Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-20
OUR cry COUNCIL,
The RaiIroad Matter Acted Upon
Garbage IropOsals.

Council Thursday assembled at the regu-
lar hour, President Maris IN the chair.
At the request Of the chairman of the
STREET Committee the communication FROM
DR.. X X. Porter was laid over till the first
meeting in October.
The Street COMMITTEE reported in
favor of digging II gutter on the eastern
side of King street four feet wide TO the
Christiana. for the hettor drainage of that
street. Adopted.
The same committee reported on a reso-
luton relating 10 ,ha subject that bids had
been asked for he Mncadmiz'rg of Fourth
street from Market TO the Chrisilana. I
Adopted.
The quarterly report Of james McGhnl
chew, late Clerk of the Market, was res
ported az correct Adopted
The Street Commissioner reported 4t
men aud 16 horses and carts employed,
AVID the Engineer Of the Water Departl
mcnt report III men employed.
The petition for wafer on Van BureiI
stttet. between Reed and Cue tuut, was
repnited iavnrah'y and adopted
4 favorable report W,s made on the PEI
titOn 10 have jackson STREET. betwocn
Fifth AID Sixth, paved. Adopted
The Pdlire Committee reported In favor
If confirming the following nominations
Of p licr Officers, and the reporl prevailed,
Lindsey Pierce. for duty on the Brandy
wine; VIM. Y. Cole, fnr duty on tho souiH
side mi 1herdnrr y ack''ur In place VI
VIM, Is. Davis, resigned.
Water Hr. ri widening WIS again taxed
mp rs unilni,hed business. en- Fehigcr's
mnt Ou relating to the matter, published
last week, was adopted unanimously, and
IL II is found thut 81 feet on he sOutherlg
side ~ far as French street will give suf.
ticirnt COON for the new roads ~ come in;
n commits sion will be asked forte condemn
the =. OpeHN,
Gu morton Of Cob Fche el' il was deci-
drd that when Council uiiourns it adj
ionrns 10 meet at Scott street aud Lnyer-
| ing avemne on Monday vtning nt I
O'clock To est ,hlsh grades
| A. + Chr.tY was elected nm additional
| wrii,hmastcr for the rity.
The following Tny-r1lls were read and
orders directed Ia be- drawn Street De-
paitment. sadiaj; Water department,
t3i7.5g
| Petitions relating to the scj sewer
for the relief of West Flnh street from
Thomas Martin aakiug that $500 paid
for the release Ot COWS by him he returnedt
asking for covered cutters on Second
street asking the ptseq~c NJ o~di .mce
prohibiting thfsuse O.n!hStemRe and nre.
aims IN the city Oh July 18th; from J u.
kuuz asking damages for property de-
stroycd by means Of surface water,
Bids for removing garbage were read az
fnlloWs:-
James Anderson, either First or Third
District, from. now till May LIST, s7i7, Of
a ,Oi2 annually. Nt
James Mclntlre, Third and Fourth dis
ir'cls, one year $500.
Edward Green, First District, s2OOO.
Robert McIntire, First District, S4OO.
Robert Collins, Fourth District, $1,000.
All the bids were referred to the Slrcei
Committee.
The following bids were also read
For dtain on King street-Gcorge Rem
mgiun, $3.50 per yard Speakman ~ Bro.
81 "A Gawthrop a. Bro, s4.OO. Referred
For sewer 10 Poplar street--ieo. Rem
ingtOn, $40 per lneal feet Roht. Cool
5000 per yard Roht. Les s16 so pc
yard Robus Mcssiek, S16.50 per ward
Roht. Mclntire SlI0O per yard. Referred
For grading Lowering avenne- Jamel
Mclntre Use. per cubic yard, Patricl
Burns, 25c per yard William Burns, 2Sl
per yard VIM, W. Stanley, 3jc. pei
yard James Hayes, CSC. per ygri Roht
Mclntlrc, Soc. per square yar04
The contract was awarded to Mr.. lIaye
Z al 25cts per yard.
A bond and mortgage for loan iron
the city was presented from the Friend
ship Engine CO., and ordered to be filed
Col. Fetlger, presented. the returns o
; tie Commissioners on opeuipc LOgai
street from Maryland avenue to the rail
road, and on opening Pine street froI
Robinson to Church. Referred.
, The resignation OF WIN. IL. Colt us Cit
Weighmaster and Corder Of Bark, wa
, read and accepted.
Orders as follows were direced to b
!, drawn ~. Y. Rice ~ Co, ~ 1862 81 ; H
{ f. Pcllels, 1924 AZ MURRAY ~ McEllwet
Sll709i r. Mclnlire, S30l. 10 Roht. Lee
: $3.50 W. W. Simmons, slsG.1T; G. n
: 2. simmons, s263 81 ; Mclntre II James
: $50. II .Joseph. Flanlgau, sGg3. % WI
! II. Fuulh, s4nrl; n. r. ricknls, $40 10
Carlisle ~ henderson, $3.50; Ferris
Garrett, 10 cents Thomas Porter, S15.Ol
l.. W. Stldham 81 Son, s. o. p. Hollant
81 co II. +. Pickles, 81 Wilmingto
Coal Gas Company, SS.l4 r Ice, Sl55
4 ). q. simmons ~ Bother, Sl3. a
John Palmer ~ ~; Garrett, Kent
g Company, So " II. b. Pickles, s1ll.7I
q T. Y. de NormHndie. SGj0S; Ferris
. Garrett, S2.95; l.. zehley, Sla13; /.
4 Gruhb, SHl.00; William II. Foulk, S30.6!
Richardson ~ lIoope', ; l,445.O1; A.. Mill
Sl5.M; James France, s. 50; Jam
a Mclntirc, Si50O1; Washington Cox ,IS20C
J., 90; + T. Taylor, S.uO0O; Street Cor
y, mission, to pay damages nn Twelfth stree
= Sll02i; Bernard TAYLOR, $5n4; JOl
Edwards, is cents Michael llurrity, ~. s
IT Hugh Mclaughlin, S3.jli Geo. William
s. ~ cents