Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-31
Proceedings Of City Council.

City Council met at the usual hour last evening"
President Maris in the Chair. ia
The Finance Committee reported in favor OF {
retnnding to Culbert 4 Akin $50 81. and to Mr.
Culb-rt sal .o3, paid for paving King street; to
John Mills. Jr., t6 %. overpni't tax Adopted
Mr Pick.ls presented deeds from Il. Mclnall
and Rev. =. Reilly, conveying "a the city certain
property necessary for opening Eleventh street.
On motion they were accepted and ordered to
he recorded.
The Chief Engineer reported that 20 men were
employed III the Water Departments also that he
had ordered a pump with pumping capacity OF
30 Gallons per minute for forcing water into the
basins.
l.e C-aopit.re Oh Opening Streets reported in
favor o; tF'i''rg the contract for grading Van
Buren, >;r.r: to !ohu Loag. Adopted.
Th" ST. ct Clmnittee, on the petition OF +.
rrainor ant oilers, praying for the enlargement
4 the opening ut 'hc sewer at the foot of fi1th
street, reported that the end of the sewer ran
through private property, and they did not deem
It advisable to taSe any action IN the matter until
the street was opened to the creek
After discussion. the subject was recommitted
to the committee with instructions TO csnfer Win
the owners OF the property through which the
sewer passed. wi h q view to granting the prayer
OF the petitioners.
The sams committee reported favorably on the
Fourth street. between Monroe and Adams, paved.
| Estimated COST $50. To have Washington street.
! from Twelfth street to the Brandywine. curbed
ana paved. Estimated cost, 5000; to be done as
| the bed OF the street IS Rraueu. 10 cuTu
| md pave the sidewalks on Walnut street, from
| Eleventh to Thirteenth. Estimated cost. $50
10 curb and pave the sideW alks OF certain streets
in the northwestern part OF the city. Estimated
cost. $500, To pave the sidewalk and gutter on
| the west side of Jackson street, from Second to
Fourth Estimated cost, 5000. To pave the gut
ter on the south side of Ninth street. east of Mad
ison Estimated cost $40. To curb and pave the
last side of Madison street, from Eighth street to
| Delaware Avenue.
| These rpuorts were all ailOpted.
The Street Commissioner reported 80 men and
l2 horses and carts employed
The pay rolls Of the Street Department. $3il.37,
the Water Department. $234.28, the Police De-
partment 81 620 90, and the City Oficers$ .2l3 II.
were read aud orders for their respective amounts
directed to be drawn.
Mr.. Paynter moved that the vote by which the
"Ordiuance for the Relief OF the Baptist City
Mission" wns defeated, be recons,dered. Adopted.
The vote was again taken. and the Ordinances
passed by ayes IL. nays A.
Mr. Febiger stated that the referees appointed
to settle disputes between the Brandy dvwine hiill
owners aud the city. in reference to Brandywlne
water, were alt dead and moved the appoint
ment OF a committee OF three, to meet at Lea &
Sons Office. this afternoon at three o'clock for
| the purpose OF appointing said referees. Adopted
; The Chair afterwards appointed Messrs Febi
ger, Lichtenstein and Paynter said committee
A communication was received from property
! owners on the line of Robinson street. from Pine
to Church streets, stating that although open to
travel, the bed Of the street had never been con-
] iemned to the city, and asking the appointment
OF commission for that purpose.
communication Was read from John G. Cole,
stating that he would accept the award OF the
5 commission for opening Union street through his
property-6 cents provided he lie allowed to use
r. the clay from the street
On motion of Mr.. Foulk tn, Committee on
i Public Buildings were authorized to have water
= introduced INTO the COW pound, for the relier o
e the impounded cows.
Al On motion of Mr.. Pickels the Finance Commit
Is tee authorized to have note discounted fol
$5OOO for the use of the Board of Public Educa
ton and one for $4,000, for the use OF the city
\. On motion OF the same gentleman, the Water
lug Committee were instructed to ascertain II tn
:, South Side can be supplied with water from an.
VI other source than the Brandywine
" On motion of Mr.. Quinn. the "Ordinance TO
u the relief OF Henry Ecksl" was taken up for
a. third reading. The Ordinance lost on 1t
dnal passage by vote OF ayes g. nays IL.
n. The following petitions were read and referred
he Hartman Il Fehrenbach asked tor permission t
:, raise u stone wall along the line OF culvert o
n Lowering avenue. near their brewery. they deem
a. ing the culvert insecure; James Webb aske
~ for permission to tap the Market street wate
main with All inch main, for the purpose of intro
I'M ducing water into their building to use IN
h, nre; from property owners OH Tatnall stree
rd above Eighth, asking that water from the ne
r, BASIN be furnished them, as the supply from Il
=, old Is insufficient; for the extension OF water pip
/" OH jefferson street from Ninth to Tenth to ha,
u. the west side OF Maryland avenue curbed, pave
ell and gutter.d; asking cutters Oh Broom stroe
es from Delaware to Shallcross avenues; have gu
On tiers paved on south side of Lord street, betwe,
Spruce and Pine.
On motion adjourned.
'rn Durin:. the evening the following orders We
led directed ~ b- drawn follows:
nQ J. T. -.'.)n, $50 OO; Cuibert & Akin, $50 {
eth i e. -. 03; J. Mills jr, 81 25 q.
'dc ak - T. Holland, $l3 20; John Los
'-d 'l2l 81. Go. ". Stone, $l7 so; j. Lang, 81
nc. he.. NJ age, sl7a So; Murray & McEiw'
md s23t oG VI " simmons. $l65 A; 6. H. r 81
,od N ons, slby -. VIM. b. Davis 4 Son. $40 45;
Gallagher, >ii2 -; ChAs H. Groves, xlOO 90; j
,o Mcintyre, sl5v op; A Mills, - 10: Sundry Boz
'. .. holders. 1888 20; VIM. Stilley, $500 co. Wa
WI, W., inglon Coz, $500 w.
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