Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-08-30
THE CITY COUNCIL.

Ia the ,b-ence Of the President AZ i,thten'
Sicip was called To the raait.
The petition Of X. r,inpr. IN the Lanes "i
the Street Committee, was .aiI over until the
second meeting IN y, tolrr
On the petition Of j II. kHrh, asking com
1cu~ition for damages sustained by an over
ilow ing sewer ai Fourth and Poplar streets, the
same Committee reported that IN their ju'ls-
men,, The city was not responsible lor The
d,miyc. lnrtcd
AI,,, th,t il,r Stree, Commissioner had been
J. Srir'"d l." .ni!rv siilc'ent noinl"t "i
teams to remove all the earbas, IN the Guy.
Ine retItion ior til, .,ad,us, cn'binc, aud
paving 81 east side OF A sn, street, between
fig"'n and Ninlh,was reported upon iavordbly
td,pH-d.
o tbe complaint of damage resulting from
tte !"-i'ilcitnI SIZE oi the met I" the Monroe
-, Nef, Marvimd Avenue and Chestnm
r'ei, the Committee Reported that lhe ,vli
al! be reueued by tlie con-truc ION "i an
aiilnonai Inio', three fee; wide, at a cos! Of
500 Adopted.
Lac stittl Committee reported 10 men and
- aorst- aud carts employed
Tue Water Committee reported fdvorablv on
ilr p.ttion for water pipes Tavor street,
between Church aud Locust. at a COS, of Sl5O
Adopted.
The Chief Engineer reported 81 men en-
ploved.
The Committee on Public bindings. IN
reference 10 The bids for iuiidIng .I,c Washing
an ,hgne ho,-c.relort,d that ihc hi,i ut 800
from MeSsIs Damn N X inr, was an estimate for
binding he same size of the Reliance engine
uonse, which has frontage OF /, feet. inches
But rs the contract provides for the building Of
house % feet front, ON the same style as the
Reliance engine house. the next lowest bid
Fl.21, was accepted. This report. and the
report alrr"Pria'ng the money tothe Company
was adopted
On the petition Of VIM Forrest, asking for
th. opening of Seventh street, from the Rail
road to the Bramlywne, Ike Committee on
Opening Streets reported in favor of doing
when the street should he decided to the city,
Adopted.
Also, that the contract for grading Van
}uren street be awarded to Robert Mcintyre,
md the contract for building culvert on Lover
ing avennc and Clayton street. to Robert Lee.
| Adopted.
| The resgnaion of G. +. Fara. as Assistant
insIector Of the First Ward, was read, and
Isaac Woodrow elected 10 ill the vacancy.
| Mr.. Pickles stated that the Assistant Inspector
| If The Third Ward had removed INTO another
Ward, and his office was therefore vacant.
| Robert lIames was elected to III the vacancy.
| Mr.. Febiger presented the plans for the open
in of Twelfth street, as drawn by the City
| surveyor
He also presented three petitions asking that
kennett Pike, from Twelfth 10 Thirteenth
city.
| The subject, was on motion, laid over until
the meeting of the new Council.
The resignation of David Stevenson as In
! sp,ctor OF the Fourth, was read and Wm IL.
| irliiin elected in his stead
The resignation Of the Inspector Of the Ninth
| Ward. Jas. Mckennon, was read, and Jas. A.
Spencer elected in his stead.
A petition from the Diamond State Assembly
,sking the use Of the Hall "u Friday evening,
Oct. sth, was read and referred
The pay rolls of the Wafer Department.
9'9I.lS. the street Department. Sl43,the Police
Department, S621.42, the Water Department
officers, e2OS.3i, and the Miscellaneous Depart
menl,S904oi were read and passed in the usual
manner.
The Drdinence reducing the number Of The
members of Committee on Public buid,ngs from
| i've 10 ten was read Il third Time and passed, hy
ayes 49, nays q.
On motion Of Mr.. Pickles, the use Of the hall
was granted to Nawin Pyle and others on
| Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
eneninss next, for the purpose OF holding a
! festival
Mr. liareS presented Il resolution Authorizing
! the Street Commissioner io make full arrange
meil, for the removal II all garbage, at a ,rice
not exceeding 500 per team, per day.
NIapted.
Nj: Hayes presented the bids for macadam
'~Ing fonrth street, bnl as the specifications for
nc work had only been submitted 10 The inspec
or Of bidders for lew DAYS, lhc time ior re
| c.lVlng the bids W. eXf,nd.d for one week
Petitions were received from the Water
| winch Fire Company for a donation of $50 L.
huahle them 10 parch.se horses; Tor n crossing
| So i'h side ct Jackson street, at R,eG; iOr a
amp at Riddles Road and Lowering Avenue.
Referred.
Ga motion, Council adjourned until Monday
! -Neiing ntXi, 1t - O'clock
During the evening th, following oid.r. were
directed IA be drawn:
u. b Anderson, 81 30; Robert Lee, $780, 26;
inos. foord Ssol9, K.bt Snlh, s297 -, f.
hthn' SlO.2J, u. Woo!man, 81 -; Jas Webb,
e'llo, Iioasdale N Cameron, S2j -; Geo w.
| vernon, SIS %; Adams d Bro, 36c; NJ Is
fl31 -; K W. B,rnie. $3.50; Z. Carb.rry,
1881 John Walls, SO &c; Rnb Cook 500 O2;;
Treasurer of Water Wilch Fire Co, 500;
Washington, Z" $1,000
Mayor Valentine, $50; Snndry b"ndhoders,
cl,0GSo3; Washington Cox $50, Wm. II. Qnin..,
$1O4; Mrs, L, CLANCY, Sll2OS
| Errors in tax bulls
| Hugh Higgins - G3; Mrs tnn ..o,es. Sc; ~,
John McIear, S3.2S; John +. NJ. Lear, S:;2S
Peter Foord, $40; Henry Iatimrr, $3s 20
Mm. Akin, Sc; Cyrus Stern, 81 60, &. W.
Horne, sl9'GS; Thos. y. deNe,n,apcie, ,S26 81
John Met loskey, s7.O7; Thos Milikin, Sl.72
sam. Il. Sh,sier, S263;
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