Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-08
city Council

PROCEEDINGS, LAST EvESGNd-rnE MAcApAdlztSd
or 4TH STREET oRDERED-5rH STREET TO BE VA
GATED BELOW THE II. R.-oTHER BUSINESS.
Council met at z 80 O'clock last evening, as is
its usual custom after the lst Of March. MIR.
Baker presided.
The Street Committee reported favorably upon
the petition of Arnold Il. Kirby and others for
the grading, curbing and paving the North slde
of 0th street, near Monroe which was adopted
StIset Commissioner reported 13 men aud q
carts employed in his department, and pay roll
of FOG ii and the Chief Fngineer of the Wa
ter Works, 10 men, with pay roll of sl66.75.
The Public Buildings Committee report adj
versey upon the petition Of Jesse Sharpe and
| others for the removal of the markets back 10
| Market street, was read and adopted.
| Similar reports was also made upon the petit
| tiou OF W. McCaulley and others to allow the
| farmers to sell on Market street. Adopted.
Favorable report was made upon the remon-
| STRANGE OF Il Frazer against the removal OF
the markets. ADOPTED.
| Favorable report was made on the remOn-
| STRANGE of the Harlan N llollingswofth 90.
| against the proposed condemnation OF wharf
| front with a recommendation that the bill now
| before the Legislature be so modified az to APP
| piv only TO nIita,.ravod wharf frsAts. Ad"ItAd
| rho GarAul,,tve on Opening Streets reported
adversely upon the petition OF Michael Dunon
for compensation for damages Incurred IN the
proposed widening of Maryland Avenue
Also upon the remonstrance of P. MCCARTHY
| against tie widening Of the said avenue, which
Ths Committee on Law reported ,hat there
was nothing unlawful IA the ordinances for the
macadainiziug of itlI street providing for the
| expenses TO be incurred IN the widening OF Wa
ter street, and Tor the NacdtllB ol Oth sreet,
| below tho Il, Il,
Tne resgnation ofJamss II. Begss a. amem-
| her from the 7th ward WIS read and accepted, and
j. r. Phillips elected his successor. James
Bradford vas also nominated, but received four
I &l-, ATr
Mr. Febiger presented the return of the conf
| mission on the extension, opening
and widening of Yandeyer avenue, assessinglthe
damages, upon Horatio n. GAmDrli aud W. ii.
| Baldwin al 1UUO each.
MI. Febper gave notice of an ordinance tc
repeal an ordinance providing for tue widening
| Of Maryland Avenue and introduced resolu
ton instructing the clerk to ask the judge Il
withhold the issuing of his commission until th'
fate of the ordinance is known. The resolution
was adopted.
Mr. Iickels offered preamble and resolution
of respect touching the death of John NJ. Turn
| er, and of agreement TO attend his funeral In
body. Adopted
art asking permission to build a bake-oven un
Y. der the sidewalk at his place Of business, %
Il West Sth street. Referred with power to act.
The egstIar's report for February was reat
nj and showed the receipts to be S33lS.S5.
&, ALr. Candy called upon it's tiual passage h
ne ordinance for the ma,adamizing OF Fourth st.
o. Mr. HAYES presented Temonztrance askil
Of that the amount which said mscadamizlng won
st cost be levied upon the city and not upon IL
e, residents along Fourth street
q Mr. Febiger raised the point OF order that d
., | remunstrance in the nature OF petition, al
Id could NOT bs entertained, which Objscdon . n
I i? | decided weN taken.
GU A long dizCuzsion eusued upon the adopt,
nl Of the or finance, Mr ayes opposing it, but
Try was finally adopted, Alessrs. Hayes, Lynch al
,t, AlclnLre voting IN the negative
~ Mr. Pickels introduced a resolution proyidi
: for the placing upon tho map the two stre
lue running North and South, and East of Claymo
and also ith street running diagOnaily from
present terminus 10 Sth street. Also direct
10 the Committee ON Opening Streets to take
Nv necessary steps to have tho said streets open
no Adopted
Mr. Pickles also offered resolution instru
0nd ing the City Solicitor to prepare an amendm
let, to the charter, providing for the coudemnat
on, of the land on the Christiana. between I'll
M a%5 streets, and running North to Sth street,
S|d public wharf purposes.
IA Mr. Philips WAS placed upon the same c,
,ss mittees upon which his Predecessor held p
| tious.
Mr.. Piclels called up on its third reading
ordiuaHce for the vacation Of 5th street, be
the T., W. y Il. r. Il.
Mr. Baker offered to amend by closing
street only through the Mccullough Co.'S
ners, Chase.
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Baker moved further amendment foi
vacation of all streets running through the
Cullough Co.'S purchase
While the matter WAS pending, Mr. Baker I
MC | ed to refer the matter to the Street Comm
I - that survey might be made and the numbe
feet to be taken ascertained.
The motion was lost.
The question then recurred upon the am
ment, which was also lost.
The previous question was then called an,
ordinance adopted, Messrs. Baker, Gil
Lynch, Mcdowell, Mclntire and Underwood
ting nav.
MIR. Febiger submitted an act confrmato
the ordinance vacating Fifth street, which
directed to be sent to the Legislature 70
MS approval The time designated for the al
take effect was the 7th OF March.
The Committee on Public buildings re
mended by resolution, that the necessar
pairs be put upon the cells, which was ado
Also, recommending the putting in of a
- in the large cell which was adopted
s9 Mr., Pickles submitted an act for the fu
Of the city debt. which the clerk was direct
forward to the Legislature for its sanction
ORDERS.
AL Quinby & Kent S698 Thomas Reyr
S32.05 Robert Mclntre S234 Isaac NJ
S239 25 John Loag, SlOl,25 Mrs. r. Gli
S2I rs; D. Gallagher, $2l ss; L. l. duPon
]. Miller, S15 60; Lewis ZebleY, S13 81 4
d Bro, So. "; P.MegaTity, s3l60 f. L. L
90; Eli Hood, 81 z. Holland 50 c. p.
SON 500; Croasdale d Cameron, S282.05
kins & Atkinson, Sal 80 James d Webb
EET. James & Webb, s79.sO James Maharty,
80.