Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-24
The City Council.
REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING "A BUSINESS
SESSION.

REGULAR MEETING LAST EvENINo-A BUSINESS
SESSION.
The City Council met at the regular hour, lsst
evening, President Maris IN the chair.
The street Committee reported adversely on
the petition OF NJ. l.. Lichten ,teln and Others ask
ing for the grading, curbing and paving OF West
street. between 18th and l4th, and for hagstones
at Thirteenth aud West. Adopted
The committee afterwards reported favorably on
the femoustrance against tae performance OF the
above work. Adopted
The report of the committee on the petition of
ths w. IL Il. and w. II w. X. Il. Companies for |
the ot Water street. and the proceedings CON |
| nected herewith will he iound elsewhere.
| Same committee reported favorthly on the
following pettIons
For the strAI! htUntng @i thn water Itue Oh
| Shipley'e Run, beta.en M.d's,'l aua Monroo,
Seventh and Eighth street.
| For tho paving Of the east SIDE OF V,n Buten
| street, between Second and Third.
| For the curbng and pavin@ ut both sides Of
| Third street, isom Adams Ia Van Rarcn,
| All the above reports were adopted.
The Water Committee ,epo,l-d that the last
three monthly reports ot The tscs stood thus
January deposits 30 cents ahead; Frhmsry, 10
cents short; March, 30 ,oi,ts ahead. Adopted.
| Same Committee Inpoiird tvoahIy The
petition for a hyJrint ut the o1st end Of Second
street marked house. Estimated cosl, 800 Adopt
ed.
The Co,nm,ttec ON Pnliic Bn,ldnos, on The
petition oi II nry Eckel askmg for measures
which would enable HIM TO property protect his
property adjoining the city iilll yard. from the
surface water III the yard, and Ia straiehteu his
building line, reported IN tavur OF leasing hun,
tor len years, strip OF The yard, about eighteen
inches IN width, extending from corner Of his
: property 10 King street. Adopted.
Same committee reported III favor oi @tnntinf
tho use of the City Hall t. the W &. assembly on
the evening of May 9th, and 10 the Union NJ. f..
Church during the second week IN June, Adoi t.
ed.
, The Ordinance Tor the relief 81 Mary Ann
Morris and Geo, Rowell was further Iaid over one
=, week.
Tue Ordinance authorizing TIA" issue of
. city bonds, to the amount OF 81 900. tor the
: purpose ot building and furnishing a uew
l. school house, came up Tor 'onald"iaton,tho
pending motion being TO adopt tho onactina
ia clause, " hirh read, "Ba II enacted by q q
s City Council ot Wilmington, two-thnds oi
II tho members thereof cpncurrine-'
"A The opinion ut tho City solicitor, " hit h
s, | had been requested, was here read 10 the
it effect that "A lwo-thiri, vote VA not actual
o iy nt cassaty tu pass the Ordinance. ~ il
II does not make an appropriation. but only
y provides how an appropriation abroad y
made by act of legislature -hail hb DISPOSED
lot. TIE opinion also stated that tounci
icannot limit TIA" manher ot spending u'ir
money, IA tho act oi Leg iShtu;e requires 4
l. to hs OK psndsd ''tor school purpo4eN." The
Of opinion closed with ~ substitute tor Sector
at 8, of the Ordinance, (Which provides tha
of the procsada ot The huuds shall be eXpend
OF cd III the erection and turnishtng ota nov
lg school house) prov VIriing that tho proceeds
lshall ba OK pended 'inr a'hnp ii purpo se-.''
| Mr.. Adams moved to reCouSiler the yOt
by which Saction WAS AL Ipted. Lost.
The words two thirds Of tho memhor
y, there OF concurring,' woro thea ordered l.
he struck from Tho oIhctinE clause, anu TIL
-. Ordinance passed to Its final vote.
~ Mr.. VIM. Candy asked II theso bond
IA. would be ollared for salt, previous to othe
y bonds, the issue OF which had already bee
ordered: ii so. he should vote against lii
lOrdinance.
Mr.. Pickles replied ihai the bonds Wonl
be offered for salo in tho order of their Is
sue.
at The Ordinance WAS thon adopted 10y til
following vote:
liza Yeas-Messrs. Adams. Biekta Nm, car
10y, Fonlk, Greone, Johusen, Lynch NJ.
Is Iutire, Pickels, kchatd>oa, lay lor Free
don't MArisl2
:. Nay Messrs. Baker, Ruke, Wnl. y
:" Candy, Febser, Murray, Phillips, unde
wood.
'ili The Street Commissioner reported i3 me
and II horses and carts employed IN Il
at Street Department..
,ts. Tho Chief Engineer reported T. men on
of plosed in The Water Department.
&C. Tho pay rolls OF tho above Depai tuent
amounting to $293 80 aud SI69 43 ,ros pectiv
~, ware read and passed in tho usual MAJ
ner.
Petitions tor. tho grazing and curbug
HE b. straet, from Railroad Avenue Ia ilea
street, were read and Ieterred.
,is Orders amounting To Si.0Si0e weta d
as rected to be drawn in favor ot /. llerS
CITY Warrants, Nos. l IS To 2i3 inclusive.
IN. Mr.. Foulb offered resolution authorl
US ing the Committee on publi" buildings
sell at public sale the guns aud gun ca
ing riages in the City Hall yard. Adopted.
Mr.. WIN. Cauhy offered IA resolution Il
ith lnstructing The Clerk u ask in tho usti
nee manner Tor commission on the line
fed Shiplsy's Run, Dotweon Madison AMI Mo
art roe, Seventh and Eighth streets, which
of To he Strengthened. Adopted.
OF Same gentleman, called up tho "Oro
0 It nance authorizing tho macadam.Zlng
do French street, from Front 10 Sixteenth
'm- which was read third time aud adoptt
the without a dissenting vote.
topi Same esntlema presented an"Ordinan
um authorizing ths paving OF Thorn street. fro
uid Dock street to tho Christiana.' Read twi,
nee MIR. Adams asked 10 30 excused fro
aay serving longer Ms chairman OF the Comm
nee taa on onaninp Straets .s n nrass nj Inn
,be 80 ,a,rs ,yo,,,d nray.nI NM t,on, ~,
rdl' 81 a,,and;nfr ~ no dn,,as a, ,h. n,.,t,o
aih Tho request WAS granted, and on mott
, of Mr.. VIM. Canby, the rules were su
D. pended, and Col EeDgor was elected to [
position.
Mr.. Baker presented preamble and r,
bh refuse matter which finds its way into I
Brandywine. from the houses in the vicii
St, ty, and providing for tho appointment o
ndi- special committee, consisting of tho cha
'ath men of Water, Street and Finance CO
pro- iuittoaS-tO lBuuir8 into the feast hIIity