Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-25

Proceedings Of Co,ascii.-The stated meet
Ing Of the City Council was held last Thursday
eve ming.
On motion Of Mr.. Baker, the p ton of NJ.
NJ. Child Il Co., askl,g for The paving OF gutter
on West street, between 18th aud 18th, was
continued until May next.
Mr.. Baker reported In favor of paving asking
for Michael O'Meally at cost Of $500.
between Jackson and Harrison, at q cost of
$3.50.
Street Commissioner Coyle reported 4s men
and IL horses and carts employed in cleaning
streets, &c.
Mr.. Febiger, CHAIRMAN OF the Water Com
mittee reported In favor # the extension of wa
Ter pipes on Adams street between Second aud
Conard streets, asked for by John O'Donnell,
at q cost Of $3.50.
The weekly report of Chief Engineer Gala
CHER, showed the employment OF az men In the
water department.
Mr.. Underwood reported In favor of awarding
the contract for hose to Daniel Y. Grier.
The pay roll Of the Water Department
amounted to $404.60.
A petition was read for water pipes on Nc
Caulley street about 100 feet from Lombard.
An ordinance was read providing for the ex-
tension Of scversl streets South of the Chris
tlana, in the Second Ward, and also In tue 9th
Ward, and fixing the width of the same.
On motion OF Mr. Febiger the clerk was in
strucied to issue call for town meeting at
the City Hall, on Thursday evening rext, at "A
o'clock, to consider said ordinance.
The pay roll Of the Street Department amour
ted to 4456.7l.
Mr.. Finegan objected to the payment of sew
eral parties on the ground that they had no.
rendered service to The city.
MR. Baker said he was as much onposed tn
wasting the peoples money as any one. The
workmen alluded to had made improvements
IN the roller recently purchased which would
have cost considerably more than their wages.
Mr. Hayes also objected to paying the two
men employed to run the paving machine, or
roller as 1t was st hiding In the yard of the all
road Company. They were ut best but watch
men and should be paid accordingly. lie de.
nounced the bill as an imposition. lie also OBJ
jected to the allowance 10 eighteen other men
claiming TO have made full time, as he held the
character of the weather had been such as to
lender 1t impossible.
Mr. Baker replied that he could point out the
work that had been done by the two parties al.
ldded ". The eighteen other men referred to
were employed at work which had to be done
rain or snine.
Mr.. Pickles explained the condition of affairs
and showed that the paving had been as
judici0usly managed as could be under the cir.
| cumstances. He said the whole thing Of Macad
| imizing was new to our citizens. The breaking
| of the machine to break the stone had DELAYED
the work. The consequence was the men hired
10 run the roller had been delayed. The city
however could not discharge them. They were
hired by the month, and could not be employed
| by the day. The gentleman knew this, but he
| could not ses anything In a fair light when
| there was a vote behind it, Improvements ha,
| been made on the roller and as soon US the
weather would permit 1t would he put on the
street and he presumed that it would work sat
i isfactorily.
| The matter was further discussed by Messrs
Quinn and Hayes, after which the report wa.
| adopted, Mr.. Quinn voting with the Republi
can members and Mr.. Mention declining to vot,
at all.
1 he assessment for paving Claymont ant
other streets, amounting to $500. 10 was read
| and directed to be sent to the Auditor for col
| lection.
Orders were directed to be drawn as follows
Robert Smith S373.9l; Enoch Moore, Jr, S26,
so; j. ID. Winslow Sl1l3.75; G. w Stone Si5
O6 James Morrow 81. 10 Electric Line ST so
). & A. Feaster $lSS.25; Coal Gas Co, S28Ol
81; t. Y. DeNormandie S35 .63; jenkins & AT
kinsen 1874 SO; Joseph Jones $3.50; G. W
Jackson $3.75; Lewis Zebley $4SS4 W. II
Brady 81 Il. Bringhurst d Co., 81 80 Hum
phrey Morrow So; Washington Cox S75 /; Tho:
Walter $50; F. A. Taylor $l7.S5.
The Normal opens September LIST, unde
ve'y favorable auspices. Professor Hardness an
Miss Laura, A. Osgood with able assistants hay
been so long and favorably known 10 the publ
as successful and able teachers that their schoC
as usual will be largely attended.
| a 0vvd Crop.-Beniamin Haley, who ocet
pies the farm Of John Peoples in Christiana HI
raised the present season 534 bushel of " he,
from twenty acres, being at the rate of Pc I'll
bushels per acre, although portion of the fiel
was new land, and greatly broken by stumI
and gulleys.
The Bingham HousP.-Jos. r Waite, who 8
long occupied the obi Packet II tel. at the co
ner Of Fro' AMI Water Streets, that has di.aI
nea'e bafnrr the march If improve It. ~
f,t'd mp the Bingham house on the n W 60
OF the above Streets in good style. n, d is no
prepared IN supply his customers with OYSTER
game, fish an fowl. and nil the tlelira les
he season j els an excellent cater r, and d,
s"v,s to be literally patronized.
Hurt.-A party of young men from Guthrie
coach. factory were engaged in PLAYING ba,
ball last F-iAav afternoon. when bat slippp
ont OF the hfnds of one of'he parties and ne ar
or quite broke the nose Of German s'andlr
near and giving him a very black pair of eve
; There have bsan various accidents TO base bs
players this season, and It seems singular tn
s me less dangerous passtirne cannot be engal
ed in.
Purchdsed.-C. W. Poulson and VIM.
Granger Co have purchased for the Inderp
dent Line of Steamers, of New York, a fl.
4 wharf property at Cape Nav, ard propose
run next season a very superior boa, betwe,
= That place and Philadelphia. Proposals will
received at the office of the Company In Ne
{ York. for The erection of dock and passene
j and freight station, to be completed by the fl
! OF My, as may be seen by advertisement
: another column.
Large Sale of Lots.-Ogle & Miller will 9
! at public sale, for B. Frank Townsend, on 6,
urday, the 9th OF September, fortv-one choi
building lots, and one frame and five brit
houses, situated south Of the Christiana, dire
: y In the centre of the improvements. and wit
In fifty yards of the Wilmington Rolling mill.
better opportunity to purchase will not
again presented, and laborers or mechanics,
I those having money to invest, should embra
1t.
s Chicken Cholera.-John J. Gallagher
If manufacturing and selling wholesale and reta
5 Pitner's Celebrated Chichen Powder, at
. drug store, No. 1888 Market street. Storekee
= ers In our County and State can have their ,
l. ders filled by making the necessary remittar
e, by mail or express. Farmers and chicken IA
Is ciers particularly should call on him a
e. get supply In order to avoid loss by the cpl,
IT mic which has proved fatal to so many tho,
IL ands of fowls in the different sections of q
l. country.
Correcticn.-James Lane, not jesse, was
/. first man to open coal yard IN this city. '
, are informed ty r. X. Jones, Esq that he CT
:, menced the business in 1926 or 1925. Pre-
/ Gus to that time however several parties h
% commenced using coal, which was obtain
70 ON Philadelphia in hugsheads by packets p
~ ing between the two places. Ziba Ferris is So
~ to have been the first man that tried II, and
:, was followed by Theophilus X. Jones and OF
- ers. The consumption has increased wond
~ fully since that day and instead of one dea
ha mi a r