Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-03-15
City Council.

MhhilNNi A-Asl ~ ENlN1s
Council met at the usual hour, President Maris
in the chair.
An adverse report was made upon the bill of
Nj. kehoe for S3l.50 which was adopted.
Twenty-nine men and horses and carts were
in the employ Of the Street Department, last
week. and 10 men in the Water Department.
The monthly statement of the Registrar was
approved.
The Committee on Opening Streets made a
favorable report upon the prayer of Pussy Bros.
for the opening of Poplar street, above 18th.
The report was concuITed in.
Also favorable report upon the petition of
j. Walker for the opening of A street from Mar
tet street to the Christiana.
Also similar report upon the petition of Eli
Mendenhall for the grading of Claymont street
from 18th to 18th
| Also, upon the petition of G. w. Dorsey for
the establishment of grades on 10Th street.
Also, upon the petition Of p. Plunkett for the
opening of Union street. from Front to Beach,
Mr.. Febger submitted the report of the COM
mission to assess damages in opening Yandever
Avenue to William Thatcher's line, as follows /:
s. Chadwick, $3.50. W. Carter, S75. The estm4-
ted expense in opening said street is 800.
The award was accepted
Mr. Febiger also presented the award of sim
| liar Commission to open street from Market
| to Christiana avenue. The following are the
awards D. Lemon, $500 H. Taylor $1,000 :;
Christiana River Improvement Co, 1850 r.
Meenan, 500 Geo. Lobdell, 81 ; II. Quinn,
$500 Jos. Hays, &C. and ]. Goodwin, &c.
This award was rejected because the street
had been stricken from the map.
The bonds OF James McCabe late City Treas
urer, were ordered to be cancelled.
A communication was read from the Executive
Committee of the Delaware Association for the
| Improvement of the Colored People, asking the
| appointment of a committee to visit the Howard
school, so as to observe the proficiency in their
studies the children had acquired.
Another communication from the same Com
mittee was read asking an appropriation Of $1,000
for the use of the school,
Mr. Pickles said that several amendments had
been offered to the Pay Roll ordinance, and
asked authority to print 80 copies Granted
Mr.. Lichtenstein presented three remonstran-
ces against the removal of the curb markets one
of which was from lady residents OF King street
MIR. Lichtenstein also presented the petition
OF Geo. Churchman for the grading Of 14tl
: street between Broome and Rodney.
Mr.. Pickles offered a resolution instructinG
I the Committee on Public Buildings to inquire
whether the lessee of the 4th street wharf il
willing to give the same up so that it NAV be pu
!, in complete order for the free use Of steamboat
and other vessels.
Mr. Pickles said in reply to a question from
MIR. Finegan that the resolution was only one o
a inquiry. The city, he said, had no public wharf
: and vessels coming mp could not land withou
paying toll. If we had free wharf he believed
that vessels would stop from points all up an,
down the river.
il Mr.. Finegan said that the wharf had bee
| leabeu 10 the leHsee some IL or 10 wears ago
SI5 per year, and as the time was about to es
pre- an effort was being made to throw it upo
the city without the performance of the stipula
tions OF the lease, which were that it should /
water-logged from top to bottom ndleft in goo
repair
Mr.. Pickles was ignorant Of the lessee, an
: only proposed to inquire into the matter.
L. Mr.. Quinn conceded with Mr.. Finegan in ii
belief that the wharf was becoming an incur
brance upon the lessee and pronounced IL
effort to release him put up job.
After the resolution was amended instrnctil
the Committee to inquire into all the facts
:. the case it was adopted.
- On motion OF Mr.. ]. G.. Baker the salaries
the lamplighters for January were ordered to
paid.
IT. Mr. Pickles submitted the assessments for ii
-. building of Shipley Run sewer, which were
ne proved and ordered to be placed in the Audto
I'm hands for collection.
Mr.. Febiger presented the petition of Charl
ng Warner Co. for a fire plug at the foot Of Xxi
street.
J. G. Baker presented petition from Charl
= Tracy and others for drain pipe of suffice
u size on 9th street.
Mr.. Finegan called up for final action the Cc
tract ordinance, for tho debate and final dispo
ton of which see another column.
A communication was read from the May
n, appointing Samuel b. Baylis a police officer
the 9TH district, vice Samuel ]. Buck.
Mr., Pickles gave notice that he should call
the Pay Roll ordinance at the next meeting
The following orders were directed to
''' drawn John Dougherty, sc So; H. Robb, 81
40, Croasdale IL Cameron. SG66 G. W. Yern
S37 James Webb, S18.43 NJ. L. LIGHT,
-. stein, - James Webb, u O5 Z; E 1. duPc
W. X Co, $3.50; Geo. W. Stone. 81 90 Jan
" Miller, S25 O5 Ferris Il Garrett, 1884 TIL
IS, Cross, 81 10 Jno Walls S21.15; E. I. dup,
Is. & Co., S4.05 Green, Guy & Co., S735 HI
ts. O'Donnell, $50 L. T. Grub; 800 Alison NJ
O. R. R. Robinson, 80,