Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-08-22
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! Tho City Council met at the regular hour
last evening, President MarIs in the chair.
On the Pqlitle for the pavlng cufbihg, and
Twelfth knd Thirteenth, the Stfeet Committee
asked to be and were continued until May
The sans Committee reported farorAbly on
the petitions for cuT6ing. paving and gutter, tI
Thirteenth TO Sixteenth at o cost OF $500 and
for the same work on the south sideyOf Erpnt
street, from jackson 10 Harrison, ut B cost OF
5000. Adopted.
The Street Commissioner reported AZ men
II horses and carts employed in the street
Department. -oi q, ..
the Water Department reported favOrnbly
on the petition for water pipes on Adams ST.,
from Second to C0nard. Estimated cost, 500
Adopted. .. e..I. 1855 ,. e..
Tie Chief Engineer reported A men employ
ed in the Water Department. ~
The Committee on Fire Companies, report
ed in favor of awarding the contract for fur
nishing hose, 10 Samuel Y GrieT, OF Philadel-.
phia, his bid being the lowest Adopted.
Mr., Grier's bid was as follows Hose, 81 80
eembIsIs pep SSSt, with 'SneFt apf jFeT couplings
A petition for the laying Of Water pipes on
McCaulley street, to distance of 100 feet
east from Lombard street was read and re-
referred f-ai-t siDt t-. 81
Mr.. Febiger presented an OrClina ance which
was read twice, establishing aud confirming
plans Of certain new streets, and providing
for the extension of other streets to the city
suburbs.
The Clerk was instructed to call Iown
meeting, at the City Hall, on Thursday even
ing next, to consider the Ordinance. r. ii't
On motion of Mr.. Pickles, the papers on
the Clerks desk, were referred to the differ
ent committees wishout reading. ltlIa.
Mr.. Baker presented the pay roll of the
Street Department, which was read, aud a
motion made for its allowance.
Mr.. Flnegan objected to the payment of
two parties whose names were on the TOll-A.
Ross HollingswOrth Il days, "a $500, $42 s.
Baker Virtue, II q $3.50, $50. These men,
he said were engineers on the street roller,
which, for the past three or weeks had been
lying idle, and hence, they had rendered no
service to the city.
Mr.. Baker stated that the two men had been
engaged in making repairs and improvement
to the roller which, IL done by contract, would
have cost the city, at least $780,
Mr.. Finegan thought this work should have
been done by ). Morton Poole & Co., before
the roller was delivered to the city. Mr.
Hayes said that the roller had only been i'm
service one day, when itg0t stuck in the mire.
1t was then put away in the freight yard,
where 1t has been ever since, aud these two
men have been paid sS6 per week, to act
simply as watchmen over it. He also said
that the names Of eighteen men appear on the
pay roll, as having made full time, last week,
when the weather was such as would not
permit Of full time being made. II is an
lmpOsitOn, but then ID lSOn Itlie eve of cleo
ton, and II Is the policy OF the party in
power to make every ehprt to get all the
Daring Mr.. Hayes rem arks he referred to the
matchmaking OF fourth street, the character of
| tho work, and the condition OF the street. Mr.,
| FebigeT raised point of order, that the remarks
were not geamane to the question, which was the
pay roll OF the Street Department. .I,.y.F{
The chair decided the point well taken
MIR. Bakerisalh that those eighteen inca had
been engaged on WORT which had to be done, rain
or shine and 90 made full time. l.. -s
MIR. Pickles arose 20 discuss the question, but
soon began 70 explain why the work on Fourth
street not proceeding satisfactory an II ought
/ to-
was laisoal q ietf minutes pFevIohs, by Nj. Fsbf
ger.
10 the surprise of ell, the chair, Mr.. Maris, de-
cided the point not we'll taken.
Mr.. Finegan appealed from the decision Of the
/ char. MAN
The question was put, "ShalI the decision of the
Chair be the decision Of the Council ?" and lost by
| the following vote:
Ayes-MePsra Baker, Febigsr, Mcdowell, Pick
| els, Quigley, Richardson, UnderWOod-I $40
Nays-AessrA Biekts, FInegan, Gilbsrt, Hayes,
Lynch, Mention, McIntirs, Quinn-S. .
MI Quinn thought that the pay given TO the
engineer OfthS ROLES, S26O per day vas more than
any other lourneyman machinist in city receiv-
| ed -tt
Alter some further discussion, the motion to al
low the pay roll, wasadoPted by q 7ote Of to 6.
Mr. Mention, who voted in tho Affirmative stat
ed that he did not sanction the paying of the wages
OF the two mon alluded TO, bufhe did not think It
was Just to deprive the whole Street Dapar, mene
force OF their wages on this account,
Mr.. Baker presented The assessment for curbing
and paving certain streets in south Wilmington,
amounting to 40.
On motion, the assessment was confirmed, and
ordered to be entered on the lien-book, and sent
TO the aaditor for COLLECTION.
Mr. Quinn moved that when Couneil adjourn,
L be to meet again, this morning, at the r., w. &
y, =, y, ~ frthgAt yard lylteoIt pay there 2 view
the street roller, Nelat "John Baket's English
| ORDRRs: 4
Robert Smith. $373.9I: Enoch MoOre, Jr 500
90; J. u. WInsl0W, 81, ll3 75; Geo. ", Stone $40
O6; Jas. Morrow, Sl.70: Electric Line, &l.50; 4. ~
A. FeasteTS Sl6S25; Viii Coal Cas- Co., 81 80I 81
I 4. Y. de Normandle, S35.63; jenkins q Atkinson
$3463; Joseph Jones, $3.50; Geo. w. Jackson,
S3.75; w. II. Pierce, $5O33; Lewis Zsbiey $4S8l
John Merrick, S22.S2: VIM. II. Brady,, 81; E
Bringhurst d Co.. e46O; Humphrey Morrow, So;
Washington Cox, SIS; Thomas Walter. $40; Pay
4 roll Of Water Department, $40l.65; Pay roll OF
Street Department, ,e456.7l; +. A. Taylor. Sl7. s.
')h motion, Council adjourned. 1ra
THE CIRcUs,- Owing to the bad roads
/ the Great Eastern circus did not arrive in this
ings exhibition was therefore omitted. The
great procession passed down Market street.
between 12 and i O'Clock . the qualification
Of grant uurnl,ara oe li|ai1. n.9sa anrn rio :