Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-04
City Council.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THE APPROPRIATION FOR
FIRE ooMPANIEs-hAoADAMIzINd 4TH STREET.
The regular weekly meeting of City Council
was held, last evening. In the absence Of the
President, Mr.. Phillips presided.
The Street Commissioner reported 38 men and
IA horses and carts employed.
The petition Of e. D. Hilles, for water pipes
on French, from 9th to 10th, was reported favor
ably and report adopted.
The Chief Engineer Of the Water Department
reported sixteen hands employed.
The Public Building Committee, in accordance
with instructions from former meetingoi Coun-
Gil, made a report in favor Of remodelling the
old Washington Fire Engine House by putting
in new front and floor in the first story for an
office for the City Treasurer, and TO convert the
second story into Offices for the City Auditor and
Street Commissioner, at an estimated cost OF
$12, 900. The report was adopted, and on motion
Of Mr.. Mcintyre the Committee was instructed
to ask for proposals for making the specified al
terations.
The Street Committee reported that the Street
Commissioner was instructed to award the con-
tract for grading Elm street, to John Logue, his
proposal being the lowest.
Mr.. McIntire presented petition from the
butchers and hucksters of the Second street
Market asking of Council lease OF the ground
and the privilege of erecting q stock Market
House on the site of the old one, the capital
stock OF the company to be $50 600. petition
from large number of property and real estate
owners was also read, asking Council to grant
the prayer of the first named petitioners.
On motion OF Mr., MoIntire, the petitions were
referred to the Committee on Public Buildings,
and that Committee instructed to get the opin-
ion Of the City Solicitor as to the right of the
city to lease the premises for that purpose, and
for what term of years a lease could be made.
Mr. Oanby presented the following proposals
for macadamizing Fourth street:
MURRAY q McElwee, S27, 500 in accordance
with the specifications Of the committee
Dyer, Remington & Stone, $4.25 per perch.
Bubble stone pavement for the sum OF 50 cents
W. &. Quigley and Fl. P. Meals, 81 81 per yard
reset the curb at ~ cents per foot, tagging and
stone for gutter beds at 10 cents per foot, fur
nsh and lay for gutter at % cents per hneal
foot.
Martin Kehoe, $1.7Sper square yard, surface
measure.
George H. P. Simmons, esO,575 and find all
material.
Garter, Campbell & Co. OF Chester, Pa. $3.50
per square yard.
The proposals were read and referred 10 the
street Committee.
Mr.. Candy presented petition from James
Bradford and others for the Orrbing and paving
of Fourth street, from Monroe to Broome, which
was read and REFERRED
Mr. CANDY stated thai culvert at Delaware
Avenue and Riddles Road had caved in. and
rendered dimpasaable by the O1ty Cars and wagons
dangerous, and that it demanded immediate at
tention. He also thought that the interest ,et
the City and the safety of life and limb would
be ieopardized by going through the usual
formula Of asking proposals, TO do the work.
Mr. Baker moved to instruct the Committee TO
have the work done immediately
Mr.. Hayes moved to amend by instructing the
Committee to ask for proposals, with power to
act which, after desultory debate was accepted
by the mover and adopted.
Mr.. Baker presented petition from the Del
aware Fire company for the privilege Of taking
water from any of the fire plugs during the sum
mer for the purpose OF watering Market street
Read and referred.
On motion of Mr. Quinn, the Committee or
Public BuildiDgs'was instructed to procure copy
OF the lease OF 4th street whaRf.
Mr. Febiger presented . communication from
Daniel Fsrra City Surveyor, asking for an assist
ant to be left in the Office during the absence o
the Surveyors. The communication was reaC
and the Surveyor authorized to employ com
petent assistant at such times as he may bI
needed at 8 salary not exceeding So per day.
A communication from Hon. John NJ. H'us
ton was read thanking the City Council for
handsome bound copy OF the city ordinances
The communication was ordered to be recorded
Mr.. McIntire offered an ordinance, which wa
read twice, to raise the salary OF the City Prisol
keeper from $3.50 to $3.50, and that he go OF
duty at O'Clock instead of II P. NJ, as at pres
ent.
Mr.. Hayes offered a resolution, which wa
adopted, instructing special committee Of five
floating debt of the city, and the purposes TO
which il was raised, and make detailed state
ment to the City Council.
Mr. Quinn stated that bill was now pending
before the Legislature in which tho appropria
| tions for the respective Fire Companies wer
| not specified, and unless some definite sum wa
| specified the bill would be defeated. He there
| fore moved that the blank in the bill be filled b.
| inserting 90 900 az the amount which should b.
/ paid annually to each company.
Messrs. Febiger Baker and others did no
| think it wise to name any particular amount a
contingencies might arise requiring larger ap
preparation.
A long, rambling discussion ensued, in rela
/ ton to the relative merits of the Volunteer an
Paid Fire Departments, participated in b
Messrs. Quinn, Finegan, McIntire, Hayes, Febi
i ger, Baker, Candy and others.
MIR. McIntire moved to amend by fixing tn
appropriation at S25O0, which was defeated
ana an amendment by Mr.. Baker saying tina
/ the appropriation shall not exceed $4,000 wa
adopted with but one dissenting voice.
| The following orders were drawn during tn
| evening -
Thomas Reynolds $69.56; Patrick Reynolds
S2652 VIM II. Brady, S52.35 the Mayor, TO
clothing for the police, $228,28; Glatts & Eckel
$500 so Pay Roll Water Department, S214.70
| Pay Roll Street Department, $27l 61.
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