Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-24
THE CITY COUNCIL.
REGULAR MEETING LAST EEEHm

REGULAR MEETING LAST EEENIAa.
The City Council met in regular session last
evening, Mr.. Pckels, In the absence OF President
Maris, occupying the chair. .s... D
On the petition of John q. Haddock and Others,
lh relation to the new assessment for paving King
street. the Finance COmmittee reported The matter
settled. adapted.
Same cOmRittae reported adversely on the petit
ton of Israel COEndi, for the refundng Qt q fine
paid TO release his COW from tie poIlDd and favor
ably on the petition Of Mrs. A. Morris fer the re.
funding overPaid city tax. Adopted. .5l
The petition Of oGie & Miller VasnafegPd to ttsI
Committee on Law.
An adverse report on the petition Of John Curry
late prison keeper, for donation was presented
and adopted. -.sa
The Street Commissioner reported 40 men and
ten hoUssG and carts employed; the Chief Engineer
l9 meR.
ments Of Mayor SiHms praEa9ted two reports
The majority report, ngnod by uessrs. LAchten-
stein, Bickta and Mention favored the ooEdrmatiOn
OF ali the appointments.
The minority report, signed by Messrs. Baker
and Underwood, favored the confirmation OF all
except three-Daniel O'Neill, Police Sergeant tor
West District, Thomas Hedrick OF the Fourth and
Adam On, Of the Sixth District.
The minority vote was lost by a tie vote as fol-
lows: - .
Ayes-Messrs. Baker, Candy, Febiger Foufk
Mcdowell. ASadenhAn, Pickels Quigley, Richard
soR, UndeTWood-l0 F'ffT HF F3t
Eays-Messr. Biclta. Finegun. Gilbsrt, Hha4
ted. Hayes, Lichtsnsten, Lynch, Mention, ,McIntire,
Quinn-l0. fI.Ef Z
Mr.. Lichtenstein said he thought thsE the APP
pointments should be confirmed. At first he hGd
almost decided TO add his vote against the eOnRr-
nation of the three men objected but afterwards
decided TO examine intothe matter before doing.
He had since aScertained that these men ware
qualified in every rospect1or the positions 10 which
they had been appointed and that for more tlan 4
year pat they had been leading honest, temperate
lives. The confirmation of one of them in partie-
4 ular, had bean strongly recommended by his for
i mer military oommanders and by ex-MayOT VAL
entine He hoped Council wonld not 60 TOO fAE
4 in this matter .HTf0tl K4
The majority report was Alsc lost, by thq ssa1ine
Mr. LiehuenStein asked for a iea va AZ aAsei,ee ai
etiled.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Hayes, ia regard
TO bills tor printing. laid over for two weeks
On motion Of Mr.. Baker. the papers nylhl
Clerk desk wsEe referred Withonk reading. q 4
AT. Mendenhall presented the following Tesod.
ton:
RssoIued, That the Coumittos On Openius
Streets. be instructed to have YandeVer Avenus
graded by midsummer, under ths present contract
II possible, and IL not 70 make new eontraet Il
secure the completion Of the work by that time.
ResolUed, That the Committee ON OpsninG
Streets be authorized 70 provide q good roadway
running parallel with said Avenue until the com
/ Plstion Of the grading. a-'s,.. z.
II
Ths pay rolls Of the Wator and Street Depart
msnta, amounting 20 elS6&36. ana Se26.47. 10
spectively. were TOad and passed in the usual man
ner.
The return Of the Commission for Openina Van
deyer AuenOe, assessing damages anounfinR q
1920, was read, and referred to the COMMITTEE q
Opening Streets.
Mr.. FebigeE presantad . nsmoriaI asking COun
ci 70 take measures 70 eeeurs the passage d an "
6y the LeglsiAtnEo, vaeating Fifth Stsaat, ho1 ~
4E. Candy presented assessments for patin,
streets. amounting TO Sl43o.3l aud ordered 10 h
entered ON the lien book and handed to the Audi
| tor tor collection.
Mr.. Hayes asked for certified copies of the com
} munication from Mayor aiuims.fko reDoTE n SI
! Police COMMITTEES, and the votes on The same. :
Granted. .e
On motion Of Mr.. Foulk, The Lamp c5nmit,e
we're instructed 70 inquire into the eSpandiaacy o
changing the present Btyle e skreat lampa
Petitions were read and rsfarTsd as foiloWs.
For repairing Of sidewalk on Wet side Of Kini
street, bStWssh FouEth ana ffHke br tk - IN
o. Read strest, 70 Jolsrson street.; for Rradiui
eurbing and paving of east uido Of Onanae ksfwse'
FouTteenth and Fiftsenth; for crossing aa FouI
feenth and oFangs; 1ar the Opaniuk q SaEsfsO
street, from FEOut stEpat % ne isRlFOad.
w. q spguanos, $50; I q. Grahh. eI6ik II. 4
6nerS 80 MnFzDy q Msnluso, o16.Das OI-inh
q Kent, tl963; John H. Klund, ee2 ~ Eobcf
.etnsyrA blol -: James n Baggg eiio; WI
Coal Gas Co, e189G 1eo. zoiHlSf. eg.1f 81 ~
0arEntt. ell.57; jobs Painsr esSS2;; A. II
kslthlsE. eA26; Il BnnghuFsk el.ll; III. EckSl
g4li q. Ceenhem, e3.07; 0aorgs Richardson, g
ID. Farm, -; VIM Mendanhal[, 6Ga
On mphqn; CoUnsR adjourned.