Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-10-06


met on Thursday evening. President Mars In
the Chair. tx t
The weekly report u Street Commissioner
coyle showed the employment Of SO men and
IL horses and carts in cleaning streets, &c. La
The weekly report Of Chief Engineer Gala IA
CHER showed the employment Of IL men In the b
Water Department. ! Il
On motion Of Mr. Foulk, the Committee we're 1
discharged from the further consideration Of re- Il
pairing lock Of FIRE proof. In
Nh Foulk, Chairman of Committee ON Pub |,
lie Buildings, reported that the erection Of gang
way, petitioned for by Springer, Morley q %
Cause, would be M violation Of the ordinance.
Mr.. F. also reported that the room over the 9
Fourth Street Market, formerly occupied by the Q
Auditor, had been rented to Coroner Winsiow
at $50 per year.
He also reported that the contract for heating
the Trsasurer's Office had been awarded r.! 4
Robert Morrison at SsS. Ia
Mr.. Adams, Chairman Of the Committee on :
Opening Streets, reported in favor of gradine
the bed of Clayton street, from Adams to jack I
son, at cost of Sl35.
| He also reported la favor of paving Lammett
| street, at a cost of $780,
| Mr.. Febiger submitted the monthly statement
Of Frank A. Taylor, City Registrar. 4,
to $343.24.
The pay roll of Street Department amounted
| to S4l25O.
MIR. Hayes presented a petition asking the
extension OF water pipes TO jackson anu Auams
streets, and Shallcross avenue.
A communication was received from Thomas
+. Bayard and others, in regard to the erection |
of frame buildings which had been erected In |
the Tenth Ward, in violation of the ordinance, |
aud asking the passage Of an ordinance for their
relief
Mr.. Underwood presented petition from It. |
j. len lett and others, asking the erection OF
lamp in Shipiey street, between Front and
+ Second.
, Mr.. Richardson presented u petition from
! Washington Circle b. Of U. asking the use OF
the City Hall for the purpose Of holding n fair
from the Sd to the 18th of December.
!. petition was read from II. N. khlousely, in
regard to repairs of bridge.
Mr. Burke presented petition from Thomas
E Ford and others asking the grading OF Van
II Buren, street between Third and Fourth, and
u the grading and paving Of Third street from
jackson 10 FanBureu. Referred to Committee
:. on opening streets with power to act.
Charles ii. Gallagher was reelected Chief
y Engineer Of the Water Department, aud Frank
= A. Taylor Registrar.
' Mr. Foulk presented proposals for draining city
=, Hall yard from Gawthrop X Bro, Speakman &
; Bro, at $500 per yard linea measure, for lay
ing terra Gotta pipe.
il Nr. Candy presented an agreement authorize
Id ing Qunby " Go. to lGy crossing from their
ct lumber yard at the corner of Front and Madison
$. streets, to connect with the track Of the Will
Or mington and Western Railroad. 1t was approx
ar ed, and the parties were authorized to proceed
s. with the work under the supervision of the st.
of Commissioner.
ay Mr.. Candy presented an ordinance prohibit
e. ing the erection Of awnings signs or the growth
of trees SD as to obstruct tho light from the city
lamps, under penalty of not exceeding SIC
nor falling below So, and in case of refusal "a
rOmove the same the City Commissioner shall
~ remove the same at the expense vi the parties
- offending. 1t was read first and second time
nc On motion of Mr.. Adams the Clerk was direct
y. ed TO apply to the Judge to appoint Commits
~, nr sion to assess the damages for widening Van
'eI dever avenue on the Southern side from Mar
NJ, ket street to what Is known as the old shil
u I' yard road.
10y Mr. Pickles stated that there were four house
"u to remove back some ten or twelve feet, an
the expense would not be less than $500. TIL
an improvement should be made but the city wa
DOL not in condition to expend that amount a
mi present.
sy, Mr.. Febiyer said that the expense of havin
. the commission will be trifing, and as undo
w the new law the assessment Of benefits, was al
VI thorized the assessment to the city would /
n; very light.
On Mr.. Adams said that he had examined II
street and its condition In the winter must
Wy. eie very bad. Aud AS several houses would
III" erected adding 10 the amount OF taxable pro
erty, the expense TO the city would be Va
the light.
an The motion OF Mr.. Adams was adopted.
the On motion Of Mr.. Pickles the finance cor
mtee was authorized TO borrow $4,000
meet current expenses.
On motion OF Mr. Murray the vote adopt
the report against placing a lamp on Third s
betweeA French aud Poplar streets, was reco
sidered; and the report was amended to p
vide for the erection Of lamp at cost OF
. .' s,'u when the report was adopted.
Wv Orders were directed to be drawn as follow
Commissioners Of sunking fund 81 1888, I'll
v on A. Cloud $40.
Came Back.-Mr. Morrison, formerly engas
in the Ice business in this city, and who
been engaged in building rail roads in Tex
has returned 10 Wilmington.
Money Lost.-lt is estimated that one hi
bred and forty thousand dollars were invest
in North Pacific Railroad Bonds in this, city O
| that over sixty thousand dollars were inves
IALI, heaviest investments ia that of the estate
mt. the late William T. Read, who had betwt
r ,he eight and ten thousand dollars. Just before
death he sold out, 1t is said, ten thousand ,
street lars Of United States Bonds, and purcha
the North Pacific Railroad in its stead, thi
ing that they were equally secure and pal
r ci- better percentage of interest. But the most
ion at tressing thing is that several single ladies
num- depend upon their income for support, h
nown their all invested in these bonds, and their
peaks ing is thus taken away from them, This
III Inc be productive of annoyance and distress.
lay be
there Rolling Mils-The Mccullough Iron q,
10 10 pany have contracted with Messrs, Doar
in the Lawrence of Coatesville Pa. to erect the br
% was ings at "The Rocks" for the Mccullough
otting Co., and Messrs. Mcdowell & Bro, of II
sue landsville, Pa, viii commence work on
hester foundation walls in few days There wi
ch dis two structures, 222 feet,9 inches in len
should by 81 feet, inches, the other 1856 feet 10 II
,annot es long, by II feet, 4 inches. The roof
Oh this sides are to be constructed OF corrugated 1
The firm of Mccullough & Co. is largely
gagged In the sheet iron business and Is an
ad,l- the most successful in the country.
20. 2oI Work is also prog ressng on the mill OF
lriosi- new company on Christana Avenue, and /
iy de- is fair prospect of continued improveme
q hips' our city.
icl are
les, an Netc Castle PreSbytery.-1he Presb,
Is the met in Lower West Nottingham Church.
ay say county, Md, on Tuesday morning, Sept,
ny pri- at ii o'clock. Rev. II. J. Gaylord, th
lie COM firing Moderator preached the opening SER
randy The roll was then called and Rev. &. j.
ect Of ter, of Newark, was elected Moderator.
ived.- A. q. Heaton desired that the pastoral rel
Oily to between himself and the Church at Pri
it cam Anne be dissolved, but, after hearing the
y great missioner from the congregation, the Pr
ON the terry refused TO grant his request. The Il
ed. Ills tive to the Baltimore synod was read and
apple ed. 1t shows an encouraging state of /
being throughout the entire Presbytery.
o fine Rev. e. Il. Boynton accepted call t
n it to church at Lewes, and Rev. John Squier
oses to ned call to the Smyrna Church.
in the Revs. Drs. Patton and Crowell were ap
arge his ted to defend the Presbytery before the
T. Any in the Ramsey case.
a great Considerable other business of more o