Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-01-19

Council met at usual hour, Mr. Marispresiding
The Finance Committee waH continued Oh all
business in it, hands.
The petiten Of r. Mcdowell was laid over
mil the first meeting in April.
The Street Committee reported favorably upon
the petition Of r. Hughes for damages sustained
by the non rental Of his buildings along the
Monroe street sewer, because Of their supposed
insecurity after the caving IN Of raid sewer. and
recommended that four months rent, or slG5 be
allowed. The report was amended by inserting
five instead Of fOGr in the humber Of months and
adopted.
The Street Commit aoLer reported 30 men and
II carts at work upon the streets during the past
week.
The Watering Committee was continued on all
bu-inesa in it's hands.
The monthly report Of the Registrar was
examined aud approved.
Eleven men were employed in the Water
Department during the past week.
Tie building Committee was discharged from
the further consideration Of the petition Of the
/ +. w. X Is. X. Il.
| The uAe of the City Hall was granted the
Buffalo Assembly for April let
The Committee to which the matter was re-
! ferred, eXhOnerated the Chairman OF the Building
! Committee from all improperly alleged to have
been committed in the matter OF letting out to
contract the enclosing Of the lot at nth and
! Washington streets and the erection thereon Of
| a fountain.
A warm debate was engaged in by
| Mersrs. Finegan, Quinn. Pickles and Foulk,
| after which the report Of tho Committee was &C
| cepted.
The Committee on Fire Companies reported
adversely upon the petition OF the Water Witch
| Fire Co. for donation, but recommended a
loan Of 200 said loan to be paid by the deduc-
ton, annually, Of sl75 from the appropriation
TO the company. The report was accepted
Also, favorably upon the petition OF the Friend
ship Fire Co for a loan Of $1,000, upon the con
ditlons named in the prayer, but the loan not tC
| In ruala mi laff ~ nj A.,
cepted.
; Mr.. Febiger presented a communication from
Mr. Patterson, late City Solicitor, which stated
that large portion Of the ordinances Of the city
had already been compiled and were ready fol
the printer, and recommended that the work oil
printing be begun.
The Committee was instructed toinvite propo-
sails for the printing Of 500 copies.
| Tie communication Of Thos Wilson was laid
over for three weeks.
| Mr.. Lichtenstein introduced an ordinance L
prohibit COVE from running at large within thu
limits Of the Seventh Ward, which was reat
twice.
Also, an ordinance providing for adIitiona
fire alarms which shall indicate the direction o
the fro This ordinance was read a second time
petition received from John McCloske'
n and others asking that the water pipes be ex
I tended to Chestnut street. below Franklin. Re
:, ferred
A communication was read from Robert por
y ter and Philemma Chandler donating certa
I tracts OF land ia the Tenth Ward TO the city, 70
i the purpose OF opening streets, Referred.
p A petition was received from John McIlvain
r and others, asking for lamp at Ninth and Wilso
q, streets Referred.
II The use Of the hall was granted to b. Il Heir
Ter, on the evening of Jan. 3lht for the purpOs
. Of delivering free lecture on The Clyde all
Re the Chrlstiana"
q Mr. Pickles called mp for third reading the Of
al dnance creating department Of engineefin
and surveying.
Mr. Febiger and the other members of Ill
! Committee on Opening streets were excuse
! from voting, but it was afterwards discovere
that the remaining votes were not sufficient
TO secure the passage Of the ordinance, and
y they were required to vote upon the ordinanc
~ Tho ordinance was adopted.
mr. Mr.. Plckes introduced an ordinance amendn
or the ordinance concerning dogs, which was res
nv twice
Of Henry Conrad and others prayed the extensiC
On OF water pipes l2j feet to Firth and Montgome
streets. Referred.
The following orders were directed to
ld drawn =. Hughes, SlGS; Robert Lee, SIG, 4.
Geo. W. Vernon, ss250 Croasdale u Camera
S29.72; Johnston Il Bogia, SIG Wilmingtt
Coal Gas Company, Sl2lO; O. f. Rudolph, !,
II. Q. Simpson, s27 G3; r. Y. de Normandi
~ TlO5.l2 Ferris Garrett sl.75i H. Brnghur
o Co, s7l richardson Hopes, Il 1868 ..
ne NJ kehoe, sl0O; Patrick Dillon, $40, 900; Robe
Lea 5000; Lewis Z. Grub, $3.50
Council then adjourned.