Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-05-19

nd others. or
He reported adversely on petition for putting
utter on Bassett street. I'M
The weekly report of Street Commissioner ~
springer showed the employment of 40 men ar
md 10 horses and carts in cleaning and and re
,airing streets, &c.
Mr.. Febiger, chairman OF water committee,
reported In favor of extending water pipes on al
Second Street. asked for by Caleb Miller.
The weekly report OF Chief Engineer Gal q
lagher, showed the employment of fifteen men
In the Water Department. m
Mr.. Febiger, chairman of Committee on oren-
ing streets reported that II MIR. Mcclure would
curb and pave along his property Oh Lowering
avenue, the hooing of the cellars complained Ii
of, would be avoided.
Mr.. richardson stated that the City had rais-
ed the street, and in consequence thereof MI.
Mcclure had suffered considerable loss. The
report was adopted.
MIR. Underwood chairman of the Police Com
lnittee, reported against offering a reward for =
the arrest Of the person who threw stone
through the window at the corner OF Seventh .
and Market streets, petitioned for by NJ. Nj
Child 4 Co. :
The Committee reported in favor of granting
the members of the Board ef Educ ,tion copy
OF the City ordinances, recently printed.
Mr.. Pickles stated that the proposed sround
for the city Park, was being surveyed and the
comm ittee would report at next meeting.
A communication was read from George '.
Massey, Esq, stating that he had retained 81 w
out of the check received from the city for 81 10,
and ha! made the following payments:
j. G.. Pennington $3.50, L. l.. Martin $3.50, X.
| G. Ellegood 500, Beniah Watson $7b. Copies
| of receipts from the several parties for the
amounts named were read.
| MIR. Pickles moved that they all be recorded.
| MIR. Mclntre meved that they be published
| entire in all the city papers.
| Mr. ricKels objected on the ground Of unne- |
cessary cost.
On motion of Mr.. Baker the rules were sus-
pended in order that the matter might be thor
oughly discussed.
Mr. Finnegan defended Mr.. Massey in divulg-
ing the names of the several parties who receiv-
ed ices from the Council for procuring the
passage OF the water and other bills through
the Legislature. In the course of his remarks
he denounced rings, and said that it appeared
| to him that there was a ring now formed in our
city to take $4,000 out of the city Treasury 10
pay for lands for a park that were not worth
$4,000.
/ Mr.. Pickles stated the object of the committee
of Council in visiting Dover, aud stated that
Hon. Eli salisbury and Hon. Jos. L. Comegys
r ha,. been employed to procure certain Legisa-
ton, and the fact proved that there was nothing
| dishonorablc III the practice. lie reclted thn
effort of the Democratic members Of Council
Ito mislcad the Legislature i'll regard 10 the ciiy
expenditures He explained the course pur
!, sued, which resulted in removing many OF the
IL false impressions which had been made 10y mis-
y representation and deception upon The members
Of the Legislature. lie defended the Krpnhii-
Ill can members of Council and then exposed th'
D. machinations Of the Democrats to get cnnlro
y of the enai cement Of the Water Works, in u
IS, der to influence the voters OF the city, and t'
Id they succeeded he had no doubt many thou
SANDS dollars would have been squandcred. liz
he was proud Of his action, aud lie Thought he la
eL done the city u good service.
us MIR. HaNes explained his relation 10 n circulu
,ps and dsclaiined any knowledge OF il until atie
ms il had been printed.
,in The motion 10 publish was voted down aft'
which Mr.. Pickles motion To record was adop
n, cd.
"a Mr.. Finuegan submitted minority repo
'ns against the purchase Of Park grounds on Il
r. Brandywine. After u long discussion 1t WI
at, ruled out of order.
,oo A petition was read from Adams " Co. as
,ow ing permission to complete frame shed
,,ra their wharf.
"i' The pay roll of Water Department amount'
to SlS2,S2.
tied On motion of Mr. Febiger the Water col
on mittce authorized To employ Frederic
b. Graef OF phiialeiphia, nt 900 per year to 5
'iue. perintend tile construction Of tile new wal
at works.
e of The annual report of thr Treasurer of t
s. Board OF Education was read and directedto
they placed Oh file.
Proposals were read from James Mclutire
, grade the bed of Eighteenth street betwe
tie Market and Tatnall streets, at 10 cents |
lodi. square yard. Also, from Andrew Crumsh,
nan 20 centS To be Increased according 10 thc Il
,oor lance the earth should be removed.
inch PloPosai VA leeeNeu rum 1V', Sn ~
liz at 80 cents per cubic yard.
Il of me pay Toll oi otreet department. aihoun
The to $296.ll.
,an .e On motion of Mr.. Candy the ordinance
widening foot ways on Fourth street three Il
was read a third time and passed by unaniint
en- oil vote.
'rner, Frederick Wahl pettioned for permission
play construct q bake oven under his pavement
pond Eighth and French Streets
aged The ordinance authorizing the issuing
little bonds to the amount of $4,000 to widen
lnJuI- ter street, was read third time AND passed
owed, a unanimous vote
roner Mr. Mcdowell presented proposals for 81
the lamp posts as follows: Stotsenbllrg a. Sou,
let in | 50 each j. V, Rice a. Co, Sl4 each; il.
Two Pickles at 8 cents per pound; Philadell
River Iron Co. $12 each. Referred.
Mr. Candy presented proposals for sewer
Moor, Poplar street, as follows James Mclntre
mcr- per neal yard; Robert Lee SIT per lineal y
til to rue washington IRE 20. Pe'nioieu ior
night pug near tneI engine house' .,,.,-
rolled Johh Dousnerty petltioheu LOT use Oh oi'y
With to exhibit plans for houses to be erected by
r from Glasboro' Manufacturing Co. On motion it
been rejected.
in ali Orders were directed to be drawn as follc
cured Murray Il McElwee $500, Mrs. X. ella
ed out Soo, steam Brick 20 e5l:ou, " 1alia
J. We s4o2 ID, Burns q McGowan $ll9.l5, Isaac
nee OF ~ ".;, - ~. - VI 'iiii %io.o", VI
found | otonc @zoeu, -. IL. heht " 70. sZu5Z,
real trio Line $3.50, Ferris & Ganet S44.51, do
80, T.. MCCARTHY $6683, p. Reynolds $3.50
ted the w. Stidham 4 Son $40, James McCabe ST
lann IL III. Brady $50. o. Mayor Simms Sl257 ID
week. L., West 81 Henry Eckel S4O5 Gla,ts ~
been Of Sl2 Robert Lee SiuO Charles McCluskey
seasons William Stiley 800.
part OF A pettionfor iron gutter plate at Seventh
tus de- Bennett streets was read
ecuar The Clerk was directed To conplet,
eparing School assessment
planters
lat their lSchuitzen Park-Mr Dickinson our