Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-09-01

Nj. - Ltu., chtli,uia uf tie Finance Cuu- 10
Mite, ',plred adversely on petition of James op
Baxter, asking reduction In the assessment OF re
his Ftuplriy, on the ground that Council had II,
not any power TO reduce the amount, at this -
time, although the assessment greatly in "
excess offs yanc. Mr. Pickles explained that !,
/ the charter prohibited any change of the as IN
| sessment after the 10Th Of June. n.
Mr.. Quinn ggescd a donation be made to =
Mr.. Baxter, bat the report passed without any II
condition. ~
Mr.. Candy, chairman Of the Street Commit n
tee, reported iavulahly on petition OF ID Is. ri
Smith and oilers asking to have the bed of 4
Carpenter Street, ON Monroe to Adams, paw !,
ed.
He reported IN flvA of curling and paving q
| sidewalks oa Pleasant street from Adams to i
Van Buien, a. sJuA the street has been prop
erly graded. u
lie rep rted that the old Ferry property, COM
planned of.as nuisance by Board Of Health,
belonged 10 private plrties, and that Council i
had no conLral )yer it, j
He repolted that the gutter at the Railroad
Avenue and Adams street, was being covered
with iroa plate.
, The weekly report of Street Commissioner
Coyle showed the employment Of 80 men and
II hoises ald carts i cleaning and repairing
streets, &c.
= Mr.. febige, chairman of the Water Com
e mttee, reported in favor Of extending water
pipes on McCaulley street at n cost of one hun-
a dred dollars.
|
Jackson, asking Council to refun,! water tax.
r The weekly report OF Chief Engineer Gala
t CHER showed the employment Of As men in the
l. Water Department.
II Mr.. Febger, chairman of the committee en- |
opening streets reported In favor Of grading |
81 Scott stree, from Twelfth to Delaware Avenue.
N lie reported on petition Of q. G. I4obdell ask |
ing that Chlisiiana Avenue be put IN good trav-
cling condition, that the work Of filling up would
) be prosecuted as rapidly possible.
!, | MIR, Pickles, chairman of the committee
m poried that the manner which +. kund had
or stored hay was in violation of the law, and on
his motion resolution was adopted directing
the Street Commissioner 10 inform Mr. x. that
- he must comply with the ordinance
= Tie report Of the Commissioner OH opening
IL Clayton street, assessing damages to the amount
b. Of Is cents 10 three parties, was read aud ac-
copied, and an order directed 10 be drawn
he The pay roll of the Water Department
W. | amounted to IlG,1O.
f. The resignation OF j. Il. ra'nall, assistant
m Inspector OF the Ninth Ward, WAS read and ac-
TO- copied, after which James A. Spencer was eloc-
ted to fill the vacancy.
u The rcsisna'io OF ID. p. Stevenson, Assistant
,,ddv Inspector Of the Fourth Ward, was read and
,n, accepted, after which L. l.. Brown was elected
81 to till the vacancy
IT,, The pay roll of the Street Department amount
WV ed to S3I3.Gl.
Mr.. Candy presented the assessment Tor curb
ION ing and paving on Caymont Street in Eas
~ .ea Wilmington, amounting in the aggregate t'
fle- $l030.sO.
nj r.l,,.rl I,,,,, ,,.,. .,,,,,.,, J,,.,,,.. o,,
ION WIN. L. Harper Assistant Inspector, to hold TN
I'm | Election Ia thu Eighth Ward.
ID The pay roll OF the Police Department amount
ed to SlG37.ti.
on petition tor Tie extension oil wafer pipe
d 50 on French street, between Thirteenth and foul
the teentlf was read.
re- A petition was read for iron crossing at Ele,
ware enth and King
anu James stroud was elected Assistant inspe'
~ 'oT iui t,e nsI N@rn' ,-.,
'ohh n nIamlh Was 'lecIeu ASsstahi IL
tom Ma Missno,iam"r,,s |', r.,l n,,,,,,.,,,l
alive Ctt,l NJ ''
n 4 ntitinu v,s Ip,.,,,,, nnu William SLY
box III regard 10 The excessive ItE-'il"i "f h's pro
al 10y ny nm Nlp" nv itl"l N''''l I"f'I9 !" I,
pany Nilth Ward was assessed al ih'lch beiow
rail VAnc' hriefreu To the uhinltie' On Laws
to he On motion, the Counoil adjourned TO in'
on M"hHaF evening.
Rnv Oiders wore directed 10 br drawn as follow
,hnut | James Thomas, SD; Porter X Co., 80:
ia con Chats & Etke, s3j.Ib ~ W. smith X ).
ed hv 500; j. Morton Pool" ~ Co., $ll3.ij Qngl
1oo " " Bro, Loo; James IL. BrggS. sOS,s5
,S"en y McDowrll SsoGI "tT"l; Sp!tl 80
i, ana ea.n ~. /, ~ N S,tn' s.i- ~, I'm, :"
=, Mrs. Winslow, So ~; Gawthrop y Bro, SD.2s;
o con- ~, =, "a. t.sI - !, , 80 =, 80 :,
house A. -, - r'' 60 % ~
Aliw - a. -, .,. - =, s,,t, 500 y,
,r emu Geo. w. Ncron sli11 Theodore +. Crawl
Sio' II. y, laylur S@i'hO, FRANK NJ scott 81
OK I""s II ncr,S - S,,,,,pr honis,
I'M the "a. 'praasnro. oT no,.i Of /, In,n,i 9 ~
Sleph- James Maharly $iS3.33;
IN the uo,s, uo,.u c,us, ems, c,o. e,r ia.
hurcl- lion Mt Humphrey X Saul't's .l5 Market sire
epher rhny tcnn lreni vrsiy il, ali he iate II vrs
nil DS sell very re lonably For canes and umbrellas
bouUh stock is hard to excel and those calling them