Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-11-07
TME CITY co vMUIL.
REGULAR MEETING Ia 81 EVENING

The City Council met ct the regular hour, j
last evening, Mr.. Pickles in the chair-Presi- i
dent Maris being absent.t - sT y
The CQmmittee on Openih0 Streets, in re- =
gard to the bin OF Thos. Ford, $2tC, for work
done, reported, that, by the terms Of the {
for $50. - 4
The Law Committee reported as correct and
legal, the Ordinance relating to the duties OF
the Clerk, aud also the Ordinance authorizing
the issue Of bonds fer school purposes. Il
The Street Commissioner reported 80 men II
and 10 horses aud carts employed.
The Chief Epginaer Of the Water Works re-
ported 36 men employed.
The Registrar OF the Water Works reported
the receipts Of 974564, during the past month. |
The following petitions were read and re-
foFTed For lamp at Peach and ClaymOnt |
streets for lamp opposite the Water Witch |
engine house for lamp atSpruce aud Robin
son streets.
A communication was read, from property |
owners on Maryland Avenng, protesting |
against the award for damages for widening |
the sidewalks by commission, aud reques- |
ting the appointment Of nav commission.
A communication was received from the
Phoenix s. +. Il. Co., returning to Council the
the thanks Of the Company for the new hose
recently received.
On motion Of Mr.. Underwood, various bills
tWefeS referred TO the different committees,
without reading.
Mr.. Candy moved that nOts for $1,000, at
ninety days, be drawn in favor Of Quigley S5
Bro, for work on Fourth street.
Mr.. Febiger asked II there was anything
/ yet due the contractors for maeadamizing 4th
street. He said that by the contract, no mOn-
ey was to be paid for any portion Of the work,
until said portion was entirely finished. He
asked II single square Of the work, had been
finished according to coutlact.
Mr.. VIM. Candy said that several squares
were finished excepting the top covering,
= which would not be put on, until the street In
t some places, was brought up to the required
grade. He also said that 20 per cent. Of the
cost for each square, was retained, 20 be paid
when the work IS all completed. -.,. e..
Mr. Febiger insisted that the WOrk Is not
being done as. per contract. The contract
called for Glayef Cf two inch stones bat he
had seen no stones so SMALL put on the street.
D He thought that no money should be paid un-
, til the work Is properly done.
The mOtiOn'tO draw The note, was then
e lost.
70 Mr.. Adams presented the following pr0po.
e sails for 9radingthe bed OfPleasant street, ,frOI
is Adams to jackson -
oSt RSsTlcf c6SS CSSTOery 3 cents per cubic yard
3 RObt. McIntire. 23 |" d"
= Bernard DOnAhue, 191< = 49, -
:, The bids were gsrTsa b ne vOmmIttee OIL
q Opening Streets az&M
q Mr.. Hayes a ~ Why the pOlieo Commit
tee delayed sD1onR h Reptgtln9 on The appTC
IL many pOlicemeu had promised touieet obi
isl cations, at certain tlmes on slIensth Of thei
ID OxpectatiOns 10 receive 6he Clcthing money
OF and that, ing tor tAe4g obllgatiOns, thei
mo- salaries we're being att4eled. No answer.
Mr.. Adams moved the rejection Of the award
- made for the opening of ,fatAall street, EIiO
Avenue, T TWenty third stFeea, and Pine and SPEaC
lel slreets from Tenth TO Eleventh. His reason IL
~ making the motion that the city was not pr
d. pared, at present to open andgTade these street
as Adopted. .....i fe..f..
The ordinance relating 10 the duties of Il
" Clerk-requiringh him to renhoye all unused pape
= to the hgo proof safe In the TreasnreF's office
was cal sd up for third residing, bRt AFTER sever
amsndmsnts was laid over for one week.
Ies Mr.. Pickels called up fOr q third reading u
nd Ordinance authorizing the issue Of bonds, 4
Ike school purposes The amount OF the issue W
amended, from $50. 500 10 el8000.
ad Mr. Febiger opposed the Ordinanee. lie 81
,sd There was nooeeasion ioF ubw schoOlsi as long
-. there were COO vRaneles "a aho schoOla alroa'
~ built. Hefhoughth was nonsense q bnild scho
oI houses b aak certain localities aud eoRsdeFed
seu time that Conncil ahOnla pNf u WOEa OF oppo
lai- tlOn To lhe q taVagant easitles OF ths Hea
he Mr.. kSan's stated thai ihc naw seRosl hou
,nz was all nnder way, aeA that the BeaFd eou
not pay ipr 4 unless theae bonds were Aasa a
,,, sold. Hesald ihat the yApanciea sTeGea q {
'Ny not exlst u tAc RFimAFy Schools WhlchMefe NJ
ln:A Wded. OhAa sitatn tha efioR u3 mo
his Mr.. Fcbigess iasIstss 1lI.t hSA Heas4 had
Ae0 Fright to build AafA sen0Oa ~ aAeh WIN ihey
n0Hl not needed thatia apme tthr EFimaTy Scho
foee There were tom 100 10 100 vacancies.
md The vote on tks flrdinanep wns taken, rs
tns Ajes- UleasrS. aaalll. Eildk "a Rdals, 4Iay
!, 80 Iynch. nas4Ag PhiUlba PkkeAs. NiehaEdal
NV NV Taylor, Underwood Presideat AAFis (whO
IaSe entered during tbs evening" and taken his se'
- -l3.
slu NAya--Messra baker, burke, Wm. Candy, "
oA" NJ Canby, FebigOr, Mendehhall-6.
HSvInS hiIed 70 ssou9e 4 iSO-lhFas vote,
. H.. Ordnance ives declared lost. 3 i1#r..#
ORDRRs
nm nm Joseph FlaAakas. SSS4.h4s James MeKendri
VIZ S9l6.07; ii. 4, piekols = Co, note ut 30 d;
Sl7l9.76; Geo. II. r. Simmons, e1S0aS; \
ss tSteam Brick Co., $49l.3 Alex. MontgOm
. !. IN ~ e1O6O. Electric Line, 81 T. Y. de Norman
sns Ss S4O32; H.F. Pickels, S4S.50; John LOgue, 3
~ Patrick Barnes S3T7.08 John q. Farra, I
l 90. Robt MeIutlrs,j &e07.bA; WIN. ii. Brady, "a /;
~. n. Child & CO., -; Pay roll Street Departm
|. ~. e242a1; Pay TOf Water Department, $500
sSSilJ WlualOW, (uote a. 90 dANs,l SEQ y. IL u
= :. ~ man, S1a91 JeIhes WOoIlIy, $40; VIII Savi
~ ~ Fund, e1SS2o Etlw. HelnalA &ss6O JOhn
sa sa.S Stewart, go; Peter Todd, 4,I5.
.-.S .-nS on motion, Cp1neIl ad3dnEhsd. l>' i'i't
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Glade Before Esquire OiNelll, DC Mayors Court, :
will yesterday morning, the following cases have
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