Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-14

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Nr. Febi ger, Chairman of tn, Wser Com 1
nttce reported in favor of extending water y
pipes in Montgomery street, between Fourth n
aud Fifth streets, at cost Of 500 -,
Also, in favor of pipes on Sixth steel, be- "
tween jackson aud VanBuren streets, a. cost
Of $500.
The weekly report of Chief Enginee Gala \
CHER showed the employment Of 20 ,ren In the !
Water Department.
On mott Of Mr.. Gu inu the Committee on
Law were Instructed TO report at mex veeting z
an ordinance for the Relief Of The Fhe Depart
mrut.
Mr.. Quinn reported the researches in regard t
10 the property purchased from Bondand jack
lie also reported that Messrs. Nielts Harring-
ton and z. James Belt had offered to sell their
lots Il. S+5 per DOT, adjoining Cit, Hospital
property. Continued. ~
a communication was received frm Board
of Education returning thanks for copy OF
bound volume of the city ordinances
The pay roll of Street Department amounted
to $500 60.
Oh motion of Mr. Febger, an )rder was
drawn in favor of the Street Commissioner for
S05 10 pay award for opening Fourth street.
Also for Is cents to pay the awatd to G. A.
! Rodney and two other parties.
| The pay r,ll Of Water Department amounted
| to s2S092.
Mr.. Feblger presented Il petition assius |
' SOulifl 10 pIoNlue lOT lilt Va u
commission to condemn the bed Of Spruce ST., |
between Ninth and Tenth. The Clerk was in |
structel to make the Necessary application to
the Judge.
\ communication was received from Mr..
Van elect in regard TO the ownership OF GER
tain property.
Apetilion was received from j. b. Lewis,
asking the extension Of water pipes.
The report of the City Solicitor for the past
year was read. 1t was referred TO The Commit
, | tee Oh Law.
A petition was read for a sas lamp on Tatnali
, street, opposite Films Court.
J, on petition from Walton, Whann x Co, john
L. Springer was reelected welghmaster for the
city.
petition WAS read, asking HAT CLAYTON
. street he opened from Ninth street to the DELI
ware Avenue.
+ Also, for side walks on westerly side Of Wal
= nut street, from Fifteenth street 10 Sixteenth.
Orders were directed 10 be drawn as follows :;
Is K bert Smith 81 80, &. H. p. Simmons S21S.-
- Oh, James Mckendrirk S207.23 q. b. Under
wood 5000, Mrs. r. Clancy $b5.l2, Quinby &
u, Kent S47.3S, James III. DeCgs S32 49, Thomas
Il reynolds SS325, lsaIc Murray sis7.SI, w. 5.
!, Bullock Sl5.Sj, Robert Mclnlire S33j,4J, John
Louse S73.l2 Joserh Flanisen s71.30, James
Mclntre si2.I5, Wilmington Steam Brick Co
So, Mclntre " James Sll, ii. +. Pickcls 81,
y, 93l 81, VIM. III. Billauy $l434, ii. l.. Tainal
IL SiUO.I2, James c. File S93.12, Z.Pckels 81. 10
james IL, Brges 81 TO- John Palmer So .Oi, 5. G
p Simmons s02.35, b. n X. Heser Sl.25, &. w
y, Dorsey $780, L. &. Stotsenburg& Son S37.OO
4 X. D. Wood a Co., SGl2. ST. Johu Randle Sl5.
70, Cardwcll & Wall SG65, James x Webb
On G. johnson Sl55.lS VIM. Silver $3.50. Robei
90 Ice 1881, p. w. McDos ell x Son SAT-, Ii.
Pickles SIPS p5, +, Y. DeNormandie $40 a., 4
-. Picke, S7l90, James " Webb SPIT, do. ~
X W. Nunner S7.li, W. II. Brady 81, q. W. Bus
Is 81 ~, ". NJ Cody. agent for IIe,ty Ann Be
W. lIb I,f II,ulth Adjourned
It. Ssicjd,--A young man named Albright, Lis
40 ing ia Culerain Township, Lancaster County
al Pa, hang himself on the Both ult
ms Mary Jane Lodge has taken out letters Tesla
nj mentary on The estate of Samuel J. Lodge lat,
OF Brandywinc Hundred.
= J. W. Com. travelling agent for the Philade
ii rha m Of Bamberger Il Co, attempted
us commit slicile at st, Louis, on Thursday, b
~ shooting himself inlieting severe wonnd.
L.. Davis, OF Brooklyn, n. Y, was found q
sod Thursday, in field, near st. Louis, with Il
~. throat cut. lie was still alive at last account
n n but lis recovery was hopeless.
sell Hesitate no longer but go al once and bl
ran on Of Humphrey & Sandt's best hats. Tn
are so h'rnmiu, and So cheap, you are SIT
of Customers find no trouble getting suited
cur Humphrey II Slndts for they have full stuC
~ of all kinds of hats AMI then their prices are
i've, low. y. b. on price only, PIG Market sire,
20 Ih, Oliesi MN, in Smyrna or within TWEEN
llle miles ur l., il An old gentleman named Robe
wo Freestuw lie WAS ~ years old last Febuar
er- lie is esteemed am! respected by all who kno
him.
lch e For Rtnt-William McCaulley & Co., a
st. veItises several houses i'll South Wilmingtt
OF for rent. Also house and garden on the calls
ses way near the railroad depot; house on Tia
red nall Street near Sixth, and a stable on Winds,
out street between Eigth and Ninth See adv. I
by 7 ,J,,., 10 "a A
any all interested in tie extension Of the Wilmin
-ins ton Il Western Railroad from Landenburg
wv Oxford, will he held at Washington Scho
81 House, New London, on the I.ewisvllle ar
has New London road, on Thursday, July IT,.
ing, Engineer Jackson II there make his report
ase- the survey.
and In the case of Dir. Cul,n, one Of the surgeo
hop II. .e f a., ue' Tno ieiussH
,iar on the ground that he might criminate himse
Judge Gursen on Thursday decided that
. must answer the questions propounded by Il
ioI grand Jury or be held for contempt. Couns
Tolu asked for suspension Of sentence in order
'ller appeal to the Supreme Court, which was gra
iaeN ted, and the commitment Of the witness "
II postponed until that time.
IS it The Jail Bredkers..- Two Of the four M
lack who escaped from the Jail at Dover three wee
ago, were arrested ut Krkwood, on the G
,isas inst. One Of them was the colored man Jol
J,r Carpenter, under sentence Of DEATH but result
,rrn, by Governor Ponder. They were placed
'hite , VI e"'S ~ u" '', =" i'e', wv oh ieachi
'''''' telegraph the Sheriff of their coming, when
an mediatey afterward the two prisoners bound
d at out OF INC door, ana MADE tler escape 1
f'N were greatly disappointed on the arrival of
stu c's W IN" t''de t''' 'aNr'S WIRE again al iar
reefs, MuNIFiCENT DoSATloN.-Mr. Lewis /
dam nI ttna ynll, Eun 1Kt ntn al;
skey, and merchant, Of this city, has placed IN
er of hands of two trustees the sum of one hund
thousand dollars in well-secured seven per CO
Z, in first mortgage bonds, and directed that the
occu- tcrcst accluiug shall be turned over to any
clns pital in the city of Philadelphia, whether C
allan. neclel with any medical college or not,
o. O. may he designated by his friend, DR.. VIM
ltrlek Forbes, in whom he has implicit coniidenc,
last He has instructed the trustees to turn the
|, had cipal Of the trust over to authorities of
.scor. charitable hospital hospitals that DIR. Fol
ilry may designate IN writing at any time dun
ream his HE on in his will after his death, The
Mas ercSt Of this trust is TO be used in the mail
!; 5. nance OF beds to be named in memory OF
The mother Uld sister, PhHddeiphiu North Al
long can.
'r'hd Sketch of Il Gdiion! 0Dcer,-In a wo,k
pros Gently published entitled the History of
w as Sixth Ohio Regiment, we find the follow
'rh Ill biographical sketch of gallant officer,
Charles Henry Foster. 1t says "Charles II
90 Oh ry Foster, Was The son Of Charles Henry
e, on ter, Esq, (now residing at Wiming
ect of DaI the inventor of the .Foster prass,7
u GER many other useful articles of machinery
inc printing purposes } lie was born in Cincinn
JON, on the 18th OF November, 1887, graduated
sShcu HerrOns Seminary, and when the war be