Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-24
Proceedings Of City Council.


Ci,v Council met a, the usual honr, !a' csea.
ing, President Mars in the chair.
The France Committee was continued on all
bi~iut>-.
Tie Street Committee Icl",tst! Mat IN" lsIi-
ZION asking for the curbing, ,!>lnG add gr;"ilog
ni ,he cast side of Adams Sirt,', h-,ween sixth
.ld Seventh streets, lacked u ~ui'r'."t number
ut signatures To warrant the tonmi,cr IN acting
uppu II. Adopted
| O., the ren,onslrance against paving the bed
! OF Eighth street, the Committee reported THAI ,
i. had been received too late, bids lor the work.
| having been Sent IN. Adopted.
The Street Commissioner reported 50 men
and l.; horses and carts employed.
The Watering Committee reported i.vurahlv
on the petition for water pipes on W Nilson street
40 to Tenth Estimated cost. SlUo. Adopted,
80 i,ypraby On petition ior water ON West
street fro l.fi t, lith streets. Estimated cost,
| $40.
| The Ger reported Is men EN-
rlov".
4 Mr.. "a he Committee on onening
| .,ree,s ON 'iiIs awards of the Water
street 4. o,oi- moved 10 refer the subject to
a special committee.
lie asked thai the vote ON the motion might
he coa- drred & lest vote in order 10 ascertain
III, present position of Council III regard TO the
maiter-wheiher the original motion t" widen
60 feet would Ire adhered 10, or the proposition
Of the Railroad Company be accepted.
Those who were in favor Of adhering the re-
ISOLATION to widen 60 Get should vote nay; those
in favor Of less width 10 vote aye.
The motion gave rise to considerable discus
sion, the other memD er. moi reli,hng the idea
Of thus committing themselves by vote
; Mr.. Febyer rose 10 explain" lie saiu he
> ! made the motion to ascertain the exact position
of Council in reference TO the matter 1t war
useless to go to the trouble Of appointing COM
= mission and estimating damages, without having
a definite understanding in regard to the exact
nature of the proposed improvement,
Mr.. j. G. Baker aske I'd what advantage would
accrue to the city by resembling the resolution
+ to widen 60 feet and accepting the proposition
of the Rair'ad Co.
:. Mr.. Febiser briefly summoned up the a.lvan'
,ages to be derived from the greatly reduced
. cost and the value to the city of the improve
ments to be made by the Co.
u Several members expressly stated that they
i, should not consider the vote binding nor allow
~ II To restrict their future action in any manner
The vote on the resolution was taken by aye,
u and nays, as iollows
Ayes Messr-. J. Baker, Febiger, tmegan
m Hayes, Hcused, Lichlenstein, Mcdowell
Pickles, Phillips, QUINN Shor,lidge, Presiden
- -l2.
III Navs--Messrs J. q. Baker, Foulk, Mention
,r Paynier, Taylor, Cnderwood-6.
This action is by means final, although b,
il the proposition of the p W x B r Il com
=, pany is virtually accepted by Council.
i, The monthly statement, OF the Registrar W.
as reported correct. Adopted.
, The pay roll of Water Department amounting
G. to $3.50 So. and the ioli of the Street Cummi-
, souer, amounting 10 1881. Sc were read and oi
er ders directed TO be drawn.
IL Mr.. Febiger presented the report of the com
>, mission to assess damages for opening tnio
,s, street. The assessments were, Steam Brick Co
10: estate OF Samuel Davis, estate of Mrs Samus
ne Davis and estate OF Nelson Cleland, six cent
=. each
Is. The report was adopted
I'd, Also the report OF the Commission 10 ASST
damages for opening Twelfth street, from Jac'
son to Union.
The total amount OF damages assessed ";
$1,000; benefits We're awarded to the amount
X $3.50.
w On MOTION referred 10 the Committee
ok, Oppening Streets
Proposals for paving Van Barren street, fro
en- Lowering Avenue TO the Brandywine Race, we
4, read a. follows
~. l.ob'. Cook, 60 cente per cubic yard; .Ioi
y, Eoag, - cents per perch; Martin kehoe, s.
cents rer ward, Hugh UDonnei, - cents +
cubic yard
&C. Referred TO the Committee an Open
at Streets
Mr.. Fou uk called up fora third reading t
cal "Ordinance for the relief Of the Bapiis, Cl
.,vs Mission Lost, ayes 10; nayes t. the pass'
yers Of IN Ordinance requiring the votes Of twothii
lar Of the Whole Conncil.
Mr.. Fnulk moved that the Street COMMITS
), advertise the time The carts for the remova
~. ashes Will gn nri their Rounds, so that the 81
an, h,'' zcns may know when 10 place on, thcir 81
~. and otlL
no. a. In view many complaints arising from 9
'-'' lene ~ reason Of one of the contractors for
moving a-hes falling To perform his dnly,
slr Pickles c'5"-ed as a substitute, u resou ioa
lhls @lrgci'rp the street Committee - prepare
s,er- Hr3ipn e renew al Of ashes and garl.
the for th
her II was accepted and adopted
r OF II .ttons were read aud feie
ed - &c ,mascge 9f an prdina
,.,,, for the paving OF Nalnut, ir
~ a TweIi! . teeAth -lreeIe; for the pawn.
Weu the sidewalk and gutter ON Harrison street, Fl
~ on Delaware 10 Gi!pin ivtru,s; for lern5-
tmrS To erect frame stable; Tor the curhng anu T
sup lag ot both sides of Chippv street; Tor the p
OF a ing of the gutter on the west side of Jackson
was between Second and rour,L. for n lamp
West, between Seventh and Eighth streets.
On motion adjourned.
During the evening orders were dirocie
ublie be drawn. as follows:
show Jos Flanagan, 500 81 Robert Smith, Sl7'
II + Pickles, S27l 81; Robert Lee, SlG0 81
farra, 1893 so; K Wood d Co, 5000 90,
able on the 9th of July; r Mcintyre, S3S
az II UDonnelI, Sl93 43; Joseph Fout So
o. Treasurer of Board Of Health, $780, }