Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-10

proceedings Of city Council.

The adjourned meeting oil the council met NJ
o'clock Saturday evening. President E. 7. Bel
lab in the Chair
Several bills were read and referred to the APP
propriate committees.
A petition from the Phoenix Engine Co., ask
ing Council to appropriate $4,000 to assist them
In purchasing steamer, was read and referred.
The petition OF Patrick Dillon and others, for u
lamp at the corner of Ind and Madison SITS, was
read and referred.
The petition of McI.ear Il Kendall, to have a
gas lamp substituted TOR the oil lamp Mt the cor.
Of 9th and King Sts., was read and referred.
petition was read from VIM. Bullock, setting
forth thut he had, at an expense of 400, erected
a frame sized near the cor of 10th and Orange
Sts., being ignorant Of the ordnance prohibiting
the erection Of such buildings. lie had been or
lered to remove it, and now asked Council to
pass an ordinance allowing it to reinain. The
petition, which was signed by several other gem
femen besides Mr. B., was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Buildings.
The minutes of the adjourned meeting Of citi-
Gems favorable of extending the city to the Dela-
ware River were read.
Mr. Pierson expressed his sympathy with the
ihoNthiCht, hiu hhofSh that hit ehnJet' " "
ierred to the Street committee, and that they be
directed to view the ground and ascertain the
most practicable route.
Mr.. Plunkett thought the subject properly he
longed to the committee on opening streets.
Mr.. Adams thought the subject should be re-
ierred to special committee, and moved slis-
pension of rule 18th, (Which requires that the pres
ident shall appoint all committees, to enable him
10 move that the subject be referred to a special
committee of five of which the President shall be
chairman. The suspension Of the rules required
unanimous consent
Mr. Lcibrandt, with his customary astuteness,
and that obiging disposition for which he Is rap
idly becoming noted, objected.
The subject was finally referred to the commits
tee on opening streets, and two members Messrs.
Weldin and Chandler, added temporarily to that
committee from the wards not already represents
ed in 1t.
An ordinance appropriatng $1,000 additional
Tor opening streets was read a third time and
passed.
An ordinance appropriating s3,213 additional
for paving beds Of strests was read third time
and passed.
A petition from VIM. Tatnall and others, ask
iny that scntt 81 he r,.-openod from tath ., !,
Kennctt pike w,s read and roforred
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Ind been referred the snbiect If onen;nr = s,rao,
to the Delaware he instructed tn examine ,,l N,
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