Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-28
city Council.


PROCEEDINGS LAST EVENING.
Council met at usual hour, President Msris in |
the chair.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Street Committee reported 40 men and ~ |
carts employed, cost 1892 Gl Water Depart
ment, 26 men employ ed cost, 1859 So.
FAVORABLE REPORTS.
Street Committee reported in favor of macad
amized streets as preferable and more ecOnom-
cal than other systems OF paving; cost 81 so per
square yard To have Van Buren, street, from
Delaware Avenue to Brsndywine Creek, graded,
cost, S4O0. To have south side of Ninth street.
from Locust to Creek curbed and paved, cost
$40. To have easterly side Of Pine street, from
Ninth to Taylor paved. For an additi nal lamp
on Windsor, between 9Th and 9th. For lamp on
east side of Madison, between Sth and 9th. For
six lamps on the New Castle Causeway, cost S75
For making sewer on Poplar street, from some
point above 4th. to the Chrstiana Cheek, to
carry OF the surplus water, estimated cost
$6O00
The agreement between the Wilmington x
Reading railroad, and the Water Committee, for
extension OF water pipes, signed
ADVERSE REPORTS,
To having Lord street culbed and paved as
the city did not own the street
Adverse ON the petition of Pusey, Jones Co.
for gutter plates.
To have lamp on Eighth, between West and
| Washington.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
| by Mr.. Payuter, to ask for proposals to mac
adamize 4th street from Market east to the
| Ohrihtiana creek.
BY the same, for proposals for building cuI-
| vert on Poplar street from some point above
| 4th, to ChristiaHa creek.
By Mr.. Febg9r, instructiug the Clerk to pur-
chase book in which the names and locations
of all streets should be entered, and whether
they belong to the city or not.
WIDENING WATER STREET
| The proposition of Isaac Hinckley on behalf
of the p. W Il b. Railroad for widening Water
street, which was laid over from the last meet
ing Of Council was then taken up. Messrs. Feb
iger Pickels and John g. Baker opposed the
proposition, when it Was rejected by unani-
| nous vote.
Mr. Febiger then said all arrangement could
be made with the Western road and the property
holders along Water street to widen 20 feet from
the Southery side Of Water street to the Huns
berger building which the Railroad mentioned
would purchase and convert into depot, ant
could also oxtend their line to French street
The Committee at Water Street were then III
structed to ascertain if any arrangement coult
be made upon the foregoing basis
ORDINANCES PASSED
To increase the salary Of the City Solcito
to 5000.
To fix the salaries Of the Assessors and Col
lectors at 500 per annum ana per cent Oh a
collections after August.
To pave the bed Of Windsor street from 6th 1
9Th.
For dividing the city into four districts for til
removal of garbage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Proposals. for the furnishing of three dupcat
bill books for the city, were opened, and III
/ contract awarded to Glatts d Eckel for 536. ! Il
. bid of James Webb being S4l. No other pr,
| posals we're offered
George BuZine and Robert Moorehouse a con
mittee from the Board Of Health being presen
Mr. Moorehouse addressed the Council in refe
euce to the duties of the Board of Health al
advocated more vigorous measures for the sui
preston of the smallpox. The subject WI
referred to the Committee ON law.
On motion of Mr. Pickes, the Finance Con
mittee was instructed to get note for S10, ,0
discounted to meet the current expenses of Il
city.
COMMISSIONS AND REVIEWS on OPENING STREET
The commissioners on the opening Of We
Liberty street from Nancy to Marsh Lane, ma
the following report: characterization HoT
B. Nugent, W. Connard, John McGraw Jac
Anderson John Wales Martin Seal w O. Gl
lagher, and James Webb, each six cents
Benefits Edward Green, $50
Michael STEINER, IA
Ed Faulkner's estate, 3S
Alex White, 10
James Br0wn I3
Joshua Marshal TO-
Mary Green 20
William Green's estate ~
Patrick ltyan, IL
Church, Ellen Bash. six cents damages
Benelits-Wlam s. Hies, 500
Ihos. J. Jordan, 40
Thos. McCorkle, %
s. q. Vankleck, "
ID. u Wilson, Ia
Both of the above were accented
Review on opening Twelfth street from ia
M son TO Union. Damages;
Henry Grant Il 900
Hn James downward, 600
j. TayOr Cause 2 7OO
On motion of Mr.. Febiger, the award was
Iected and new commission asked for.
PETITIONS.
For larger supply of water in the Southt
part of the Tenth ward.
To prevent the overflow of water on prone
located on Marsh Lane.
From Henry Eckel to prevent damage to
property on King street, by an overflow of wa
caused by the recent City Hall yard inpro
nent.
ORDERS DRAWN
James H. Thomas, $40: Street Pay II
s332G7 Water Pay Roll, 1853 50 One quart
salary for each Of the city officers one mont
salary for each of the Police and Prison Keep
S. II. Smith, Ss NJ. B Stotzenburg 4 Co., /
O9 Lewis Paynter, S141O; j. T. Chamberl
1921 Pussy Jones Il Co. 81 L. Andre
Il Reading Railroad, 1927 Henry Eckel, Z
. 80; Daniel Farra, 5000 Samuel Oaruth
543 80; Thomas Foard, $lA43; Thoi
Foard, $27.28 Thomas Foard, $25. 20; Thol
Foard, S29,40 Daniel Gallagher, S1l497; l
Grubb, $25 Alison Mills, ST 55 Washing
Cox, Sl75 II. X. Worthington 50, 900 Sun
ler, Bond Holders, 95.092 23 Wesley Talley, 81
in Lewis t. Grubb. $75 L. T. Taylor, $S5 W.
m Simmons, 500 Washington Cox, $500 ;
AT McIntyre S159.75 Alison Mills, $S /; Tho
Walters, 80 Alexander Montgomery, $32.
I, Thomas Porter, $50