Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-24
City Couuci'.


PROCEEDINGS LAST EvEs1Ea-vERY LITTLE BUsI-
NESS DoNE--EsFniATE OF ExPEEsEs OF DELLA
WARE FIRE co. FOR 1874.
Council met at the usual hour, President Mar
is in the chair.
The committee on opening streets reported |
that they had awarded to Robert Mcintyre the |
contract for grading Van Buren, street, at 2oc |
per cubic yard, the work to be done by Decem- |
Der 1st Adopted. |
The Street Commissioner reported 20 men
and 12 carts employed, and the Chief Engineer
~ men.
Petitions were presented ss follows for gut.
tering curbiDg and paving the West side OF
Lombard street, between 10th and llth fortne
filling up OF Harrison street, between 3rd and 4th
that the curb may be set in front OF the new
school house now building there and for lamps
near the centre Of the square in llth street, De-
tween Market and King, at Chestnut and
Broome streets, and at the 5. e. corner Oh
Franklin and Beach.
Mr.. Phillips, from the committee on Flre com
NAMES presentedthe estimate of expenses OF the
Delaware Fire Co for 1874, as follows
For horse feed, pay OF driver, shoeing of
horses, repairing Of harness, &c,.. s96u
=, Rniiding Loan. .................... 100
Insurance on horses, house and furni- rs
| niture. re...................... ...'..'''. ~
Repairing and greasing hose.......... ITO
Salary OF Sec'y of Co o.,.,,..;'...:..'' ~ ~
| OIL. waste and material for cleansing. o0
| Gas for Engine House. ,............,. lao
| ~ Coal and WOOu IOr balue.
" Fuel for Engine. .......t.'4. ...''. 80
| Iucldentals (inclpding wear and tear
| of apparatus, repairs to engine, car
riage, hose and furniture, and for
brooms buckets, brushes and such 400
articles, ,)..........,....''...''' '''.'''..' ''"
ra.d ....-..............S 81, 1884
We have couated each article at the lowest
figure, and the estimate is made up ioS s ,,l Jul
| running expenses of the past year. anu non non
"a s.W WIa RAN
which we can maintain the company without
asking aid from the citizens at large, lou inusl
also take into consideration that our apparatus ls
| continually wearing out, and unless we nave
| sone IN ouey on hand we cannot Keep the saiht
| in repairn We would also most respectfully ASK
that whatever amount may be APPROPRIATED 20
this company that 1t b. made payaple quatteris
instead OF semi-annually, as at present, as ~
receiying our appropriation quarterly IL WoulV
| be great convenience aud beneht 10 tue com
. pany as well as its creditors - ,......;...,
Il 1Ie estimate was referred to the Commltte'
| on Fire companies. ~ - DL,;,
| Bnildinps. reported that the terms OF the lease
An street wharf had not been complied with
| and introduced resolution that the Commltte'
on Law take charge of the case and sec tina
the terms are complied with. Adopted
| Mr. Raker presented the assessments Tor paw
al ing in various parts of the city, amounting u
50 595 56 which were approved anu Orueio"
be entered upon the Lien book .,i
Mr. piekes introduced an ordnance authorl
s. ziuy the Finance Committee to borrow soouV
fnr tie use of the Board Of Education Ia puilO
ing the new school house at 3rd aud harrlso
II streets. -, - e,ir
B. Mr. Fouk presented the proposals for hSln
up the Monroe street spring as toilows
int l. t!Ie,.: '''''' - 81
Robert Scott .... ..''' ''' - . =, "a
The bids were referred to the committee
Public Buildings. ,...,.., .,,,;o,, AZ,
,as MIR. Burke introduced resolution. when WI
adopted authorizing the COMMITTEES on Stree
to advertise for proposals for grazing tue peo
Front street, from Jackson TO ' an DuIen' A. a
he The following orders were drawn. for tho
he whose names are marked with star \ J d no
at 90 days was ordered to be drawn .,,,
Robt Smith s172 9S; G. ii. 7 summons = -
Sc: w s. Bullock $50 So; wilmington bri
%" Co $40 60; II. F. Pickles, S2OI 0i hoDt. M
u Intvre sol &c ; *E. G Stotsenburg u son 20
O7:+C Warner Il Co. Sl0l9 IA Ferris ~
rett; S2ll lI5: *James II. Beggs. 1000 0o ~
II simpson 1862 80; Jackson y Sharp 90, 100.
ted n Y deNornaudie - 50; Haughey Ferry {
90 Geo. u. Kelley, si H Il. Worthlngton : i
tieorr, W stone, $40 80 John II. Turn
- 81. Il. l. dupont. sl20 John Palmer, u
OF 0s Stotrenburg S SON. 59393 James fran
tile sg6 95; ], Il j. \. Harmon, SS5 Henry tfre
1850; q T. johnson. S3945 Hobt' Mciht!
$500 81 u ckinson II Bro. 81; q. A, johns I,
.,ra S372; ray Roll Street Department, g2ii0O
,, ~ Roll Water Department, 9253,61 Edwafu
'ei nall Jr 20: John Kelley, SS Al W. NJ Gan
to pay expenses OF tllp 10 BOSTON oi MI "''
and uthers, si35 30.