Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-03-01
City Council.
THE MEETING LAST EyENlNa.

Council met at the usual hour, President
Maria in the chair.
The Finance and Street Committees were con-
tnued on all business.
Twenty-eight men and five horses and carts
were employed in the Street Department, last
week, and thirteen men in the Water Depart
ment.
The Watering Committee made favorable
report on the prayer of John Curlett for water
pipe on searle street. Estimated cost SlOO.
Adopted
Upon the petition of j. X Steele ei al for the re-
| moval Of the curb market from Market street to
King, the Committee on Public Buildings report
ed in favor Of the Introduction Of an ordinance
to this end.
Mr.. Lichtenstein would urge the same obiec-
ton against this report which he did against the
report Of a committee made few weeks back
that council was legislating, not in the interest
Of our own citizens, but OF persons residing in
the country at Newport Stanton, and other
places. He, therefore, begged that action might
be delayed. The market people, he said already
mad the privilege of removing il they willed il,
and an ordinance would be superdous. Three
out OF every four of the persons who had petit
toned were citizens of the State and not of the
city
Mr Febiger objected to the statement that
Council should take no notice Of petitions from
persons other than residents Of the CITY, These
people, he said, see the necessity for the removal
the distractions made and the damages they
act
Mr.. Foulk had talked with the residents along
King st. and found some in favor of the change
ana others opposed to it, and similar feeling
prevailed with the business men OF Market st.
de deemed the change an improvement.
The report was adopted, previous motion 10
postpone one week having been lost
The Committee on Public Buildings also re-
ported fayorably upon the following petitions :
BY Carswell a Vandenbraak to remove a frame
building UrOVidp1 ha 4 a..
frame building limits, and by W. 2. Smith to
erect frame building at Fifteenth and King
but no action was taken on this report because
not signed by majority of the Committee. Ad-
VerHely upon the following by Rebecca Stevens
to erect frame kitchen, and by L. Randall to
erect frame stable. Adopted.
Inc Committees on Public Lamps and Open
ing Streets we're continued on all business.
= MI. FlckelH submitted petition from H. r.
| Gntiith, asking that he might open the nave
ment at the n W. corner OF Eleventh and Tat.
nall streets in order to place therein an oven in
connection with his bakery. Referred to the
COMMITTEE on Opening Streets with power tl
Mr.. Paynter submitted the remonstrance OF
Hugh Quinn and other real estate holders OF
the south side against the building OF the w. A
w. II. H. along q street, az condemned. Tho
excavation for the road bed, they aege, is siS
teet DeloW the level OF the street, and not two
rect above the high water mark 30 that it will
be oyeriowed by extraordinary tides. Tho worl
10 being done, they say, without permission au(
IN contrayention Of the charter Of the city. Ii
the work il continued it will require the altera.
tion of the grades of the several streeta In thnt
section OF the city and the establishment of new
ones They, therefore, pray that the City Soil
ctor DC instructed to take the necessary steps /,
prevent the further progress of the work.
MI feDlger denied the allegation of the re
bed of street 80 '-
The resignation Of NJ. G. Conwell, CITY Engin
Ger and surveyor was read and accepted
communication was read from James A
Draper and w. II. Bullock committee, in behal
OF the managers Of the Wilmington CITY Hospi
tai, asking assistance in the purchase OF a build
ing for hospital PURPOSES
petition from John Dougherty for the OK
tension OF water pipes on Delaware Avenue iron
clayton street as far wost as Union and on Lin
was referred.
A communication was read from his Honor
1 Mayor valentine, appointing 81. Buck Sergean
Of Police in the Western District to fill the va
!, cancy caused by the resignation Of S. b. Bayles
l and Aaron W. Shaw, police officer, Uice Chas G
, Smith, resigned
The petition Of the Pusey Bros. for the open
ing of Poplar street from Eleventh Street t
their line, between Twelfth and Thirteenth SITS
was read and referred.
petition for the removal of a franc buildin
: from the west side of Harrison street. betwee
Delaware Avenue and Thirteenth street to a DC
siton on Ninth street between Scott and Dupor
, was also referred.
9 Mr. Pickels moved that the Street Committe
take into consideration the propriety Of the sui
81 stitution Of some other material for paving OF
streets, and, il necessary, appoint sub-commi
tee to visit other cities on tour of inspection
with view to this end. Carried.
! The following orders were directed to b
drawn j. T. Miller $40 Il. s. n. Butter, 81. 2;
Perkins q Weldie, S35452; Geo. W. Ston,
$3.50; Henry Eokel, Sl0i 90; II. r. Worthinl
: ton, $4,000; T. A. Taylor. 80 Perkins q We
die SS9.35; Isaiah West 1884; Thomas Foard
S1JS.25; S. Barr ~ Son. S4O95; James Lanl
81 Zadock Townsend, S30.71 Holders of Sui
dry Loan Certificates, s945; Richard Glanc!
S5j.S3; D. Farra, sl22s5,