Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-10-25

amendment. a. he thought tie thStgss sif5sdy
made were sufficient to deffay the expenses,
On motion the subject was postponed one
week for further consideration.
On motion OF Mr.. Febger, the roof of city
mill No l, was ordered to be repaired.
Mr. Febiger's ordinance in reference to chang
ing the grades OF certain streets was called up
for a third reading and was passed. The Clerk
was authorized to afiX the proper dates thereto. /.
they being unavoidably omitted by the originator.
The record OF a town meeting endorsing the or
dinance, was read.
The pay roll Of the Water Department, amount
ing to s359.6i, was accepted and ordered to be
paid.
Tho commission on widening Pennsylvania
Avenue. from Van Buren, to Dupont streets, re-
ported an assessment Of $1,000. On motion, the
award to ]. I. Cause (for 60 cents)was accepted
and all the balance rejected, and the clerk in
structed tu ask for a new commission.
On opening Franklin street, the award Of
damages to the amount Of cents to W. II. II.
| Nan, was accepted.
On widening Water street, the Commission re-
| ported an assessment of damages to the property
holders on said street, to the amount of $40 100
| Referred TO the committee.
The ply roll of the Street Department, s44i 65
/ was accepted and ordered to take the usual
| course.
Proposals for furnishing curb stone, were read
| as follows
?. Mcdowell, 90 cents per foot
Robert smith, 80 - " "
| James Mckendrck, 40 "
Joseph Flanagan 30 "
Referred to The Street Committee
| remcnstrance against removing the markets
from King street, referred
The Street Committees resolution presented
| at last meeting, asking authority TO invite pro-
pOsas for paving said street, amended by
| Mr.. Hayes, was called up aud read
This subject led TO continued discussion by
several members. The original resolution
ordering this work done, passed at a meeting
Of Council held juno n, 1871, was called for and
read which was found to authorize the
enforcement OF the present resolution aud ma
king Mr.. Hayes amendment out Of order.
MIR. Mclntire was opposed to a macadamized
pavement and cited the decision of authorities
Of city Of Richmond as proof positive Of the in
ferority Of such pavemet.
A macadamized pavement was favored by Mt
Baker, stating such pavement to be desired 10y
the property owners on 4th street
Mr.. Febiger favored this kind Of pavement
and referred to the condition Of Market street
north of 10TH and Front street, as always being
in good repair.
Mr. Hayes opposed a macadamzed pavement
and referred to the condition Of Market street
north OF 10th. aud Front street, as being in baC
repair. and stated having heard of the street com
missioner having said these two streets wen,
, more trouble to keep in repair than any otAe
III the city.
Upon vote being taken, the resolution t
ask for proposals to macadamile this street
was adopted.
{ communication from Thomas Martin wa
( read statin- that last summer while his COW
$ were being driven home from the pasture iel
: they were taken up and impounded, and lin
. imposed on him OF slS lie further stated Ia
3 COWS to be his chief support, and asked Counc
to refund the 5ls Inquiry having been mad
into the case, by two members, they had ascer
tanned that while Mrs. Martin had stopped to pm
up the fence the COWS had gone on ahead an
=. subsequently impounded The money was oi
b, dered to be refunded
= Mr. Quinn moved that the policemen who re
ceiged the money be directed to refund the sam
to the city, both in this case and in similar cas-
which came before Council, at the last meeting
} The motion was modified as to insist upon re
funding in the latter case, and was so adopted.
A favorable report was made on petition Of J
Park Postles and others, for a lamp at 18th an
. Washington streets, and for lag-stoue crossing
Ia on Washington, at l2th and l3th streets.
. An Invitation was received from the agent o
u the BlbcOck fire eXtingulsher to the City Conn
!, Gil, to be present at an exhibition OF this una
J chine, to-day at noon.
a During the evening the following orders wer
u directed to be drawn:
T.. Tyre s9 d. l.. Buckingham SIS Wm
Z IL. Foulk, sj3OG; George W. Vernon, S3S 80
I Glatts Il Eckel, $50; McMullen Seal, II -
Q Wilmington Coal Gas Company, s32s: Ferris ,
a Garrett, % II. +. Pckels sl17 4j James Wal
. =67 % Il Mcintyre, Slll31 James Mcintyre
- 80; James Mclatyre $50; Geo S. Capell,
4 50; J. Moreton Pool, so Thomas Martin, 81