Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-05-03
City Council.

REPORT Of LAST EVENING s PROCEEDINGS.
Council met at the usual hour, President Maris
in the chair.
FAVORABLE COMMITTEE REPORTS
By the Street Committee for crossings at |
Seventh and Bennett streets. Adopted
By the Watering Committee for water pipes |
on Lafayette street also, on Chestnut street. |
Adopted.
BY the Committee on Public Buildings to
allow frame buildings erected by Il. Roberts, on
Adams street, to remain to authorize the VIII
mington City Baptist Mission to erect frame
chapel but remonstrance being presented
against the latter both it and the report were
referred to the committee.
By the Lamp Committee for lamp at Front
| and Franklin streets. Adopted
By the Committee on Opening Streets for
opening Tenth street, as soon as the bed of the
street is decided to the city. In the matter OF
opening Eleventh street, the committee submit
| ted the amounts claimed by the property owners
| for the right of way for the proposed extension
| Of the street beyond the Avenue as follows f.
/ McInal, "a 600 Trustees st. Marys College
| Building, 10000. The offers were accepted
unanimously, and the Finance Committee di-
| rected TO make the best terms possible with the
parties by note.
ADVERSE COMMITTEE REPORTS
By the Street Committee for the curbng and
paving of Washington St., from llth street to
| the Brandywine. Adopted.
By the Committee on Public Buildings, to al
low Henry Eckel to enclose his steam engine
with frame building to allow W. L. Adams
to erect frame kitchen. Both were adopted
ELECTION OF CITY AUDITOR.
VIM. H. Griffin and John Aiken were placed
in nomination, and a ballot taken. MIR. Griffin
received votes, Mr.. Aiken votes. and one
vote was cast for Philip Plunkett. Mr. Griffin
was elected.
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
Mr. Quinn introduced a resolution which pro-
yides for the appointment OF a committee Of five
70 inquire into the expediency of erecting City
Hospital and establishing City Dispensary and
| alao IL haa auth -
propriate sum Of money for this purpose, and
II not to draft bill for submittal to the Legs-
lature. Adopted.
By Mr.. Foulk, a resolution authorizing the
Committee on Public Buildings to procure new
hose for washing out the market houses
| Adopted
By Mr.. Foulk, resolution that the Printing
Committee be instructed to have the market or
dinance printed as passed by Council. Adopted
By Mr.. Febiger, resolution instructed the
e City Surveyor to measure the amount OF grading
e done on Nandever Avenue and to re-let the bal.
ance to new contractor. Laid over for one
week.
By Mr.. Hayes, an ordinance requiring the
butchers to sell meat from stalls in the Market
J.. Houses alone. Mr.. Hayes moved that ordinance
u be read secone time, when Mr.. Febiger offered
| as substitute that it be postponed Indefinite
> ly. The substitute was lost by ayes and nays AT
follows Ayes-Joshua Baker, Febiger, Mellow.
ell, Phillips, Taylor, g.; Nays. G. Baker
Foulk. Finegan. Hayes, Huested Pickels, Payn
l OuucINOOu, anu II6blQbnt
> Maris, IL. The ordinance was read a secont
time.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
For the grading, filling in and paving OF Thirt
: street, from Adams to Harrison to allow Mar!
NJ. Vaughn to erect frame building for gut
ter on the $. h, corner of Eighth and Bennett
streets for water i1es in Kirkwood street
to refund tax to John Mills paid in error; t.
allow James L. Price to erect frame stable
for setting the curb, and laying cutters and side
walks on Fifth street, between Monroe ant
Adams.
MISCELLANEOUS
~ On motion of Mr.. Febiger a commission wa
he asked for to assess damages in the opening O
ed Union street from Front street to the city line
The Inspector Of Coal Oil reported that he ha
- inspected &, $40 gallons in March and April.
"a On motion OF Mr.. Hayes fifty copies Of tn
y. ordinance relative to Butchers were ordered t
ir. On motion Of Mr. j. G. Baker the salaries q
the Lamp Lighters for March we're ordered t
oy be paid.
81 The monthly statement of the Registrar fc
April was read, from which it appears that IL
1853 were received from water rents.
The pay roll Of the Street Department amour
ed to S305 so; OF the Water Department, S175
SO.
The improvement Of the City Hall yard ",
laid over till April 1st, 1873.
Thirty-four men and ten carts were employe
in the street Department, and sixteen men In Ii
Water Department.
ORDERS.
:. John Loag s1406t WV. Simmons, s212 8
M M F. Graham, S14 80 Jos. Flanagan. Sl95 16
- Jas. McKendrick, S33 SO II. Mcintyre, $l4l.7
- Murray d McElwee, $257.72; g. II. p. Simmon
$4,000 II. Rau $7,06 Croasdale 4 Cameron
@1803 I; G.. w. Vernon, S25.75 Geo. W. Ston,
S16 80 j. d. Winslow S3l .76 John Taylo
$1450 Murray & McElwee 5000; o. Warni
4 Co., Sl2S9.61 MallurLz q Kinsey, $69I "A
m VIM. Toney, $165 j. d. Winslow. $44.21
" o. Grubb $50 d. Gallagher, $122.83 RichGi
q Clancy, $685. j. O. Fara, SIC so Jam'
Lang, S1:50i Levi H. Springer, $75; Wn
johnson, 500. II'.