Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-28


ported adversely on the petitions OF Chaa
Kyle, Wm. Richardson aud Others, aakiur
council TO lease 10 tho Market House
Company tho sround upon which tho
Second street NJ irkct now stands that the
company might build new market honso
there, The committee based iE report on
An opinion of City Solicitor Harrington.
which was read, showing that 1t wouli moi
be to the Interests ol the city, On legal
grOunda, 10 giant the prayer OF the petitiou-
ets Tho Fep0rt WAS adopted.
The petition Of Hon. Thps. +. Bayard for
permission to enlarge frame building was
reported favorably and the report was
adopted.
il adverse report was made on the ncti.
ton ot W, Forbes for permission tc erect q
frame building at the GOih-r OF Maple and
Harrison streets.
MIR. Quinn could not see why the two re-.
ports should differ 50 widely, and why Mr.
Forbes Should not he treated ia the way mir
Bayard had been.
Mr.. Melntire explained that the irst
building would not DO dangerous but that
the other would.
The report was then rejected.
On the communication from the New Cns
tie County Fire Insurance Company, noii
Tying Council that the insurance on the
| City Hall had been forfeited, the committee
reported that the oil well on the hall prem
ises had been securely clnsad but urged Ms
Immediate removal. The report Was adop
I'd.
The Committee on Lamps reported in
! favor of placing lamps on the following
streets, as asked for by numerous petition
crs; On Nawaseeti, Fourth between Wash
ingtOn and Jefferson, Delaware Avenut
corner OF Van Buren, and Elm, and M
! Thirteenth aud West.
| The report was adopted
The same committed, on the petition o
| u. 7. Markley, Offering 10 sell the city The
right 10 use his metallic name-plate, rc
| ported 1t inexpedient TO purchase al present
/ aud the report was adopted.
| The Committee on Opening streets, OF
| the petition Of NJ. J. Deyer and others, ask
/ lug that owen Hannah be compelled 10 re.
move fencing erected by him across Ger
tain street on the South side, reported thai
/ the street Obstructed was on private nrnp
eriy and therefore the 1, nee could not b,
| removed. Adopted.
The same committee reported In favor o
| grading Twelfth street from Lombard Il
Pine, AS asked for by James Carswell.
The deed from the L.ohdell Oar Vince
Co, deciding to the city the bed Of r. street
hut reserving the right TO lay railtcal
tracks on il, was rejected, Tor, 4 ACCEPTED
with this condition, tue oi1y would havb nc
! control oYqr1t'
The committee reported in favor o
| awarding the following contracts For gra
ding Eighteenth street, 10 Patrick Barnes
at 80 cents per yard for grading Jefferson
street, to Patrick Reynolds, at y cents pc
F, yard; for grading Van Buren, street, I,
Patrick Barnes, at rs cents per yard.
| An adverse report WAS made on a hill q
$500 from James McCale, aad adopted.
The Committee on Hospital reported IL
| favor ql purchasing the building Of Jackson
and Bond at Eighth and franklin, to he usei
as city hospital. The building had boel
offered to the city ior tl7,iVU aud all OF THU
could he paid fur in city bonds at par Will
the exception Of ~, 900, The amount OF a liei
| held by savings fund A lot on the sOutl
Of the building, % by ll5 feet. could be pur
chased at $50 per foot aud used In the fuiuri
should the building require enlArgiug. tn
building is now three stories high, e1utain
! 10 chambers, The majority al which could h
readily converted iNtO wArdH, aud has bath
rooms, water closets, and hot and cold WA
ter ~ each floor.
4 long debate ensued here. Messrs. ia
ker, fehiger Hayes aud Mclntire opposin
the adoption OF the report on the gpOun
that the lot owned hy Bishop Lee, gituaio
between Fourteenth aud Fifteenth an
Washington and Jefferson streets. shoul
suited Tor hospital, erected on It. Severa
other objections were urged, but they wer
Of minor Importance.
Messrs. pirkels, Richardson, and Qulnl
iaVoted she adoption at the report, and tn
latter 40 .ghi IKEA Turk" evrrytb,nA thi
satored OF Opposition u tAs hospital, an
said the place scteeicd for II was undoubi
0dlf THO Lest that could be found in th
city.
Mr.. Baker moved 10 postpone action o
the report. Lost
The report was then aAapied by the FOL
lowing ydte:-
Yeas-0ilbert, Heusted. lynch, Mentor
MenAenhalL Phillips, PickplE, Quiglel
quinn richardson, Underwood, and Pres
deut MAris--l2.
Nays-Baker, Febiger Hayes and NJ,
Intirc--4
lThe adoption OF the report OF cours,
authorizes the committee TO proceed an
purchase the building
The subject Of the Monroe atFeet sewe
assessment was pOetpoued one week.
} The pay rolls Of the street, Water, Pole
and NJ Miscellaneous departments, amOuntin
in All to S3.4Si.at, were read and allowed.
! Mr.. Fehiger Introduced An ordinance
Which was read twice, giving di4tiiet cot
stables the same authority Nc now rest
with the high constable in cases Of nuisaI
eeg iiuufinilH to the public health.
MIR. fehiger presented y deed VI the bed
ut several streets which were NOT namct
The instrument was referred to The Oity SO
lioitur Tor examinations,
Mr.. Hayes introduced q resolution re-
selnding The permission granted Charlie
Loci ctman To erect cake stand on Ia
eastern side Of French street between Ffon
aud Water.
II was postponed until reNt meeting.
, Mr.. Baker presented the iOlinWing pFOpt
. sails, which were rcnd Ald reierrcd e.
, rcmoK ing sAfhaEc In the Second diatrie
one wear, WIN. Valentine and VIM. =. Well
1 .
Fourth district. kobt. Mcintlfe, SllUn h,
gradiug aud paving LeiipTann ntreet, HI
tween SECOND add lhitd, UcO II. =. Sin
mQnai ~ cruis per square yard; -
-, u cents let square yard WI
! | simmons, s. cents per square yard MUIR
y McElwcr, u cents per square yard.
/ ! MIR. Baker moved that the Hospital Con
mittce nj the next meetingpt UnNucil max
a detailed report u the proposed plan ,
sunpurt ct ana medical attendance at III
hospital when completed. Adopted,
4 Mr.. Quinn introduced u resolution ina
/ the same committee Tepuri 10 the ne,
mrciing the eAast amount required 10 pa
chase the lot south ut the hospital mei
I toned in the report OF the COMMITTEE
/ Adopted.
/ The following petitions were read and p
1 fcrred; Asking further extension ct watl
70 pipes On Water street, also on luurth sire
% between BroOme hnd Harrison; Aaking Il
: guiirTing aud paving Oi the north side
! Nest Liberty street, between Nancy sire
! aud the railroad; asking the grsdias
, Taylor street, between Church aud Locus
I asking that the hiOwing Of steam whistle
within the city, between the hours Of
j. u. H. and d. 90 \. M, be prohibited aHkiI
IL Permission To lay a tile 10 csrry Oh the was
4 water from building being erected AZ Giy
, and West; asking the paying, gutterin
& etc, of kirkwupd street. asking that u
+. curb gu the northerly side Of Carpenti
I street, between Fourth and Fifth and Mo
J. roc and Adams, be set asking that qbstyu
tiOns In the Christiana At the foot OF Dram
:, street, caused BY the water from the sire
y running down there, be removed.
i Mr.. Lynch introduced a resolution
recting the Committee on Fire Compani
II to report the condition Of the several Il
= companies and whether the additional no
Is recommended By the Chief Engineer, In Il
h annual report, is needed Adopted.
4 Thomas Jordan was directed TO be notihi
that = certain lot owned by him, and lett ,
e the assessment list, will Be assessed 70 hi
/. At the next meeting at tl2a
n The following orders were directed TO
d drawn James McIntire, til250; Washin
, Ton Cox, tll675; W. q. Quigley, 1880
4 James n. Beggs, 1874 90; Daniel Gallaght
o s4sl rs; Roht. Smith, t30I,74; Chas, WarH
a X co.. s52s o.; James IL. Beggs, sa.eO; de
j. W. Stone, ss.75; Pussy, 1onea y 90, as
, IsaAc I, Chamberlain, a 50; Ferris Gi
d rett, IS oents; Thomas Porter, SSH NJ
Ann Todd, Sl.OO; Ferris a Garrett, il24
y ThOs. Y. deNormAndie, $3.50 Geo. II.
e simmons, sll.O0i u, Gallagher, 5000
o John LoaR, 800. 00i James Maharty, tls3.
/. Alexander Chandler, s3oo.oot AleNand
h Montgomery, Sa250; John W, Hawkii
+. 400 o0i Thomas Brown, s2Ooi sundry bot
b holders, sI,elsSL
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u PLEASANT TO REMEMBER.-Itis pleasu
=. to reflect on the memory OF some dear {
Z, friend who has been tried and found true
X the hour Of need. A thing you can iu
Y, rely on Ia pleasant To remember, aud this
. why so many people buy the elegant a
substantial elotliug being sold so W
cheap by Bennett n 90, Tower Hall.
= SIS Market street, half way between FIJI
"a aud Sixth streets, Philadelphia.