Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
City Council.
PROTEST AGAINST THE APPOINTMENT OF
WATER COMMISSIONERS.


City Council held a regular meeting last
Thursday, H.F Pickles, president, pro TEN.
Mr.. Candy, from Street Committee, re-
ported favorable on the report of J. W.
Hawkins and others for the arrest of
shedding on Market, King and other
streets. Adopted.
The Street Commissioner reported Is
men and 10 horses and carts employed.
Mr.. Foulk, from Committee on repairs
to the Old Academy Building, ask to be
continued until the first meeting In May.
The committee on the condition of the
city cells aud safe keeping Of prisoners
was continued.
Mr.. Foulk reported the clock in the
Council chamber in running order
Mr.. solomon Hersey WAS granted the
use of the city hall in June next for the
purpose OF holding a strawberry festival.
Mr. Mcdowell, from the Lamp Com
mittee, reported favorably on the petition
of WIN. Miller and others for four add
tional lamps in the Second street market
house, at an estimated cost of $40
Mr.. Febiger, chairman Committee on
Opening Streets, reported unfavorable on
the proposition of Mr.. Geo. Z. Weldin.
deciding the bed of Fourth street, near
| Union, to the city.
+NAs NAhu1f AAhth blSNAAl tpllllilkktt Oh
petition of DR.. Kane and others, asking
for a donation from the city to the vii.
mington Dispensary, recommended that a
donation of 1900 be made, to be paid in
July next. Adopted.
Payroll Of the Water Department for
the week was read, amounting to 1929. 30.
Bills for the Miscellaneous Department
were read, amounting to $1l33 IS.
The payroll of the Police Department
for February amounted 10 1888 80.
On motion of Mr.. Candy, the ordinance
for the matchmaking of Fourth street
was called up for fnal reading, but the
ordinance being in the hands of the Law
Committee, il was continued.
A petition was received from W. NJ,
Pierson and others, asking that lamps bt
placed at Dupont, Scott, Lincoln and
Union streets and Shallcross avenue.
Mr.. Beggs Offered resolution to EN-
power the Council to condemn property
for public wharves, in the event OF tho
passage of the bill now pending in the
Legislature, vacating Fifth street betReer
the p, W. & b. X. r. ana the Christiana
river, for the benefit of the Mccullough
Iron Co. Lost.
Yeas-Beggs, Febiger, Foulk, Heusted
Melntire, Pickles, Richardson, Underwood
S.
Nays-Baker, Bickta, Candy, Finegan
Gilbert, Hayes, Lynch, Mention, Mcdowell
Mendinhall-l0
Mr.. Candy presented a remonstranc,
from Harlan, Hollingsworth & Co., NJ
Poole d Co., g. w. Bush, Warner & Co.
aud Others, protesting against the con
deming of property for public wharves.
Pay roll of the Street Commlssi Nner
amounted to S214,3S.
| Mr.. hu -.
relation to coasting in the city, which WA
read a second time, which imposes 70
such offense fiue of net less than Sc am
' not more than IS; in the event of III
refusal TO pay the fine they shall be i'm
r pfisoned not less than 6 hours and no
+ more than "A hours.
I Mr.. Feblger offered an ordinance in rein
lion to vaeatlng Fifth street to the McCul
, Tough Iron Co, which waa read twice
! The ordinance is the same In substance
the one defeated at the regular meuIln,
last week.
' Mr.. Baker presented a preamble an
= resolutions referring to the bill now pend
ing in the Legislature for the appointment
@ oil three water commissioners, which re
4 menstrated against its pass ,ge.
. II was discussed at length by Messrs
q Ftbiger Baker, Hayes, Finegan and Quinn
: after which it was adopted by strlC
: party vote.
! Mr.. McIutire moved that when IN
: paper be forwarded to the Legislature ID
n yeas and nays be attached. Adopted.
& Mr.. Quinn called for the reading of IN
|. resignation Of Mr.. Maris as a member {
i that body.
q Mr.. Baker moved its Indefinite postpon,
y ment.
I The clerk informed the Council that h
had not received the resignation, and Al
e President declared the motions out {
- order.
Adjourned.
n Orders we're directed to be drawn AZ 70
N lows Patrick Magarity, $4,000 Thoms
A. Wardell, s14.O0; d. Gallahor, sSis. so; |
# Gallaher, $4.l2 J. D. Winslow, S15g 81
Il Gas Company, IS 90; James & Webl
i 1925, Jno. Logue, $54.0 j. NJ Stewar
n 5000 Samuel Chadwick, 1880; Jam,
n q Webb, S4S.75 DR.. West, $500; WIN
r. II. Brady, S47 65 Robert Porter, $40 OC
m McMullin & Seal, tl6; A. Traynor. sos OF
4. Diekerson n Brother, $500; Underwoo
u 4 Co, Ss4.00; W. c. Martin, $50 90;
q Holland, S55 90; jerk & Atkinsol
,e s53.OOi j. b. Richie, $50 90; J. II. Bri
ton, $40 90 Robert Graves, &, I03.41
.Pinkerton, $500; Institute Hall, S55 q
Jno. K.Kirkman, $1,000; Smith & Painte
N $3.50 Water Department, 1929. 20; Mi
1t eellaneous department, 81, 13S.ss; Polio
1, 6, 533.30,