The daily gazette., 1874-09-18
FIRST EDITION!
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
THE CITY HOSPITAL.
LOCAL AFFAIRS At MILFORD.
The CIfU Council.

REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING-THE
MACADAMIZING OF FRENCH STREET
COL. GRIMsHAw y WITHDRAWAL. FROM
THE SEVENTH WARD CONTEsT-THE
ALTERATION OF THE COUNCIL CHAM
BER, &C.
The City Council met at the regular
hour, last evening, President Maris in
the chair.
The Finance Committee was contin-
ued one week on the last report of JAS
WoOlly relative to the alleged Trca-
sury defalcation.
The Street Committee, on the peti- !
tion of G. W. Bright and others for the
curbing and paving of the north side of
Reed street, between Harrison and |
Van Buren, reported favorably. Adop-
ted.
Same committee on the rcmonstrancc
against matchmaking French street at |
present, reported adversely giving as |
reason that they considered that ma
iority of the property owners along the |
street wanted the work done immedi |
ately.
Mr.. VIM. Candy, from this commit |
tee, reported that the petitioners for
the work represented about 14OO feet,
and tho remOnstrants about 1000 feet.
Mr.. McIntire hoped the matter would
lay over one week, as another remOn-
strancc was being circulated on the up
per portion of Freuch street.
His motion to postpone one week
was lost and the report was adopted.
l. Same committee reported in favor OF
awarding of contracts for macadamiz-
ing French street as follows: Robert
McIntire, the grading; Robt. Cook, the
stone hauling; w. w. Simmons, the
balance of the work. Adopted.
The Water Committee reported in
favor of awarding the contrat for con
structing sewer at Tenth and Jack
son streets to F. G. Simpson, for $1170.
Adopted.
The Committee on Bonds reported
that all the city officials had taken the
oath of office, but the bonds of all them
had not been approved
The Hospital Committee presented
report on the advisability of turning
the Hospital into House of Correction
| which will be found elsewhere.
The Ordinance providing for the an
nual election, by City Council, of
Superintendent of City Hospital, was
taken for up consideration and adop-
ted ,Messrs. Fcbiger andMcIntire alone
voting in the negative.
The reports of the City Auditor were
read. The latter showed balance in
bank of SAT, 76S 90.
The Street Commissioner reported
AZ men and IA horses and carts employ
ed in the Street Department. The pay
roll amounted to $445 so.
The Chief Engineer reported 1877 men
employed in the Water Department of
whom 1863 were employed on the new
reservoir The Department pay roll
amounted to $9S, and the reservoirpay
roll to $134774,
Petitions and communications were
read and referred as follows;
From JOS. ii. Richards owner of the
Market house 233 King street asking
that q clear space of six feet be kept in
front of his place on Market days.
From a committee of the Diamond
State Assembly, asking for the use OF
the Hall on Friday night, Oct. 30th
for the purpose of holding ball.
. From theJackson & Sharpe Company
and others, recommending James Pier
son to the position of Harbor Police.
From Albert Thatcher and other!
asking for the reconsideration of thu
vote fixing the grade at Pennsylvania
Avenue and Scott street and askin.
that it be established according to tn,
plan prepared by the City Engineer. =
The vote reconsidered, and the grad,
established AS desired by the petition
ers
From Joseph Pierson applying TO
/ the position of Superintendent of City
y Hospital:
's Sam'l Maggie WAS recommended TO
!, this position by VIM l.. Moore ant
others
d james Thompson, also applied fo
the position
Col. A. II. Grimshaw, presented tn
following petition:
u | 10 the City Council of Wilmington:
GENTLEMAN:--Ir respectfully ask leav
II to withdraw my petition contesting tn
| seat of NJ. l.. Lichtenstein, who wa
returned rs elected member fthe Cit
Council from the Seventh Ward, at til
Election held on the 1st inst, l tax
this step on two considerations:
First-The difficulty of ascertainln
the present residences Of some illeg,
voters who were known to be non res
dents of the Seventh Ward, on the da
of election, and the further difficult
of identifying others who voted undo
real or assumed names now on the tall
list, which was kept by the election
fieers all of tho alleged fraudulant v
tiers being colored men; and
Second-Because the prosecution
n, the case would take up much Of Il
time of Council and cause cOnsiderab
expensc to the City Treasury. and
suit, il successful, in giving me the sc
for n very brief period:
Fl A. III. GRIMsuAw.
The petition was referred to theLa
Committee.
- Mr.. Adams moved that the amou
- of the bonds to be given by the ASS
sors and Collectors be $15, 900 each
Adopted. .
Mr.. VIM Canby presented the +
lowing proposals for gradin Pennsyl,
!, MIA Avenue, from Scott to DuPo
a streets: