Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-07
City Council.

PROCEEDINGS, LAST EvESINo-A sEssION OF DE-
BATE-MR. HAYES CHARGES PARTIALLY IN IHE
PAYMENT OF BILLs--DEFEAT OF THE oBDINAScE
RAIsING REVENUE WITH WHICH TO PAY FuR 1HE
NEW sCHuoL EoUsE AT Bad AND HARKl-oS
sTREETs-gHE HGHr or The BOARD OF EDUCA-
TON TO DEMAND TIE MONEY.
Council met at the usual hour, and in tie alb
sence Of Mr.. Mauz, Mr.. Phillips waz called to the
chair.
The Committee on opening Streets on the
bill OF Thos. Ford, for s115 report that the work
was to be done for $50. Adopted.
The Committee on law found nothing in the
ordinance authorizing the issue Of city bondz in
conflict with the charter Also, on ordinance
describing duties Of clerk, game report Both
the reports were adopted.
The Street Commissioner reported 80 men
and 10 carts employed, and the chief engineer
Of the Water Works, 26 men.
The Registrar reported his receipts for the
past month s745G4.
Petitions we're presented as follows for lamps
at Beach and Claymont, in Front Of Water Witch
Engine house, and at Spruce and Robinson
street protesting against the awards on extend
ing and widening Maryland Avenue.
Mr.. Adams presented proposals for grading
the bed Of Pleasant street between Adams and
jackson as follows:
F. carbury,. ,....,.............. % per cubic yard
Robt, COOK. .....,..............25
HObt. Mclptlre.. .,,.........,. ~ "
The oposals were referred to the Committee
on opening streets.
Mr.. Hayes denounced the partiality which he
alleged in the payment of the accounts of the
city The policemen bad not been paid their
clothing bill for several months; and the
amounts due some Of the officers had been at
tached No action was taken.
On motion Of Mr.. Adams, the awards Of the
Commissions in opening Iatnall street, between
Elliott Avenue and 23ld street and Pine and
Spruce streets, between 10Th and lIth streets,
were rejected,
On motion Of Mr.. Foulk, the ordinance pro-
vidlrg for the removal Of unused papers from the
Clerk Office to the safe Iu the 1reasurer'a Of
fee was called up on it's third reading, but ow-
ing to some informally it was postponed for one
week.
MIR. Pickels called up on its third reading the
| ordinance providing for the issue OF certificates
OF Indebtedness TO the extent Of $50 600 for the
| building of the school house at Sd and Harrison
streets The amount was reduced to SlS,OO0
Pending rhe adoption OF the enacting clause
/ Mr.. Febger arose ard spoke in opposition to the
/ passage of the ordinance ge said that, accord
| ing to the SupeIintendents reports, there were
about 600 seats in the schools unoccupled but
| Notwithstanding this, new school houses must be
built and people we're not satisfied unless schools
| we're built almost at their very doors. The in
| consistency Of such demands he attempted tC
| chow by the fact that children came a mile tC
| attend No school, and he could not see why
such could not be done in the primary schools
Council, he urged, had no control over the BOart
of Education In its expenses save in the issue Of
bonds and he thought the right should be ex
| ercieed The Board of Education is now much
| blamed on the streets for its extravaganza, ant
| Council ought to rebnke 1t. This is all it can do
Mr.. Adams stated that the new scLool-aouse