Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-11-13
PRocEEDINGs OF THE CITY GOWN
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY cOuN-
GIL.
The Council met on Thursday evening
November g.
President f. I. Bclah in the Chair.
Members present, Messrs. Adams; licllah
chandler; Dorsey; Duncan; Gallagher
kirkman Leibrandt Pickles; Plunkett
Piorson; Titus; Wcldie; Woolman-lA.
The minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Street Committee reported in favor o
allowing the Messrs. Thatcher the use OF
the street for a rail track in Pine Street from
front to Second, for the sum of 800 pei
annum, provided that the track shall be re
moved upon GO days notice heing given hy
Council
Mr.. Titus moved to postpone the subject
until next meeting of Council. Lost.
Mr. Leibrandt called for the ayes and
nays on the adoption of the report, which
being ordered were as follows:-
ilyes-Messrs. Adams, Dorsey, Duncan
Gallagher, kirkman, Plunkelt, Person
Meldie, Bellah-q.
NdHs-Messrs. Chandler, Leibrandt, IT.
tus, Woolman-4.
Ihe committee on the petition of ROchuS
Messick asking for relief from certain charges
Tor paving street, reported in favor OF re
duction in his bill of $14.l8. Adopted.
Inc committee on the petition of Mari
liaker, and others asking for crossings Al
certain streets on Fourth Street, reported
tayoraby. Cost $4,000. Adopted.
Watering Committee on the petition o.
John Mines, asking for supply of water re
ported that supply has been afforded him
by attachment to private pipe. Adopted.
Committee on Public Buildings on petition
OF VIM. Foord and others, reported that q
spark-catcher had been attached 10 th,
chimney complained OF, and the nuisance
abated. Adopted.
The committee on the petition Of J. w
Wells and others relative to certain improve
ments in Fourth Street Market House, re-
ported lavorahly. Cost S29300 Adopted
The committee on petition of Frist n
AllmOn for a public lamp reported iavonhly
| Cost $500. Adopted
Committee on Fire Companies reported
adversely upon the petition of Washington
| Fire Company, asking for new hose, upon
the ground that the finances would moi
JUSTLY the expenditure at tie present time
MIR. Pierson offered minority report
| directing that an appropriation of $1,000. Ot
be granted To the Washington Fire Company
Tor the purchase Of new hose The aye,
and nays were called upon the minority
| report, with the following RESULT
| Ages-Alessrs Adams, Gallagher Kirk
man, Lelbrandt, Pierson, Pickles, Titus
| Bellah-S.
Nags-Messrs Chandler Dorsey, Dun
can, Plunkett, WoOman, Meldie-G.
| And the minority report was adopted
The Committee on New Map reporct
that the map can be completed in lew
weeks, provided that the grades of the street.
he omitted from the face of the map until
! such grades as are now in doubt can be dc
termined and established. The report wa,
adopted and the committee ordered to com
| plete the map as suggested
Communication OF City Solicitor in refer.
ence TO the communication of Alderman
| Vincent relative to the wood and bark Ordi
nance. The Solicitor admits that in somt
respects the ordinance is obscure but state,
that the first three lines contains the rca
intent and meaning OF the law, and recon
mcnds that, in the future revision of tAt
ordinances the phrascoogy be made palmer
Communication was accepted and filed
Ihereports of the Superintendent Of Water
| Works, City Treasurer, City Auditor, Street
Commissioner and Clerk Of Market, were
severaly read.
A number of petitions were continued il
the hands OF the several committees,
CONVERSATIONS AND PETITIONS REFERRED
The following petitions and communica
tions were read and appropriately referred
Petition of G. W. Rowland asking that
Broom street may he graded and paved with
out delay. Referred to Committee on Open
ing Streets, with power to act Estimate,
cost, 100000.
5. d. Forbes petition to be relieved O
line imposed by late Mayor for erecting shed
and asking permission to let said shed stan,
till spring
Petition of c. b. Smyth and others asking
for public lamp at Eleventh and shplcy
streets.
Petition Of VIM. Thatchcrand others ask
ing that Front street from Lombard to Pm'
be paved.