleged ac-
emulation Of water in the cellars
was due TO the inability of the sew-
ers built years ago to carry off the
surface water when 1t is in excess
of the usual amount.
The most recent complaint came
from residents of the vicinity Of
Tenth and Washington streets.
Similar conditions exist in many
sections of the city. due, 1t is claim
ed by the directors. to the erection
OF numerous large dwellings. apart
ment houses, and office buildings,
which had not been taken into con-
at the time Of the con-
struction OF the sewers In those vi
entities from which complaints are
daily being received. The construc-
tion Of many homes beyond Third
street bridge. in South Wilmington.
has also created similar conditions
In that section. as It has in the East
lake section, over North Market
street bridge. on the East Side. north
of Eighth street. and at Mount Yer
non Place and Pennsylvania ave-
1t was stated at the directors
meeting that should all the liens be
collected the department could take
,are of the alleged conditions in at
east four OF the above sections mem
toned without asking any financial
assistance from City Council.
City Treasurer White reported
$50, 3,541.S7 in the current expense
fund: s42S,1331O in the special ex-
pense fund; s5.5O7.6s in the sewer
extension fund. and s15.519.I5 in
the street paving tax fund. making
4 total of s5O2.7O1,SO.
Permission was granted the VIII
Gas Company to open the |
ollowing streets: al North Broome |
treet and Seventh and Harrison
treets to install new service; cay
on street between Second and Third
treets. TO install new main and SER
ice at 2O0-4-6-S-1O-12 North Clay
on street; Ninth and Spruce streets
o repair leak in main; Tenth street
etween Lincoln and Scott street;
s17 and 1928 West Tenth street
nd l249 and 1851 Apple street to
install new mains and services.
Plumbing Inspector Edward p.
icKay. reported eighty-four plans
led and 1876 Inspections made dur
ng August. 80 plans for plumbing
lew buildings; seven to connect up
Id buildings with sewer; 3S plans
or extension work and five plans for
Iteration of work.
There were SO preliminary in
'pections; "a final plumbing in
ipections. one preliminary gas in
ipection. one final gas inspection and
,ne gasoline tank and pump inspec-
ion. One inspection resulted in the
work being turned down, due to de-
'ective plumbing.