Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-01-03
the CRY COUNCIL.

REGULAR MEETING LAST EvENIfc.
The regular meeting Of the City Council was
held last evening. President Marls IN the chair.
The Street Committee reported in favor OF
awarding the contract for removing ashes to
Daniel Gallagher, provided he will enter into
contract that can be revoke d at any tine, within
ten days notice, il he fais to do the WORK to the
satisfaction Of the Street Committee. Adopted.
The Street ComVissioner reported q man, and
hoises and carts employed. The Chief En-
gineer % men.
The Lamp Committee reported that they had
awarded the contract for lighting city lamps to
James Maharty.
The subject of purchase of machinery, by the
city, for the purpose of macadamlzng Fourth
street. here came up unfinished business as
motion to adopt a report of the Street Committee
to this effect, was pending at last adjournment.
Mr.. Candy, from the Street Committee, pre-
sented some additional points in favor of
this report showing that the work by this means
could be done, Tor Sl.25 per square yard, while
the lowest contracting price Is $l.S9, and thus
effect saving OF Sl29S9,l6.
After some further discussion the report was
adopted, ON motion of Mr. Quinn.
| Mr. Febger called attention to the clause in the
city Charter, requiring all officers to be duly
qualified before entering upon their duties, and
| stated that the Clerk had not been 80 qualified.
Ihs Mayor was thereupon sent for, whe, ad-
minlstered the usual affirmation to the new
Clerk, VIM. S. Hayes.
Mayor Simms Police appointments were then
COmmlttoe.
will be found elsewhere.
The pay-rols of the Water and Street Depart
ments, amounting to $272,40 and $299.l3. were
read and passed in the usual manner.
The Committee on Education, reported a
lengthy memorial, to be presented to the State
Legislature setting forth the necessity of educat-
ing the colored children, and petitioning that
body to so amend the charter of the city, as to
provide for the taxing of colored citizens the
same as white, for this purpose; also to so amend
Nka.. ~ $ gI, D,n,.
power them to establish and maintain schools fol
the education of coored children.
Mr.. Hayes asked If these schools were to be
separate and distinct from the schools for white
chrildren.
Mr. Pickels stated that, as he understood it, the
schools were to be separate.
In the petition, the word separate" had origi
naly been inserted before the words schools,
but was stricken out by Mr.. Foulk Upon this
question being asked by Mr.. Hayes, the Commit.
tee took the report, and TeInserted the woro
separate"
Mr.. Lynch thought that this would impose toe
much duty on the Board OF Z incation. Then
charter required them to educate all the white
children Of the city which they could not do. Ii,
thought, these additional schools should be under
the charge of Board of Commissioners.
The vote was then taken, yeas and nays being
called TOR, and the reports adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas Messrs Baker, Candy, Febiger, Foulk
Quigley, Richardson, Maris-l2.
Nays-Messrs. Bickta, Gilbert, Huested, Lynch
Mclntre, Quinn-6.
The ordinance amending the Police Ordinance
was read third time and passed by, yeas l3
nays Z.
This ordinance provides that one of the SeoonC
District Policemen shall reside south of thu
Chrstiano, and also that the special police shal
patrol Market street from Tenth street to thi
Christiano.
Mr. FeinOer nrasaDtad IN nstimata Of avoanaa
for improving the water works, as follows:
For excavating and building a new reservoir
(not including the cost of land for the same
S3OS ,o2O; for additional pipe, $lS4.328; (thIs in
%c1des % les &S2S,SOO for crossing the Brandywine, an'
$4,000 Tor crossing the Christana, ana $40 600 fo
distributing pipe Tor these sections also $37, ,00
for land, etc , for stock houses and other Incl
dentas, 81 300, making grand total of $500, l4S
On motion of Mr. FebgeT, the Committee oil
Law were instructed to draw up bill asking thu
; Legislature to authorize the issue of bonds t.
that amount
Mr. Febger presented the report of the Chief
Engineer of the Water Works. Without beinJ
read, 900 copies were ordered to be printed.
Two Vaccine Physicians were elected, US fol
lowG-East DistrIct-Dr. John Cameron; Wes
, District-Dr. d. w. Maull.
Mr.. Pickes called up for u third reading tn
'Ordinanee making appropriations for 1873,
which was passed.
These appropriations, with Il summary of the
remarks made ON them, will DO found elsewhere
On motion OF Mr.. Plckes, the papers OF
the Clerks desk were referred to their re-
specnve Committees without reading.
, ORDERS
John Loag, Sl6e so; J. D. Winslow, S222. AZ; r
d. Wood d. Co., $43.S0; i. l. DUPONT d Co
$4,000; II. 4. II. Stliman, $Sl 25 A. Woodside
$l6.9 90; q. p. Johnson S29.52; ]. ID. Wlnslow
) 1882; D. Farra, 81 SO Dsaware Fire Insuranc
Co, $242j.
On motion, Council adjourned.