Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-06


adnsy could bS more pgopsiiy sBBiisd tg disshihG
our dtty streets He believed there was some
uItderhRnd dealing In this affair and felt convinc-
ed that at least $50 900 Of this money would 10
made by the "ring within the ring"
Mr.. Febiger said he thought the prices were |
very high, but they would never be lower, and
the land must be bought. II this thing had |
been done before the city assessment, II would |
have made a difference Of from $3O0,00O to
$500, 600 in the assessment of property in the |
Ninth Ward alone. The tax on this would
amount TO $4,000, which would pay onc-half
ef the annual iustalment Land on the lower
side OF the creek would also be increased in
value which would make corresponding
| increase of taxation. lie favored q
| park for purely practical reasons. All of our
| drinking water comes from the Brandywlne,
| and If the ground proposed to he purchased is
| allow ed to be built up, all the drainage will
flow into the creek and mingle with our drink
ing water. He mentioned the existence of
the poisoned fish in the creek, as an evidence
that we must do anything 20 keep our watCr
pure. We must not allow this thing to so by.
| Two years ago, one of these tracts could have
been obtained for $500 per acre; now the price
asked Is $780, ltmust be done now, or in few
years 1t will cost ten times as much. Wecould
readily get along without park, but this place
must be purchased for the purpose of keep
ing our water pure.
MFR. Hayes thought the BrandyWine water
should be protected, but that II would be nee
essary to go beyond the mills to do this proper
ly. He was in favor Of park, but objected
to it at present. on account OF the wTbtched
financial condition of tho city. He also thougt t
it very strange that parties should ask 81, 900
per acre. for land that was assessed for only
$500 lie was opposed to the report, for two
reasons: because the land IS not worth what Is
asked for it, and because the city cannot af-
ford IL at present ..r.. t.,
Further remarks were made in favor OF the
report by Messrs. Baker and RichaI dson, and
4 ,rWk
was then adopted, by the following vote
Ayes-Messrs. Baker, Candy, FebiGer,
Foulk, Huested, Mcdowell Mendinhall Phil
lips, Pickles, Quigley, Quinn, Richardson I'm
derwoOd, MIR. Presdent-14.
Nays-ALessrs. Bickta Finegan, Gilbert,
Hayes, Lynch, Mclntire-6.
The Committee on City Hospital, presented
the following proposals for furnishing lot
Job II. jackson and Geo. q. Lobdell a por-
ton of the square between Sixth and Seventh
and BroOme and Franklin, 250x227 feet, for
&S,O0O.
VIM. NJ. Candy and James Bradford, a
square between Rodney and Clayton streets,
and Lowering and Shallcross Avenues, for
u, 500.
Jas, II. Heal, $50 feet square between
Third and Fourth aud Rodney and Searles, at
$3.50 per foot.
Milton jackson, lot at Eighth and franklin
93xl45 feet, with building erected thereon,
for S1S, 500.
The proposals were referred to the Commit
tee
5 The pay roles of the Water Department,
S233,73 and the Street Department, $436 Is
} were read and passed in the usual manner
The return of the commission on opening
! Reed street. awarding six cents to Lawrence
Messick John Blake, and the estate of John
: BUTgie, was read and referred to the Commit
tee, on Opening Streets.
Also, the return of the commission on open
ing Fourth street, from Broome to Union
. awarding $75 to Geo. p. Weldon.
The return Of'the commission ON opening
jefferson street, from Front to the Railroad
: awarding $500 to Mrs. Cunningham, anC
u u $500 to the Gas Company was rejected, and {
: | new commission ordered to be asked fer.
A petition for the grading Of a street was
7, read and referred.
= On motion of Mr.. Pickles, the papers ON the
- Clerks desk, were referred to the variOu:
committees, without reading.
ORDERS.
p. Reynolds, s6.75 John Logue, $l4l.O)
Jos. Flanagan, S2O7 Sc JAS McInttre, SIG. 90
j. MellOr, $17 .62 Remington & Bayley, 1919
Samuel Candy, Jr., $3.50; John e. FarTa
$500. w. II. Brady, Sal %; John G. Pat
tersOn, So 10000 Geo. w. Vernon, $5l75 S
Barr, $1,000 Edw. Belts, $500 d. Gala
!. CHER, $4,000; Quigley & Neal, $l5O0.O0; w
y Cox, $1,000; James Lang, 1925.
II On motion, at 10:35, Council adjourned un
. til O'Clock this evening, and then sat as
. Court of Appeals, remaining in session, how
I. ever, only few minutes,