Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-04-02

Prscesdings Of uneh.-The Councii melton I
Thursday evening. The minutes of TIE pre-
eding meeting were read and approved.
Tue petition OF frederick Stuck, for digging .
'sult under pavement, was reported favorably c
o.
The petition Of Henry Miller, for digging
FAULT under pavement, was reported favorably
10. Ii
Committee on petition OF G. G. Lobdali,
Jones Co., was continued. Committee |
on navigation was continued.
A communication was received from G, W.
Bush, harbor masker.
- Mahlon N. Childs was elected q city surveys
or.
Various hills were read and referred.
communication was received from the
Board of Health in reg ard to the importance
of enforcing cleanliness as preventive
against the Asiastic cholera. They stated
that they had employed an executive commit
tee to thoroughly cleanse the streets In the |
month OF April. Referred to proper commit |
tee.
A petition was received from Owen Palmer |
asking permission to stand a wagon at the
corner OF certain streets, to sell oysters, Ash,
&c.
Edward McInall, having removed his resi-
dence from the Second Ward, rendered his
resignation as member of the Council. Its
acceptance was laid over for two W eks.
petition WAS received from David johnson
asking permission to erect temporary frame
addition to hs houae.
A communication was received from the
Young Mems Christian Association OF the Cen
trail church, asking permission TO erect frame
| building Tor Mission Sabbath school.
| A petition was received from the Washing
ton Fire Company, setting forth that they were
about to procure steam FIRE engine, and as
hing the Council to supply them with new
hose.
| petition was received from Asher B. Lo-
| gan and others asking the extensioa OF water
pipes.
An amendment to tho ordinance IN regard
| to the renting OF stalls in the markets was
read third time and passed.
Mr. Pussy offered n resolution instructins
the map committee to employ the city survey
ois to make plot OF that part OF the city
which was recently acquired by the act of the
Legislature.
Receipts from city treasurer were read ac-
knowledgpg the receipt of sundry sums
amounting to 1852 80
| Orders were directed to be drawn AZ follows;
Levi II. Springer for amount OF salary due for
past quarter; for street commissioner $500 on
account of streets; Charles Mullen $500 re-.
moving ashes from sts.; Witnesses at Mayor 9
Court S.; G. Chandler $l2 81 for wood, &c;
P. Chandler 81 rs for bills tor Second Ward;
SundIy loanholders $5435 Is for interest due
Commissioners OF Sinking Fund $3.50; T
Bellah So So Tor paper; David Titus $l7b fol
services as city receiver d. NJ. Mcclure
SIT so; A. Higgins $57; T. Taylor .$25 90
Thomas Porter $36; d. Montgomery ST. ]. Q
Pierson destroying dogs ST. do. meals FOL
prisoners $l06 95; A. Pritchard $500.
Adjourned
a Monthly Meeting of tho Delaware Hort
cultural Society was held at the Wilmington
| Inat nm ha o0th IF al Mnnth March !
| The Secretary announced the subject for dis
custom Iasects destroying The crepe crop, an
, | remarked that particular reference was mad Il
an insect which puuctured the immature frui
+. thereby causing it to shrivel, the ravages
which in some sections OF our city, were oaus
a ing the owners of grape vines no little appre
| tension.
A Thomas johnson stated that from some youn
!. vines, which were buried for protection iro'
frost during the wilter, he had a tue cro
. whist older vneJ near them had tn cir fruit Il
L. injured.
VIM. Tatnall thought it likely that the egl
wvre deposited on or in the wood OF the vin'
/. George Sayers remarked that there was 4
"a doubt that the eggs of many of the insect EN-
10 mics of the vine would be destroyed by reno
ing the old loose bark, under which they a
"a | often concealed, and washing the vine we
with a mixture of sulpher, lime and water;
at thought vines were much neglected both
It. this respect and in regard to trimming, &c.
"a Thomas johnson stated that his Clinton a.
=. Muscadiue were untouched whilst other var
ms ties sui, red.
VIM. Tatt all's experience with Clinton W
I'd the reverse.
cd After some further discussion on motion
ed J. r. Vaughan, NJ. D., a committee Of TIL
,ly WAS appointed to prepare circular, addres;
in. to the public in regard to the subject on d
cussion. to be presented ut the next meeting
- jma I'd Tatn i
,o7 Vaughan, NJ. D., and WIN. Candy siid col
mttee.
at Jos. H. Warrington introduced and explain
an improvement in sashes 10 green hous
ket hot beds, &C., proposing to replace the voc
work of the sash with cast iron.
OF On motion adjourned.
EDWARD TATNALL, in Secretary
ed. New Religion Socsety. --At a meeting of
friends of Universalism in this city it was
her solved to form society when the follow
by preamble and Profession OF Faith rs adop
'et BY the General Convention OF Universali
was ordered:
old We whose names are hereunto annex
No. believing 10 tbs Gospel OF jesus Christ,
DESTROYS Of securing to our9elves and our
by lew mon tue advantage Ola Christian orRa
- cation hereby form ourselves into religit
1g- body, to be known by the name of the NJ
lg- Unlyersalist Society iu Wilmington. T.
|
n adopt the following profession of faith
ry, LIST We believe that the Holy Scriptures
md | the Old and New Teslaments contain re-
will lnt,on OF the character OF God. and the dt
- interest and final destination OF mankind.
I'd. We believe there's one God, whose nat
lit | Ia love; revealed in one Lord jesus Christ,
rvs one Holy Spirit of grace, who will haaiiy
store the whole family OF mankind to hohn
red aud happiness.
rug sd. We believe that holiness and true
piness are inse parably connected, and that
lit levers ought to maintain, order and prsct
Cla- good works, for these things are good
profitable unto men.
atty arrangements have already been made
ma holding religious services half the time for
o.s ensuing yeur, at 104 A. N. in the Institute
lid At meeting Of the Committee of District N
Drandywine Village, New Castle county, Del,
y at March 26th, 1855, the following resolutions
St. adopted. .
WnEREAs, 1t has pleased God in bis inscru
| Providence, to remove by sudden death our
TAR friend and teacher, Mrs. LYDIA MOTT
MAT tohsysas, the intimate relation Which she sust
to this school as it's teacher readers 1t pocu
war appropriate that the Committee thereof, s.
Z Co | express our Of he worth, our sorrow a
inna departure, and Christian sympathy WITH he
'"s' reaved relatives; therefore be it
aimed rss;sna,;on 10 the Divine will in this ai ctive
ST., pensation assured that it comsth from the hal
him that doeth all things we'll.
=, Resolved, That her connection with the
u :" School, though not Of long duration, yet wa
re VI hcienty long for to learn 10 appreciate mel
iarys highly / her CHRISTIAN virtues upright deport
and eminent qualifications for the important
which she filled
\, our Resolved, That this Committee has susts
Cloth loss not easily repaired in the of our
w 81. who, while in her intercourse with tho pupil
ever affable and courteous Her attachment