Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-09-22

Proceedings of Counci,.--The City Council I
met on Thursday evening. II
MIR. Maris not beig present, Mr.. J1hr Ii.
Adams was appointed President pro ten.
Mr.. Canbv, Chairman OF the Street Commit
lee, reported ia favor 81 paving both SIDES OF
K,rkwood street, at a cost Of 500, asked for by
Z. rraynor and others.
He reported that the petition Of mfr. John |
Hartman and Others IN regard TO Lowering Az \
enue, had not been properly signed. The
Street Commissioner, however, had been order
cd to make improvements TO prevent washing,
&c. ,4s. "a '{lt f'Ctr3 |
lie also reported that the Commissioner had
been instructed to put Delaware Avenue In
good travelling ORDER,
The weekly report OF Street Commissioner
Coyle showed the employm, mt Of AZ men, and
10 horses and carts.
The weekly report Of Chief Engineer Gala |
CHER sho we'd the employment of AZ men in |
Water Department. |
Mr.. Murray, Chairman of the Committee on
Lamps, reported IN favor Of placing lamp on
| Tatnall street, between Second and Third Sts.,
| at a cost OF S24.
Also, in favor of placing lamp OH King street,
| between Ninth and Tenth, al o cost Of $24.
Also, in favor OF lamp at Twelfth and Chippy
streets, at a cost of S24.
Also, lamp at Eighteenth and West streets,
, at cost of S24.
Also, lamp at Bird and Railroad Avenue, at
a cost of Sll.
Also, In favor CT lamp OH Shirley stiee. be-
tween Second aud Third stree,s,at a cost Of S24-
IL Also, In favor of lamp, asked for by James
| Gallagher, at a cost of Sl2.
I'll mr.. Febiger, from Committee on Opening.
4 Streets, reported that the petition, asking the
= paving Of tho bed OF Pleasant street, had not
' | been signed according to law.
+ On motion of Mr.. McLear, Chairman OF the
e | Committee on Navigation, the COMMITTEE were
. discharged from the further consideration Of the
communication of Geo. W. Bush.
D, Mr.. McLear, Chairman Of the Committee on
Law, reported the ordinance to amend an orii-
" nance in regard to the removal Of the city trea
T. surers Office, was not In conflict with the city
Of | charter. similar report was made In regarC
ct to the ordinance prov iding for the pavement o
h Front street.
The pay rollaof Water Department amounted
- to $444.94.
H. The pay roll of Street Department amounted
s as TO 1857 81.
=, MIR. Hayes presented petition for lamp o.
~ north side of Third street, between Walnut
Poplar streets.
Mr.. Pickles presented petition asking Con-
of Gil To take action to preserve the spring
ed Seventh and Monroe streets.
asst Mr.. Pickles offered resolution authoring I'll
art Finance Committee TO extend the eXaminato
M of the City Accounts as far back us the yes
1856, and to also visit in connection with Il
It'll expert to be employed by them, other cities al
tAhlulte lDtO LutlF bySlelus VI tiic
of financial affairs, so that We may have whatev
. of advantage may be obtained from the experien
90, of others.
moi Mr.. Candy presented an ordinance author
nd ing the paving of West street, between Del
ware Avenue and Eleventh street. 1t was re
-, first and second time.
ieiu Mr.. Candy also offered an ordinance auth,
o'o izing the Mayor to apply to the officers OF
Wilmington & Brandywne Cemetery for p
=, mts to open lots or vaults tina. belong to I
III, city, for the purpose of interrins such persc
,,rn as may die at the city hospital.
pio On motion of Mr.. Candy, the ordinance
thorizing the paving of the bed Of Front sire
ruce from Poplar to the Christiana Creek, was re
rom a third time and passed.
3rlg,I A petition was received from j. Mort
e. Poole and others, asking to have Thorn str
,hed | Macadamized from Front street to DO
are the same as Fourth street.
both Mr.. Underwood presented petition from
S. Hilles, asking that Pine street be exten'
through his property from Tenth to Eleven
no" A petition was read from Jenkins u Ati
iun- son, asking permission to erect coal vault.
Ny A resolution was presented by MIR. Un'
nave | wood, requesting the Mayor to give all prl'
COVE ers prompt hearing, in order 10 avoid Ii
ST. bills Tor feeding prisoners. Adopted.
lo'lu Robert Moore and others petltiohSd TO
rtise- the bed of Twenty -second street graded Il
Market street to Laminott.
Jes- Parker Il. Mahon petioned for laying W
am- Water Works, taking the amount from Va
tand | yer Avenue.
lmed On n!otiod of Mr. FeUiger the resolution
guessing the Railroad Co. to place a ilagmi
4 said the crossing at Shipley street, was rescin
,es TO with the understanding that tlagmen should
E pat cede all trains.
are so Mr. Burke presented petition Tor Ian
r that Elm and Van3uren streets.
rather Also, to curb the south side of Ehird 81
bic to 'etween Auaihs shd VahBuren streets.
Edmund Green petitiOned for commons,
a., for damage done his house, corner of Mary
,,on Avenue and Linden streets, by some eli
years. made in the grade,
u, and Pnblic D,;Iinns - ., ,ie commute
IN ac- nlan IN ,ha $500, 81, 81 ~, W iu Ii
.,ean Hall yard, with the cost of same.
ose en- Orders were directed to be drawn as foil
Quieley & Bro. $S2.b0, do. $l095. rs, Jas.
kendriek Sl495S: G. Is. Underwood 81 80,
am Ii. Riley SlO.dS, 5. G. Simmons u o. !
'ps OH naehtine u Wells S71.OS, w. W. Sim
ddes, Ssz.lo, DO. SSS.5O, Murray McElwee IL
lie has T.: H. +. Simmons, $l52.75; do. SI0.25 Il
aware Moolman, $3.50, do. S72, Daniel CALI
ich is so4.oo, James U. Curlett $G0.G5, NJ. b. ST.
ind in burg q Co. S0.45, John W. Hopkins S
in this Ihos. Y. DeNornandie Sj7.75, Ferris Il
Iett Sl.S1 jenkins IL Atkinson SIG.3I, NJ
johnson SIT, Daniel McEwee Sll.I0, '
usuay brady S360j, w. q. Spruance $1.s., An
oP n Eligood Sl1.10, Joseph Dram $3.50, IA
lark Daily $3.25, Otto Stber So Patrick Ga
iease | er SLIGO, George Mccall 500, j. W. Cary
'Sh, ~, IN VIM. McCray $50. Adjourned.
with Money sold at the Aid Loan Associate,
The "Wednesday lat at thirty eight and one
ghtful per cent premium.
as one Sheriff Sdte-Sheriif Armstrong sold
tanned house OF Robert Brown in Uedoev ille IN
ket ST. nesday last, to Joshua Maris, for 5000.
Large Wheels.- Ourrespec.ed fellow citize
hnlsh- s. Bullock is building some ofthe largest W
lining that have been made in this CITY. 'rhey
on an eight feet in diameter, and are for ha
I'd that heavy timber in the lower counties
nan, any Two little girls named Hansel and n
ds SUI were killed GU Thursday, at Rochester
Thare quantity Of bricks and stone falling upon
nrtion Ingenious Prisoners.-Among the .
las an seven prisoners in New Castle Jail, thel
several who possess some mechanical &C
and they are now at work on models of i
tember tions of various kinds. One has inventeI
npany, applied for a patent for machine to s
10 the hay by horse power ; another has inyen
he Wis couplnp for ears and W III ,rnIv cor nj,
q Phil soon as The necessary naners can he nrer
ic, and ard Mr. Virgins ia about comnIsting iho !,
Ihey ing of the plan for the new school OF PRO-
OF the Hardness at the corner of Tenth and NJ
10 tne streets. The latter Is said 10 be handsomel
remain ecuted and will fayorably compare wit
work of thebest architects in the country
of Jay Sheriff Sales.-Sherf Armstrong will S,
rk and Thursday, the 25th inst. nj The Iotel If
The Written in the town of New Castle tho l.
Fnlla. productive farm of Eras:us Lodge, situat,
'ichard the Delaware, two or three miles south Of
ehued: Castle, and containing 500 acres of land
q wan hundred of which are said to be the best II
X mar | in the State and really worth 5000 per nc
Lrohger 1t will be remembered that this propert,