Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-20
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the petitions Of J. Richardson and John Garry,
for donations. Adopted fk AVA Ff
Same commiitec reported in favor Of refunding
70 Joseph Tatnall over-p paid tax. Adopted.
The Street COMMITTEES reported ia favor Of
awarding the contract for removing garbage, in
the First DiBtnct, to Wm. Thompson for S9e0;
Third District, james McIntire, for ell00. But
one bid had been received for the second District,
and thnt was not in accordance with the terms OF
the proposals. No bid was received for the
Fourth District. Adopted
Same committee reported in favor OF awarding
the contract for building the Poplar street sewer
10 Robt. Lee ct slI96 per yard. Estimated coat
5000, half Of which is 70 be paid by property
owners along the street Confederation post
poned two weeks.
Also IN favor Of allowing Charles Lokeman 20
ocGupy portion OF the French street sidewalk.
Adopted.
On the petition for the Strengthening Of Shipley
Run. between Fifth anh Sixth streets, the COM
mittee reported in favor Of doing the work when
IT becomes necessary. Also in favor OF complet-
lug the walls from Fourth % Fifth Streets the
present lice, a. portion n alrsady walled.
Adopted. @A@t
The petitions of David Lemon were reported
upon tavoraby, with the exception OF the one for
| permission to tap the Shipley street sswer--it
being private one. Adopted.
The petition for paving, cnrblng and guttsring
the south side Of Taylor street between ChpEeh
and Lombard, was reportsdiupoA faVorAbly. Es-
timated cost, S75. Adopted.
Petitions tor the paving OF ceTtaiRs CUTTERS in
the NlntA Wa'd, were ePorted upon adversely.
the Street Commissioner reported a men and
IA horses and carts employed. Hs1 . fsss.f taI
The Water Committee reported faVOrabAy on
the petitions for water at the following localities
Reed street, between Van Barren, and Harrison,
| and Jefferson, cost, 1904; Carpenter street, be-
| tween MoarOe and Adams cost, $500. Adopted
Also, favorably on the petition fot a nre plug
at Maryland Avenue and Linden atreeis Esta-
mated cost $50. Adopted
The Chief Engineer reported twenty-five men
employed.
The Committee on Opening Streets reported
faVorably on the Fettion Ter ne grading of the
bed of Fifth street, between Adams and Jackson,
a. soon as the art can be obtaineI. Estimated
cost, $50. Adopted.
The rsturns OF the commissioners on sResd and
Foarth street, were repOrsed legal, By lapse Of
time.
The Committee on Law reported as corrert the
Ordinance providing for the paving Of the bed Of
Jefferson street., betwsen Second and Third
Adopted. @A
Tie subject Of the assessment for paving the
Monroe street culvert coming up, Mr.. Murphy,
one Of the property owners along the line Of the
culvert, was allowed to make q statement He
said that his father, many Tears ago, had given to
| the city the bed Of MOnrOa street. on conditions
l that the city should build sewer 10 carry OF the
drainage water from his properly. The properly
holders now don't thlnk It right that they should
pay for this improvement The snbysct was on
motion, postponed one week.
The pay rolls OF the Water Department, S272.47,
! and the Street Department, .S3g637, were read
\ and passed in the usual manner.
A petition for water pipes on Washington street,
I between 18th and 18th, was read and referred to
the committee, with power TO act.
A petition for the curbing and paving of the
southwest side Of Vandever Avenue. from Market
street TO the p, w. Il b. X. T., was read aud re-
ferred.
A deed conveying the bed Of E. street, South
WIlminstOn to the city, but Teservng the right 70
cross SAID street with q railroad track, was read
and referred.
Mr.. Fsblger presented proposals for grading
Eighteenth street, between Market and Tatnatll;
\ Van Bursn, from Chestnut 70 Elm; Linden street,
between Jackson street and Maryland Avenue.
4 They were as follOWs:
RObt. Cook, 3S cents per cubic yard for Linden
street, and 80 for Eighteonth; Thoa. FoOrd, IS
cents per cubic yard, or Sl76, for Van Buren
4 street; Patrick Reynolds, q cents for Linden
street; PatncK Barnes, for Eighteenth street, 30
cents per yard tor dIrt, and ~ cents per perch
ton stone Linden StIest, rs cents for dirt and 81
for stone; Van Buren, street. the same. John
Logue, IS cents per yard for Van Buren, street;
the same for Llndsn stfeet. RObt. McIntire, 8.
cents per yard for Eighteenth street, 2s for Van
Buren, and 2s for Linden; Robt. Cook, 80 cents
per yAnA aor Van BureA street. A. CrumIish, for
Eighteenth street, 25 cents pea yard, and one cent
per one hundred feet for hauling.
The bids were al referred 70 the Opening
Streets Commitbse
Mr Febiger presented proposals for building
a culveTt Wal at Vandever Avenue aud Heaid
street VIM. D. Sparks, $500 per perch, Wash
ington Coz, 50.
The contract was, on motion. awarded to Mr.
Cox
Mr.. Candy called up the Ordinance authorizing
the paving Of the bed OF Jefferson street between
Second and Third, which was read q third time
and passed.
A petition for the paving Of the bed Of Front
street, from Poplar street to the Christiana, was
read and referred.
The assessments tor paving the bed OF Conard
street, between Monroe and Adams amounting to
s507 SO, and for paving the beds OF Chestnut
Van Buren, Rsed and Adams, amounting to
entered Ia the hen book, and handed 10 the Aud
| tor for eollection.- 81. - n g " ~
On motion Of Mr. Pickels, the papeIs' oa thG
Clerks deAk wsre referred TO the various com.
mitteSa without reading * wif
Il ORDERS
RObt. Smith, s2665; Thos. MeCorkIe, S6.I5
Jos TaAnall, Gl2 6O;- b. N Harrington, el6l 90
Frank Graham, S63.39: !. G. Grub, S25; p Ne
DoweI, S1.Sai g. r. J0hnbon. rs: J. Alkin. 81 &c
". w. lSimmona, tl37 80. John Logue 81 586a
Mrs Il. ClanDsy, S3A.S7; .RohG. MsInlireI, sl52 40
Isaac Murray, s4isl2: VIM StiIley, S22. I6 VIII
Steam Brick Co. ID as GeoCW. Stone, s3T6; II
: Steale, e4l.0l; c. a. p. simmons, e592 %, y. Ne
Kendfiek, Sl6S So; SPsakmAn a Bro.. esiT44
J0p. flanagan, $50. .03; ,John BAehua, So Ea
ward Green, ea5: CroGsoAle a Cameron, S45. As
G. P. Johnsoa, eleQ2i1 Geo. w. HSpms SIS 80
jenkins a ATKINSON: s46. .S6i A: CFpmliah. $50
On motion. motion, c9uneil adi0ornea- aaoi1onaa
4 In A FEE ION Wednesday mouihg about sli
: o'clock an Italian artiEans was seized with m