Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-26

nc CHAIR. ~ ...lss7-. "A VI
Mr.. Candy, Chairman or lhr Street Commit
zee reported that Frederick Wahl had been gram Il
led pc mission 10 construct an oven under pave u
ment at corner of Eighth and French streets. /
He also reported that q Contract bad been "
made with Baylor, Adamson & Co., TO occupy d
wharf at foot Of Cbmch street, at $50 per year, n
with privilege To erect frame building thereon.
He reported adversely to petition asking TO a
have the gutter covered with iron plate ut cor q
ner Of Seventh and Bennett st.
The weekly report or Street Commissioner I
Springer showed the employment Of ~ men in
cleaning and repairing streets, &C., and nineteen
horses and carts.
MIR. Febiger, Chairman of the Water Com !
mite e. reported IN favor Of fire plug asked for
by Washington Fire Co., al u cost Of $40.
Tie weekly report OF Chief Engineer Gallagher
showed the employment Of IL men In the water
department.
The contract for furnishing iron lamp posts
was awarded to ii. II. Pickles ut five cents per
pound, lie being the lowest bidder.
The contract for grading Eighteenth street
was awarded TO A. Crumlsh.
The bids for grading Railroad Avenue and
delivering earl, were rejected and the Commit
tee instructed TO ask for new bids,
Mr.. Pickles stated that the committee OH
Park will report at next meeting.
Mr.. Quinn reported in favor OF asking proro-
sails for II lot u ground containing AT beast one
SQUARE, OH which TO erect city hospital, within
the following bounds, Second street on the South
! Gilphip Avenue on tile North, Jackson street
on the East, and Union street On iie West.
A petition from James Christy, asking per-
; mission to tap sewer was referred 10 the coin |
/ mittee with power 70 act.
! The pay roll Vi the water department amour
ted TO s2S0.ls
| A petition was received for water pipes on
Curlett street.
Petitions were received to grade Porter and
! jackson streets between Maple aud Linden sts.
/ A petition was received for the extension Of
water pipes on Jackson street between Maple
aud Liuden
Also for paving Jefferson steel between Sc
cond and hind.
For the extension of Water pipes OH Van Blu
ri streets, and also on Chestnut street.
On motion Of MIR. Pickles, the ordinance pro-
yidiug ipi a Committee u live, On bonds was
read Lnrd tiine aud passed, ny UNANIMOUS
vote.
Ca inotio4 the r.,!es we've suspended a'iL the
Preside, ANNOUNCED the uminil'ce rs ioiiowa'
O. L. Underwood, James >. Hayes, fhiip Me-
Dowell, Z. Quialey and ihiesied'
Mr.. Baker submitted proposals lroiu James "
Webb 10 pint 500 copies Of the laws passed at
the recent session OF the Legislature Tor $50 aud
500 report oEihe copies Of the CHEF Engineer
, oflhe Fire Department for 81 1;Jehkliison q At
, knson proposed to print the formei al S'o' and
the latter al SIC while Glattz Eekel proposed
to print both works for S32.
4 The paw roll of the Street COMMITTEES amour
ted TO S343.27
The contract made with BayJer Adalnsou y
< Co., for the wharf foot of Church was read AMI
i approved. -.
l. A petition was presented Tor CURLING Jackson
Y street between Maple Il Linden.
Proposals We're read 10 furnish curb Stone as
& follows James Neatly 40 IL cents per foot
3 Philip Mcdowell 48 cents per foot Robert
u Smith 90 cents per foot ; Joseph Flanagan Al
l. cents per foot.
l, Hughes ~ Walker 40 cents per foot.
Al The contract was awarded To Mr.. Mcdowell
u Orders were directed to be drawn as follows
T. Thomas Re'nolds S7425 John Dackas 50
" Robert Smith sl5.l2; w. w. Simmons $lSOSG
James Mclntire sloG.S7; jenkins & Atkinsoi
la $3.50; 4. 4. Allderdise 1925; james Mile
en- 81 40; +. A. Tay lor s.; James Bradford S2.53
jenkins q Atkinson s67 90; Thomas For
u. sGI.56; Thomas Ford S0445; q. w. Bush SI6'
90 80; Chandler $3.50.
Geo. W. Bush, Esq, has purchased the RICH
Is OF this city for manufacturing and selling iske
li patent dumping wagon
The Peninsular NeDs says that the farmers
,ic Sussex county complain Of a great scarcity
Id hands.
". Many Of the SweJes about Mildletown ha,
lie, left their employers their term OF service ha
ow ing expired.
Tie AT McCoMB's CITY.-Walter NJ Franci
. formerly of this city, part owner and manag
err Of the DaSota Hotel at McComb's city, Nj.
an sisisippi, has been made station ascnt, ON II
inc New Orleans, Jackson & Great NorthernR. |
ing a. the above city. Mr.. Francis is young III;
MS of fine business qualities, and will double
oil make his mark in the business world.
49, Mrs. Robt. A. Nichols, who lately re,nov
nest to this city from Denton, Nd, and succeed
no Mrs. jackson in the boarding houst at 4
ees, Market Street, has relinquished the same. a
se" removed to Oxford.
n. A letter from Washington says: Scnal
for Bayard, Of Delaware, has been invited aud i
accepted the invitation to deliver the amt
Ugh address before the University of Virginia,
all July 2.
lists Accidental Shooting.-As son of Joseph We
.a toP who resides with his father near Farmingt'
here Kent County, was playing with pistol i
Tuesday, surprising 1t not to be loaded, WI
Fans he shot his sister in the abdomen producing
Gus most instant death. An inquest was held
h. the Coroner and the Jury rendered a verd
ouse ac1'tlsliiiS MN rom al responsibility W
law for the deed. This is anothe. warning
hese those who are disposed to play with fire arm
Any one who points gun or pistol at anotl
oi even in sport, should be subjected to some pr
) lor ishment. 1t is too bad that life should be L
e. triiled with.
ton, c,.,,.,,u ,....,, ,..,,,, f,.,,,,,
Sussex county, visited Seaford, last Thllrsd
la'e in company with his wife, and as they W
''a'e passing over Dovington's mill dam ON the
home, Mrs. &. got out of tue carriage, ami W;
les ell back until bend in the road hid her ii
e of her husbands view. Mr.. Z. waited sonnet
for her tn return, and on going TO look for
nm was surprised 10 find her body floating in
ever race, life being entirely extinct. lie immedi
T in ~ gave the alarm, and on assistance atriN
iu"- Lhe body was taken from the water. Mrs.
was usually vsry lively, was member
~ an church, had four interesting children, in
satiSs circumstances, aud the motive for this suc
ed TO act is involved in mystery.
a Ne,c Enterprise for Smyrna. &.
ON Taylor, one of oar skilled mechanics, Is pre-
ter a inT far the crecinn of a huil,linu IN hv IL
o Our on his lot date the John Millaway prone
d we ioinino rho fnundrv and mocI;ne dion ~
Sanil Taylor, on Main street, which he is 10
: her cupy as factory for the making Of railr
ed i'll iinding-iron bolts, nuts, &c. lie will C
n one mence work on This building immedia
7 the and hopes to get under way IN manufactu
had at as early a day as possible He propose
May prepare and roll his iron, and for this pur
will put in one train of rolls and forty ho
,,;,, power engine. With these he expects to
lIaa,s ufacture about four tons Of railroad spike
~ 81. ,, pillow bolts per day. This enterprise was
.ao,, in obeyance for year, waiting for the cOur
TL confirm the sale of the lot which had been u
- by the Sheriff
oome Sunday School Anniuersary.-Th Mars
nable ION, omon Saooath school held an annivel
on last Sunday afternoon. The exercises
warm " ~ oosua iiu.npnIss "ho
ion to 49, u,S,nn ,a sn,soai na I'M e ao",J ~
rndY The singing was led Mrs. Rgg of New Port
49, also performed on the organ, a number Of p
" ,i,,o We're sang by Miss Katie Da,il of Whining
!, and who is quite small girl, she acquitted he
trha with credit and ELECTED much prais3 for the
manner in which she performed her part
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