Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-09-17

City CoHReii.-The Council met on Thursday
evening, Present, Edward Belts, s. +. Bolts, Jas.
Bradford Dr. Draper, Jos. A Hunter, Il. j Homer,
Lewis Paynter, J. M. Poole, Joseph Pyle, Joseph M.
Pussy, Dr. Porter, J P. Springer, Jacob s. Weldin
Thomas Young and v @. Gilpin, Esq, the President
in the chair. The minutes Of the preceding meet
ipgs were read and approved.
The petition in faver Of paving Tatnall street from
me hailroad TO Sixth street, and the remonstrance
against the same, were rend Also the report Of the
street committee recommending that the said street
be paved from the Rail Road to Third street
Mr.. Springer moved the adoption Of the report Of
the committee lie said the whole outlay wsuld be |
about 1881. At the next meeting he would intro
duce an ordinance making an additional appropra-
tion TO that amount
Edward Belts seconded the motion. Thoreport Of |
the finance committee was read, after which VIM.
| MoOauley, Esq, was permitted to make state- |
ment in regard 10 the matter He stated that Tat
mall attess was preferred by persons coming into our
city, to Market, ShipleY and Orange, which were
paved. One square had been somewhat washed by
the heavy rains and needed repairing All tho per
sons residing on Tatnall sreet, between Front anl
Second, with one exception, opposed to paying,
believing it to be useless expenditure, from which
they would derive no benefit. From $3.50 to 5000
would repair it,
Mr.. Poole replied that $500 would pave the street,
while TO repair 1t would cost $3.50 to 5000 annually
That the dirt that wasput on it was generally wash
cd into The Chrisliana the first heayey rain. The
street was much travelled, and needed paving.
votes.
The committee Of accounts reported that they had
eAuulncu the accounts Ot WIN. HuhlngtOn, ESD, the
late Mayor, and found n balance Of $3.50 due him
whch had been pnid by the Instructions of tho Uoun
; Gil at its last meeting.
Edward Belts stated that section provided that
The Council should appoint the different committees
The President made the app Ointmenrs as publish-
: ed in another column.
The statement Of the superintendent Of the water
WORKS Tor August was read.
Various accounts were read and referred.
petition was read FROM Benjamin Cox asking
permission to dig drain from his house on Fifth
street, down Poplar street.
An order was directed to be drawn in favor OF the
a the LIST inst
nv An order was directed to bo drawn in favor of A.
stats, ESQ.,, for s. for qualifying members Of Coun-
80 ell Mayor and other officers
as petition received from A. Kelley and T, Q.
II iaYior asking that crossings bo laid atsth and VOL
re laston streets
d. The retdrn of the commissioners to open Sixth
ls street from Monroe street 10 the Old Kings road
MS ROAD, allowing damages to tho following owners OF
h properly D. H. Price 81 for ground, Tor fencing SIT S
in YIN Morrow 81 for ground $50 40 for fencing; Dr..
~ II ~ Askew 81 for ground, s3s 81 for ieacing, VIM.
OF Pyle 81 tor ground 1913 90 for fencing Total Sa94
On Mr. Poole moved that tho odora be drawn for tho
j. respective amounts
I'd Mr. Hunter objected to the city paying for the
er lencing as unusual and wronga mere throwing a.
rn way Of money.
sa h Belts stated that II was probable that Mr. Pyle
m would appeal ana therefore 1t Woald be better to
VI leave the matter lay over.
y Mr. Poole withdrew his motion.
~ MT Hunter called the attention Of the COuucil to
" the proposed alteration of the grades Of Six III street
y ana on the suggestion Of Mr.. Belts the Council res
solved 10 meet on the premises on Saturday.
= H. Bets stated that the hose had been rceeiv-
Cd, measured, Inspected, tested and found to DO ga
for the same, was pissed.
report of the state Of tho appropriations was
l. read.
t. DIR Porter made speech deuouncing tho practice
g OF oveIdrawing appropriations.
/, MIR. Hunter defended tho street committee, and
eli charged that the fault partially rested with the
"a finance eGinmltoe as they knew that the npprOptu.
ton was insufficient when they maieit
- >, Belts moved that the ordinance reducing the
) debt Of the city be taken up.
u Mr.. Poole moved that II BIZ laid ON the tabT6.>fS
er set out with alsehOod AMI emanatOd lr,m these
D. who knew nothing Of tho state of the treasury.
l. IL Belts seconded the motion. There were about
ID Sls oOO IN the treasury portion of which would be
1t required to pny the annual interest. The Council
~ could appropriate SO 900 perhaps but not more
~ for the extinction OF the debt.
y DR.. Porter made speech in favor Of tho nppro
u ratloh OF 1000, und against referring it 10 the
o finance committee.
n Jos A. Hunter deferdel thc ordinance and those
l. Who mad drawn up and offered 1t to the cOnsiera.
~ ton Of tho Council
!! The ordinance was laid on the table
a. Tho Council next went into an election for Inr.
VI hor master when John NJ Turner receive cd 10 votes
III VIM Thatcher A and blank l.
10 DR. Porter introduced resolution requesting the
c. hnahce committee 10 consider the cXpedeuey oil ns
O. troiucins an ordinance arpropratng the 81 900
~ ons) to the extinction Of Tie debt of the city
,e Il, Belts stated that Morris had offered $50 ior
the privilege Of taking icc from the basins iis vim
ter, Referred to Committee.
ay The new hose were directed ia la distIi lutcd
among the different fire Companies of the city.
J., MI; Hunter moved that Sl5O he appropriated to
ne the CITY Commissioner fer tho of the streets
Ill The account being over drawn Dr. Potter objected
and MIR. Poole asked ii the Council would do tlia
s. which would put the treasurer in condition 10 M
forfeiture OF his office! The treasurer is liable to
r line 81 S3OO in paying orders when tho account l.
49, OveTdrawn. The motion was voted down
The receipts OF the City Treasurer for various
=, OF money amounting in the aggregate to 1888
Cd we're Iend
Ga motion Of Mr. Pyle the committee on Public
Il. buildings were directed 10 have the Mayors ullco
las RENTED In plain, neat and substantial ~ inner.
DR.. Porter introduced an ordinance apprlpTinting
"a money TO the committee streets aud public bald.
''' ings which was read first ana second time after
,i which Council adjourned
& .7yrested.--Thomas Holmes, James McIntire.
10 Charles McNpt, and James Edwards, were ar.
rested on Thursday last, OH the charge Of
I being accessory to the killing of George Dick.
sOnnegrO, in Newport, on Saturday night week
!, After hearing they were committed to prison
- They were brought before Chief Gstice Gilpin
+, on Friday on a writ of habeas corpus, but il
~ the absence OF the Attorney general the hear.
~ ing was postponed until this Monday morning
- 1t will take place in the Court house at ter
49, O'Clock when we presume they win be held il
% quite heavy SUN to answer at the next tern
II, borhood of St. Georges, and was about % o
en- 81 years Of age.
M Large Tomato.--A monster tomato was LET
10 at our office on Saturday, by Francis Lowell
y, of Christiana Hundred. 1t measured lGa in
No ches in circumference, and weighed one pounl
" " nine ounces and half. If any person in tn
Is State can produce larger one we would lik
eh to hear of it.. ....-
CO WANTED A graduate of a Normal School /
tie Massachusetts who had considerable experience
re teaching and is prepared to teach Latin and Gree
mi as we'll the Higher English branches desires
IN obtain situation as Teacher in an Academy
~ High School. Unexceptionabln certificates can
~ presented Please refer to DR.. Grimshaw. l6l MAJ
as kot St., to j. II. s, 80 Market ST., Wilmingor
at Del.
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Law KANsAs.--A letter from KclSapoo to III
raj Charleston Courier says, that excluding al
he doubtful men, tOrty-One ont OF sixty member
,ur Of the Constitutional Convention of Kansa
will vote against submitting the Constitutio