Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-05-24
City Council.
REGULAR MEETING LAST EvBSING.
Council met at the usual hour, President Mari
in the chair

council met at the usual hour, President Maris
in the chair.
FAVORABLE REPORTS.
by the Water Committee upon the petition
Tor water pipes at 10th and Wilson and on Wash-
lngton between 18th and l4th.
ADVERSE REPoTs.
ny the street Committee upon the petition for
paving the East side of Adams street. between
9TH ahd lth, ami upon the remonstrance against
paving the bed of Eighth street.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
Number OF men employed in the Street De-
paftment, ~; horses and carts, IS. Number of
men in the Water Department, 1s. PAY roll OF
the former, S33l.37 Of the latter. S2S5 S..
COMMISSIONS RETURNED
For opening Union street, with the following
Awards Steam Brick Co. &c Samuel b. DAVIS
6G.i Mrs Samuel b. Davis, &C.; heirs of Nelson
Cleland. &c. The award was accepted
For opening Twelfth street, from Union IN
Jackson with the following awards: Mrs. d.
" wilson, 500; j. t. Jordan, $40; Henry
dTant, sl0; Jas. Downward, S4OO; ]. 4. Cause,
S2500; L. McCorkle, Soc; i. M. Rodney Gc
Nah ~ Newman, &C.; Mrs. Van KIeek, &c. Ben,
ehts we're assessed upon the following parties .
j. g. Seeds, $50; Henry Pitchner, estate Of /
W smith, Mary NJ. Dillon, j. Vincent =
Mcclure, J, Harding and VIM. Doran SiO each;
j. Schoneld, 20i Amos Carter, $lO;-Miiler
20; W: Mayne, $40; j. Mcdowell. S25; P. Nc,
Dowell, @I5; L. Mcdowell so; p w McDowell
600; 4. Thatcher, s5Oi p, Mcdowell, $500.
Ihls commission was referred to the Commit
tee on Opening Streets.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
The ordinance to permit the Wilmington City
Baptist Mission to erect frame chapel was cali
| go up on lts third reading and lost by ayes 10
/ nays 4. - N''' A0'
Alr. Foulk introduced A resolntiop that ,,o
| Street Commute be authorized to advertise the
ume the garbage carts go around on each side
| OF the city, 80 that the people NAV know when
| to put out their offal
Mr.. Quinn moved as an amendment that if the
| contract be anulled '->
| Mr.. Plckels offered as a substitute for the res
| olutlon and amendment that the Street Commit.
tee be instructed to prepare an ordinance fol
the removal OF garbage from the city and report
the same to Council. Adopted.
GRADING VAN BUREN STREET
proposals Tor grading Van Buren, street from
/ read "O''
Robt. Cook, 50 cents per cubic yard.
John Loag. 10 cents per perch for stone work
and 30 cents for earth.
NJ kehoe, 72sl cents if the stone be left, or Sc
if he take the stone
Hugh oDonnel, re. per cubic yard and leave
the stone.
- me proposals we're referred to the Committee
on Opening Streets.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
for the passage of an ordinance recurring
that the sidewalk OF Walnut street be curbe9
and paved from llth to 18th for paving side
walk on Harrison street from Delaware ave. 10
Gllpin ave-, and the cutters from Delaware ave.
70 ehailcross ave. and crossings to allow Adolf
phus Hessey to enlarge a frame stable for the
curbing and paving OF Chippy street on 10th
sides for paving and guttering the West side
OF jackson street, from I'd to 4t6 for gas lamp
on the North side of Eighth street, between
West and Washington.
ORDERS.
>, Jos. Flanagan, S96,37; Robert Smith, S179. 20;
H. r. Plekels, S27l2l ; Robt Lea, Sl6O.S6 d,
Earra' $3.50; Il. Wood & Co., $2OSO. 90 r..
Mclntire, $500; II. o'Donnell, Sl9S. As; Jos.
Fout, ~ 20 Treasurer Board of Health, 1900. +;
L. Lichtenstein S8.42.