Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-12

application for the commission.
! communication showing that Thomas
Jordan IL not the owner Of all the lanh
Council decided at its last meeting 10 assess
10 him. WAS read and referred.
A communication 10 the effect that the
water pipes are 10 near the surface on
firard street that the water in them freezes
In winter and causes much Inconvenience.
md asking for relief was also read ana
referred.
The President presented the annual report
Of City Solicitor Harrington. which was
read and referred to the Committee on Law.
The following II a summary Of the report
Number of opinions, written aud verbal,
given by the Solicitor, 147 number OF acts
nf assembly, ordinances. resolutions and
memorials drawn, % number OF contracts
and other legal instruments drawn, 80 s;
number Of Official bonds examined, ~; mum
Der of letters written. li3; number ni titles
| examined. II. number OF commissions 10
open streets drawn aud meetings Of com
missiuners attended. q numbered meetings
Of Council attended. % amount Of money
collected. sl.T72b2. In addition 70 the above
/ the Solicitor prepared Tor trial ana argu-
ment number OF cases and examiner the
| law anil facts relating 10 several Others
The following suits have been decided or
adjusted during the year;
| J.N y. u. y. Miller w. Mayor and Council
suit for damages 10 a slaughter hnuHc.
/ caused by changing the grade Of FINN
street; settled nv the payment Of Al75.
| Wilmington Hide and THllOw Association
| vs. Mayor and Council, gAfniahec OF PYLE
| this was an execution attachment and an
/ issue Of nuiid bona lthe suit was settled by
the payment to plaintiff Of the amount at
taehed in the hands Of the city and costs,
| t26030.
Mayor and Council VS.. A. II. Quinby-,
suit on q prOmissory note /; amount collected
for the plaintiff under the Instructions OF
the Finance Committee was f1Th W.
Owen DOn0ho Vs. Mayor and Council
action for damages to the person oecasioncd
by the defendants misteasence. Case sol
tied by payment Of $1,000 and costs of suit.
| Mayor and Council, garnishee Of puhah
erty, VS.. Isaac Pyle-appeal from the iudg
mrnt Of a magistrate upon An execution
attachment and plea OF nWid bona. Settled
| without any cost ~ the city.
| Thomas Conner VI. Mayor and Council
| garnishee NJ AinscOw- this was % judgment
recorded before Mr. Harrngtnn's term nj
Office. on an execution attachment aud ple'
Of nHha bona. Settled without ANY cost Il
the city.
Martin Kcorh Va. Mayor and Council
, this was a bill in chaucerv, praying An In
junction 10 restrain Council from awarding
ihc contract Tor Matchmaking f0uril
street 10 any person hut the complainant
f hill dismissed
The Solicitor alsn notices the anits nov
, pending. seven in number. including IN
. park injunction, which will he argued ~
{ the first Thursday In Scptcmher
1 The Solicitor, Ia conclusion. sn"Fcsf
I that Nh the legal papers helnu9ing 10 ih
1 | CRY NWuull Nf WNfNrfril IuWfiNff fNl ~ &C. H
. in 4 safe under chnrFc OF that officer MI
/, | Harrington considers the salary ni %
D.. | solicitor 1910 per yearl grossly inadequate
. aud out Of nli proportion 10 the amount 81
| work To he done, aud therefore urg' Coz. :
!, Gil N largely increase the salary.
Q Iohn H. Springer vas g elected wei
4 master at the request OF Walton, Whann
a tlnmpany,
n The following petitions were read an
> referred Asking u lamp IN front 81 Finn
A court asking that Clayton street Ice opcuc
from Ninth street 10 Delawart avenue
il asking that the westerly side of Wrlni
Il street. between Fiiiccnth and sixteenth
+. eurhci paved and cuit"red.
r. The following orders Wrr" directed 20
drawn. and Council Adjourned ,-k"l"f
40 Smith ga lN: ticu, H. 4 simmons, SIS D
lanes Nrkcndtiek. sln5 -; O.. u. u'lr
"a wood. S.o0O0: Mrs. 4. CLANCY, ti'.l
~ Quinhy n Kent. N73s: James II. Boy;
10 SCI iai Thus Reynolds, isg %; Isaac Mum
Ais7s7; ". 5. bullock 80 81 u. tlchtir
e $3.50 ~; John Logue, so Y; Jos, fhnisn
10 5000; .iapes Mclntirr, ii2.75; Wilninrt'
IA steam lirick To. >d.un: Mclntire jaime
IS tu.O0; u. +. Pickles, f2Ela7; Wm,
BillAny ti434; II l.. Tntnall X 90. 500. 2
ID los q. File. sgj.52; u. Pickles, $50; ia
NJ II. Beggs. $40; John Farmer sdu4; ).
Ms simmons n Bro. f623i; u. \ K. lleislerfl.
@. W. dorsey 81. %; ECStotsenhcrg n SO
no t3T. 90 n. u. Wood n Co. SsH2.S1 !. Randi
he 1870; Cardwell n Wall, $500; James
Webb, 49, rs; u. +. Pickles, i;3 %; ).
ct Fagg, 800; James g.. lohnson, 500
Is, Nm. Silver, 500; Roht. i.re, Si44
No. Mcdowell * Son, *ll1.OJ; II. r. pickle
m. il2hg5: T. Y. deNurmandie, sa9 %
~ ptckcls, 47i. 40 James \ Webb, S2l7 W
n. Conard 47.ll; W. II. Brady, $500; Geo.
III Bush. 1919; Street Commissioner, 20 p
m awards, S751S; Wm. NJ. Candy, - so Q
as Board Of Health, $4,000; James Wei
49, / 80 ma