Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-16
THE CITY COUNCIL.

EZGtLAR MEETING LAST EVENING THE MARX
Er oBptSANCE-pIps FOR MicApAMizISG
! Fourth srEERT -.oTHER BUSINESS
I The ieeu al weekly meeting OF tlty Counci
was hel list ii1ht, President Mllis in the char
| The Uomnittt ON Public buildings, presented
two reports on the petition ot Jesse Sharp and
| others, asking that the Market Ordinance bc
amended as to elbow the wagons to stand on
| both Market and King st;eets.
| The majority report, signed by NJ, sSrs Meln
| tire, Bickta aud Murray, was favorable, and re-
commended theIprcprrationsl the necessary oId
| nance, by The law Committee.
| Ibe minority repor, signed by MeS.l'. uih
and WmsCaaty. was advcis'. y
Mr Mclut -,,..,' -. t"l'tlou ut the IN, ur-
ny report, al. er.,' 80. -. IT. lie said IT on
Ordinance, wn,rh Cul,..'.. cun!l either rel sci or
| ni,s AT "a iuluie meeting.
Mr.. Foulk moved to amend MIR. Mclniires mo.
ton hv inserting minority Instead of mn or
~" The amendment, aud the motion as amend
ed wcro then adopted.
The Law Committee reported, that the Drdi-
nance Tor the relief OF 4 II hanuunt was correct
| ana legal Adopted.
The opinion ol the CITY solicitor. in regard 10
the manner OF using the school fund Was here
presented and read 1t will he found III another
column.
The street Commissioner reported 80 men on
half time, and horses and carts employed III the
Street Department
The Chief Eng nrcr reported Il men employed
III the Water Department.
The Trustees OF ST. PIul's Catholic Church
presented petition, through Mr.. Burke Tor per
mission to construct coal vault under the pave
ment on Fourth street, above jackson, south side
Referred to the Street Committee, " ith power to
act
Apetticn for the extension of the King strett
sewer from It's present terminus, hear seventh
street 10 the Masonic Temple, Was read AMI re
teTred.
Mi. VIM. Cauby presented bids for finishing
the macaGamizns OF Fourth street from Poplar
to Market, rs follows:
Geo A L. Simmons grade, macadamzs
and pave Fourth street, itum Poplar to Market,
set all curb stones, pave with bricks the bottoms
ot all covered cutters. and furnish ON tho street,
stones for macadamlzng, paving stones, bricks
and sand Tor the sum of Sl2,l46.
LANES Murray and Daniel McEwee-will fur
nlsh stone, break and deliver the same on the bed
OF the street, for Sl1. per square yard will do
the grading and nacadamlzmg, Ii inches Deep
Tor Sl12 per square yard; will furnish and deliv-
Ell stone tor paving the sdes of the street. for 81
cents per square yard; viii furnish necessary stone
bricks and sand, and grade aud pave the sides and
crossings, ior % cents per square ward; will set
and reset curb for l3 cents per foot. rsbbitted
curb at IL cents per foot; or, will do the whole
work, Tor the sum of 81 500
Martin keogh-will grade, pave and macadam-
ize Fourth street, from Poplar to Market for 81 "a
pei square NaIu' VIII Rtaue anu pave each side oil
the street, distance OF seven feet from the curb
for SlllX per square yard.
Robert Mclntire 0or hauling aud grading only)
vii! grade The bed OF fourth street, from Pop
lar TO Market, and deliver the dirt Oh Pine street
above Ninth, or on Twelfth street near Walnut
Tor 40 cents per cubic foot; or. will deliver the
dlrt ON Chr,sliana Avenue, tor - cents per cubic
loot; Will haul sand from the sand pit at 40 cents
per two-borse load will haul broken stone iiom
The quarry at 80 cents per square yard
The bids were referred TO the Street Com
mitee.
The Ordinance providing for the annual rent
ing of the Third and Fourth street wharves was
read third time and passed
The Council here odjourned, but reassembed
and passed an order for $4,000, in favor OF the
Board Of Education.
ORDERS:
VIM. c. Spruance, S400; james 6 Webb,
mole at monihs,) SS00.25 John NJ Stewart,
9lO1o5; Pay roll street Department.. Sl60.37;
Pay roll Water Department. $500 J; Chas.
IS; Ferris u Garrett, (note at
nonIhs) $500; Murphey II Cowperlhwait,
S421 l.. Brown, $Sl2.50 VIM. {. Lodge,
SIG % Jane Carpenter, SS.9S T.; Alex. Chand-
Ter, $500 James Wooiley, 500 James Ma
larly, SlS3.SS, Vim. Forrest, $l4 20; James
,lelntlrc, $500; Robt Scott, (note at & months) |
S3Ol; Treasurer of Board Of Education, $4,000. |
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