Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-06-28

Petition of w. T. Westbrook for permission
to erect telegraph poles along the Marsh Lane
All the above reports were adopted
The Street Commissioner reported 4O men
and ~ horses and carts employed.
The Watering Committe reported fay orably
OIL the petition of the Wilmington x Reading
Railroad Company for the extension OF water
pines to the site Of their new engine house
Adopted.
The Chief Engineer reported &c men EN-
plOyed.
The Lamp Committee reported favorably
on the following petitions all uf which re-
ports were adopted:
For lamp on east side of Madison street, be-
tween Eighth ana Ninth. Estimated cost.
$l2. For lamp on Windsor street between
Eighth and Ninth. Estimated cost, Sl2, For
six lamps on the causeway. Estimated cost,
$76.
Adversely on the petition for lampon Eighth
street between West and Washington
Adopted.
The proposition of the p, w. & b. r. r.
Co., was brought up as unfinished business,
motion to reject pending at the last adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Febiger renewed the motion to reject,
and spoke at length on some of the most oh
jectionable features of the proposition.
Mr.. Pickles also favored its rejection. He
said that the advantages were all on the side
of the Company, and the city would get no
thing but the Union Depot,
Mr.. j. q. Baker briefly reviewed the pro
position, and advocated its rejection.
The vote was taken and the proposition
rejected
MIR. Febieer presented a proposition which
had been favorably spoken of by the Presi-
dents of the W. & r. and W. 4 W. Railroads
stance, as fOllOws:-Let the city take 25 feet,
outside the P. w. & b. Co.'S. property, COM
mencing at the western boundary of the city
and extending to French street That the
Wilmington & Reading and Wilmington 4
Western Companies convert the HunsDerger
building, at the corner of Water and Market
streets, into depot building, extending it
to Orange street, IT necessary tor their ac-
cOlrmOdatiOn.
Mr.. Febiger spoke in favor of this proposition
| and moved its reference to the Special Com
mittee, with instructions to put 1t in tangible
On motion of Mr.. Paynter, the Street Com
mttee were authorized to invite proposals tor
laying macadamized pavement on Fourth
street, from Market street to the Chrstana.
| Also to invite proposals for building cnlvert
| in Poplar street, from Fourth street to the
Christiana. On motion of Mr.. Febiger, the
Clerk was instructed to purchase a book, and
have recorded therein all the streets owned
by the city, and whether such streets were
decided, purchased or condemned; also to EN-.
plOy an assistant for this purpose.
The pay rolls of the Police and Miscel.
laneous Departments, and officers OF thu
Water Department were read, and order.
drawn for their amounts.
Mr.. Pickles moved that the Finance Com
mittee be authorized to discount note $lO,-
, 900 for twenty days. Adopted.
The Ordinance increasing the salaries o
the Assessors and Collectors was read thir,
. time and passed.
This Ordinance fixes the salary at 800
and 8 per cent, of taxes collected, making
J, about $500.
: The pay rolls of the Street Department
$685.. 81, and the Water Departments, $3O5 Sc
were read and orders drawn for their amounts
e The return Of the commission for openin
s West Liberty street, awarding cents dam
X ages to each party, was read and accepted
Estimated cost Of opening 5000
Also the return of the commission fo
opening Tenth street, from Lombard T.
Is Church, awarding the same damages. Z.
q, timated cost of opening, $780, The cost wa
'. assessed as benefits on the owners in bot
the above cases.
The return of the commission for openin
ia Twelfth street, from jackson to Union, wa
ID also read, but as the assessment of benefit
* had been stricken out the award was rejecte
and new commission asked for.
The "Ordinance providing for the remov,
he Of Garbage was called up for a third reac
g. ing, and passed.
=. The Ordinance providing for the paving
the bed OF Windsor street, from Eighth
Ninth, was read third time and passed.
,al The OrdlnAnce regulating the salary
TO- TO- the City solicitor was read third time al
W passed. This Ordinance fixes the salary
Nj $500, without additional compensation exec
for services outside the city.1
Mr.. Febiger presented the following pr
'as p0sals for furnishing three blank due
books for the Water Department James
ty. Webb, $4l. 90 Glatts & Eckel, $36O II
ep contract was awarded to the latter firm.
The following petitions were read and l
ferred
ed For larger water main on Maryland Ay
gs. nue., in view of the insufticency at times
v the supply Of water in the Tenth Ward.
For reparatiOn Of damages caused by Op q
ing street In the Ninth Ward. For repal
tion of damages to adjoining property, caus
lar by the unfinished condition OF the City IL
p. yard.
49, A communication was read from the Boa
C., to take certain sanitary measures fnr nrava,
ing the spread Of the smallpox.
~ Mr.. MOOrehOuse, trom the Board of Heal
AL Committee, addressed Council on the subje
zen stating that the Board were continually
ity strained in their efforts for fear of overstt
Pa. ping the bounds of their authority On II
at tion, the subject was referred to the Comm
tee on Law, with instructions to report il a
further legislation was necessary
On motion of Mr.. Pickels, the papers
naming on the Clerks desk, were referred
RY the respective c6uimttees without reading
On motion adjourned.
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