Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-26
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ITS PROCEEDINGS LAST EVENING
Council met in regular session, last evening"
President Alaris in the chair.

Its PAOCEEDlNdSi LAST EVENING.
Council met in regular session, last evening.
President Mars III the chair.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS.
FOrty-siX men and 16 carts we're employed in
the Street Department, and the pay roll Of the
same was 1913 81. lu the Water Department,
% men were employed, with pay roll of s332-
VI Other pay rolls We're presented as follows
Omoeis Of Wntor Departmont, SaOB % City
Officers s59l.G2; Engineering Department,
S555 " Police Department. II ,j9i 10.
FAyORABi z REPORTS.
By tic Street Committee upon the petition of
l'usey, Jones Co, for the covering OF all gut
tiers which cross Second street with IRON plates.
as soon as the appropriation will permit.
ADVERSE REroEIs.
by tlo Committee on Public Buildings, upon
the petition Of j. Ii. Gains for the privilege of
erecting frame shed.
by the Committee on Navigation. upon the
petition of j. a. Harris and others for the re-
moyal OF deposits in the ChIistiana, at the foot
OF orange street and upon the petition of e.
W, Bush for the removal of distractions in the
same river, lower down.
AWARD OF CONTRACTS.
In accordance with recommendation from
the street Committee, the contract for building
drain on King street was let to Speakman 4 Bro
at is3 "a per yard.
James Hayes, to whom the contract for grad
ing Lowering Avenue, from jackson to Adams
street, was awarded having refused to perform
the work at the tigure named, and there being
three other bids in the same handwriting and
evidently from the same party, one Of which was
the next lowest, they were all rejected and the
contract let to James McInire.
The bids for the removal of garbage were all
rejected, and the Street Committee authorized to
invite new proposals.
Proposals for paving the bed of Fourth street.
from MARKET to the Christiana river were opened
as follows:
Martin Kehoe, 81 AZ nor .ouare vorl
Geo. Remington 55 u :,
Carter AZ Campbell 1S5 -
q. IL. +. Simmons 1855
The bids were all referred to the Street Com
mIttee.
COMMISSIONS RETURNED.
The Commission appointed to condemn land
lor the opening of Nandever Avenue to the
Brandywine, assessed damages az follows F.,
Joseph Iatuall and John Barker six cents each
James Davis, SSO John Hagan s2S The esti-
mated total EXPENSES Of the opening of said
street was slO5l2 and benefits were levied upon
the following persons NJ. Leonard $50 ; Lind
sey Fierce, SlO j. q. File, so; j. w. Hawkins
~ Adam Grubb, $40 $40.
The Commission for extending and widening
West Liberty street, from Nancy to Marsh I Iane
also made ID return and assessed damages upon
the following persons Jackson Horn, B. M
gent, w. Conard. j. McGraw, Jacob Auderson
Estate Of John Wales, Martin Seal, w. G. Gala.
Bher and James Web, six cents each The esti.
mated total expense was s2UO.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
A deed from Aaron Conrad and wife for the
bed OF Cherry street was rejected because
Council had not been accepting deeds far new
streets, under lO feet in width, unless they were
graded. ' WOW
On motion of Mr.. Febiger the grade of Church
street was set from the centre Of Fifth street,
iIohl the side and curb of Fourth street
PETITIONS REFERRED.
From j, V. Christy and others asking A loan
OF S-OOo to aid in the erection of an engine
house ON Second street.
from Joseph Richardson, Fire Watch fer
a tield Glass to enable him to perceive the dis
tahce of fires at nights.
From A. X Hill for the grading of Second
street, from Broome to Searle.
,,l.I!l from D. A. Dongherty for gas lamp on
HlblHon street. between Second and Third
streets. Aiiiu
ORDERS.
X. Clancy Sll2Os; John Loar s1es 75
DANIEL Gallagher 5272.5O ]. G. FIle SSio5
Pnsey' Jones 4 Go. s443 As Chas. Warner 4
q; St,n Sooi.o9 Ferris " Garrett Sl0GsO II. TIL
| Htliiihah S5J 70 Geo. Zeigler IL 25; J. v Rica
4 Co SlO92 Mellertz X Kinsev s69i 40 +
II, Beggs s2l.47 w. NJ. Holt - n j. Giles
| ~ oOi } }. n. Harman SO; Washington -
10 u Donnell Slos65 W. H. Almond 4
20 81, 80 james Webb sl9 George Chance
y "a H. Rau Sls 60; G. W. Vernon so 50 -.
| Gf9asdae Il Cameio s86l7 sundry B@nd'
holders for interest, sl56s 10; b. F. Nil
Ter $l26S Thomas Curry sl.2O. N
NJ. Chlld, S20l0 George Miller. "a a. I.
BaenJsmln ia Howell IS "a Augustus snyder, 81. ,
- 40 John Montgomery, SI.7o; Alson MiIIl
SS.00 D. Ii. Kent, S20362 James CarsweII
S6.S4 Iayinia NJ. Watson, IS 81 Jamns
Brown, 50 81 II. l.. Tatuall, s49ss 1. c. Car
Penter, S1.92 David Campbell, sl27I; W. T.
Perkins; s4'2 Thomas Green $793 Lewis
T. Grubb, $50 Henry Latimer, s9i io%s9 RI !.
Alex. Chandler, $4,000 James Lang, s2.25
G. II, p Simmons, sl2OQ.OO T-'-'