Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-09-20
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tbs MEETING, LAST EgEN1so.
Council met at the usual hour and 10 the alb
sence Of President Maris, MIR. Lichtenstein was
called to the chair
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS.
The Street Commissioner reported 49men and
IL horses and carts engaged in that department.
with paw roll OF SAB 3d. The paw roll OF the
water department amounted to S341 81.
FAVORABLE REPORTS.
By the Street Committee on the petitions Of
VIM 5. Hilles to construct drain OF - Tag
CERT complaining OF overflow Of water at Fourth
and Franklin OF ]. DOugherty for sidewalk on
the north side OF Walnut between 18Th and l4th
streets OF G. T. kellar for iron gutter plates
at 7th and Cottonwood and 7th and Locust. 10
be laid next May; of ]. II. jackson for gutter
plates at the Intersections of 18th street with
Orange, 1atnall, West and Washington TO be put
down in May next OF r. Martin for paving
front and side of olvet Church for extending
King street drain as far SIKH street Of +
Taggert for setting curb on Fourth street from
Jackson to Broome.
By the Water Committee on the petitions Of
Jas Carswell for water pipes ON 18th street, east
Of L. mhard
BY the Committee on Opening Streets upon
the petitions of NJ. o. Fone for tic Regarding Of
street of d. j. Mention Tor grad
ing of Van Buren, street from Front to
LincolI.. Chestnut from Jackson to Van Buren
and Reed from Van Buren, to Harrison OF Rob
inson Bro for the opening Of ith street from
Brown to the city line.
ORDINANCES.
Mr.. McIutire introduced an ordinance proyi-
ding for an increase in the police force Ct
the City 80 a. to station policeman over Third
street bridge, which was read a second time
Mr.. Fe0iger called up on its third reading the
ordinance locating Kennelt pike on the city mAp
as street, 20 feet wide, which was passed with
out dissenting voice.
GRADING JACKSON STREET
Bids for the grading OF jackson street from
9th to 9th were opened as follows:
Patrick Barren, IS conts per cubic yard
Robert Mclntire 80 - "
The contract was awarded TO Robert McIn-
tire.
PETITIONS REFERRFD.
By the Republican Invincibles for the use Of
the city hall for dil on Monday and Thursday
evenings; by Minqua Assembly for use OF Cry
hall for fair from 18th December to m OF jan
uary by James Haynes for the removal of VIM
Purnell, n huckster, from the sidewalk in front
OF his store at End and king for policemen IN
south side Of hind street bridge by Goo q.
Lobdell for arttsan wells on the Sonth side OF
the Christlana for the bringing OF PORTIONS Of
18Th and Head streets to their proper grade /:
| for water pipes on Fifth. between Adams aud
Monroe; for the grading Of Harrison street.
from Fourth to Fifth. aud for lamps at Harr-
son and Gilpin aud Harrison and Shallcross ave
| nues.
ORDERS
Joseph Flanagan sl5s,73 Geo. II. p Sim
mons S22J.G9 Jsmes Mckenurick SG67. j. ;
Murray " McElwee Sl3l 10; ". ".
simmons S69,9l; r. Mcdowell $3l104 q ".
Jackson IS rs GlAtts u E,ksl S33 IS T..
johnson $40 90 L Forrest SO is ; Ferris a
Garrett s6l A Isaac Murray 500 Edward
! ONeill 80 70 Elias Johnson 1929 James
Downward 1898 Stephen Davis 20 ! Patrick
| Daley 20 "a ; WIN. I. Davis ~ ~ Nm. DuGey
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