Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-01-12
City Cornell.
MEETING, LAST EVENING.

dELTiNGi LAST EVENING.
Council met at usual hour Jothua Msrs,
President, presiding.
The Finance Committee was continued on all
business.
The Street Committee reported upon the petit
ton of T. G. Littell, that all had been done on
Market street that coald be done until Spring.
The report was adopted.
The Street Commissioner reported 30 men
and carts engaged on the streets during the
past week.
The prayer of William Dean was granted, and
an order directed to be drawn for Sc 80.
The Chief Engineer of the Water Works re-
ported Il men employed in his department
The Lamp Committee reported that it had let
out the lighting of gas lamps to several parties
amounting in the aggregate to 1880. Adopted,
The prayer Of Alexander Saville for the re-
mova Of the coal oil vault between his building
and the City Hall, was granted, and a resolution
instructting the Committee on Public Buildings
to provide suitable place for storage purposes
adopted.
The Committee on Opening Streets reported
adversely upon the petition of Henry Grant for
the opening of 18th street from Van Buren, to
Franklin although he had offered to donate the
ground for the bed Of the street, The report
was concurred III.
The Committee on Fire Companies was con-
tipued on all business.
The police appointments by the Mayor we're
confirmed.
The Water-St, Improvement was here taken
up, for the disposition OF which the reader is re-
ferred to another column.
On subject of grades from 18th street to the
| railroad, the grades as fixed by the plan were
accepted as grades for the 9Th Ward
On motion OF Mr.. Febiger the Mayor was in
structed to ask the judge to appoint commission
to assess damages for widening Clayton street
6J feet to Railroad. said street as widened by
plan, to be placed on city map.
The ordinance providing for the issuing of
certificates OF indebtedness to pay the expenses
incurred in purchasing land for new reservoir
and constructing the same, was read third
| time and passed.
communication was received from property
| owners on King street, from the Christiana to
| Second street, stating that they had once paid
| for paving King street and asking that charges
on CITY Auditors books for re-paying said street,
| be cancelled,
On motion Of Mr.. Fcbger the Mayor was in-
structed to ask the Judge to appoint commits
| slon to ASSESS damages for widening Water
| street GO feet, from the Southern boundary of
the city to Seventh street, and the Chief Engineer
was instructed to go over the ground ia order
| to instruct the commission
On motion OF Mr.. Finegan, the Committee on
Public Buildings was requested 10 report in writ
| ing at next meeting of Council the details of
the contract for materials and putting up of iron
fence and fountain at Delaware Avenue and
Washington street.
On motion Of MIR. Quinn, the Committee on
Public Buildings was Instructed to examine the
tentiOn of prisoners.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled
An ordinance to create department of Engi
neerlng and Surveying for the City Of Whining
ton, was read twice.
communication was read from Lawrence
Messlck Offering to make explanation in regart
! to the stall occupied by him in Fourth Stree
Market and stating that the circumstances oi
the case were misrepresented to the Committe,
on Public Buildings, Referred
| \ and OIL
was presented, asking for gas instead Of OF
lamps at 9th and Madison, and lamp at 10th ant
Madison Referred:
The use Of the Hall was granted for one weel
longer to the Sons Of Temperance, and on til
lst of April to the Buffalo Assembly for u socia
ble
communication was received from the Pres
ldent of the Board Of Public Education, Stain
} that the treasury OF the Board was empty, an
asking Council to take measures for Their relief
Referred
The following orders were directed to b
drawn; W. s. Bullock, s32 G5; McIntire 4 jaime,
4l9;3i Reynolds, s5j d. Gallagher
=; Sjll 63 John Loag, 991. 20 n. Clancy, go
q ID. Woolman, 539. II; j. Brown 4 Co -; jaime
e ~ Webb, 1920; Jenkins a Atkinson S42l5
Il Boughman, Thomas " Co. S53.22 J. r. Rice
90, SiS u Ferris Il Garrett !G72 Capelle
Bro s2.37; Jenkins & Atkinson, S9l. so: S. ALE
Sons, ssh 7. W. 4 b. Il. Il. Co., IS IS v
). Bullock, SSi42; Wilmington Coal Co., S26
y John Palmer. "a 03 Capelle 4 Bro, $5.25; {
- Aeigler, Sl.35 Pusey, Jones Il Co, $4gs So
randall, S54 Perkins & wedie. S58 % j. /
Beggs, $25 30; I. c. Grubb, so VIM. Deal
= 5000 p McGarity, S31 60 Greenman, Pierso
y 4 Co., SO 81 ; Capelle " Bro. SlGJ jeGerso
n q Son, So G. q. Macan, s64G Ferris Il Ga
Il rett sl3 G5 J. p. Tire. S63 r. Holland, Is
L j. Dougherty, $11.40 - KemnaId. Sl7. .O5
Chas Warner, Sl7 Z. G. stotsenburg, 20 i
4. Talley, s. Charles Alexander, 81 50; Mayt
q Valentine, Sl.50; B. 0. Hood, $3.50 Jam,
McGhnchey $50 Washington Cox, $500
Council then ad journed