Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-28

bet on T6nrsdsy evening. Iresidsnt Msris IN rio
dc chair. In theahsence OF 4lr. Hayes MI w.
Underwood performed tie duties q clerk.
Mr., Candy chairman Of the Street Committees tw
reported favofably on petition OF Owen Trainer at
and others, asking to have the Southery side OF gu
10th Street, from Wilson to Walnut, curbed ana
paved, al cost Of 500. he
The Comulttee reported In favor ofrejecting i,
al the bid, foI paving beds Of Front and other Sc
streets, and ON motion the committee were
aiithnri1e d 10 advertise for new bids.
| The weekly report Of Commissioner Ooyie ',
| showed the employment Of ~ men, ana 10 =
horses aud carts, i.
| Mr.. Febiger chairman of the Water Com Is
mttee reported iu favor Of extending pipes on
Shallcross avsnile at an estimated cost Of $500
The weekly report oil Chief Engineer Gala
CHER showed the employment Of ~ men IN I he !
water department. !
Mr.. Febiser, chairman of the Street Com
mitee, reported against grading the oeu OF TOT.
ter Street between Mapll and Linden, as IL diu
not belong to the city.
: lie also reported against changing the side
walk ON Maryland Avenue, as desired by Jona-
; than Hilton and Others. |
The committee reported In favor OF awaru.
ing contract to +. Barron for paving 18th street
from Lombard to Pine, and from Church 10
= Wilson.
:, On motion OF Mr.. Quinn resolution was
4 adopted authorizing the committee, on hosp..A,
to advertise for proposals for beds, oeusteaus anu
% bedding, with the necessary furniture ior We
accommodation oflwelve patients Also au,
-, thorzing the employment OF superintendent.
10 or nurse at salary not exceeding Soo Der hol.n
n and If necessary ali assistant not exceeding soo
m per month.
~ On motion of Mr.. Febiger the clerk was in-
VI sructed to apply to the Judge for commission
to open Ninth Street from Clayton street 10
re ravor Causes line.
!, w The pay roll eff Water Department amounted
X TO S222.37.
Is, Mr.. Febiger presented petition from Geo'
es Richardson asking the extension OF water pipes
D. on l4th Street.
A communication was received from Geo.
ty, Fl. Bates, Esq suggesting the purchase OF the
to mills of James E. Price x Co. by the city.
ls- MIR. Mendinhall pre- sented petition TO nave
Ill both sides of Market street paved and gutered
ivy between Vandevcr Avenue and Twenty-thhu
,ay Street.
On motion the Communication Of Geo. W
at | Bright asking the extentiun oil water pipes OF
,ir Reed Street for the distance of30O feet was re-
n A fArred to the Committee with power to act.
em On motion of Mr. Quinn the committee o,
,rn Hospital was authorized to send circulars U
L. various firms and to the President OF the P'W
li,- Il B. Railroad Co., asking contributions.
communication was received from Samue
NJ. Harrington Esq, declining the office OF GU,
Dor Solicitor. 1t was accepted when an clec
and ton was gone into Which resulted IN WIN.
of Spruauce receiving votes and VIM. X: Bode
.bor son 9 votes. The President declared MI Spr'
rri. ance to be duly elected
ada The paw roll ofthe Street department amour
"No ed to $I35.7+.
Mr.. Baker presented a petition asking to haN
Ines Sixth Stree. between jackson and Van Burei
uae graded, curbed and guttered.
mics resolution presented by Mr. Quinn lnstru
ides, tiny ihe COMMITTEES on Public Budngst to aba
III the nuisance from the stencil arising from u
o'n' city Hall cells, was voted down.
TALL Adjourned.
Orders were directed to be drawn as follow
| al. .I,a,r pnho aR
uili- Geo. III. T.. Simmons $3.50 49, David Woolni
SOM S54S2; W. w. Simmons S239 33; John II. Tu
list Of ner Sl6.75; ID. ii. Kent & Co. 81 ~; jas
bel Rice & Co. si7.03; A. n. keithler A'7O;
max Crumlish SO 90; City Auditor slso:l7; was
cross Ington Cox $50; Robert Lee 500; Wni' fer
It. SIS; WIN. Stilley $3.50; Treasurer of the Boa
aving Of Health 500; James Lang $3.50.
ed in Hail Storm-On Friday afternoon week ahea
essfs' shower of rain fell iu West Chester and v
city' very general throughout Chester county.
!, onhe some localities aquantity ofhail fell and
otates much damage to corn which it badly cut
DRY OF fattened The oas to some extent. The L
anu was very severe in Upper Uwchlan and vlcii
i the wind blowing gale, uprooung trees
Com blowing off roofs. Lewis IL. Evans barn 7
and was carried away and tree blown over on
State OF his spring mouse DePuty onelni, Sa' !,
Sea Mcfarian, west IGl'e hTe ;s a,
nd Be &c II, % s 4 y s :sr
nv when Mr.. McFarldn jumped out OF his carr
10 tle to seize the horse by the head. As soon as
D 000 vehicle was lghtengi Of It's load the wind c
menced TO blow IL over on one side but Mi.
lie ex- Farlun pushed it back on its wheels. A
Hun was blown across the road in this region
OF was soon cut away. Mr.. McFaran says
home corn was terribly cut ana the oats laid "
trac the hail stones which were as large as all
it, aud AT Paoli the stones were very large
10 pur- mans fist, we are told-and were useu py
uerreo of tho residents 10 make leo cream, pack ID
police for market, &c.
ervices Along the Pickering alley hallroau Inc
ured - was very badly cut and the stones, which
etermi- three inches in size, piled about foot
uld not stopping tram on that road for some time
ed that great deal OF destruction was done TO erol
respon- the vicinity.
md said At Jos. Gllssous, East Whitelanu,
capable came in M the porch, when his wife pick
and re- up IL measuring three inches in diamei
!. The stones We're large enough to cut TN
Oily for wagon tops and even to FISK morse ST., i
the hot IRVING through I've :, ou ' -. IN ~,
ate sold wniio uiNins "as W. ". ~, w 80. "a
In the coming through ,he 'oP Vi ni' "Aa'-' ""N
N nrire | a bump was made.
> P''eN Over at Howelville and Tredytirin, corn
M. so,d wheat and potatoes were terribly cut and
S,reet ruined; windows were broken in and slo1
wild in looking for shelter.
IN The hail appears to have been in the
C.s,le eastern parts OF Chester county and eXte
- MIN east into New jersey, where it did much
age.
h.o ho. The storm on Friday, at Germantown
riffs OF ohcslnut iii lnlla99ipns", W." Wy
ountalns 'ere vi ti'c summit nan 'e ~, ~ -
stones being nearly an inch in crcumiereI
,,v bpsv Considerable damage resulted to young
mr. mort the corn crop and growing vegetables.
of Wait benefit to vegetation Is tenfod III propor'
the injury. In the neghborhoOd OF Tacor
I'd by the Wissonilhg tlc iall Oh nan va u,em ~,
will be anu Tue loss ito'il IacIuieo .,' e s
o,har in. crops will amount to thousands OF dol
v.ararts Village Record.
ets. hiooiit-'ioM ~ Az o. 10y ~ !.
I'll iestVa storm of wind aud rain, accompanied
'n hurs- ious gusts Of hail The disturbance Q
Thoe,one partook of the nature Of 4 tornado, and
u' Gaiiy paralleled by any storm of which our
en- up lot have recollection. Persons who were in
AK, uhtl, dephia three summers ago, during hail
men anu that prevailed then, say that it was trihin
ounu' pared with the storm uf yesterday. 1t ragt
oarly nout cast to west along narrow strip Of CO
SehtIo " perhaps half mile In width, and ex
ny all tne from Wilson's station TO Hainesport. For
fantastic ly its duration was short 1t was over
were IN AN hour, but 1t did III that time an In
j '''e nooi amour. of damage.
The crops where the storm passed
N snoot tirely ruined; corn, oats and vegetables
tnc atlch- kinds are crushed into the ground, aud
man ny u pears, &C., arc swept from all the OF
;, tnc c,,lo Fruit trees in many cases are entirel
rers' my troyed. Hail stones fell of six and sever
,atrohzeu in circumference, and stones tue size Of
y wanting egg could he gathered any where by the
lar, espe- These dangerous missiles flew alb out wi
IRE aosenee derous force, breaking MOI only wlndo
my. luz shutters Swapping oil stout limos OF tire