Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-08-29
City Csnncn.

THE Last REGULAR MEETING, LAST EVENING
ROUTINE BUSINESS MOSTLY TRANsAcrED-cHANG-
Es IN INSPECTORS AND ASSISTANTS.
The City Council held its last regular wee ky
meeting for the current year, last evening, Pres
ident MAris in the chair.
The Finance Committee reported adversely on
the petition Of James Baxter for q reduction Of
taxes. on the ground that Mr.. Baxter never at
tended the appeal and the sssf ssment never
having been altered, the committee could do
nothing more than to r. port adverse to the pray,
er Of the petitioner. After some remarks from
Mr.. Quinn, suggesting donation. the report
was adopted.
The street COMMITTEES reported favorably on
the petition OF b Z. Smyth to have the bed OF
Carpenter street between Madison and Adams,
paved Adopted,
The same committee reported favorablj on
the petition Of Patrick Megaritv to have the
Monroe street cuveTt 30 repaired Ss to prevent
an overflow Of water. Adopted.
Same committee reported favoraby on the Pc
tition Of Thomas Pagan to have the street re-
| paired and prevent all overflow Of water in his
cellar. Adopted,
same Committee reported favorably upon
petition Of Thomas Curiey to have Pleasant
| street, from Adams to Van Bureu, curbed aud
| paved. Adopted.
| The came Committee reported adversely upon
communication IRON the u ard Of Health for
| an aba iemsut Of uul-AHGe Oh the old Ferry
Marsh, upon the ground that the prem seu COM
planned VI wss private property, oyer which
the City Council had no control.
The zame Committee reported that the dam
geGous crossing at the corner Of West street and
| Railroad Avenue would be repaired al soon al
necessary material could be procured. Adopted.
The Street CommisaioDer reported 80 men
and II horses and carts employed
The Finance Committee reported adversely to
the petition Of Milton Jackson to have certain
water tax refunded Adopted.
The Chief Engineer sf the Water Works re,
ported 45 men employed.
The Committee Oh Opening Streets, upon ttf
petition Of J. Q, Seeds TO have scott street Wsst
from Delaware Avenne' graded and cuyerted
reported in favor OF Repairing the bridge ovel
the ruu. Adopted
The Eame Committee reported in favor oi
putting Chrlstiana Avenue Ia good treVellinG
cOndltlon as soon az materials could he pro
cured. Adopted.
The came committee, upon the communica
ton from the Board Of Health, to have Yandeve
| avenue and Lamott streets curbed and paved
reported that Council had no authority 10 curl
and pave, unless having hrEt been petilionsd b.
the citizens, Adopted.
The came eornmittee, upon the communication
Of John j. Black, in reference to the widening
Of Water street. reported that the work was be
ing done as fast az circumstances would allow
Adopted
Tie committee on law, upon the complaint
| Dr. Vim, Fields and others, against the smokl
from the smeke-stack on Orange street, bstyeei
Fifth and BiIth, reported in favor Of an ordlnAnc
| TO meet tue case. adopted
The same committee referred the complaint O
W. r. Myers against the storage OF hay in Klun,
street, TO the Street Commissioner with instruc
tions to see that the law is complied with
The award OF the commission on opening Clay
ton street waA read, awarding 9 oents damage
each 10 Mary Williams and H. A. Glpin. The re
port was adopted
Mr. Candy presented the assessment for curb
ing and paving Clayton street amounting to 81
03J %, which, on his motion, was ordered to b
entered upon tho lien book and referred to tn
Auditor for oolleatiop,
Mr. Underwood presented petition from ell
izens on French, between Thirteenth and Poui
teenth streets, for additional water pipes,
Also petition from Pusey d Rice and Walto
l q James, complaining Of the unsafe condtio
OF crossing at Eleventh and Church streets
The followieg changes were made in I9spec
| tors and Assistants 9Th ward, Edmund Pre-
| vost was elected Inspector vice b. O. Moore, d.
| cllned and William q. Harper assistant vic
Vim Underwood removed; lst ward, jane
stroud, assistant vice Root Thompson, rt
: moved (; 5 ward, j. IL. Graham, assistant, vic
X. II Logan, removed ith ward. Edward /
Brown assistant, vice A. A, Stevenson declined
9Th ward, Jas. A; Spencer, assistant, vice A.
; Tatnall, resigned.
n An order from the Board of Public Education
y to pay Joseph l.. Kllgore, Treasurer of tn
II Board, $4,000 was presented and read an
the order complied with.
MT Pickles presented communication froI
!. William Silver complaining Of the unequal ad
justment Of the city taxes, whian was read an
referred to the Committee on Law.
On motion of Mr.. Pickels it was agreed this
when Council adjourn, it adjourn to meet o
Monday evening next at the usual hour ~
Tho following orders were drawn during u
evening James , Thomas SIS Porter @
$780, Glatts y Eckel S35.75 A. W. Smith
Son 81 ]. Morton Poole u 90. S9l9 60 Qui
At ley & Bro. sl20O ]. II. Beggs $3lg55 W. !
Simmons S134 IL Robert Smith S75 ~ Phil
a Mcdowell S50.Gl g. H. +. Himmens $659 08,
IN L. II. stillman $652 so; ]. y, Winslow Ss2 II
A. Gawthrop & Bro, 1903 Edward BorreG
III sll75 The Electric Lane S3 9s; J. a J.
m Harman SIS 10 George Q. MacAn, S13 s.
ia Theodore d Crawford, sl5: David II. uoyl
. S1s i. A. TsNlor, S27 81 Water pepartme
8 Pay Roll S445.74 Street Department Pay Ro
of S3i3 81 Police Department Pay Roll 1867 A.
s. Miscellaneous Pay Roll, s1lG3 As Frank 4
D. Scott, Is4 rs Edward oNeil,. $40 Enot