Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-09
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WARRINGTON STREET BRIDGE

City Council met at ~ O'Clock, last evening,
President Maris in the chair.
The Street Committee reported adversely on
the following petltiOns:
For the extension of the cuvert on Secoud
street. beyond Adams, because, before long 1t will
have TO be enlarged, an 4 Its course changed; for
the paving OF the bed OF Curlett street, from
Spruce TO Church. because said street does not be-
long o the city; for payment of damages
tanned by Robt. McManus, in altering q house,
which extended over the building hne, because he
had never asked the City Surveyor for the correct
line. Adopted
Same committee reported in favor of awarding
the contract for furnishing gutter plates 10 Ii. F.
Picksls at 3 cents per pound. Adopted.
On the subject of the removal of garbage, the
COMMITTEE reported that they had held an inter
view with Mr.. McIntire, the contractor, who had
asked for more time. The committee will report
at the next meeting.
The Street Commissioner reported 40 men and
lS horses and carts employed; the Chief Engineer,
10 men.
The Public Binding Committee reported ad-
versely on the petition of Henry Eckel, with
gard to the building lines of his property adjoin-
ing the City Hall, because the petitioner refused
to pay the expense of searching the records at
New Castle. Adopted.
Also, adversely on the petition Of +, &. john
son, for permission to erect frame WOrk shop in
the Ninth Ward. Adopted
The Committee on Opening streets reported ia
favor OF accepting the bed of Thatcher street, in
Ninth Ward, from WIN, Thatcher and wife, and
the Chrlstiana River Improvement Company, and
moved that it be recorded. Adopted.
Same committee reported in favor of rejecting
the bids for grading Eighteenth street, and asking
Tor new ones. Adopted
The committee elso presented bids for furnish
ing pipes to the Water Department, for the en-
suing year, as follows: MeIerts Il Knsey, OF
Reading, $6S per ton; Gloucester Iron Works.
$50. 81 per ton; II. D. Woed & Co., of Philadel-
phia, 500 " per ton. The contract was awarded
to the latter tirm who will also furnish the stop
cocks, and other appurtenancos to the pipes.
The pay rolls of the Water Department, S193,
and the Street Department, $275,S5, were read
and passed in the usual manner.
Mr.. Fsbiger arose and read the action of the
Levy Court, apprcprAting $4,000 TO commence
the erection of the bridge over the BrandyWine, at
Washington street, provided the City Council ap-
propriates an equal sum for carrying water mains
over the same. He said that the manner in which
the Water Committee hrst proposed to conduct
the water mains over into the NiRth Ward, by
blasting the bed of the creek at the above street.
would cost at least $4,000, including pipes Here,
then, was a saving OF 5000. he moved that the
proposition be accepted, and the City Solicitor n-
structed to draw up the City's agreement TO ap-
prOprate the sum mentioned. Adopted
Mr.. Febiger presented petition for the extern
sion Of water pipes from Front to Second, on Tat
nall street.
Mr.. Canby presented q petition for the widen
ing OF the north sidewalk Of East Fourth street
three leet, after which he presented an Ordinance
providing for the same. Read twice.
Seymour r Thomas, who has held the position
| OF Assistant Engineer for the last three months,
on trial, was regularly elected 10 the position
petition for permission TO erect a frame sum-
mer kitchen. at Twenty first and Lannott streets,
was read aud referred.
The Park COmmittes presented the following
report
WnMNsroH, May s, 1873
To the cay CoGaeiI Of Wilmington
The undersigned Committee en- Park beg leave
/ TO report that they have received proposals from
| property owners, as follows:
| From L. HsaIL and Phillip Mcdowell, who
own the land on the south side Of the Brandywne
beginning at Harrison street and following the
course Of the river to Rattlesnake hun, containing
about twelve to fifteen acres, for thirty thousand
dollars
Also from property owners on thenorth side of
| the river, a. follows:
Edward TatIall proposes to sell the land naedaA
beginning at point aIongide the lower quarry,
thence easterly to Seventeenth street. thence
northerly to j. Cloud Elliotts line including all
his woodland Gs weh as the rsst of his land living
between this line and the BrandyWine river, for
one thousand dollars per acre containing about
thirty acres. Mr. Joseph Tatnall proposes to sell
some seventeen acres for nine hundred dollars pcr
acre. Mr. J. CLOUD Elliott has about ten res.
which he proposes t. sell at the rae of twelve
hundred dollars per acre.
Your COMMITTEES would recommend that the Of
fer OF j. I Heald, Phillip Mcdowell, Edward
TainRh and Joseph Tatnall be accepted and
that the land OF J. Cloud Elliott spoken Of, be
purchased provided he will accept the same price
as Mr.. Joseph IatnaIl asks for his property Your
committee would offer the following resolution:
ResOIUed, That the Committee on Park bs in-
structed to have the grounds mentioned in tho for
going report fully surveyed, and report to Counetl
at our next meeting the precise quantity of land
belonging to the different parties named, the
amounts due them and the manner in which the
payments have to be made, so that Council can
make the necessary arrangements, provided said
payments are to be made Annually and in moder-
ate amounts, and until the whole of said purchase
is paid for
H. F. PIcKRLs,
ELY MENDENHALL
J. I. RICHARDSON,