Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-10-31

PRocEEDISGs, LAST kvESINa-A SPECIAL MEETING
10 BIZ aELD on SATURDAY 10 ESTABLISH GRADES
Council met At the usual hour. President Ma
MS in the ehAir.
The petitions Of P. Plunkett we're laid over
until the second meeting IN April
The street committee, on the petition of W. l.
Bowman. for the guttering. euTbiug and pa ing
OF Lombard street. between iUth and 18th
streets. reported IN favor Of the guttering but
adversely on the curling and paving Adopted
The same committee, on resolution relative TO
the grading of Front street between jackson
and Van Buren,. reported that a. the work would
cost less than $50 It was not necessary to ask
proposals, but that they would instruct the Street
Commissioner to proceed with II Adopted
The Committee on Public Buildings reported
that 1t had tted up and furnished the new City
Treasury building and had employed James
Lang az jAnltor at salary OF sI0o per annum.
| Adopted
The matter o. the improvement of the front
| OF the IreAsurers office Was laid over until the
fret meeting in May.
The oontrAc, for the improvements at the
Monroe street spring was ieG TO Robert Scott.Ai
| $40.
| On the communication Of s. VI. Harrington,
recommending safer storage Of city papers,
the Committee on Public Buildings reported
that the repairs to the lite proof in the City
/ TreasureTs ofhce were completed. and suggested
that those minutes Of C0utlcli TO which refer
enee was not frequently made be removed there
TO. Adopted
The Lamp Committee recommended the cree
non of street lamps st the following places q;
/ :. Z corner Of Franklin and Beach streets on
/ the Mouth side OF lllh street, betEeen Market
and kiug aud At the corner Of Broome and
Chestnut streets The Recommendations were
| concutred in
The Committee on Opening Streets approved
the prayer Of the Board OF Education for the hll-
| ing up Of Harrison street. between 3rd aud 4ih
and the work vas ordered to be done.
The Committee on Law repog ed that there was
)ihing IL tile CrilnArce AmeadStory 10 the ordi-
lsnce relating TO the storage Gt hay, straw, &c,
in corhIct with the City Charter. Accepted
The Chief EugIneer Of tie Water Works re
ported Is men employed, and the Street Com
missioner 80 men and 10 horses and carts.
Mr. Adams presented 8 deed from the Christi
ans Improvement Co, for the bed of 9Th, Com.
meIce. Canal aud Duek streets which wss &C
cepied and ordered TO be recorded
On motion Of Mr.. Adams. the Committee OF
Streets vas directed to invite proposals for grad
iae Pleasant street, between Adams aud Jackson
streets
Mi Adams also 81 the request 0f the City sur
yeyor moved. that Cou,cA me al Ciaymon
aud 6. streets. on SATURDAY afternoon next. st
O'Clock. TO look after grades N that locality
Adopted.
Nj. Candy presented an assignment from
WllASm Thompson to james Thompson for tn,
removal Of garbage IL the Fret district. vhiet
was read aud the further consideration post
pOned Tor one HceA
NJ; Foulk introduced an ordinance proviiin.
FOR the removal Of the hooks and papers IN III
Clerk Once OF 81 cid date to the ire proof il
tie City IreSzt rer Cfties, which wzs read twice
Mr.. 9lArls presented the resolutions AJOpieN
$; the F.remeu's Convent on On the 2lst inst.
Elich WAS referTed 10 :Le Committee on Fir
! Companies,
Mr.. Adams presented the returns for severn
commissions, s. fo.loRs: For opening Spruc
and Pine streets betSeeI. lUth sud llth cent
each we're assessed upcu the estate Of Samue
Hines, and the probable cost Of the same Wa
stated 81 52Jl2. in tile opening. widening AL
extending Of AArylsnd Avenue from Chestuu
aud Beach streets, s562 70 u damages; in opsu
ing aud extending IAtuaA street, from Eliot
avenue to 23rd. SI3d 81 IN damages in extend
I ing AID cpeuii NAnieYer Avenue, between MAJ
s=t street AID tie Old Sblp-iArd road. Sj6i5 1
III damages The several returns we're referre
10 .ne Committee on o 3eliug streets
Mr. Lynch moved that TIE usual committe
: for the distributor Of coal 10 the poor be 81
puIuted, which Wa adopted ull the rules wet
uspended hat tie names may Ue reported
: the next meet ting.
e Mr.. Baker presented petition for lamp
!. third street. between Washington and Jefe
' con, Nhich Vas referred
: Inc fol9Elug orders were & rectei to /
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q IS Eot: Lee = ". ". simmons. S2ts =
james Mckeuiuek. 81 Sd: c. p johnson
q :, Victor dGfJat, s}p;R T. H SurnA,
e. 81 {. AinstsS Sl46 30! Pcsey { Bic
e = Is Pas hgll u Stree. Department S3lj -
:: i - hJ-. Of Water Department. $z9> 81 2.
i I.o,l Of Poiic= Forca s1554g7 MlsceAsneoJ
= lay Roll llei "a - dry b Gia1liers, for i
i. trresi. ;i644s BlAsd o. EIlcA,iln. IS OF
j. "n. s;Lliey. = % jas. hairy, sls3 80 Ql
.=y / Bro, S3ly.