Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-15
City Council.
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY oHARTBR-vr
eating FIFTH sTREET-sLEIGHIEG on
KING STREET.

AMEN DMENT To THE CITY cHARTBR-vr
eating FIFTH sTREEr-sLEIGHIEe on
KING STREET.
A regular meeting of the City Council
was held Thursday, In the absence. Of
the President, Mr.. Pickles occupying Tho
chair.
The Street Commissioner reported 80
men and 10 carts employed, and the Water
Department IA men.
Ex-s rgeanis of Police D. II. WingAis
and Samuel Buck petitioned for donation
as they thought their salary not Sufficient
comptnsation for the work they did. They
were allowed 500 each.
Mr.. Hayes resolution in relation to bills
for printing came up for consideration.
After half hours discussion OF the sub-
icct II was finally agreed to refer all bills
Of printing TO the committee contracting
them.
The Committee on Law reported twoaets
to amend the City Charter, relating to the
capiiation tax, and to change the mode Of
assessing properly. They were directed
to be forEardtd 70 the Legislature.
The ordinance vacating Fifth street from
the railroad to the Cbristiana coming up
for consideration, Mr.. Pickles made an
explanation in regard to a ruling at the
last meeting, and on calling the yeas and
nays the ordinance was lost.
lie weekly pay roll Of the Water De-
paument amounted to sl79.50, and Of the
/ Street Department, f263l1.
/ The Board of Education sent a resolution
to Council asking them TO request the
/ Legislature to allow the city debt TO DO
! increased 100000 for school purposes.
Z. G. shortlidge and others ptttloned
! for an ordinance prohibiting Shedding or
] al itiffr IA kim 81 ron Rafnrrrd
On motion of Mr., Beggs a resolution
was adopted instructing the City Solicitor
10 draw up an act allowing Council to
regulate the amount to be paid TO each fire
company, aud the time for so doing.
Michael Dunn asked 5000 compensation
for damages on Maryland Avenue. Re-
ferrcd.
The Mayor was requested to ask for a
commission to assess damages for making
the pAvements on MARY land Avenue ffteen
feet wide.
Mr. Hayes asked If the City Council bad
employed counsel to lobby the water bill
through the Legislature.
Mr.. Febiger, Chairman of the Water
; Committee, did not know any thing about
ii.
Mr.. McIutire said he heard Mr.. Pickles
had written TO Hon. j. p. Comegys re-
tanning HIM for the purpose.
MI. Baker said he had heard OF bill
to come before the Legislature creating
Water Commissioners for the city.
> MIR. Melntire said It was not likely Mr..
: Pickles would retain any person for bill
of that character.
MIR. Quinn said that the letter 10 Mr..
3 Comegys had been seen by some Of them
e. MIR. Pickles said the sessions of Council
} were open and If any action had beer
5 taken in the matter the gentlemen would
1 know it, and as there was no motion DO
= fore the body, motion to adjourn would
L. be in order, whereupon the motion wal
= made.
e Orders were directed to be drawn al
! follows jenkins Il Atkinson, S17 Ferri
q Garrtt, s2.52i Abbott & Mckinney
: S22 AZ Scaltergcod Allen, 1888; D. u
Kent ~ Co, s37,49 Springer, Morley 8
Cause, $500 John W. Hawkins, sll25O
Geo. W. stone, s5l.75; c. Warner & Co.
Sll3.S6 Geo. W. Bush, SIS 96 Granville
Worrell, 81 II. F. Pickles, Ss2.S5 Ferri
~ Garrett, S2S.2S; &. p. johnson, SIC
S. p. Thomas SSH j. q. FaTra, $3.50
A. Mills, S32 25 Geo. W. Bush $179.sI
= Geo. W. Bush, ell 81; James Murphy
u sl39.55; same, $lS0.l0; james Mclntire
D sl00i Harlan & Holllngsworlh Co., $500
f. " A. Belts, $500; VIM. stilley, 500.