Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-02-14
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The regular weekly meeting Of Council was
held last evening. Mr.. Picksls presided.
The Street Commissioners reported Ss men end
10 carts employed In that department with apay
roll of s26S.11, and the Chief Engineer, IA men
in the Water Depertment with pay roll Of
The Police COMMITTEES recommended donA-
ton of s100 to d. H. Wingate and g. ]. Buck.
Accepted and orders drawn for the amount.
rlHayes resolution, providing for the refer
ence Of all bills for printing to the Printing Com
mittee for analyzation, was called up on the
adoption OF Mr.. Pickels' substitute, viz That all
bills be referred to the appropriate commit
tees.
A motion to indefinitely postpone was lost.
Mr. Hayes moved to amend Mr.. Pickles SUBJ
sttute by referring al bills to the Printing Com
mittee. ..
This was debated and lost. ...-
The question then REQUIRED on Mr.. Bakers
amendment to the original motion viz: That all
bills for printing be referred to the Committees
which contracted the same, which amendment
prevailed, and the original resolution, amended
in this manner. was adopted.
The Committee on Law reported g bill amen
datoTy to the City Charter, providing change
in the manner Of levying tax, 80 that the same
may be assessed upon the 800 instead Of upon
the rental value OF property, as heretofore. Ac-
cepted, and the Clerk instructed TO forward the
bill to the Legislature.
Similar disposition was made OF another bill,
reported from the same committee, amending
the chatter 30 to allow increase In the cap
itation tax from Sl25 to $4,000.
The subject of vacating Fifth street, below the
Railroad, was taken up and the ayes and nays
proceeded with. 1t was pending the taking of
the vote that the matter was laid over at the
previous meeting
Ayes--Messr Febiger, Fouik, Finegan, Hues-
ted, Hayes. Pickles, Quigley, Richardson, 3.
Nays-Messrs. Beggs, Bickta, Gilbert. Lynch,
Mention, Mcdowell, McIntire, Quinn. Under
wood, 8.
The ordinance was lost.
A communication from the Board Of Educs-
ton was received, inclosing resolution asking
Council to make application to the Legislature
for authoity to increase the Board 9 Indebtedness
to sum not exceeding $50, 900. The City Soil
tor was requested to draw up an act for presen-
tation to the Legislature.
petition was presented asking the passage
OF an ordinance prohibiting shedding on Market,
King and other public streets.
MIR. Beggs presented q resolution, directing
the City Solicitor to draw up bill for presentA-
ton to the Legislature. placing discretionary
power in the Committee on Fire Companies
with reference to the amount of the annual APP
preparation for each company. Adopted.
A petition was presented from Michael Dunn,
asking remuneration for expense incurred in
digging and walling cellar on Maryland Avenue,
he being prohibited from building over it by the
contemplated widening of the street
On motlOn Oh MI teplBeFi tne Olefk WAS III
rected to take the necessary steTs to procure a
commission to assess damages in the widening
Of said Avenue.
ORDERS.
jenkins & Atkinson, sl7 Ferris Il Garrett,
$2.52 Abbott Il Mckinney, $22,I2 Scatter
good Allen, 90 SO !; d. Ii. Kent d Co., s37. 40 {;
Springer, Morley & Cause, $3.50; John W,
Hawkins, SIP. so; Geo. W. Stone, S5l rs; @.
Warner Il Co., S113, SO Geo. W. Bush, S7s96 I;
G. Worrell, ~ II. Il. Pickels SS2s5 |;
Ferris It Gsrrett, s2S,7s G. p, johnson, sl2;
$. b. Thomas. SSl J. O. Farra, (S79.50 !
Alison Mills, s32.25 Geo W. Bush $i79.s7 !;
James Body, gil 81 James Murphy, $3l9.65 /;
Jas. McIntire, 800; H. F. Pickles, to pay
Water st. awards, 81, 800 William stiIley 5000