Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-13

LAST EVENINGS DISQUALIFICATION OF ooLoRED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF a NEW cLERK-oPEs-
ING PENNA. AVE.
Council met at the usual hour President
Mars in the chair.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS.
At work upon the streets, 80 men; in the |
Water Departments, % men. Pay roll OF Street |
Department, $500 Of the Water Department, |
S3OG.24.
FAVORABLE REPORTS.
By the Street Committee on petition Of j. NJ.
Poole & Co., to fence Thorne street.
ADvEAE REPoRTs
BY the street Committee petition for iron
gutter plates at 7th and Walnut, and 1th and
French
On bill Of Viii Il Phila Turnpike Co., for
1903.
EDUCATION OF CoLoRED CHILDREN.
Mr. Iichtenstein offered resolution to in
struct the Committee on Education to take into
consideration the propriety OF and report to
Council a memorial to be presented to the Leg
islature for some action looking towards the ed
ucatiOn of the colored children of the city.
MIR. Lichtenstein supported his resolution by
a speech showing the great benefits accruing
from education, both to communities and nations,
declaring the sight Of colored children roaming
our streets to be a montrosity of our civiliZa-
ton The movement he claimed to be purely
| local one and devoid Of any political signlf-
| icance He said further that the Howard School
was doing good work, but it was mainly sus-
/ tanned through the iberality of the Society OF
/ Friends. He believed that il the Legislature
Il was petoned the needed rehet would De grant
| ed.
| Mr.. objected McIntire to the resolution be-
J cause Council had no authority to build school
| houses for white children and there were as
many of them roaming the streets 81 there were
colored children.
Mr.. Hayes while he was heart and hand with
the mover Of the resolution in the belief that
something should be done, thought Council
should not act hastily in the matter, and moved
that the consideration of the subject be referred
| to the Committee on Law.
MIR. Lichtenstein made some further remarks
denying that his resolution confiieted with the
| prerogatives of the Board of Education, wheI
| the vote was taken on the amendment and i
WAS lost by yeas H. nays ~.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Iichtenstein introduced an ordinance h
amend the Market ordinance 30 as to allow thu
markets to be held on Market and Madison
streets, as well as King, and also on Fifteenth be
tween Market and French. The ordinAnc
passed to its third reading.
Ia Mr. McIntire was allowed to withdraw his OF
dinance providing for the appointment Of
policeman over Third street bridge, and submit
| ted in lieu thereof another, providing for an ia
| crease of the force in the second district froI
| two to four. Read twice.
Mr.. Candy called up on its third reading tn
| ordinance for the relief OF the Street Depar
ment, when it was amended by preamble an
| passed.
Mr. Foulk offered resolution that copy
| the minutes of the action Of Council in the Ii
\ lame matter, and also of his petitions be give
to his attorney, which was adopted. 1t is unde
stood that Mr.. L. will bring suit against the cit
to recover heavier damages in the widening {
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
VIM. S. Hayes and John H. Frazer were non
mated for clerk, when Mr.. Hayes was elected |
a vote Of II to 8. He enters upon his duties Il
The contract between ]. NJ. Poole & Co., ar
the city, in relation to the fencing of Thor
street, was read.
The Mayor nominated to Council for confirm
IL ton as police officers, Thomas ). Derrckson
place OF John M. Steward, and Edward s. ScullI
in place Of Richard Heritage.
WIDENING PENNA. AVENUE.
The return of the commission to award dam
ges in the widening Of Pennsylvania Avenue W
read as follows To James Bradford, $500; WI
Shakespeare 81 600 Mary Williams, $500 Ja
Smith, 81, 900 John Walker, 81 900 Simet
Row, $3.50 W. II. Naff, 81, 900 Heirs Of Jol
Newman and W. II. Nan, $3.50. The award
VIM. shakespeare, Mary Williams, w. II. N
and the heirs Of John Newman and W. II. M
were accepted ; the remainder rejected and t
clerk authorized to ask for a new commission.
The clerk was also instructed to notify the M
Commission that it was their duty to assess be
etits az well as damages
PETITIONS REFERRED.
For lamp on West side of Jackson, betwe
W and and 3rd.
From John Curry for donation, his salary bel
a. small.
ORDERS.
Ill Jos. Flanagan, $Ss 10: D. Gallagher $50
@, H. p. Simmons, $25s96 Chas. McGuy'
I'LL $22 Isaac Murray, S324.25i Mrs. r. CLAM
asa; G. W. Vernon, $25 G. W. jackson, 8
ir So; ii. Rau, $1260 T. G. Simpson, 1855; j.
eph Mellor, S1314; Ferris Garrett, $685.
Brown & Ford, 80; Pussy, Jones q Co., So.
Joseph Tile s10652i Abbott Mckinney,
Is A. Mills, $1S.15 Owen Donahoe, $1101.(
Thomas Conner, $39,4; Richard Hereta
$685. Alison Mills, 8 Murray q McElw
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