Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-17
City Council.

PROCEEDINGS OF TIE MEETING, LAST EVENING
PAEPABING TO ADJUST THE APPROPRIATIONS TO |
THE FIRE CONFERENCE.-The GRADING OF CHRIS
TIANA AVENUE LET OUT To CONTRACT AND THE
WORK TO PROCEED AT ONCE.
Council met at the usual hour, President
Maris in the chair.
The Street Committee, on the matter of Pop
lar street sewer reported that the improve
ments now in progress will measurably obviate
the difficulty complained Of, and recommended
that no action be taken The report was adopt
ed and the committee discharged.
On the curbing of Lamott street. favorably, so
soon as the necessary grading is done. Adopted.
Adversely on the petition of H. II. Dure and
others for the grading, paving and curbing OF
Lombard street, between 10th and 11th. as there
we're not the requisite number of names to the
petition. Adopted.
The contract for repairing the Monroe street
sewer was awarded to Washington Cox at $50
The Water Committee on the petition. OF Ellen
s. Titus, for abatement Of tax for water pipe,
reported that Council had no power to grant the
| abatement. Adopted.
| The Committee on Public buildings, on the
/ petition of 4. +. Bayard and others, reported
| that the committee had visited the locality OF
the houses OF the persons for whom relief Was
| asked that they found only about houses
| built in violation of ordinance that some OF
these were rudely and improperly built and with
| out cellars that some two or three of the hous
| es were built in open defiance OF the law that
| the street lines distinctly marked and sub
mitted resolution requesting the enforcement
OF the law in such cases made and provided.
| Adopted.
Inc Lamp Committeee reported favorably on
petitions for lamps on East side of Shipley ST.,
between Front and Second at l4th and Broome
at Clayton street aad Pennsylvania avenue; Oh
CLristiana ST., between Jefferson and Madison
Adopted.
lhe Committee on Opening Streets, on the
petition of Z. Plunkett and others, for the grad
ing and sidewalks ON Sd street, between Adams
and jackson. reported favorably. Adopted, ano
the petition was turned over to the Street Com
mittee
The Street Commissioner reported 30 men ant
II carts employed in the streets during the
past week, and the Chief Engineer OF the Watei
Works % men.
The following petition was read and referred
For the amendment to the Market ordinance 81
, that farmers may sell produce on either Marke
or King street.
MIR. Foulk presented the deed from Edwin
t W. Jackson and wife for the Monroe street
; spring, which was accepted and ordered to be
recorded
Mr. Pickels presented deed from E. s. Bow
| en- for the bed of 18th street, which was also or
i deTed to be recorded
/ Mr. Foulk presented a communication from
g tho Board OF Health relative to the condition o.
the cesspool under the City Hall, which hat
been sent to him, but he stated that draft
I which was being put in would obvlate all nui
1 sAnces and the matter was dropped.
Mr.. Adams presented proposals for gradinI
Christiana avenue and Van Buren,, street as fol
] ! lows:
e p Reynolds 24c per cubic yard, and take on
stone for 25c per perch.
t. II. McIntire, 23c per cubic yard, and fill u
d bed of Van Buren, street for $500.
z Reynolds, SOC per cubic yard.
v The contract was let to Robt McIntire.
c Pending the award of this contract, Mr.. Adam
. | stated that owing to the low state of the fnar
! ces, the committee had concluded not to do thi
y work this year, out as the Ohristiana Iron CC
y had offered to furnish the necessary means, witt
!. out interest, until next summer, or winter, tn
n committee has thought best the work should
r performed.
= MIR. Phillips introduced a resolution reques
f. ing the various Fire Companies to furnish UouI
Gil, through the committee on Fire Companie
an estimate of their annual expenses, to sta
what amount of money will be necessary to met
their demande, without recourse to the people Il
contributions. Adopted, and the Clerk was il
II structed to notify each company OF the action
4 Council.
On motion of Mr.. Burke, the Street Commi
sioner was instructed to notify Mrs. Brady th
IG she must cause the pavement in front Of fol
houses in Front street, West Of Jackson, to |
graded to conform TO the curb line.
The following orders were directed to he draw
Nelson Gilbert, SAT 25; Saml. Coyle, $56 q
G Remington, Bayley u Co., soc; Abbott q NJ
Kinney, S10,33; 2. Pickles, $l4.57; Q. Wa
ner 4 Co., $45.27 Thos. Webber, il
Flynn & Jackson, s23 II. n II stileman, sic
Springer Morley 4 Cause, $50 96 =; s. G. Sir
mons, 493 n P. MCCARTHY, Sl06 IS Gilmore
W Harris, S127.20 Gas Co, S55 John O. Farr
SIS Pay Roll OF Street Department, $3.50 P
Roll of Water Department, $274 16; Geo.
Jackson, 50 i; Edward McIuall, $1,500 Jol
, johnson, Sl075; Alex. Chandler, $3.50.