Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24
OUR CITY COUNCIL.
The Garbage Nuissnos---0peniug Streets
in the Ninth Ward.

Thursday night, President Naris In the
Chair.
The complaint Of j. L. Crossan and
others of an overflow of water at Eleventh
and Lombard streets has been attended 70.
The petition of j. l.. Hawkins and
Others for the curblng and paving Of
Buena Vista street was granted.
There are 80 men employed by the
Water Department and AZ men and 10
carts by the Street Department.
On the question of opening Eighteenth
street communications from Ephraiml
ing and A. II. Harvey were read offering
to wait until July LIST, 1873, for most OF
the money they ask for their ground.
On motion the offers were accepted and
the street ordered 10 be opened.
On the question of City Hospital, Mr..
Quinn reported that in n few weeks he
would have the opinion of the City Solicit
tor, and would then call the Committee
together.
On motion of Mr.. John q. Baker the
vote by which the granting of an order to
the Washington Fire Engine Company of
81 900, was passed, was reconsidered, and
the matter referred back to the Committee
on Public Buildings. 1t appears that some
gentleman complains that his bid was not
considered with the rest, and that 1t was
several hundred dollars lower than the one
| accepted.
The weekly pay roll of the Street De-
partment was passed amounting To S37l.7
and also that of the Water Department
amounting to $40l.l7.
The Mayor was requested to ask for q
commission for the opening Of franklin
street from Delaware Avenue TO the Ken
nett turnpike.
A motion was passed that Council meet
| at Twelfth and Clayton streets, at six
O'Clock Saturday night.
VIM. McCaulley and other owners OF
marsh land petitloned for the opening OF
of Seventh street to the Brandywine river.
Referred.
W. A. Murphy and others petitioned
for water pipes on Taylor street, between
Church and Locust Referred.
VIM. Yonkers and othersIpetltioned for
lamps at Harrison and Reed streets. Re-
ferred.
Margaret Stroud and others petitioned
| for the paving of the cast side of Adams
street, between Second and Third. Refer
! red.
Bids for opening vanBuren street to the
Brandywine, and for laying o culvert on
| Lowering Ave. and Clayt III streets, were
read and referred.
On motion of Mr.. Quinn, u resolution
was passed giving the Street Committee
power to employ enough carts to take all
the slop in the city away promptly. He
/ said since the market was removed to
| King street the street cleaners had visited
| Market street twice, but he put his trnst
| In Providence, rs he could not depend
on the City Council.
| Mr.. Finegan wanted the hogs let loose.
Mr.. Pickles had faith in carts, and
| thought as soon Ms the machinery was
pretty well creased everything would go
all right.
| Mr.. Hayes said the trouble was the
| carts now in use could not ge. round in
the morning, and when they passed the
houses in the afternoon the women wer c
asleep and the gates locked.
| Council proceeded to the election of two
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, in
place of j. T. Head aud W. s. Hilles,
whose terms have expired.
Mr.. Pickles nominated J. T. Head foI
three years and W. s. Hilles for two years
each receiving ten votes, to seven fol
ted by Mr.. Quinn.
I
for the Seventh Ward, in place of Mr.
Springer, removed.
The PhmniX Fire Company petitioned
for 5000 toward paying for Two horses
Referred.
| During the evening orders were directed
to be drawn as follows; G. IL. p. Sim
mons, tSS0.33; Robt. Smith. $2S6.70
Wilmington Rolling Mill Co., $3.50
Garrett, Kent IL Co., 81 j. H. Beggs
s1.l5; Mellertz & Kinsey, $a6.44; Josepl
Miller, slS.75 e. q. Stotsenburg & Son
Ss50.04; Glatts IL Eckel, S36 P. Banner
s45.95 E. Provost, $75; D. Gallagher
$685. F. A. Taylor, $99; John Akin
SIS 81; Matthew Maloney, $50 8. Wad
dington, t4.16; Mrs. p. Finn, 1897
James Bradford, 1885; W. w, Pritchett
sG49 F. McSorley, *23.55 Sarah Black
we'll, $9.12; 7. Holland, $3.50; jaime
Crippen, 50 DR.. C. W. Jones, SIS -
W. seers, ss.2a; Chief of Police, a |
NJ. West, $3.50.