Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-12-12
the CITY COUNCIL.
sFGuLAR MEETING LAST RvFN1Ne.


The City Council met in regular session,
last evening, President Maris In the chair,
Inc Street Committee, reported in favor Of
rejecting all bids for removing garbage in the
First District, and continuing the contract In
the hands of James Thompson, administrator
Adopted.
The Water Committee reported that the
monthly statement of the Registrar was cor
rect Adopted.
The Public Building Committee reported
that the A. ID. Club had Withdrawn petitiOn
for use of the hall.
The Law Committee reported that the Ordi-
nance for the relief of the Miscellaneous and
Incidental Appropriation was correct and le-
gal Adopted.
The Finance and Joint Committee, appoint
| ed to consider the changes OF our Financial
system, suggested by James WOOIley, made
report which will be found elsewhere. II was
| adopted, and the Finance Committee in.
structed to prepare such amendments to GER
tain Ordinances a. will cause them to conform
with this report
| The Ordinance for the relief OF the Water
Department was read third time and passed,
| by u vote Of 40
! The Street Commissioner reported 33 men
on half time, and 10 horses and carts employ
ed. The Chief Engineer reported 10 men EN-
p!Oyed.
mir. Adams, chairman Of the Committee on
Opening Streets, stated that tho city owed Pa
trick Barnes, S13T 49, for work done. An at
tachment had been laid in the City Treasur-
er's hands, for $50 IS, that officer answering
| to the same, AfteTWardS another attachment
| for S129 IS, was laid to which President MaTis
answered, not knowing what the Treasurer
had done, This made the amount answered
to reach $206 46, SG8 As in excess of what the
city owed Mr.. Barnes.
After making this statement, Mr.. Adams
moved that the subject be referred to the
| President and City Solicitor for settlement
and that the former be authorized to draw or
deFs for the attaching parties, as their claims
| may be found correct, but not to exceed the
amount owing to Mr. Barnes, $137 99. AdOp-
ted.
A petition was read frOm several colored
citizens asking the use of the City Hail, on
Jan. 1st, for the purpose Of Celebrating the
10th anniversary Of the Emancipation PrOela
nation. Granted.
A communication from President Wm. S.
/ Hilles, III relation to the financial condition OF
the Board of Education, was read and refer
| red to the Finance Committee; as was also
the communication fIom the Finance Commit
tee or the Board, presenting an estimate
| (S60 000 } of the amount necessary to carry
on the Board, during the next school year.
A petition in relation to the 1lthly condition
of an alley, situated in the rear OF Second st. g,
near West. wasrcad and referred to the Board
of Health.
A Communication was read from the Fame
). F. f.. Company, asking loan OF $500,
from the city, the same to he secured by a
mortgage on the engine house. Referred
to the Committee on Fire Companies.
d. IL. Hanna pettloned for permission to
erect frame house on TWenty-third street,
between Orange and Tatnall Referred to
the Law Committee.
A petition was read for the grading of w
Eighteenth street, from Market to West
The petition was granted In part, aud the
Street Committee instructed to have the street
graded between Tatnall and West, immedi-
ately.
Mr. Adams presented the following propO-
sails for finishing the gradin of VandeYsr
Il A wanna