Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-13

!, met on Thursday evening. President Mars in
the Chair.
Tho report of the Street Commissioner show
el the employment II 80 men and horses and
carts In clearing oil snow, &c.
The weekly report of Chief Engineer Gala
CHER showed the employment of y men in ih'
Water Department.
Mr.. Feuk, Chairman Of the Committee OF
Public Buildings, reported in favor OF grantin!
the use Of the city hall TO the Minqua Associa
ton, TO hold fair.
The subject Of converting the lower portion
OF the City Hall into offices was laid over t
J next meeting.
Mr.. Lichtenstein, Chairman Of Committed
on Fire Companies, reported on petition of Re
lance Fire Company in favor Of loaning 81, ON
to said Company, TO assist in procuring a steam
engine, and yearly deduction of 500 be mad,
from their annual appropriation, until the deb
is paid.
Mr.. Ii 'htensein spoke in favor Of the apr,
piation, as it is necessary to keep the fir &c
plrtment In state OF efficiency.
Mr.. Quinn also spoke in favor Of the inca
sure, after which the report was adopted.
Mr.. L. also reported la fn or Of loaning : . 90,
to the Fame Hose Co., on conditions similar t,
those stated above.
Also in favor Of loeni,,g the Phoenix an
Engine Company $500, and that $50 b. y,
tanned out of their annual appropriate, ami
the loan shall be liquidated.
He reported against the purchas, Of the Bah.
cock Fire Extinguisher at present, aud on lii
motion the matter was laid ovei TO the sccon,
meeting in April
Mr.. Mendinhll, Chairman OF the Commit
on Public Education, submittol report whicl
was adopted.
NJ. Underwood asked TO be continued on ap
polntments OF police by tho Mayor on th,
ground that portion of the committee hat
Jailed 10 attend the meeting OF conference.
The Committee reported in favor of tender
ing an eligible site for new County buildings
and the city bear half the expense of their cree
ton, on the Legislature passing law authoriz
Ing the removal Of the Court House, &C., to tbi.
city.
Mr.. Febiger objected 10 the report on til,
groand that it was binding the city to the ex-
pehdituIe OF an an indefinite amount of money
NJ. Q linn urged the adoption of the report
Mr.. LIGHTER Elm sall that u.Iler any circiini.
stance The city would have 10 pay the lions
i:r. ii lie entire cNpe.sc MA tinOHu upon
tn county, tie ciiy'- sitar for u uulidimg cost
in lOO,OjJ wuuli be >uJ,J6G u, So the pro
ro,ti N OF the commit G wruld nut aid clei:-
y TO the cty's burden.
Mr.. Febger said the buildings would cost
So 1000, and lie was in favor ot paying only
the city's piopoitlonate share If the eXpcndi
lures an 4 then he thought the city should be
allowed fort price of III. lot He also ref.r-
red TO the expense Of the erection of "A jaiI dc.
MIR. fickels said that the cost Of the loan as
sociations goin, to and from New Castle was
$oOJO per alnum, and the cost to the citizens
generally was fully as great. lie thought that
the cost OF the buildings need not exceed 500
900. He said that in case new Cout L,al,c
Shall be erected at New Castle we must nav
two-thirds OF the cost, and il cannot be denied
that it was needed. The city also needed n
new hall for Council and Officers, and he thourl =,
1t would he wise to unite the two buildings i'm
one, so that If the city paid one hafthc expense
1t would still be the gamer by the arrangement
MIR. Richardson said he was not preplraJ ia
vote for the resolution, and hoped that i wouil
be laid over until next meeting.
MIR. Quinn said the cost would not exceed
$l25,OO0, and as this hall must soon be taken
down it would be wise to unite court house
and city buildings in one.
Mr.. Candy expressed surprise that there shold
be any opposition to this measure. A week
ago we talked about expending $500 900, and
no body was frightened, and now when we
talk OF eXpending 100000 there need be NO
alarm. In counties where he had visited there
were Court houses which cost $3.50 OOO. and Inc
thought 1t true economy to lay out money il
this way.
On the vote being taken the report was adop
tel as follows:
i Yeas-Baker, Dcta, Candy, Foulk, HAYES
Hustled, Lynch, Iichtenstenr, McDoraen, Men
ton, Pickles, Quinn, Quislcy, Underwood, nnt
President Maris-l5.
Nays-Febigcr, Fimegan, NIcln,rc. Rich
arison and Mendinhall s.
On motion of Mr.. Febiger resolution was
adopted directing the city solicitor to adj ,
provision to the law providing for the loan for
water works, that $1,000, shall be placed an
! nually in the sinking fund for the Redemption
+ Of said loan.
lie also offered a copy OF hill regulating tbr
engineers department.
| On motion it was referred To the CITY soIici
tor for examination, and if found to be correc
to be forwarded to the Legislature.
Mr. Febiser also submitted n proposition I,
creae board of Revision, outside of me rhor,
OF Council, to equalize assessment, &c,
, The report of the Chief Engineer of ,hn ci,,
, was received and 100 copies ordered t. be prin
!, ted Ia III
a Mr. Quinn presented resolution directin,
} the city solicitor to prepare an act to amen,
5 the city charter so that capitation not cxcecd
Ing SlO,OOO may be assessed on citizens. Adop
ted. 'i'
4 On motion of Mr.. Mclntre the chairman O
tue ST., committee was authorized TO invite pro
posals for the necessary machinery for Mlcad
MIXING.
The weekly pay roll Of the street department
amounted to s3o7.7j. ''' '''''"
MIR. Baker presented petition asking fin
; laying OF pipe on Water street between Fiji
and Sixth, to supply new buildings of NTct'nl
Tough & Co. VI
Orders We're directed to be- drawn as lollov 5
J. +, Brennan $lO.25; W.. s. Bullock sg- q
w, II. Blilany S22.25; Ii. l.. Tatnall Il Co.
S39'4i' WIN. and Thomas Davidson 81 80
t jas H. Beggs So, II +. Graham S45. ID; job,
rainier SIPS; John Ii. Turner $3.50; Sco'
tergood Allen $3l.5G; g. w. Bush 81 49,
S,na us n hent g. sl5o5 John ~ IIav
son $3.50; W. S. Bullock So, ,' II; 7; SIM
Cause slal2; 2. Pickel- sGo ~ 40 " W. H. ~
enouTg Son Sl3s- J. " IIonl Il, q sa S'o oG
;. 30 Geo, " 1850; NJ. b. Stotsenburg 81.
SIS: q, -. Dorsey SOB so; W. ii. Bilian
r sso' 80. w. Bright S33; II. ID. Wood Il ca
i -z'22 Charles Warner ~ Co., s2s9. 20
rusey q kice $50; j. * J. n. Hartman S2O5t
&c Granville Worrel S30.4S; Eli Hood Sl.75; I
lie !. DeNormande $685. w. +. Brick SGD. Il
le George Chance So Boughman d. Thomas ~,
T. Az j. Z. Farra $3.50, Edward Tatnal, Jr
er sl2 Alison Mills S20.Sj, A. Chandler S}Oi
W. II. Quinn 50; John Palmer $50. SO; job
F. d; Murphy Sl5.5S; George Chance S2.S3
% Wilmington Hide " Iallow Association $25i
4 | 80; Mills IS; ThOs. Aawkins 500
" On motion of Mr.. Quinn the committee n,
d pointed To distribute coal 10 the poor were M
eT thoriled to issue orders to the amount of Sa0Ol
Id Adjourned.
e, wa Not Die-The plan of an Anglo SAKE
20 Confederation Il. e., the Union of the J-,ito
lie states and the British Empire into one great r.
he public, suggested by our fellow citizen. Fra,
te els Vincent, is being still treated upon the Eur
~ Pean fress II was warmly discussed befDl
c. the European Peace Convention, and whi
te some deemed It utopian, others alleged that
III was simple and practical. Some Of the Iaat
ed ing European papers have savagely attacked /
i'll whist others have as warmly defended 1t.
One paper has denounced it in six mortal CO
al, umns, as the dangerous loveing dream of
is visionary enthusiast, whilst another, in an a