Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-11
THE CITY COUNCIL.

AL the regular meeting, last evening. Preai-
dent Marls in the Chair, the following Com
mlttee reports were received and acted upon bv
the City Council.
Favorable to curbing. paving and tagging
soutn OF the Christisna; adversely to laying the
crossing asked for at Tenth and Tatnall streets
uniavcrabls to taking any action in the matter
Of opening an outlet to a sewer in the e,,tsrn
portion Of the city; adversely to the petitions IF
John Hier, VIM. T. Hilles and Charles KYLE
for permission to erect frame buildings iu dif-
ferent portions Of the city favorable to allowing
the Board Of Education the use Of the Old
Academy for night school purposes; in favor of
placing lamp at Van Buren, and Reed streets.
giving the contract for grading Chestnut, Reed
anu Van Buren streets 10 Robert McIntire: that
the recent commission on Logan street. owing
TO some OF the property being encumbered with
mortgages, amounts to nothing.
All the above reports were adopted.
Inc street Committee reported in favor Of
rejecting all bids for paving on Fourth street
ana that proposals be asked for macadamizinR
square or small portion Of the street only this
season, and that ifthe work proves satisfactory
contract may he entered into next Spring for
the contamination of the work at the same fip.
ures as the small portion was contracted for.
Mr.. Canbv explained the report aud was sat.
istied that by doing what the Committee slvis.
ell Council would be better HE to Judge of
macademized pavemenis nea, ring.
Mr.. Hayes demanded SOIL moro suh-
stantial, Port Deposit stone @ Iclan blocks,
nus making it more substantial and tesutifyiny
lne street.
Mr.. Bsker asserted that a macadamized
pavement was the best. cheapesi, ,smoothest. etc
and was Just what was wanted on Fourth ST.
MIR. Febger was also in favor of mscadamized
pavements III preference to any other vet aug.
gested.
The report was then adopted.
Dar'ng the week just passed, the Street Com.
missioner had in his employ Al men and l6
horses and carts, whilst the Chief Engineer ol
the Water works had % men employed.
Petitions as follows were read and referred
Asking gas lamp at Second and Jackson streets
and also at Pleasant and Jackson; asking water
on Twelfth street, between Washington and
Jefferson, and On Walnut street between Elsy-
enili and Twelfth; by Hilles 4 Jones. asking
permission to tap the Sewer near their works
me W Water Department pav roll amountine .
to $32S 81, and the Street Department pay rolI
amounting to S433.sO, we're allowed.
The following proposals were read.
For grading Thirteenth streetbetween Heald
and Ciaymont-Robt. Cook, 25 cts. per cubic
yard; var k1bt; Mclntire, 35 cents per cubic yard
Francis Kelley, % cents per cubic yard,
For $500 feet of rAbbtted curb-stone-P.
O. Tyre, 10 cents per foot; James McKend-
rick q cents per lineal foot Joseph Flanioan
- cents per lineal foot Robt. Smith. 6e
cents per llneal foot, Philip Mcdowell, "A
cents per lineal foot.
The bids were all referred.
The Straight--0ut Democrats petitioped
for the use of the City Hall yard on Fridcy
evening, 18th inst. The petition was grant,
provided the yard is not otherwise engaged.
Orders for the salaries of the different lsmp
lighters for the month Of September were
directed to be drawn.
The quarterly report of Thos. Hawkins.
Clerk OF the market, was read and referred.
Orders as follows were directed to be drawn
during the evening:-Perkins & Weldie,
Sal 63; VIM. II. Billany, s45. Sc; D. GaIIash.
er, s54s.75; Joseph Hamilton, IS. 90; P. Rev.
nods, $55;!s; Quinby & Kent, 1888; JOHN
Loag, 1924 IL; J. II. Beggs, S17O.a5; VIII
mngton Steam Brick Co., $I2l. so; q. Middle.
ton. $500; W. $. Bullock, s92 90; Isaac
Bachus, Sol ,25; Boughman, Thomas & Co,
S2O.9l James Downward, SIG so; Geo. W.
Stone. 80; James France. &c. 90; Charles
Warner Co., $0.25; J. H. Turner, $500; ].
Z. File, $l21 O6; Pickels, 95; W. 8. Bull
lock, s32 40 Lewes Zebley, S22 IL; Grow,
Bennington Bailey, 1918; Abbott 4 Nc,
kinney, $l075; J. II. Beggs, 1878; Milletz
\ Kinney, s7437s; Bright & Keithler, o. 90,
Garrstt Garrett kent M. = Co. sloo7l; 3. 4 r
Springer Morley & Cause, ~ 90; VIM. Il,
Blany, s9.64; II. Barry, Ss.56; Lane &
Weldin, s27.o0; j. c. johnson, Sl4sl2; T.
Y. deNormandie. s94.56; P. Holland, 81 90;
Anson Mills, 1880; w. VIM: Cole, $3.50
James McIntire, $4,000