Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
PIoeeedIngs OF ,ity Council.

REGULAR STATED MEETING LAST EVENING
CONTRACT FOR MAcADAMlztSa F0URTH STREET
TO be ANSULLtD.
The City Council held regular stated meet
ing last evening, President Maris in the chair.
The Street OImmittee reported adverse as
follows To the payment of Perkins L Weldie's
bill of SIO75; 10 the opening of fHtnall Street
IN the Ninth Ward and to the opening Of Pine
Street, all OF which wero adopted
he grazing of Naudev4r Avenue for which
proposals had been asked, awarded to Will
lam i, Ii all, at II cents per cubic foot, he hay
ing been the lowest bidder
The petition Of joseph p. Lalane asking to
have certain taxes refunded, was reported with
negative recommendation and adopted.
The petition OF II. Hanna, for privilege to
erect frame building within the limits OF the
city. was reported adversely and adopted.
Ih~ ordinance to amend the ordinance regula.
ting Fire Companies was reported correct by the
Law Committee
The Street Commissioner reported 80 men ION
half time) and 10 horses aud carts employed
and the superintendent of the Water Works re-
ported IA men employed
The committee on nav ltiou reported the fol-
lowing bids for removing three old wharves
which had become distractions in the Chris
tiana river:
petition numerously signed was read on
the ''odorous' question, requesting the pryi-
lege OF each person making their own con-
tracts with whomsoever they see proper for the
cleaning Of prlvy wells. The petition was, on
motion of Mr.. Murray. referred to the Board OF
Health.
MIR Candy presented document stating that
the contractors for mlcAdamlzlnS Fourth street
were wiling to aunul the contract when the
street shall have been finished to Poplar street
The Street. Committee reported in favor of au-
nuilng the contract as proposed, and on mo-
tton OF 1Ir. Candy the report was adopted.
b Maddox & Co, of New Castle. in accord
auce with the issued proposals S4,S00, or II al
lowed to use the material - 900 Thomas Wont,
- $50 for removing two of the obstructione; John
Hn.es of the American Dredgiug Company, 81
$50 for removing all three. The bids were refer.
red back to the committee.
The following petitions we're read and referred
For lamps on Sixth street, between Church aud
Spruce; and on Is. street at Head, New Castle
and Vandeyer Avenues; to open Heald street tc
Garesche's Road; to lay flag stones across CHERRY
street and the north side of Second, and for q
lamp at the same place.
Mr. Adams stated that Owen Dnnahoe TO whom
the grading of Pleasant street had been awarded
had given up the contract. A motion by Mr.
Adams was then adopted to give the contract tn
Robert McIntire. the next lowest bidder, for %
cents per cubic yard.
A petition tIum Il committee OF the Washing.
ton FIRE Co was read asking for an appropri-
alton OF $4,000 in lieu of the usual appropriation
OF S1500. An estimate which fullou ed tue petit
tition showed that SlO75 62 had been expended
the last year and that with the increased ex-
penses OF horses. proyehder, groom, &c. the
next years estimates for carrying on the COM
pany was S2005 80.
The following warrants were drawn during
the evening: Robert Lee, 1915; Pusey Jones
l. Co, $3.50; James Mex 9udrlck, $2I.0O Rob
ert MeIntyre, S9l &C; Mrs Il, Clancey 60 80 !;
CapeIle Il Bro S6.50 George W Stone, s2l SO;
John T. simmons S50 30; Harlan Il Holdings,
worth Co, S2s53 % ; Csrdwell d Wall, S439, So
z. W. Hoopes, "a Ferris Garrett Sl4 AZ
Springer Morley Il Cause, S2299 Hughes &
Walker 1928; jobs W. Hawkins. $50 93
L. c. Kent sS9 81; W. H. Billauy. SAC OF; W
II Foulk, S49-49 Robert Smith, sc 81; Samuel
Allen s5 Il; Levi Haus Sll6 IL; A Sterling,
rs cents Pusey & Rec. SlU72 Thomas Por-
ter. SSl 25; Jenkins Il Atk nson, S66S3 John
@, FArra. SIS; Eureka Manufacturing Co. S3s :
so; Street Department Pay Roll, Sl97 81 ;
Water Department Pay Roll, $lo9 50 ;
To pay Sundry Commissions to assess dana.
ges on opening Streets $50; James Wooey
5000 ; Alexader Chandler $2U0 William StIlley,
900 To sundry persons for grading Fourth
Su eet $3.50 10 pay assessment OF damages
for grading Maryland Avenue rs laid by cum
mission, S62.70; the same purpose for Vande-
yer Avenue, Sl0,42.