Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-14
IIIy Council.

PRecEEDfsGs, LAST EVENING PROVIDING FOR THE
DIsTBur uoS OF COAL TO THB HECEssIrOUs
---IHE IzsCE OF sCMP-REGULATING The WIDTH
OF SIDEWALKS On WATER STREET, ETc.
couucil met at the usual hour President Maris
in the chair.
The Committee on Public Lamps recommend
el the placing of lamps at Beach and Claymont
streets aud at Spruce and Robinson streets which
were ordered The Committee on opening streets.
on the protest against the awards in opening and
extending Maryland avenue reported that they
have no control over tue matter, and recoms
nsnded it's reference back to the petitioners
Adopted.
HE Police Committee recommended the pay
ment to the MAYOR OF Sjs7 50 for clothing for
she police which was aiopted
Lie Committee on Law reported that the case
OF Flanagan vs.. The City wiiicome up at tn q next
term OF the court and RESOLUTION wa adopted
authorizing the employment OF adlitl1gAl couu-
-a The acton i -nlt for dana 5es aud IT,
yolvCs he stu Of S25 Jn0
hlr, Cauby Presented a written opinion from
tile CIty Sulcltur tOHchIug the assignment VI
garbage contracts. IA which he th0ugnt sucn
action would he IN violation OF Law and would be
productive OF endless confusion. Council then
refused to sanction the assignment
Fresijen. Maus then announced tie Commit
tees fof this Dstr1blfl0n OF Fuel, As follows:
lst Ward-I aac Murray
2li .. H McInt re.
3rd g." VIM Green,
4th y G Baker
Sta II Pickels.
9Th W H. Foulk.
7th u r Philips.
sih q Underwood
9.n Eli Mendtuhall.
10Th - Lewis p. Lynch
The ordnance providing for the transfer II
| unused papers from the Clerks office TO the
ssfe ia the TfeA-urer's offics was taken up for
IA Nd sEi "A.
| The street CJHnI-sl5Asr reported 81 men
and ~ carts employed the last week, and the
| CLlet Z g.ueer oi Inc Water works u msn.
| Mr.. Funk presented Communication from
| e. ". POu.syn askIpg upon what terms the
| d0ck At tie TO. Of Attn street could he rented
| Tor 1874 lie sung that he wished it for tie
Use OF MS Iuls Peu leat line OF steam srs Nhicn
! lie prop0res 70 pat On the route between tals
| CT! aud Phi saephia tue mex, season.
| Ihe fJ.ioSitg petitions were referred from
| the A. b. s1cety for the uze Of the City Hail
Jn tie lUth q D.cstuber for the enforcement
| 0t al Ot1IGaLcs directing the laying Of flag
stones at Jackson and III and al Adams and
AID lin aul also for the laying Of dag stones
1 At tile Intersection Of Jackson and sycanors
| streets with Maryland Avenue.
hr Plckss introduced the following
WEEEEAs, At the pre-eut time there is en- IN
| precedeuted scalcI.y OF work for tue !abOribl
classes Of this community; AID WHEAEAs a lArg'
sm5nLt d work has been aud Iz beng postpone
until bszt year on account Of the rtrlngency il
TIE money usTke': AID HHEsEAe. II il the b0nn
den duty Of the CIiy Joulc.i 10 do whatever u
be within tie power Of their ho1y u alleviate th
distress known to exist in our community from
| the espseA before mentioned aud IN order tina
| Council mas have tue means to provide work 70
those who desire TO earn bread for themselYe
and families therefore
| Be /. keso.-.d 4, That the Finance COMMITTEES
in COZ 1Lcl0l HliA the Law Committee, be an
they hereby are Instructed to prepare an ord
nance authorizing tie irsue Of scrip bearing il
terezt al the rate Of slx per cent. Per annum. al
| receivable IN payment Of taxes in July next,
couye!tgyie into City Bonds at the option Of In
, holder, said scrip to be Issued 10 denomination
Of one tS0 aud tive aul tea dJ.lars to tbs
amounts Of $4,000.
In oIenug tie resolution, Mr. Pickles state
that this action was the result Of a meeting {
the Finance Committee aud conference wit
! several Bank Presidents, one Of whom assure
him that such action was not contrary to law.
| The resolution Was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Adams the vote bv whic
an order was dlrected,to be drawn for sl37 IS
favor Of Patrick Barnes, was rec1usideIed all
the further consideration postponed unt
the next meeting Of Council.
Mr Canby renewed his motion 10 draw q moi
for Qligley Bro, for $1,000 at 30 days aud url
ed tue adoption OF the zane, saylng that ConI
Gil was itself the FIRST to break the contract al
tl.at unless the money was ordered at this tin
it could never be paid, as the work could not /
any better done as far as Poplar street. I'll
motion carried.
Mr. Pickels introduced an ordinance authori
ing the FluAEre Committee to borrow SIS 900 I,
the use OF the Board OF Education, which WI
read twice.
Alr Cauby also introduced au ordnance to {
tabIish the width of sidewalks on the south sid
I OF Water street and Railroad avenue, which WI
read twice. The ordnance fixes the width
sx feet.
The following ordera were directed to
drawn: S d a. Feasier. sl45 81; A T. Aide
dice 5lU3 SO Robert Scott, SIS; Walton
I james. Sll.5l; Pay Roll OF Street Department
s257 "a; Pay Roll Of Water Department s235
SO; Board OF Education, Sl.3U0 IT, Ii. Chant
Ter, S3ls 80; ". II. Griffin, Ss425.