Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-19
City Council
ms rRocEEp1Nas. LAsr EVENING

IT'S PRocEEDISGs LAST EVENING
Council met, last evening, at the usual hour
President Marls in the char.
DtPARTMENIAL REPORTS.
The Street Commissioner reported Al men and
l6 carts employed on the streets. with pay roll
amounting 70 1868 20 the Chief Engineer 2s
men at the Water Works, with pay roll of s357
81.
FAVORABLE REPORTS.
By the Street Committee, on the petition of
j. II, Tuner for covered cutters ON tine East
side Of kIng Street
BY the Water Committee, on the petition Of
d. } Mention for water pipes on Van Buren,
street, between Reed aud Chestnut.
Bl the COMMITTEE on Opening Streets, on the
petition Of b. Pyle for paving Jackson street,
nom Fifth to Sixth.
ADVERSE REPORTS.
by ne Committee on Opening streets, on the
DlA Ot W. l. SPARKS Tor destruction Of culvert.
MscELLANEOUs BUSINESS.
Action upon r. H. Porters communication
wac laid over uptll the hrst meeting in October
The street Committee reported proposals had
Deeh invited ioi macadamlzlng Fourth ST., from
Market to the thlistlana, and that the same
wonld he opened on the 10Th lust.
lLe rerlguatOn Of welghmaster and wood
coldef W. II tfult was read and accepted.
Inc appointment of Lindsay Pierce as a spec
lal policeman at the swimming nnb, up the
BTandywiut, was confirmed
Also the appointment OF Theodore Blackburn
10 tue vacancy IN the police force, caused bv the
resignation Of Nm. T. Davis
Also, the appointment of W. W. Cole special
| Puileehldh on tue south side of the Braudywlue
communication Was read from A j. Barrett
asking that the opening of the cuvert on Fifth
street be referred To the appropriate committee
TO enable him to have conference with it and
lhls amlcaby arrange all differences in relation
thereio. The matter wa referred.
A. ]. Clllriy Was elected an additional weigh
master mat No might temporarily ill the o-itiou
oi one OF the new incumbents who is absent
from the city.
Mr. Lichtensten presented a bond and mort
gage from the Friendship Fire Co.. as security
ioI luall, Which was ordered TO be recorded
Nlr. Febiger offered a resolution that the Com
| ihlttee on Law be instructed to prepare an
ordinance which viii require that all bonds and
4eeua De kept under the jurisdiction Of the Law
department.
Mr. Pickels stated that such an ordinance was
pelhB prepared by tho Committee and would be-
i9lI9eneed y, i9 at the next meeting whereupon Mr.
reDiser Withdrew his resolution
COMMISSIONS RETURNED.
The award of damages by the commission ap-
| pointed to open Logan street, from Marylahd
Avenue to the +, ~ b. H. Il was reported al
| iumn"A; jonathan Hilton, $1,000; James Rice.
/ sjbO' lhe entire cost was estimated at S1SGO
| to l4uidate which benefits were assessed A.
iolo@s' =, Horn, $50; B. Nugent SllO; A.
| Conard, $50 W. Conald slUO j. MeGran 1gO,
Martin seal SO Z. Mcfarland. $50; Alex
| White $40 } VI Nallery. $50 f. Mahara. s9J.
r. Masauty, sll }. II. Sweeney. $50: Il. Con,
| cry $50 NJ Haruy, ESQ +. McDemott. $50.
Il Pusey 80 NJ. Mooney, s2IO b. Hanley,
The report Of the commission on openinu
| Robinson street from Pine to Chnreh was aI,o
read, and slN cents damages assessed TO the
following parties +. W. q b. Il H. john Io
gan, Rebeeca Stearns, Eliza NJ. Hannah N. and
u. Frank Duncan
These returns were referred to the Committae
on Opening Streets.