Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-03-08
City Council.
LAST EVENINGS SESSION

lAhI EVENING 3 SESSION
Council met at seven o'clock, Mr.. Maris, Pres
ident presiding.
The Finance Committee was continued on all
business.
The Street Committee made favorable report
upon the petition of j. II. Turner and others
for the paving of Lombard street, on the East
side from Ninth to Eleventh, and estimated the
cost of the same at S1O0 Adopted.
The same committee also reported that ii had
granted to Il. h. Griffith the privilege of con-
structing an oven under the sidewalk, at Elev-
enth and Tatnall, which was adopted.
An adverse report was made upon the bill OF
| j. Dougherty for $15540, which was adopted
| Twenty-nine men and five horses and carts
| We're engaged in the Street Department during
the present week, and eleven men in the Water
| Department.
The Committee on Public Buildings reported
favorably upon the petition of w. P. Smith for
the privilege OF erecting frame building, which
was accepted
In the discussion which ensued upon the adop-
ton of this report, Mr.. Quinn said that if it was
| him he would build the office and he would like
to see the Chairman of the Building Committee
or any other man tear it down.
favorable report from the same committee
| upon the petition OF Edward O'Neil to remove
| frame building beyond the limits was accepted.
The Committee on Public Lamps was contin-
uel.
Upon the commune ton of II. Quinn and
others relative to the excavations along G street
ing Streets reported that the City does not own
the bed of said street and has no control over it,
but as the property owners complain that by the
opening OF said street great detriment would
ensue to them, the City Surveyor be instructed
to leave of the map of the city, O street, from
Claymont street to the causeway.
Mr.. Quinn inquired if was proposed to strike
out certain parts of the street and being assured
that 1t was. SAID that while he was strongly in
| favor of railroads he would like to know BY what
rule Of justice the rights of citizens were oblter-
ated in the interest Of Railroad Companies He
declared that the excavation would produce
freshets in the Second ward and that the water
would run through Q street like mill-tail dam.
aging not only the property along the street but
all the property on the ''South-Side." ="
Mr.. Febiger was glad to see the talking ma.
chine Mr.. QUINN back again to Council His
) statements, however, were not true, from begin
ming to end. q street was not laid down on the
map and no grades had been fixed anywhere
near it, but below it. He then reviewed the his.
tory OF @ street.-the petition for its opening an(
i the appointment OF commission to assess dam
ages the report of the commission to Council
aud its rejection by that body its final con
demnation in the interest of the W. 4 W. r. r
: Co., by virtue of an act Of the Legislature ant
+ the progression of the work under that author
/ NY. Inc street was condemned for the II. r. Co
and the damages were paid by them
a MIR. Quinn replied that while the r. II. Cc
L thought 1t was benetiting the owners it found
very convenient to run through what was prC
posed to be street. He had heard it said o
n, the street that the President of the w. & W.
N II, had been assured by a member Of Counc
that he could go on and do as he pleased.
believed that the street would be an eyesor
upon the community 80 long as the II. r. stand
Mr. Febiger said that there had been a grei
deal OF outery about nothing. Along the caust
way, lie said, some vast enterprises were bein
conducted, notwithstanding it was subject
oyertows by the tide, and yet the bed OF the W.
W. II. R.,Was higher than the causeway-at Cla
~ tnnfl .fFrl.a .l..A -
be impossible.
The report was adopted without dissentin
voice.
The Committee on Fire Companies and Ii
Police Committee were continued
The following petitions were read and referre
from Ell Mendlnhall and others to grade Cla
mont street, from 10th to 14th; from Puse
Jones y Co. and others to remove sunk
wharf IN the Christiana, nearly opposite Lol
bard street three petitions from the busne
men Of Market and King streets and citizens
the city generally for the removal of the cu
markets from the butchers, to restrict the 50
of meats along the streets to quantities of II
- less than a quarter from John Walker Al
> others to open A street 700 feet from Mark
street from John Frazier to erect frar
kitchen at Third and Harrison; from G. W. DE-
sey to establish the grade Of Nineteenth stre
South of Market and from the residents of t
Southwestern part of the city to open Uni
street, from Beach street to Front.
Mr. Foulk, from the Public Building Comm
tee, introduced an ordinance for the removal
the curb markets from Market street to KiI
which was read a second time.
Mr. Foulk moved that 80 copies be printed
the use of the members.
Mr. Quinn offered as a substitute that {
copies be printed for the use OF the citizens
The substitute was subsequently withdra
and the original motion adopted
The monthly report Of the Registrar for F,
ruary was read.
The Coal Oil Inspector also submitted
monthly report, which was accepted.
Mr.. Finegan stated that he had intended
call up his ordinance prohibiting Counciln
b. from becoming contractors, but as member
'S' the opposition, Mr. Pickles. who was abse
had reque5 ed him to defer it for the prese
he would postpone it until next meeting, wi
ut it will be called up for final disposition.
The following orders were directed to
to drawn: Washington Cox, $2,s4493 P.
nolds, S63.G0; d. Gallagher, $500 80; JC
sE Loag, $15S.4O NJ. Kehoe, $46S.62 Croasd
q Cameron, $21.06 s, Barr & Sons, S66 95 ;
G.. Locke, $l5.S2; ]. @. Grubb, SIS. A. Cha
II Ter, 5000 ], s, Valentine S541.61.