Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-08-22
PrOcs edips- Of CIV Council.

REGULAR WEEKLY MEETING LAST EVENING
The regular weekly meeting of City Council
/ took place last evening, President Mars in the
| chair
Street Committee were continued on yarious
petitions On petition of M. M. Child & Co,
for paving on West street, committee asked
and granted continuance to May, 1874 Oh petit
uon OF John II. Cumming for guttering and
curbing, &c, on South side of Front street com
mittee reported in favor of the work between
jackson and Harrison SIS. at an estimated cost
| OF $3.50 on petition of NJ. O'Mealey, commit
tee reported in favor of paving on West side Of
Walnut ST., estimated cost of $500.
The Street Commissioner reported 4S men
and IL horses and carts, employed The Su-
perlntendent OF Water Department reported Al
| men employed.
| The Fire Department Committee reported
that Samuel Y. Grier Of Philadelphia, was enti-
tied to the contract for supply of hose. and an
thonty was granted them to perfect the CON
| tract.
The Water Committee reported in favor of
the petition OF John Mcdonnell and others for
water pipes on Adams street, from Second to
Conrad, estimated cost SO. Adopted
MIR. Febger presented petition for water
pipes on MCCauley street, 100 feet East from
Lombard. Also an ordinance which was read
twice, referring to the various streets and ave-
nues ON the South side Of the Chrstiana, fixing
their widths, COURSES locations, &c
The Clerk was instructed to call a Town meet-
ing at 7,3O O'Clock, OH Thursday evening next To
consider the ordinance.
1t was ordered at half past o'clock that all
the papers on the Clerks desk be referred to
the several Committees without reading
Ipon motion to draw an order for paving the
employees OF the street department, Mr. Fine
gan objected to the item paying Mr.. Hollings-
worth, engineer i'll charge Of the steam street
roller He said the roller had been idle four or
hYe weeks, and must remain 80, seve:al weeks
MI Baker said the engineer and his helper had
done some good work on the roller making i'm
provements at a cost of Sl2O which were worth
and would have cost $500, to the city.
Large a- Mr. Baker was Mr. Fineean daclared
he feared him not lie said Mr., B excuse would
not answer. The engineer after being idle for
so long had to get up some bugaboo story. The
roller had come through the hands OF Mr. Poole
an American Mechanic and it ought to have
been in perfect order
Mr. Baker said Mr.. Finesan knew the election
was only two weeks oil, and he wanted to make
political capital.
blr. Hayes proceeded to object also. to Davinp
Mr. Hollingsworth and the other man empl0yei
on the steam roller. He said they had rendered
no service to the city but that of watchmeu. The
roller, MIR. Hayes believed WAS an English Bull.
which having been on the street. onlv one day In
active operation got into the mire and since
mat mad been laid up in the yard of the p w. AZ
b. H. II. 90. Mr.. Hayes further objected to the
payment OF eighteen men who were down upon
ne pay roll as making six days" last week
wealth
er' 1t was impossible to make full time MIR.
Hayes also knew very well that We are now ON
eve oi an electlon;he thought fayorltism was be-
ING shown somewhere.
MIR. Baker said he had made assertions which
hls Golleague CHayes) could not understand If
the latter would come down and see the atreet
rolIer, ne would show him the improvements and
he might get the estimate of a machinist upDn
thelr value. AS to the men who made full time.
last week they were engaged on work which had
to be done rain or shine"
Mr.. Plekels proceeded. .to address the Chair on
the general subject OF paving Front street. with
the design OF defending the payment of the men
objected to, when the point OF order was ,nade
Dy Mr. hayes that he WAS not upon the question
The CHAIR permitted the gentleman to proceed
MIR. tlnegan appealed from the decision, Unon
call OF the yeas and nays, the Chair was nut
sustalheh, yeas, nays, !. Mr.. Pickels then
proceeded. He said a competent mechanic was
needed in charge of the roller, and in order tn
retain his services, he must be given regular
employment The roller, owing ito variety Of
circumstances, had been necessarily idle awhile
but 1t was impracticable to discharge the men in
charge, expecting to hire them again wheneyer
they might be needed. He said the roller was in
order would soon be put to work and the puh
isfed. '"s
Mr.. Quinn agreed with the necessity of keen-
ing competent man, but thought the wapes
PAID, while the roller is idle, were rather high
MIR. Hayes, IN the course of some further re-
ulatksi sali sz.0u day was the highest rate of
wages paid machinists, ;in this city, exeepf
foremen-a few making as much as eli week
The pay roll was passed, aud the orders were
directed to be drawn to the various parties on il.
The Street Committee presented the assess
lneht LOT chrDing and paving in South Whining
ton. The assessment was confirmed
On motion of Mr.. Quinn it was ordsred that
when Council adjourn, it adjourn to meet at 10
o'clock Thursday without pay" to inspect the
steam roller. e--0
The following orders were directed IN be
drawn Robert Smith 1878 81 Enoeh Moore
Jr., t26 30 j ID. Winslow $1,000, on account
George W Stone, S45 06; Jas Morrow 81 70
Electric Line $15O; S. y A. Fea4ter sls3 25
Wilmington Gas Company S2SO1 "a Il. Y
DeNormande S35 81 ; jenkins Il Atkinson
s34. .53 Joseph Jones $500 George ",
Jackson, 50 Is VIM. Il. Pierce $50 80 Lew.
Zebley, s45 - to legal owner of john Nickel
yey's bill, S22,32 High Constable Brady 81; u.
Br1nghurst Il Co, 546O; Humphrey Morrow,
70 Washington Cox, S75 on account Thomas
Walter, (for commission on Jefferson st. SIS
Fay Roll Of Water Department. sl0i Sc r. A.
Taylor s7s5 Pay Roll Of Street Department.
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