Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-29
Ciry CouueiI.

rRocEEDISds. LAST EVENING PRESENTATION OF
1uE ESTIMATES FOR 1874 -rtE oItY SCRIP oSDl-
RASCE KILLED AND AsulHER METHOD DEVISED
IN LIEU THEREOF
The City Council having met on Thursdhy
evening and without transacting any bnsiness
adjourned, it met again last evening, President
Maris in the chair.
The Committee on opening streets reported III
favor OF awarding the contract for grading TIT
bed Of Pleasant street to Bernard Donahoe at
1917 cents per cubic yard, he being the lowest
bidder Adopted
The Committee on Navigation reported on the
petition ofaOapt Geo ii Huddell. that keeping
open the mouth OF the Christlana for Navigation
propGrly belongs to the General Government,
but that the city should JOIN in petition to
Congress for that purpose, The same report
favored removing the three old wharVes IN the
Chistiana river and aRked TO be- allowed to adj
vsrtiso for proposals for rom1ving the same,
Report adopted
The opinion OF the City Solicitor in relation
to tue ordinance authorizing tine issue OF cl!
scrip read, which was RiVelse to the issuing
Of said scrip.
Action on the report of James Wooley, sug
gesting improyem 3uts in tue plan OF keeping
city accounts was, on motion OF Alf. f.ckelb'
postponed one week,
The Water superintendent reported 20 men
aud the Street Commissioner reported 30 men
and 10 horses and carts employed.
Mr.. Underwood presented communication
watch, asking to be reelected, aud requesting
that the salary OF the FIRE wat ch be raised 5000
which was read aud referred.
President M4ris laid before Council the aDnu-
al report Of the Police aud Fire Alarm Iele
graph of Philadelphia. Rjferred to the Clefk
TO read at his leisure.
MIR. Febiger presented an ordinance, which wat
read twice, to place - OF the HpprOpriA-
tiOn for repairing streets to the appropriation
for tho water works for 1873.
N az nf ha al anDTnnrlHtlOnB
1874 were submitted. We print them else
where.
On motion OF VIM Candy the street commit
tee was instructed 10 ask for proposals Tor the
renewal oi garbage in the North Western DIS
trict. in place of William Thompson, deceased
MIR. Baker offered resolution which was
adopted, instructing the committee on law to
report ali ordinance authorizing tho drawing ol
city checks besrIng q per cent interest.
The ordinance for the issuing 10 city scrip
was taken up for third reading. when the hrsl
section, ON motion of MIR FebigeT, was amended
by the introduction OF another ordinance au
thorizing the drawing OF CITY warrants upon th
Treasurer, said warrants to be issued to the OK OK
tent OF the uuexpsnded balance of the SlOO,UO
bonds the issue of which was authorized Dy tut
last legislature and 20 900 sinking Fuhd Dohus
unsOld, amounting in the aggregate to va uOU
this warrants 10 bear interest and payable on Au
gust LIST, 1874 After some discussion, the oldlll
auce was adopted, unanimously
On motion Of MIR. Adams, 1t was agreed tha
Wuou OOuhcll JDuTu, IL huJoulh W Wv
Eighteenth and Market streets, on SATURDAY Ve
day. at $50 z, NJ, to hx the grades OF til
street
After Council had adjourned, and before til
members hal separated, Mr.. Joseph O druDDo q
Pennsylvania, handed the President the follow
ing preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, it is understood that a meeting {
the citizens OF Wilmington is TO be called u
coming week. to be addressed by the Oentel
nial Commissioners.
Be ii Resolued. That the Council recommen'
the hearty cooperation Of the citizens Of WI
mington, aud a general attendance at the NEE
inR.
'Resoloed That the Council attend the NEE
ing IN body"
MIR. Grubb,Iin a few appropriate remarks, ct
ted the objects of the resolutions, which WEI
warmly enaorsed by Mr.. Adams, and intorma
ly passed unanimously.
The following orders were directed 10
drawn George W. Jacksjn,5 50 O6 street Dep Lt
Pay Roll 520OS0; Water.Dept Pay hOl' SzU'
10 Sundry BJndnoders, SiOli.12.