Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-02-17

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lie weekly report Of the street commissioner |
showed the employment OF IS men ten horses |
ard Carts. |
The weekly report Of Chief Engineer Gala |
CHER showed the employment Of Il men In tue |
water department.
Mr. Underwood, chairman of the Police
Committee, reported In favor of granting D.
Wingate and s. J. Back q donation OF 500
each Tor services rendered as police officers.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Hayes proyid
lug that the bills for printing be referred to the
Printing Committee for analyzation, and charg-
ed ITO the respective appropriations to which
they belong instead of the miscellaneous ac-
count, was discussed at considerable length,
and various amendments voted down, after
which the amendment of MIR. Baker tu strike
out the printing committee and insert the COM
mittee by which the work was ordered, was
adopted, and the resolution was then passed.
The comtnitieo on laws reported an act chang
ing the mode Of levying taxes, which was read
and ordered to be forwarded to the Legislature
for action.
The act for Altering the law in regard TO the
l.vjing the captation tax was also read and
a,ted upon.
The ordinance providing for the vacation of
Fifth st, below the Railroad, was lost by nine
nays TO 8 yeas.
The pay roll of the water Department amouii-
ted to tl79.50.
A resolution passed by the Board of Public
Education requesting that steps be taken to
permit an increase Of the city debt Of $4,000
Tor school purposes, was iead and the City
Solicitor was directed to prepare an act for said
purpose.
petition asking the passage OF an ordinance
prohibiting shedding on the leading streets was
read and referred.
The weekly Pay roll of the street departme ii
amounted to S263.ll
Mr., Beggs offered a resolution nstructing the
City Solicitor Or to draw up an act leaving it
discretionary with Council TO fix the amount
to be donated to each fire Company.
A communication was received from Michael
Dunn asking damages TO the amount of $500
because Of the widening Of side walk on Mary
land Avenue.
Mr.. Febiger moved that a commission be
applied for 10 coudemn land necessary To widen
said sidewalk.
Mr.. Hayes asked il Council had taken any
steps to employ Counsel to procure the passage
Of the water loan hills by tho Legislature.
Orders were directed IA he drawn us follows:
Jenkins * Atkinson SIT; Ferris Il tiarret
SOP; Abbott Il Mckinney ST.. AZ ;Scattergood
Allen 1888 Daniel Ii. Kent ~ Co., S37.49
Springer, Morley d Cause $3.50; John w.
Hawkins $ll2.50; George W. Stone S5l.75;
Charles Warner * Co., $ll3.S6; Geo. w. Bush
S7S.J6; Granville Worrell 81 ii. +. Pickles
Ss2.s5, Ferris & Garrett S2s7s; q. +. john
sou SIP; s. +. Thomas ISL; J. q. Farra SO
SO; A. Mills S3225; ID. Wingate 500; 5. j.
Buck 500; Geo. W. Bash Sl9l.I4 James
Murphey S3iO.65 James Mclnlire 500; VIM.
Candy $3l.500 for the Harlan and IL ,llinIs-
worth Co., and 800 for f. " A, B,tts; Vim.
Silly 5000.
The Clayton HOuse.--A meeting Of the sub
scribers 10 The Clayton House opening was held
Ut the Board Of Trade Rooms, on Thursday ey-
IAl, Innl, 10
Mendinhall acted as Secretary.
The various details of the arrangements were
discussed at length, and series of resolutions,
by L. L. Warner, were adopted, after some
amendment.
The arrangements, as agreed upon are sub
stantia'ly these; there may be as many as sixty
subscribers to the fund.- paying $50 each The
Committee on Invitations will first send sew
enty- five invitations to mem beIs of the press
and others whom il is desired to have present.
Three tickets will then be at the disposal Of
each subscriber, making $50, or 225 in ALL
Allowing for those who will be unable to be
present it is probable that the company at the
banquet will number about two hundred, or
possibly two hundred and twenty. If there
should be over two hundred and sixteen, the
number in excess will have to be seated at Ia
oles IN The t1a-room, dining the eating period
Vi the banquet, rs tie utmost capacity Of the
large dining room allowing twenty-five in
ches space for each person at table is just two
hundred and sixteen.
A resolution was adopted requiring each sub
seriber TO send at least one ,d his three tickets
to person resident outside of the city, the
OBJECT being to secure, us far as possible, the
presence OF strangers, who would thus be intro
duced to our city.
Tho time for the banquet was not positively
liked, but it was annnnnreh that tI,o buil,ling
would certainly be ready by Thursday, Feb
nd fhat dat
he selected. Messrs. Pancoast Il Mlur, who
are putting In the heating apparatus, have an
increased force at work, and the ircscoe pain
tiers will complete their work by Wednesday
or Thursday of next week.
1t was voted that the banquet commence at
o'clock, and that there be 10 "socable," or
dancing afterward.
The following Committees were appoint
ed -
IhrttauOns.-E. T. Warner II. 5. McComb,
Wm. 5. lIilles Edward Belts, Delaplane Ne
Daniel, Z. b. Smyth, Geo. S. Capelle, J. r.
Cause, Preston Lea.
ArrdngementS.-E. f. James, Howard NJ.
Jenkins, ). M. Harrington, w. II. Swift, r. E.
Robinson Anthony Higgins W. Il. Croas-
dlle, Washington Hastings, Henry Mendinhall,
Geo. w. Stone
Receptioa.-Geo W. Stone, Geo. W. Loblell,
Francis Barry, Daniel James, w. S. Auchin
Gloss, II. f. Pickles, 4. H. Slavery, james
Scott, John P. McLear, Eli Garrett, Granville
Wolrel, NJ. NJ. Child, Harlan Cause, W. Y.
Warner, I. Y. DeXormandie
Ffnance.-James Bradfork, Geo. w. Bush,
VIM. G. Gibbons, VIM. NJ, Candy.
Ehecuttoe Committee,--Job H. jackson, T..
i. Warner, L. F. James, Geo. W. Stone, j.
Bradford Commercial.
UNHAPPY Administration the Com
mercial;
DOVER, February l..
In addition to the thirteen divorce cases here
tofole reported, give you below the data in
reience to five more, as they are set forth in the
petitions OF those who apply for the divorce,
THE FARRELIs NOT SATISFIED.
James Farrell, Of Sussex county, pra q for
divorce from Elizabeth, his wife They wcr,
married in May, 1868, and lived ''peaceably and
happily" fourteen months, when she left him.
ami since refuses to live with him. Isaac Bur
ton, john Mariner, and others, support the petit
ton with affidavits. They say james was "a
good provder for his household" but Eliz1hetb
has an exceedingly bad reputation"
MARSHALL VS.. MARSHALL.
Joshua Marshall, "a white Citizen" asks to be
divorced from his wife Anna A., To whom he
was married in June, 1871. lie complains that
on September IL, of that year, she gave birth to a
enid, OF mulatto color, aud that since then In.
has declined to live with her, while she ..has
been living OH terms of intimacy in family of
eoioieu people" James W llson supports JOSH
ia allegation as to the child. The Marshall,
live in New Castle county.
THE WILKINS CASE.
Amanda wilkins, Of New Ca tie county. bees
hat the General Assembly will dissolve the mar
rage bonds between herself ana her husband.
Joshua Il. wilkins, to whom She was married
Sep. 49, 1859. She alleges against him brutal
adultery, and desertion. \ number
OF citizens, Including Ex-Mayor Valentine, iuin
In her petition.
SHORT TERN OF MARRIED LIFE
The petition of irene Fumele, of Wilmington, |
prays divorce from her husband, John Full |
mee. They were married on May 18Th, 1872 |