Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-31
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Last Regular Meeting Of the Old Body
Business Transacted


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Oohncu held regular hee'Hhg ~
thursday night, IN the absence OF ~,
fIesldeht MI Llchlehslelh occupying the
chair
Inc petltlsn ol I. lraynor was lhlu over
until inc nfst meeting IN Octontr'
q. ID. huftz petition Tor danages, eauS-
ca ny an overflow OF Watei ~ tue ioot Oh
Fourth street, was denied
The street committee reported thal one
dozen teams are employed 10 Jake siop
away
Margaret Strond's Tc1ltion tor gutter
ing and paving The East sue ~ ADAMS
street between Second and Ihlrd' WAS
granted.
To remedy the matter compla'nel OF ny
Z. Magarity aud others in reference 10
the in5ilillcicncv Of the Monroe street sew
CT, the COmmii'f reported in favor at
making au additional ihlcl 'hfts lec' Wldc
along the curb. Adopted.
There are 70 men and II carts cmplOytd
on the strecis.
Tnyhr street. hrtwfen Ohutch anu
Locust, was ord led 10 bi supplied WIN
water.
There are thiriy-ioni men employed ny
the Wa'er Department.
On the matter OF the contract Tor thc
| Washington Engine Company the Com
miitre reported that Dunn ~ Kane iia1
given verbal estimate of ~, $50, beng
100 less than tie une accepted, hn. The
/ firm said they took Tor thcir guide the
| present Reliance house, witch is considcr-
ably smaller than the one tu he bnill' tnd
the difference in size would cost more than
$500. 1t was also stated that Mr.. hine
snid they would not build IL Tor 81, 700
The original report WAS adopted, w''cli
leaves the matter as IL was before
a lamp was ordered To he placed AT
Church and Cullctt streets.
seventh street was ordered TO be opened
To the Cnlistiana from thc railroad, rrovi-
deh the bed Of the street WAS decided 10
the city.
The contract for grading Van Buren,
street WIS given 10 Robert Mclntlrc.
The building of culvcrt on Lowering
| Avenue and Clayton street was awarded
to Robert Lee.
Isaac Woodrow was elected Assistant
Inspector for the Fret Ward, 0ite {. T..
Farra, resigned.
Robert IL. Ames was elected Assistant
Inspector fer the Third Ward, Vicc, G.
IL. z. Simmons, resigned.
The question ofopenlng Twelfth street
coming up petitions were read from
manufacturers on the BrandyWlnei cltl-
zens who use the hennett pike, ana prop
| erty holders, asking that Twelfth street be
not opened directly, but that the kennett
turnpike he declared an avenue OF the city
The matter was laid over until the next
/ regular meeting.
VIM. IL. Griffin was elected Inspector
for the Fourth Ward, vice David Steven
son, resigned.
James A. Spencer was elected Inspector
of the Ninth Ward, vice Joseph Mckcn-
non, resigned.
| The Diamond State Assembly petition
| ed Tor the uscl Of the City Hall, Oct. 18th.
| The weekly pay roll Of the Water De-
| partment amounted to S3gG1S, monthly
| roll OF the same s2OS.34, officers OF the
| city S9O4 o. police department S6T3.43,
and the Street Departments were read,
and orders directed to be drawn.
An ordinance reducing the Committee
on Pubic Building to five members instead
| Of ten was read third time and passed.
Yeas, IS, nays G.
The use of the City Hall was granted to
Ncwlin Pyle and others, Sept. 4, 3, q and
| nth.
| Mr.. Hayes offered the following rcsolu-
ton which was adopted:
Rcs0lvcd, That tho Street Commissioner
be and Is hereby authorized and empOw-
cred to make an arrangement with one OF
more parties to collect and remove gar
bige or kitchen Oildl Of the city beyond
the limits thereof, on TIC best terms hi
can obtain, provided the price does no
exceed g. a per team, said team to be a
man, horse aud cart. Theparties making