Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-31

81 Apyou1 Is ttsNe LAST EVENING. n
Assdjoasasd nesta6gpl ~ Oisy Ceqeest,c~s. Ce,c.r. s
Rid at the usual houR last evening" <Es''u'1' b
Naris il the chair. ~. ""r .r
1 On no4teu etsAr. kcAsen:teM, OouSS E;r.
cesdsd 70 ths Hoiniaatsoa and election OF fl"
Jscet ss b RicAssdson. the present officer. vas
then nomimtsa, snd rscsivsd eleven voss'' 10 SIX
wv Whsrsupcn - tho President declared Jacob D.
RisAsrdsoa duly elected Fire wstOh 'or tho en-
s SMs. fichtsnstsiu offered resolution. donating
Tavlnr. the retiring Clerk, for o faithful per-
formance Of dutiss. Referred TO the f'"an's
IS M. Fsoiesr presented |. petition from osis =
Elwee. whose pctvrss they had sold vt Fourth
snd King StrSeta, last wssk their present suction
ruoms beng then occupied. the Mayor hao oecio:o
that under tho Ordnance, they had no rieht 70
posed a tine of elOO. OH Mr.. HcEwee. wn.cn
they had paid. The petition further statsa .ns,
the knew nothing Of such an Ordinances, anu ANU
| asked that ths tine be refunded lteserrsu 10 '"o
lTinance Committee. H.
M Mcdowell presented the proposals !e ior
lichtiug extinguishing. and cleaning ths CITY
lamps. for the ensuing year a. follows: .aso M
Fins District. G. .. Carpenter. $3.50 ssssS go
Jas. Fletcher. cents per lamp
Il per night. .U..
First and Third Richard Groves. SS1S. ,
} second District, i. COye. e.s0' eyU
and Fourth John Cook. So00' o0
Third District. Jas. Aaharty, sSU0' ssUo
Fourth District. Jerry Williams c3SS s3SS
Chas. Jamison, tSoS
Fifth Dir.rct, Patrick Sweeney. sSSe' ,Ss
II Sixth District, Jas. A. Spencer, ssSc' sSc
! The whole city Jas. Maharty. $-.|oo.
FL Referred to the Lamp Committee, with power
to act.
: Mr.. pickels offered the following resolution
| which was adopted: $50. -
ResoIred, That the Committee On Law be in
strpcted to prepare bill, to be submitted to the
!. Legislature, so amending the License Law Of nc
State 60 far it applies to this cty, so that tne
y during election days, Fourth Of July. Christmas
m "T The Comnittos on Public Buildings, reported
d that there. was . balance Of e2.225 due tn
Washington Fire Company, whereupon au oroe
was directed tn bs drawn for that amount.
II bame Committee were instructed to insure a'
I'd the Citys property not insured.
ce Mr. Fouik referred to the late exodus OF prl
70 sonsrs from tbs City Hall cells and stated Una
= l the cells were very insecure.
N After discussion the subject, was referred to Tn
"a Committee ON Public Buildings, to report
be remedy ut some future meeting.
be The Police Committee reported in favor OF cor
frming the appointment Of John Murdock
Prison Keeper; adopted by 10 ayes and nays.
RS Mr. Underwood presepted resolution appr
he priating the sum OF so annually for tho purpo
lis Of uniiorming the prison keeper Adopted.
H., The ordinance amending the Police Ordinanc
rcs (providing for the appointment OF four police
nc the Second District): was called up for thf
'ed reading, BY Mr.. AcIntire.
ast After considerable discussion the Ordinance W
nd lost by tic VOTE
hist ''"'+ ORDERS.
Us New Castle County Mutual Fire Insurance. G
Die, S90.65: Farmers Mutual, $55.66; Warrington
me F. E. Company, &2,225; Alexander Montgome
,ral e37. so.
bu- On motion, Council adjourned. -