Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-03
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REGULAR MEKR9Na--cTTT FrlSANCEs-sueL
$500 OF THE cTTY's MoNEx AHAALN-
ING In BANK-OTHER BUSINESS

REGULAR MEKR1Na-cTTT FGNANCEs-r0eLr
$500 OF THE cTTY's A0NGY A1AALN-
ING IN BANK-OTHER BUSINESS.
The regular weekly meeting e the 1Cltg
Council was held last evening, President Marls /
The % Street Commissioners reported S8 men, |
aud IL horses and carts employed. TheC Chlet
| TSe Committee % on Public Buildings made q
favorable report on the petitions Of Springer,
Morley &Gause, for permission to erectA frame
ganGWay. Adopted.
same COmmittee reported that the once ln
the Fourth Street Market House, toSmerIy
occupied by the City Auditor, had been rent
ed 70 Coroner WinslOW, for $50 per annuh'
Also that the contract for heating the City
TTeasurer's office had been awarded 70 h0D-
ert Morrison: at Sloo. Adopted; .A.o,a,
The Law Committee reported that the OTol.
nance relating to certain nuisances was correct
and legal. Adopted.
The Committee on Opening Streets, report
ed fOvOrably on the petitlOn for the opening
and grading OF Fleassnt stree, e.a H0n 6oDsaT SCe
Also, favorably on the petition for paying
l.amOtt street, the papers 10 reference 70 the
same, to be referred to the Committee. AdOp-
20 On the resolution REQUIRING tie brSparatlen
of an Ordinance relating TO Obstructtng street
lamps same committee reported that said Or
diDance had been prepared. AdOpt9u. 1..E
| This Ordinance, which wac Afterwards pre-
sented and read twice, imposed hne OF from
&5 to $40, on any person who shall obscure or
obstrnct the light from any OF the public
Tie report OF the Registrar was read Jshew-
ing the receipt Of $3S2.45, In the water De-
partment, during the past month.
/ The City Treasurer's report was was reau
and referred.
On motion OF Mr.. Febiger, the Council went
Il into a nOmimatiOn and election OF Chief Eu-
gineer and Registrar Of the WaterDepartuae
The result was the election Of Charles II.
| Gallagher Chief Engineer and Frank A. TPy-
| lOr Registrar.
Mr.. FOulk presented the following prOpO-
sails for draining the City Hall yard:
GawthrOp & Bro, SS.25per yard, ,andS6 add
u tiOnal for every trap; Speakman Bros, 20
per yard. The bids were referred to the Com
mittee on Public Buildings.
Mr. Candy presented the agreement hetWeen
A. Nj. Quinby & Co, and the City, in relation
to the permission granted the former to lay
: tack from the Wilmington & Reading Rail-
road, to their lumber yard, Front and Madison
streets. The agreement provides that the mrs.
, named parties, shall put the street In g0Oo
| passible condition, between the rails OF the
track, and assume all risk OF loss or damage.
The agreement was approved. and the par
ties directed to proceed with the work, under
the direction of the Street Commissioner.
Mr., Candy presented the following prOpO-
sails for paving the bed OF West street, from
d Delaware Avenue to Eleventh street:
o Quigley & Bro; $3.50 per 50. yard
Erbe Davis, 100 ="
Geo. II. =. simmons, O.72
n w. w. Simmons, 075
b 1t was directed that the cOutEactbe awarde'
4. to Geo. H. p. Simmons. .@d
Mr.. Adams moved that the Clerk be lnStruc
ted to ask in the usual manner, for cOumis
sion, to asses damages for widening VandoVe
Avenue. on the south side, from Market stree
. to the ''Old Ship Yar1 Road"
y Mr.. Pickels objected. He said that he Wa
/. always In favor Of improvements WhoroVe
q needed. But the city was now short Of none
u and all needless expense must bo avoided IA
a said that IN the U1tOn Bank there Waa cred
10 of only S3 800 to the eredlt Of ne Guy.
< Mr.: FebigeE said that PeEsOns residing I
I'd the vicinity 70 whom the Improvement of g
IA avenue was an actual necessity, and that q
re expense of the work would not be considers
ir BILE.
ve Mr.. Pickels said that the wOrk Of rStrenel
At ment and economy must begin and that SOM
or body would have to suffer but u COune
he chose to spend the money In doing this WoE
at present, he did not want to assume any
se the responsibility. He said that the DlreCt0
i. Of the Union Bank had intimated TO the I
,r nance Committee that the favOFs extended
~ the city last year, would not be repeated tn
N year.
~ After some further discussion, Mr.. Adam
l" motion was adopted
Mr.. Pickels moved that the Finance Commit
ess be authorized to negotiate loan os SlO0OO at
nd Union National Bank. He gave the fsllowi
figures as the financial stains OF ths city BalaH
ia bank, 50 500; uncolIected taxes. 81, goo; on
Auditors books, $4,000; bonds UnSold. S32. n
he said that SlO,OO0 vas needed to pay the int
AD- est on bonds. for which orders we're drawn Nt
last meeting.
=, Mr Hayes stated that Sl65,OOO taxes we're c
Leo M lected in July, aud considerable since, basi'
t what had bcsn TreelVed from ths sale OF bon
iSN amounting II cons r-b.y over 100000. It
Ie' nOw only the "a OF October, aud yet the FinaI
~. Commitles is asking permission to borrow mon
81. He thought the taEes collected onght 70 b nj
"a TO meet the appropriations, instead of being sp
- - so rapidly.
ana Mr.. Picksls said that these objections -
made at the wrong timss also, that II eA0 MOI
70 due tue city could bo collected, there would be
-. = need Of borrowing
Mr.. Pickela' motion was then adOpted.
Mr.. Murray moved the recOnsiaegutioa of
~. vote by which was adopted an adverse report
y ~. petition for . lamp on Third strsst. bate
Sa Walnut and Poplar. Adopted.
80 The prayer Of the petitioners was then grl
: ~ ed.
y petition for the grading Of ThiTd street,
49, tween Adams and Jackson, and Van Barren stT
~ ~ betwOsn ThiFd and FOarth, was T0esrred 70
@ @IH Street Committsa, with power to act.
% The following pstations ware read and re
i,oh red ia
tcn For the exlsnslon Of the watsg plpos On 81
- cFosa Avanue, from Adams 70 JaekBon streets;
In ing lsnisnt measures 10 b taken In regard 20
ther - 49,. aat-.. -, - 0sS;.i.aos. - Is,s,
Una east SsAs 0l ehiPisg staaat botwOen Second
Fsont iron WsshIagtaA Circle No, Z. D. %
eest Ene maa ~ CHw Hall iron Ma aa "A 3th aoF