Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-12-01


Proceedings Of ConncH.-ihe City Council
met on Friday evening. President Maris in
the chair.
MIR. Adams chairman of the Committee OH
opening streets, submitted various proposals f. r
grading the bed Of Pleasant street between
Adams and jackson, and on his motion the
contract was awarded 10 Bernhard Dopabo al
IL l-z cents per square yard.
On motion resolution was adopted author
izing the q )mmittee on Navigation te advertise
for proposals to remove the three old piers
from the bed ofthe Christiana, within the COM
| ing six months.
On motion the Committee oil Law were
continued on lease OF Fourth Street wharf uu-
Til the first meeting in January.
The opinion Of the City Solicitor ayerse TO
the Issue of warrants or due bills by the CITY,
for the Il pose cf meeting current expense, was
read. IL took the ground while the city mial,t
issue them the persons taking Them
and paying them cut, would bs snhject To a
penalty. He suggested that the better way
wollld he to issue orders the same as lis done
in Philadelphia, payable 10 the order of the
holder. 1t Was ordered To be filed.
The consideration of the report of James
Woolley in regard to the duties of the City
Treasurer was laid over TO next meeting.
The report of chief Engineer Coyle. showed
the employment OF thirty men and len horses
and carts On halftime.
The report of chief engineer Gallagher show
ed the employment of % men in the Water De-
partment.
The lay roll oithe Street Department amount
| ed 10 S100.3O.
The pay roll of the Water Department amount
| ed 10 S2G6 10.
MIR. Underwood presented the application OF
jacob Is. Richardson for reappointment as Fire
watch, aud asking the increase of salary TO 5000
per year.
Mr.. Febiger presented an ordinance making
a further appropriation for the Water Works
ior The year 1873. Ii was read a first and SEC
ond time.
Mr.. Pickels chairman of the Finance Con-
miitee, stibDltted the estimate OF the expenses
OF the Neal amounting la the aggregate TO xiI
01O. The iev.nues from Markets, &c., amount
ed TO SO 100, leaving S224 $50 to be raised by
taxation.
| Mr.. Baker troiuced resolution autLoriz.
ing The Committee on law To prepare All Lrdi-
nance providing that holders Of City checks
may receive interest al the rate of six per cent
| per ahnum
On motion of MIR. Candy the street Commit
| tee were ulhorzed to issues proposals. for the
removal OF garbage from the south western dis
lrlct in consequence OF the death OF William
thompson the present contractor.
| On motion of Mr.. Pickles the ordinance pro
vidng iur the issIe N CITY warrants, was TAX
! en- up ior third reatlng.
Mr. fcDlyef offered All amendment.
| MIR. Hayes moved that the matter be reteire
| to the Committee ON Law with Instructions to
report AN ordinance in accordance with the opin.
| ion of the Solicitor.
| MIR. Pickeis obi sd on the ground of the de :
! lay which would necessarily result from this
course. He said that while the Solicitor WAS OF
thesopinion that the City could not pay claims
+, by several different warrants 1t could pay the
whole claim by one warrant
MIR. Hayes said II these warrants were to he
| used To pay men for work aud thus give them
breat hr was in favor of their issue but il they
were TO be Use / to pay outstanding bills he was
| opposed To il.
Mr. Candy said he had various bills in his
possession and tbs men were anxious for theiI
money, in order TO pay their hands. He hop.
ed that something should be done as soon az
possible for their r,ief.
| The nHtion OF Mr.. Hayes was lost when the
am llre 1t offered by Mr.. Febigar was read.
Mi Baker inquired In regard to the sale oil
bonds and wished to know what shouid be
done with the receipts from the sale.
MIR. Febiger explained the matter
| Mr. Picl els also made u statement setting
| forth that the warrants need only be issued a
they are wanted, when they would be charged
to the different appropriations, and as the take.
come in they will be taken up and there the
| matter end.
AIR. Baker said he believed that tie CITY al
the authority 10 issue warrants aud pa inter-
est On the same. lie could not see the relayan
cy Of the bonds and warrants
After some explanation the ordinance wa.
adopted by unanimous vote
Orders were directed TO be drawn as follows
Geo. W. Jackson 50, Sundry bond holder.
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