Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-26
TIE CITY COUNCIL
Fourth srost-Damages Awarded On
Water Street.-The Curb-stone Market.

City Council, Thursday, held rcgnlai
meeting, the President, Joshua Maris, Ia
the chair.
Tho Street Committee reported favon-
1ly ON tha petition for cutting and paving
Chestnut and other streets. Adopted.
The ilofJ. d. Wiuslow for baliimg a
new pump house, S9,4Sj was reported
fayorably by the Watering Committee and
.cccpled by Council.
Theu-e Of the Hall was grant TO he
'0inct Baud for the evening of November
l5'h. for holding ball, ana at the s.gges-
lion Of the Lamp Commi tee lamps were
ordered 10 be placed at Second aud Jack
on an1 Second and Oh smut streets.
Seventy-six men were reported employed
by the Street and Water Departments last
week, my in the former aud tWenty-siA
the latter department.
The committee on City Hospital report
1t "a communication fom the ely S'lci-
lor on thu subject. quest Oning wlcther
he people were willing to bear the addi-
ional tax to support "A hospital, aud oiln-
ny many Timely suggestion n regard to
such an institution. Referred back 10
committee.
The Water Committee asked for and
were granted the privilege Of repairing
the roof Of NO mill.
Col Fthigcr asked for the second read
ing Of the Oid nance charging the grade
If certain streets, aud presented report
Of town meeting held IN the Hall in the
early part Of tile evening approving Of
hr ordinance,
The b'l passed by 20 yeas to 0 NAYS.
The payroll Of the Water Department
1889 Gl, was allowed, aud orders directed
TO be drawn.
Mr.. Febiger presented the return Of the
commission on Pennsylvania avenue
between Van Buren, and dupont sire Is,
assessing damages ranging from cents
10 $1,000. The award to j. T. Cause.
9 ceit-, was accepted aud the remainder
rel, c,.d and new commission asked for.
The commission On Franklin street was
also returned, awarding six cents to WIN.
II Nan. Accepted.
Mr.. Fcbigcr also returned the report OF
the second commission on Water street
This award is made IN the % feet widen
iug project, and the commission reported
the damages to be a. follows
ChristianA River improvement Compa-
ny, $40; Edward and Alfred Belts. $500,
James Webb. SOP; Thomas Walter,
$500 James White, S3asi Abraham Muir
ry, $411; Hugh llaughoy, 500; Jesse
Cook, siis; Maria Cook 500; Jacob
Anderson, S532; VIM. G. Gallagher. $500
llaughe7 ~ Ferry, $500; Harlan ~ llol
lngswurth Company, S23 12Oi Heirs Of
Joshua simmons, Sj,OGS; iUhn A. Harris,
50 600; PHILADELPHIA. Wilmington ~ Bal
timorc Railroad Company, Sl,5OOi Phila.
dclpnld, Wilmington " Baltimore Rail-
Z ffaUut.fal L. Hnl44Up Il
( Leonard. 81 $40; Joseph L. L9lanue, 81
$50. Joseph 4. Waite, (tpnaut) $500
/ William Bush 81, 800; Joseph Fuui Oen'
unt) ESQ: William K. and Harlan Cause
Oenants) stCp Total, S49.7Sj.
4 Propo-al- for furnlshing 1000 feet OF
curb tone were read. PHilip Mcdowell
wanted to furnish the stone at 81 cts. pen
( foot. Roht. smith bid 50 els. per foot
james cKcndrick was willing to furnish
/ she material az ~ cts per lencai foot, and
.fosoVh Flanagan wanted the job at 81 cts
Per foot
All these bids were referred,
Mr. Foulk introduced Il RESOLUTION rcgu
lalng the prce to be paid To the city fol
the use OF the Hall, aud the price to b,
paid To the itntOr for opening the same
Final action on the resolution was post
ponci one week
II cost san o. 10 run the Street Depart
mcnt duiiug the last week Orders Weri
dir,tcd To- hc drawn for this amount.
Mr. lln,cs presented Il rcmOustrancl
from the market men protesting agan-
the removal of the curb stone markets
and also one from citizen. lo the Sam
effect, Tn, two petition were signed b.
nearly one thousand names.
\ motion Wa made that tie street Com