Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-02-21
THn oTTY COUNCIL
.EauLAR MEETING LAST EvENINe.

Inc street CommiJ0e, on Ine peutt0n OF |
James G. Miller. complaining Of water from |
the COW pond overflowing his property, re-
ported that the IN matteF wollld be attended to
as sCon as the weather would permit. Adopt
ed.
The Street Commissioner reported 80 men
and horses and carts employed; the Chief
Engineer 16 men.
The Lamp COMMITTEES reported in favor of
using Dyotts Patent Street Lamps, on some
Of the principal streets, at a cost of $1,000.
Adopted.
The Water Committee reported faVoEably
on the petition for water pipes on 18th street.
as far as Adams estimated cost, $3.50. Also
on Shipley street; estimated cost, $500,
Adopted.
The Committee on Opening Streets report-a
ed that the contract for vacating Spruce street
had been concluded and signed, and the mo-
ney, $4,000, paid over TO the city. Adopted.N
Mr.. Febiger from the Special Committee
on widening Water street reported that nearly
all the awards had been paid.
Mr.. Quinn, Chairman of the Special Com
mittee on City Hospital, reported that the
p. w. q B. K. X. Co. and number Of mans
ufacturers had offered TO contribute a yearly
sum to the support end maintainance Of such
an institution. The report contains the fol-
lowing resolution;
ResOlued, That the City Solicitor be instruct
ed to prepare an act to be submitted 10 the
Legislature, authorizing the increase Of the
city debt, by the sale of bonds, to an amount
not exceeding $4,000, for the purpose Of
purchasing the ground and erecting the build
ings necessary for City Hospital.
The report and resolution were adopted,
and the Committee continued.
The pay rolls of the Water Department
$298 rs, and the Street Department, SlS6 IL,
were read and passed in the usual manner.
Mr.. Candy presented a petition from the
managers of the Wilmington Dispensary,
asking for an annual appropriation, in order
to keep open the Dispensary daily.
Referred 10 Special Committee, consisting
Of Messrs. Candy, Finnegan and Beggs
a petition for curbing and paving the side
walk, on the north side Of Ninth street, be-
tween Monroe and jackson, was read and re-
ferred.
Mr.. Candy presented an ordinance author
izing the paving and macadamizing of Fourth
street, from Market street to the Christiana
Read twice.
Mr.. Finegan introduced an ordinance to
defray the expenses for widening Water st.
Read twice. 4
A petition from the Union NJ. E. Sundsy
School, asking for the use of the City Hall,
the first week in June, for the purpose OF
holding stFaWBerry festival, was read and
referred.
On motion of Mr.. McIntire the vote by
which the ordinance .vacating Fifth street
was defeated, last meeting was recOnsidered.
On his motion also, Mr.. John II. Adams,
of the Mccullough Iron Co., was allowed to
address Council on the subject.
Mr. Adams stated that the Mccullough
IEoR Company had purchased two tracts Of
land in this yieinity, one, the old Lobdell
property, for SS2,0 COG /; the ether the RarFatt
property for $25,0Q0. On the LObdelr prop.
erty they propose to erect mill for rolling
sheet iron, At cost of abOCt 100000. On
the Barrett property, through which Fifth St.,
would run is extended, it was proposed tc
erect temporary buildings on the wharf fol
storage, and also to lay tracks connecting the
works with the railroad. This latter prop,
erty was purchased for this exclusive purposs
and it was necessary, for the Fuecessfhl prose
cution of their business that it should be sc
used. The petition for vacating the street
was signed by all the property owners in the
peighborhOod, and he did not think it would
be disaayantage Ie any GRE,
Ms. Hayes thought 1t W0Ild cost the city
nov forty or City thousand dollars to oper
the street, and perhaps 1t will not be opened
for ten oR twenty years when it will cost ever
more. II would be policy to encourage this
industry. as the city would be greatly bene-
fited by it,
Mr.. Febiger referred TO the objections
raised in regard TO the city's loosing valuable
wharf property by vacaGng. The, street. and
said that the extension Of Seventh stree
you'd ehridge this officially, aud provide
pqblie wharf st a portion Of tbe Ehristiani
where the water was ffteep feet deep at loE
tide. -
Mr.. Quinn was willing to have eomnis
sion on the street now, and lease it 70 thI
Company for twenty or twenty-five years
afterwards to open it at its present apprais
ed value. 81
Mr.. Finnegan states that If the street was
opened, he might object to vacating ii, but
now it would not pay the city to open it, just
for obtaining & wharf front. When Whining
ton becomes cOnlmerdi2j city, we must look
to the Delaware for wharfage Thought we
should encourage our manufactures
Mr.. Beggs referred to the lack of public
wharves, and said he was not hostile to man
Ufactories, but was opposed TO closing another
street and wharf against public use.
MI. Gilbert moved 10 postpone until next
messing. Lost.- sssstfct
1he vote on the ordinance was then taken
as follows
Ayes-Messrs. Candy, Febiger, Foulk, Fin
negan, Hayes, MendiBhall, Pickels, Quigley
Richardson-9.
Nays Messrs, Beggs Gilbert, Huesfed
Mention, Mcdowell, McIntire, Quinn, I'm
derwood-9.
Lost by tie vote.
Mr.. Mendinhall presented an act authoriz-
ing the issue Of bonds 20 en- amount not ex'
ceeding $S0, 900 for school pubposes ardered
to be sent to the Legislature.
Mr.. Febiger presented an act amending the
City Charter 70 provide for the APPOINT
ment Of Board Of Assessment, Revision