Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-05-31
city Council.
REGULAR MEETING, LAST EVENING.
Council met at the usual hour President Maris
/ the chnir-

REGULAR MEETING, LAST EVENING.
Council met at the usual hour, President Maris
in the chair.
OFFICIAL REPoRIs
The Chief Engineer reported 20 men employed
in the Water Department. and the Street Com
missioner 80 men AID IL carts in the Street De-
partment. The following pay rolls were pre-
sented Street Department 594l Al Water
Department, 1924. Is ; Salaried Officers OF the
city, sll62.9i Police Department, Sl520.77.
FAVORABLE REPORTS.
BY the Finance Committee to allow donation
Of $50 to Jacob Richardson, fire watch to re-
fund 10 Culbert Il Deacon, $50 49, to NJ. Culbert
S2l.03, and to John Mills, S6.25, money errone-
ously paid for paving
By the Street Committee on gutter in Fourth
street, between Monroe and Adams on paving
and grading the sidewalk on Washington street
from Twelfth street to the Brandywine as soon
as bed of the street is graded on paving the
sidewalk on the East side of Walnut street. from
Eleventh to Thirteenth on paving both sides
Of Harrison street from Delaware to Gilpin Av-
enues, and CUTTERS from Delaware Avenue to
Shallcross Avenue aud crossings on paving
cutters ON Jackson street near Fourth, and Ninth
street near Madison on curbing and paving
sidewalk on East side of Madison street, from
Eighth to Delaware Avenue. These reports wele
all accepted.
ADVERSE REPORTS.
BY the Committee on Opening Streets on the
bill of q. ID. Agnes for SO
By the Street Committee, on sewer on Fifth
street, because 1t was on private property, and
no action could be taken until the street was
condemned. Objection being made to the report
it was Withdrawn and the committee instructed
to ascertain what arrangements could be made
with the property holders relative to the con-
| struction of the sewer.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Deeds for the bed of the extension Of Eleventh
street were presented from Z. McInall and Rev
Patrick Riley
The contract for grading Van Buren, street was
gwen to John Loag 80 far as the removal Of
earth was concerned, and all bids for the remo-
val Of rock were rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Paynter the vote bv which
the ordinance to allow the Wilmington City Bap.
tlst Mission to erect frame chapel was defeat
ed was reconsidered. and the ordinance passed
by ayes IL, nays 4.
communication was read from the Whining
top Steam Brick Co. accepting the award OF
cents damages in opening Cnien street provided
II would be allowed to remove the clay, Refer
red.
Mr.. Foulk introduced resolution instructina
tie Committee on Public Buildings to provide
water for the COW pound, which was adopted.
On motion Of Mr., Febger, committee Of
tmee was appointed to name referees in the dis
tnbutlon Of the Brandywine water power, tn,
old ones all being dead. The President appoint
ed Messrs. Febiger, Lichtensten aud Paynter
The Finance Committee was authorized to dis
. count nots of $4,000 for the use of the Boar,
OF Education and $40 900 for the use of the CITY
; resolution by Mr.. Pickels directing the Wa
\ ter Committee to inquire whether the cit
/ south Of the Christians could be supplied wit
water from any other source than the Brandy
wine was adopted
The ordinance for the relief OF Henry Eckt
was called up on its third reading and lost
The preliminary steps towards the appoint
ment of a Jury of Condemnation for straighte1
ing Shipley run were taken by the adoption OF
resolution introduced by Mr.. Pickels.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
By the property holders along Lowering Ave
nue. to build wall along the culyert there,
their own expense, but asking city to donate th
stone.
For the introduction of water into the prin
case Of fire.
For water pipes in jefferson street betwee
Ninth and Tenth.
For the connection Of water pipes on Tatna
street with the new basin.
For the appointment of Commission to cor
demn the bed of Robinson street, betwee
Church and Pine.
For the curbing, guttering and paving of IL
! west side of Maryland avenue, from Front
Beach.
!! For paving cutters on Broome street, froi
Delaware to Shallcross avenues, and on LoI
street, from Spruce to Pine.
ORDERS.
G.. W. Jackson 1850 T. Holland $500
JohI Loag S12150; George W. Stone 81. so
|. j. Lang Il. 90; Charles Mcclure S173.67 ; Mu
, Sl65.44 q. H. p Simmons Si69.72 Villa
. b. Davis & Sen $40 As; Danl Gallagher S562. 2i
James McIntire $4,000 A. Mills $500; Sundl
Bondholders s9S3.70 William Stilley S200.00
/ Washington Cox $4,000,