Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-08-08
procesainr. Of tho city council.


Council met. Presideut Bellah In the chair.
The minutes Of the preceding meeting were
read and adopted.
REPoRTs OF COMMITTEES.
st,y,t cou.u,;aes.-Mr. Plunkett moved tne
reference of tho account Of Long Race Co., 70
ferred to the Street COMMITTEE, be to the ma'e''ns
Committee. r.
Mr.. Chandler opposed such reference, ana al
ter some discussion the motion was iost' Mt.
Pluukett then asked to be continued.
On the communication Of A. Newlin and others
otyerino IN convey the bed of Klund street to the
c,,v he committee recommended the acceptance
Of The deed. Mr. Piunkett moved the report be
adopted.
Mr.. Gallagher opposed the opening OF these
little narrow streets and courts as calculated 70
force the poor into mean little alloys not tit Tor
homes.
Mr.. Pluukctt and others asserted that the street
was there, IL is nuisance, and must be abated,
and that 1t cannot be paved without the city takes
hold of it, and it can cost the city nothing. The
motion was adopted.
Petition of Samuel Hillis and Others asking for
flag-stone crossings at Tenth and French Sts.,
Committee recommended that the work be done.
Report adopted estimated cost.
Committee on accounts. On the subject OF strik-
ing out the charge,in Boughman, Thomas & Cos.
bill for books furnished the Alderman, the com
mittee reported the charge correct and recon-
mended the payment of the charge. Report
adopted.
Committee on Fire Comprehensive. Pierson
asked for further time to consider the subject OF
reorganization Of the Fire Department, and
asked that the Committee should not be called on
every night. There being some technical diff
Guilty In the way, the subject went over with the
understanding that II would be called up every
night until the Com mittee is ready to report
NEW BUSINESS
petition from Samuel Murphey and John
Wood, asking to have tax refunded which they
have paid on buildings not yet finished, was read
and referred.
Petitions concerning overcharge for tax from
B. Simmons, P. MCCARTHY, J. W. Day and John
S. Brady, were read and referred
The Street Committee reported fayorably ON
the petition of William A. Conbrooke, for grad
ing Third street, between Monroe and Adams.
The report was adopted The Clerk was directed
W uohlf LUIGI " ~tCu huu tss NhuiSAs' .'''s
their property would be placed on the assessment
list at the next meeting of Council
Mr.. Plunkett offered the assessment for paving
the foot Of Shipley street, as follows William
Fl. Pierce, S139.5O William Bush, s26s.92; Mi
clacl Harrity. agent for Leonard, s40s.1s; Cor
nelius Green, S139.50 in all s956.04.
Mr.. Pierson asked how near that covered the
expense of the paving. Mr. Plunkett said it COW
cred the whole expense.
The following names were, at the request of
the parties named, placed on the assessment list:
William Hayes, William Y. Warner, D. W. Tay-
| lor, George w. Remington, Mark L. Garrett,
Julius L. Bradford and james Moore.
On the petition of the managers Of the Home
for Friendless Children for calvert in the neigh
borhood of the Home, the street committee re-
ported that the estimated cost for such culyer is
s2350, and that the appropriations of this year
| being insufficient they recommend the postpone
ment of the further consideration Of the subject
until the first meeting in April
The petitions of Swift & Courtney and othert
for street lamps at Fifteenth and French and
Fifteenth and Walnut Sts., of Joseph Richardson
and others for flag stone crossings at Tatnall St.,
| across Delaware Avenue, and of 7. Curley and
others for the paving Of cutters on north side of
l Franklin st., between Jefferson and Madison, and
the east side Of Madison from Second to Front
were read and referred.
The petition of A.. Saville to tear up the pave
ment to build vault in front OF his building il
Sixth near Market, was referred to the Stree
Committee with power to act.
The return Of the commission appointed to as
sess the damages from the opening Of Thirteenth
st. from Tatnal to West ST., was read. 1t give
the heirs of Joseph Shipley cents and the heir
OF Jeniter Adams cents. As the commissio
bad made mistake in inserting the last name, tn
property not belonging to Mr.. Adams estate, tn
return was Illegal and was rejected and on mo
ton new commission was asked for.
The return of the commission on the opcnin
Of Church st. was read. 1t assesses damages I,
Amor Harris, trustee 9 cents and to the damon,
State Iron Co. cents. The return was on mo
tlon accepted.
Mr. Leibrandt asked what measures had beer
taken to secure Front street to the city 80 that tn
proposed market wharf might be built at the in
terscctfon Of Front and Church. After consider
ape discussion, the subject was laid over will
the understanding that 1t would be broughtup Ii
the report OF special committee on the Thirt
street bridge.
THE CITY HALL CELLS.
Mr. Gallagher moved that when Council nd
Joufh II adjourn to meet In the City Hall cells
Mr.. Gallagher spoke in strong terms of the horr
BILE condition these cells are in, and said he wan
ed the members of Council to go and see them fu
themselves
Mr. Titus asked what remedy Mr. G.. had I
propose, and wanted to know when and how O.
ten the member from the Fifth Ward wantc
Council to meet in the cells
Mr. Gallagher said all the time until they di
devise remedy and lie thought they would M
meet there often before they would devise one
MIR. Chandler admitted the necessity for ne,
city prison, but said the city had not the none
to build one with at present. and the dipping
an area around the present cells would be a rner
waste of money.
/, Mr.. Dorsey thought the prisoners did not min
the stencil much, and said he had never heard IL
High Constable complain much of IL. lie IN
d. thought that outsiders near the Hall snffcr,
more from il than those confined there.
Mr.. Picrson asked If Can't f,alIorher,. n,,i,
/, h., ,, 4., , =, '-0''s