Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-19
City Council.

pRooEEpINas. LAST EyKNINa-THE INQUIRY INTO
aHa CITY FIEAEoEs-THE INVESTIGATION TO Be
PURSUED BACK TO 1S56-THE sTsTEMs OF OTHER
CITIES IN KEEPIN0 Aoo0UNTs TO BE LOOKED
AFTER-NEw oRD1NANoEa, RESOLUTIONS, &o'
Council met at tho usual hour. and in the alb
sence of President MAris. MIR. Adams was called /
to the chair.
The Street Committee, on the petition OF p.
Traynor and others for grading, curbing and /
paving sidewalks in Kirkwood street, reported IA
voraby upon the grading and paving, but adverse /
ly upon the guttering. Adopted.
On the petition OF John Hartman, for grading |
and paving Lowering Avenue, adversely ~ there
were not enough names to the petition. Adopt |
ed.
Fayorably on the petition OF ]. Montgomery |
| for the putting in good srder of Delaware Ave
| nue., west of the City Railway depot: Adopted.
The Street Commissioner reported 4s men aud
| II carts employed, last week. and the Chief En-
gineer Of the Water Department AZ men.
/ The Lamp Committee reported IN favor OF
lamps on Tstnall, betwend And and Si on the
West side of King street, between 9TH and iOth
| al 18th and Chippey streets at 18th and West
at Bird street and Railroad avenue, but adversely
| at Bird street and Maryland avenue ON shipey,
| between 2nd and Sd streets, and at Conrad aud
Adams street. .
The Committee on Opening Streets on the
| petition for grading OF Pleasant street, between
| Adams aud Van Bul on, reported adversely. as the
petition was not properly signed Adopted.
| The Committee ON Law reported that there
ordinance in relation to City Treasurer in CON
dict with the charter, Adopted.
A similar report was made on the ordinance
authorizing the paving of Fourth street. ADOPT
ed.
On resolution instructing the Committee to
| prepare an ordinance in relation TO certain nu-
sance, the committee reported the ordinance de-
| sired which was accepted
| MIR Pickels introduced a resolution instructing
the expert who will bs employed to extend his
investig far back as 1856, and to visit
other cities to inquire into their system OF keep
ing accounts. Adopted.
MIR Capby introduced an ordinance authoriz-
ing the paving of the bed Of West street, between
Delaware avenue and llth street which was read
| twice.
MIR Canby also introduced an ordinance to en-
able the buTying OF persons in the Wilmington
4 Brandywine Cemetery who die in the City
Hospital. which was also read twice.
. Mi. Candy then called up for third rSading the
7 ordinance authorizing the paving the bed OF
Front street, from Poplar street TO the Christi
Y ana, when 1t was passed.
MIR Underwood offered resolution request
ing the Mayor to give all prisoners hearing as
soon ~ possible IN order to save Their board,
- which has increased 800 per cent Adopted
MIR Febiger introduced an ordinance making a
| further appropriation for the benefit OF the Wa
' ter Works, which was read twice.
motion by Mr. Febiger to rescnd the reso-
y luton requesting the Z. W. h Il. II. to place
lagm an at the foot OF Shipley street led to
some discussion, when the motion was adopted,
q this action, and also that the ordinance requir
|! ing a runner to proceed moving trains was not
- complied with.
10 Oh motion OF Mr.. Candy, the vote by
| which the resolution posiponiug the draining o
the City Hall yard was adopted was reconsider
. ed and the matter again placed IN the hand'
=, of the Committee on Public Buildings. with in
~ sttuctions to prepare plan for drainage witt
- the estimated cost
Petitions we're read and referred a. fellows
for lamp on Third street between Walnut and
-, Poplar for the adoption of measures for the
~ ~, preservation OF the spring at Ith and Monroe
', '. Tor the macadami2 ng OF Thorne street, from
o. a. the river TO Dock street for permission to ex
= tend track Of the W. 4 L. Il. Il to the yard o
=, A. Ii. Quimhy; for the extension OF Pine AM
III Spruce streets to build coal vault under tn
sidewalk at the southwest corner Of 9th an'
re- Market street for the grading OF 22nd street
A. | FROM Market to Lamott; for the grading curb
IN ing and paving OF Lsmott street for AL eNten
be sion OF water pipes on Front street, from Frank
"a lin to b. oome for the opening. grading an
III | curbng of LAmott street; for lamp at the col
uer of Elm and Van Barren streets; for the curt
ing, guttering and paving on both sides OF Sr
th street. between Adams and Van Buren, stree
ch and for damages sustained to dwellings at n. "
he corner Of Maryland Avenue aud Linden streets
ed The following orders were directed to b
ed drawn ;-Quigley Bro, $50 90 James Mcher
th drlck, $40 5S James Reilly, SlO Is ). q. sin
mons n Bro. - 50 j.; Valentine Wells, al Os
A., W. ". simmons S92l6; Murray \ McElwe'
ns Sl35 IL, q II. L, simmons, Sl52 IS; u, Woo
:, :" man, SlH 50, ID Gallagher, Go4 9oi ~ WOO
T. man S72. james Curlett s6u 65 ; W. v
-! Summons. S3S 80; NJ B. Stotsenburg Sol
"a ~ 45 John W Hopkins, 81 50 Il. IL T. SIN
'nu mons. $40 25 I. y. deNormandle, S671 Felr
\ Garrett $3.50; jenkins 4 Atkinson, sac 81
=. Martin johnson sl7 Daniel McEwee ell ~
The w. "a ~ - w. ,Ii ~ Sirsat DSr.rtman
gu, gu, S457. % W G Spruance, 81 81; Ann Ii. Eli
,'an good, sl7.lO; Joseph Orem, ~ so; Pa
"a rck DAILY. SS25; Otto Syelber, 20; Ps
,iu 10, rick Gardner. IL 20 Qligley Bro, Slu95 Il
'he Friendship Fire % $40 phruix Co. S315; "
terwitch 90. Sll2 81, Delaware Co, S5J0; Fan
der Co $500. Washington Co. $500; Relapee CC
ad 5000: MeccacoeiCo. $3.50 Geo Mccall SlU
ket John ". CaTey, $50; VIM, MeCrea, s11,
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