Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-22
City Council.
PROPOSALS FOR MAcADAMizING FOURTH
STREET.

PROPOSALS FOR MAcADAMizING FOURTH
STREET.
Council met in regular session Thursday
night, Mr.. Underwood, President pro tom,
In the chair.
The committee on petition of Tatnall &
Richardson for placing gutter plates at
trout aud Orange streets, reported iayora-
bly,, at an estimated cost of 5000. Adopted.
The committee on bill Of John Dodgher-
", for work done on culyert, reported adj
veisely.
Street Commissioner reported SO men
and IA carts employed.
Chief Engineer Of the Water DEPART
ment reported II men employed,
Tho committee on the petition Of the
| Friendship Engine Co, asking Council to
pay for the repairs to their engine, which
| had been broken by running over unprO-
tceled cutters, reported adversely.
Mr.. Mcdowell, from Committee on
| Lamps, reported favorably on petition Of
r. b. Hunter and others for a lamp at
Lammott and Gordon streets, at an estl-
mated cost of S24.
Also, on petition ]. II. Graham for a
lamp at Fourth and Montgomery streets,
ut an estimated cost of SIS.
Pay roll Of the Water Department for
the week amounted to S20704.
ray roll OF lut ellttb department
amounted to s223.12.
Mr.Cunby presented petition from George
Cleland asking permission TO build bake
oven urd the pavement in front Of his
house, No. 3O7 West Second street. Re-
ferred To committee with power to act.
MIR. Candy called up the ordinance in
reference 10 shedding and coastlng on the
streets, for It's final r, aiding.
Mr.. CRuby offered an amendment making
II read "stTeet or sidewalk"
Mr.. Foulk offered an amendment to Mr..
Canby's amendment, striking out the
word " streets" Both amendments Were
lost.
, Mr.. McIntire offered an amendment in
sorting the word " or sleigh" Lost.
Tue ordinance was then read by
sections.
Mr.. Pickles amended the first section
r by inserting the words, ''this section shall
e not apply TO the female sex or any persoi
] under twenty-one years Of age.''
Mr.. Richardson amended the amend
meni, making II read "or any person
under eighty years" Adopted.
The ordinance was finally indeiinitel.
r postponed.
B The following bids We're received TO
grading the bed Of Fourth street, between
Market street and the Chrlstiana, and TO
/, furnishing stone for paving, and hauling
C sand for the same.
I Quigley & Neal propose TO furnish PAWN
/. stone at Sl.90 per perch Daniel Gallaghe
Y to do the grading at S5 cents per cubl
/ ward, aud haul the sand Tor 80 cent pc
j. load Samuel CrotheTs to do the gradn
r and hauling of the sand for $500 Robel
q Mcintyre the grading for S34O.0O, an
d hauling at 40 cents per load; John Logu
70 grading al 40 cents per yard and haulib
o at % cents per load; Patrick Blrrrei
" grading al 80 cents per square yard an
- hauling the sand at % cents per l0l.
II Murray & McElwee furnish stone at Sl.i
; per perch Robert Cook the grading an
# hauling Of the gravel for So, 500 l..
If Weller grading AT 81 eents per cubic yai
IL and hauling the sand at "a csnts Ter loa
or deliver all the sand wanted for $50
le Martin Keogh furnish stone at Sl.5o p
III cubic yard at the quarry.
nj MIR. Finegan presented an invitation fro
" Prof. s. S. Kruger inviting the May
m and City Council TO attend the last social
No. party Of the s,ason, of his class, to IT,
he place at his room in the Masonic Temp
n. Accepted.
q, A pttition WAS received fIom Willis
ed Thatcher, asking that the grade of Va
re devtr avenue he changed.
on A petilion ntm n. b. Culbert, ask
.r the extension of wat or pipes on Seven
he street. from Adams 10 jackson street.
In. Orders were drawn as follows Jan
ZEE McIntiTe, t5g.63; James 'McKendr,
raj S54.l9; George W. Stone, 1885, S.
he Simmons d Bro, S2l.25 X. 7. Stelnn
m $21 .25i F. A. Taylor, $500; Charles War
10 q Co., sl55 40; Ferris q Garrett IS 4
is Thos. Porter, SOL co. Patrick Magari
s3l Leo; E. L. Brown, S25.45i T. Y.
nat Normandie, s1s.04 Ferris Il CARR
Or s2O.10; Croasdale " Cameron, SEA-
the Patrick Csrbury, ss.49 Robert L
Ia $500 Washington Cox, sS60O0i Al
cd. ander Chandler, SSo0.0Oi Water Deps
the ment, S207.94.