Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-23
CITY csrur,l PrduesdInes i.
THE MrrrrNa LAST EVENING.

A regular meeting of the City Council was
held last evening, President Maris presiding.
A complaint made by J. J.. Crossan and others
OF an overflow Of water at 1lth and Lombard
streets. was reported having been attended to-.
Petitions of ]. l.. Hawkins and others for the
curbing and paving of BuenA Vista street was
granted.
The Water Department reported SO men en-
ployed, and the Street Department, AZ men and
16 carts.
Communications from E. Bowing and A. H.
Harvey were read in reference to the opening
of Eighteenth street. the parties Offering TO wait
till July list, 1873, for the remuneration OF the
ground.
The offers we're accepted and the street was
ordered TO be opened.
In regard to the City Hospital question: Mr..
Quinn reported that in few weeks he would
be ready to give the opinion of the City Solicl-
tor, and would call meeting OF the Committee
The vote granting an order to the Washington
Fire Company. of S2nn0, was reconsidered and
referred back t9 the Committee on Public Build
ings.
The weekly pay roll of tho Street Department
was allowed 1t amounting to S3fl.I3, and that
| of the Water Department was s40l II.
The Mayor was requested TO ask for acommis-
sion for the opening Of Franklin Street, from
Delaware Avenue to the Kennett Pike
motion prevailed calling meeting of Coun-
| ell AT 18th and Clayton Streets On Saturday
| evening at 6 o'clock.
The petition of VIM. McCaulley and others for
the opening of Seventh street othe Brandywine
was referred.
The petition of W. A. Murphy and others,
asking for water pipes on Taylor street, between
| Church and Locust streets, was referred.
Also the petition of Mr. Noukers and Others
for lamp at Harrison and Reed streets. was
referred
Margaret Stroud and others petitiouel for the
| paving of the east side of Adams street, between
ID and 80. Referred.
Bids for the opening Of Van Buren, street ia
the Brandywine, and for laying a culvert on
Lowering avenue and Clayton street, we're read
and referred.
On motion OF Mr. Quinn. resolution wa,
passed. giving the Street Committee power tC
employ a sufficient number of carts to remov,
all the slop in the city, fast as it collects. He
said that Market street had been visited twice
since the removal OF the market to King street
and that he would place his trust in Providence
as Council was not to be depended on in thi
matter.
Mr.. Febger suggested the propriety Of turn
J ing loose the hogs.
Mr. Pickles believed in the cart system, ant
I predicted a cleaner future on the streets, a
soon the machinery could be creased
MIR. Hayes explainedithe present difficulty b.
stating that the carts now used could not get al
= the way round in tile morning aud in the after
noon, the women locked their gates and went /
I sleep.
3, Council proceeded to the election of tw
Commissioner Of the Sinking Fund. rire j.
n Heald and W. S.,Hlles whose terms had expired
, J. T. Head and W, S Hllles were renomina
ted by Mr. Pickels. and Jesse Sharp and W. G
n | Gibbons were nominated by Mr.. Quinn.
4 Messrs. Head and Hilles each received te
votes against seven for Messrs. sharp aud Gil
bons
Davis Messimer w4s elected Inspector for til
: It'll Ward, in place of Mr.. Springer, removed.
The petition Of the Phoenix Fire Co, askin
for 5000 for the purchase of horses was referred
During the evening orders were directed to b
h drawn as follows q. II. +. simmons, $3.50 33
r Robert Smith, S2sG.70 Wilmington Rolling Co
j. SIS, so Garrett Kent X Co., 81 j. H. Beggi
d S7.l5; Mellertz n Kinsey. S26.4i Joseph Mi
+ Ter. $3.50 +. G. Stotzenburg n SON $3.50. 0l
Glatts Il Eckel, S3j 7, Blanner, S45 70 /
Provost, S7j D. Gallagher, 5576 +. A. Ia,
: or, S22 John Akin, s25 81 Matthew Malone,
= 1888 s. Waldington, 54.l6 Mrs. p. Finn
II IS 81; James Bradford. s25 65 w. W Pritcliet
sG ~ +. McSorley, SOB j5 Sarah Blackwell
+. 1912 I. Holland. $3.50 James Crippen. 56
Z Dr. c. W, Jones, SlSl2 W Seers, $500 Chi,
= Of Police, 81 l. NJ. West, 81 %.