Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-05-17
City Council.
THE MEETING LAST EVENING.

THE MEETING LAST EVENING.
The meeting was presided over by the Presi-
dent, Mr.. Maris.
FAVORABLE REPORTS.
by the Street Committee upon the petition for
sidewalk on the West side Of Fifth street. be-
tween Monroe and Adams for paving CUTTERS
at Eighth and Bennett and at Taylor and Ben
nett streets. Adopted.
by the Water Committee, upon the petition
for water pipes on Washington street az far as
l4th for water pipes on Kirkwood street and
for water pipes on Third near Jackson Adopted.
By the Committee on Public Buildings upon
the petition Of Mary NJ. Vaughn to erect frame
building. Adopted.
BY the Committee on Public Lamps for lamps
on Church street, between 9th and 10th.
Adopted.
BY the Committee on Opening Streets upon
the petition to grade Adams streets, from 9th to
7th. Adopted.
ADVERSE REPORTS.
by the Committee on Public Buildings, upon
the petition for removal Of the Fish market, and
upon the remonstrance against the erection Of
a chapel for the Wilmington City Baptist Mis-
sion. Adopted.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS.
Thirty-seven men and - carts were employed
in the Street Department, and 80 men in the
Water Department The pay roll in the former
amounted to 1918 % in the latter to @307l7,
MISCELLANEOUS
The petition of the Phoenix Fire Company was
The Committee on Public Buildings reported
that the ordinance before Council in relation to
the market would dispose of the petition for the
repeal Of the Market ordinance
A favorable report OF the Pub. Building Com.
on the petition to erect chapel for the Whining
ton City Baptist Mission was adopted by ayes
and hayes as follows Ayes-Joshua Baker
Dillon, Foulk, FiDegan, HueHted, Phillips
Quinn. Quigley, Shortldge, Taylor, Underwood
and President Maris, l5 Nays. q. Baker
Febiger, Hayes Lichtenstein, Mention, Mellow
ell, Paynter, Z.
The adverse report upon the petition Of Hy
Eckel TO enclose steam engine was defeated bl
ayes and nays, as follows Ayes. G. Baker
Febger, Foulk, Huested, Mcdowell, Pickles
PAINTER Quigley and President Maris, 8 Nays
Joshua Baker, Dillon, Finegan. Hayes, Lichten
stein, Phillips, Quinn, Shortlldge Taylor, I'm
derwood, 10.
The contract for the removal Of ashes was lie
to d. Gallagher at 81, 496.
The contract for paving around the Soldier
Sailors Monument lot was lot to G.. Ii. p. Sim
mons for 1915.
PETITIONS PREsENTED.
| For the introduction of water pipes on tn
South Side, near Third-St Bridge.
oRDDRs.
Ut Stroud, $40. so ; II. G. Cooper, $685. VII
mington Steam Brick Co., S3l770; Ferris
Garrett, IS % W. Clancy, $5062i Il. Collins
| S54 G. II. p. Simmons, $205 10 p. Reynolds
man, S27.I3 W. W. Simmons, S1O77
Clancy, S55 SO John Loag, s1lS.S7 ; Jenkin
n Atkinson, Sl945; G. W. Vernon, $2i.5O "
W. Simmons, 800 % II. II. Warrington, S3l 81
Ferris 4 Garrett, $l40.57; Electric Line Q
Steamers 60 cents L. Forrest S27.50 g, v
Stone, IS 90 MelleTtz h Kenney, $lSSOS I
H. Kent, SO W. Il. II. H. r. o., S2l.92 "
W. Simmons, 49, As Ferris Garrett, Sl.lO
A. Mills, 50 80 NJ Kehoe, Sl65 81 |. q. drubt
$40 ID. Gallagher, 5000 II. q. Cooper, ~ %
lily. Boyd, $40 Jno. Ii. Graham, $685. L
Gallagher S3l4 g.
Council adjourned till Monday evening mex