Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-04-18

The 5000. received by each Of the companies,
except the latter, will of course be deducted from
the amount thus appropriated.
The first two companies have steamers, the
next two have ordered them and the last three
are as yet hand engines.
Mr.. Punkett introduced an ordinance for the
paving of the bed of Sixth street between Mar
ket and King, and the bed of Shipley street from
Front street to Mr.. Murpheys platform scales.
A petition of J. NJ. Peoples asking permission
to put up telegraph pole in front of his store in
Fourth street was referred to the street committee
with power to act.
A petition of John Jackson & Son for per-
mission to place boards against Mr.. Savilles
building (Mr s. having consented) for the pur-
pose Of posting bills was read and referred to the
street committee with power to act.
A communication from the Chief of Police to
the committee Oh Public Billings, stating that
the Washington Fire Company used the City Hall
yard as place to air their engine and sat about
the yard was read.
Mr.. Pierson moved that the company be in-
structed to wall up the doors at the back of their
Engine House which open In the yard.
Mr.. Dorsey said the putting up of the doors
was understood to be merely temporary ar
rangement, on account of the scarcity of bricks
at the time the addition 10 their house was built,
but they still remained though bricks were plenty.
Mr.. Persons motion then passed.
A petition of D. Kurch asking the extension
of the water pipes thirty feet further on Poplar
street, to where he was erecting house, was read
and referred.
A petition from P. H. Mitchell was read, stat
ing that he was about erecting seven houses on
Monroe street, and asking the extension of the
water pipes to their site. Referred.
The permission of j. T. Chamberlin for per-
mission to build vault under the pavement at
the corner of Fourth and Orange streets, was re-
ferred to the street committee with power to act.
The vote by which Mr. Flynn's request for per-
mission to erect a slaughter house, was referred
to committee, was reconsidered and the permits
sion granted.
Capt. Gallagh nounced a certain pile OF
street manure in Fourteenth street, a nuisance,
and asked who was responsible for it. Was it the
Street Committee2
| Mr.. Plunkett said that his committee had moth
ing to do with it, that they had sold it long ago
to the present owner, and that II 1t was nuisance
those annoyed by 1t could have recourse to the
law.
The President then announced the following
committee:
| Committee on Law-Messrs. Gallagher, Adams,
Rowland, Plunkett and Pickles.
| On motion 1t was resolved to appoint com
mittee of one from each ward to nominate suta'
Bile persons for members of the Board of Health
to be voted for by Council at their first meeting
in May. The chair appointed Messrs. Chandler
Woolman, Weldin, Kirkman and Dorsey.
Special committee on appeal from Delawar'
Association for the moral improvement and edu
cation of the colored people, for the reimburse
ment of portion of the tax indirectly paid b.
them for the education of white children, Messrs
Adams, Pierson, Rowland Woolman and Lei
brandt.
A communication was received from jaime
Bradford, ESQ.,, stating that he intended erectin
six new houses on Adams street, between Fit
and Sixth, and asking the extension Of the waite
pipes to that vicinity.
In the course of the evening orders were di
rected To be drawn as follows: j. I. Hyatt $9.5t
Mrs. Seeds 5000.
The City Treasurer reported the receipts fror
various sources Of sums amounting to $1416.97.
On motion adjourned.