Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-21
City Council.

pRoCEEDISGs, last LvESlNG-DEFEAT OF THE
ORDINANCE TO PREVENT eLEDDlNd-TnE MA
CADAMlzINa OF 4TH STREET.
Council met at the usual hour, and Mr.. Under
wood was made President.
The street Committee, on the petition Of Tat |
nal e. Richardson and others for iron gutter |
plates at foot Of Orange street, made faYora-
BILE report, which was adopted,
Adversely upon the bill Of John Dougherty
for work done Oh Shpey street sewer. Adopted
The street Commissioners reported 36 men
and IA carts employed upon the streets during
ne past week, and pay roll of 1928 II, and
the Chief Engineer OF the Water Works II men
and pay roll of s2O7.94.
The Committee on Fire Companies reported
adversely upon petition of the Friendship Co. Tor
damages to engine caused by open gutter
Tie Committee on Lamps made favorable re-
| port on petition for lamps at Market and Cor
| don and Lammott and Gordon. Also, at Atm
| and Montgomery, which reports were adopted.
Mr. Candy presented a petition from George
| Cleland to build a bake oven under his pave
ment, which was referred with power to act.
| The ordinance to prevent shedding or cOasting
| in the streets was called up Tor hnal readlng ny
Mr.. Candy. An effort was made to amend the
| ordinance by incudIng sidewalks and subse-
quently conhning it to the sidewalks, both oil
| which were lost.
Mr.. McIntire then moved to amend 80 as to
prohibit aleighing in the streets also. This
| amendment was also lost.
| The question then REQUIRED upon the adoption
of the ordinance when it was indefinitely post
postponed, an amendment by Mr. Pickels to
| allow girls and all persons under ~ years OF age
to enjoy the pleasure Of shedding having been
engrafted upon 1t.
Mr., Candy submitted proposals for grading
and furnishing stone, &c, for macadamzng 4ti
| street as follows
Daniel Gallagher, the grading for 35c. per Gu
bic yard, and the hauling of the sand for SOC
per load.
Robert Cook, the grading and hauling TO
50, $50.
". G. Quigley and H. p Neal, the delivery o
paving stone for 5l9O per perch, and furnish tn
stone at the breaker for .15 per perch, or ol
the bed of the street for 75c. per perch.
Robt. McIntire. the grading for S3,l00, AM
=, haul the sand for Acc per load.
ii Samuel Crothers, the grading and hauling san,
for SO, 600.
Murray & McElwee the furnishing of the
stone at $40 per perch; or TO furnish the ston
) as follows at breaker, $1.30 per cubic yard, {
on any part of 18th street at SlS0per cub
yard.
John Logus, tile grading at 4Oc per yard, an
furnish the sand at 25c per load, or all the sar
i. H. Weber, the grading for 37c :per cub
yard and deliver sand at 2ic per load, or all n
qu.red for $40.
Martin Keoug, the stone at S138 per cub
yard or S127 per perch, and haul the sand at G.
per load.
20 Patrick Barren the grading at 800 per squa
yard, and haul the sand at 2S15c per load,
furnish all required for 1850.
Mr.. Finegan presented an invitation to Con
Gil from S. S. Kruger for his last soree, viii
was accepted.
Mr.. Mention presented petition from MichI
Dunn asking compensation from removal ba
IDS two feet of a wall which he had builtup with t
CI, design of erecting building upon it, Ref
Iale red.
N. B. Culbert petitioned Council for an exit
sion Of water pipes to 7th street, between Ada
and Jackson. Referred.
g A petition was read from Wm. Thatcher a
ing Council to change the grade of Vandi
Avenue
ORDERS.
James McIntire, $50 63; James McKendri
S54.19; George W. Stone, $3.50; s. q. 81
mons d Bro, $21.25; r. t. stileman, 1921 {
F. A. Taylor, $5 g. Warner d Co., $l55.
Ferris q Garret, $3.4O: Thomas Porter, 8
t- Ferris q Garret, $31.GO; E. L. Brown, $25.
No. t. Y de Normandie, $19.94; Ferris u Gar
hce S20.10; Croasdale d Cameron, $22 Patrick
bury, Ss.49; Robert Lea, $75 Washington
It. 600; Alex. Chandler, 5000