Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-11
City Council.

tity Council
PROCEEDINGS LAST EyENINd-aIR. fEBIuER RE-
SIGNS FROM TWO coManrTEEs-TBE 7TH WARD
CONTESTED CAsE-APPoINTMESr OF A TIME FOR
ITS HEARINd-THE CITY HOSPITAL, &C.
City Council met in regular session, last eve-
ming. H. F.. Pickles acted as President, Mr..
Maris being absent.
The Street Committee reported favorably on
petitions OF James Bradford to build vault UNI
der the pavement at Third and King streets ; to
pave side walks and gutter Robinson street,
from Spruce to Church Of W. Hare and others,
asking that French street be macadamized
width of % feet in the centre, and the remain
der paved of Isaac Murray and others for
sewer on Read street, between Monroe and
Adams
Tho same Committee recommended the award
ing of the contract for matchmaking Thorne
street as follows: The grading and hauling
stone to Robert Mcintyre the paving guttering
and other work to George H. p. Simmons.
| Tho city auditor reported a balance in the city
Treasury of $50, $780, The street Commission
er reported SO men and 10 horses and carts en-
| ployed the Chief Engineer OF the Water De-
partment 1871 men, $50 being employed on the
| new basin.
Mr.. hcIntire presented strongly signed re-
monstrance against the matchmaking of French
street. especially asking the work to be postpon-
ed until next Spring, at which time il will be
seen whether the system applied to Fourth
street will have proved success
He also presented apettion asking to have
Read Street. from Harrison to Franklin, curbed
and paved.
The following persons made application to be
elected Hospital Superintendent John Z.
Bailey, Henry II. Hukill, William Q. Moore and
VIM r. Way.
A communication from Col. A H. Grimshaw
was read, contrasting the right of NJ. L. Lichten-
stein to seat in Council fro the Seventh
ward. 1t sets forth that the return of 331 votes
for NJ. L. Iiehenstein and $40 votes for A. II.
Grimshaw was not a correct return of the legal
votes of the ward, but that a true return would
show 2Sl votes for NJ. l.. Lchtenbtein and $40
votes for 4. ii. Grimshaw, thereby giving the
latter 20 majority instead Of 81 majority for his
opponent. The communication ayers that at
least so persons were allowed to deposit their
ballots who had no right to vote, all of whose
ballots were cast for NJ. l.. Lchtenstein. Coun
Gil was asked 30 fix time for the hearing of
the case.
Nc. Lichtenstein arose to make motion to
appoint day for a hearing when Mr. McIntre
OBJECTED, stating that Mir. l.. had no right to
speak or vote upon this question: and cited the
contested election case OF Stockton. in the L. s..
Senate, in proof OF the validity of his objections.
The chair decided tho point raised by Mr.. Nc
Intre to be well taken.
On motion of W. NJ. Candy, Tuesday evening,
September 22d, was fixed rs the time for q
hearing of the case.
Mr.. Fsbiger arose 10 a question of privilege
and offered letter from Joseph Bringhurst,
and another signed by Chas. Warner, Sam
uel Harlan and large number of other infiuen-
tial citizens. which were read. The letters
strongly euogized the ability, honesty and in
tegrity Of Col Febiger as a member Of the Citv
Council. and hoped that he would reconsider his
determination TO resign.
Mr.. Febger then referred TO his cOur@e in
Council, and to the vltuperation and abuse
which lie zaid had been heaped unou
! him. lie did not mind a criticism
OF his course in Council, but for a
year or more past he had to bear the accusation
of beng corrupt and rascal. He had tried Il
/ perform ms dnty to the best Of his ability, re.
gardess OF the accusations against his honesty
4 He was first placed in the City Council by 9
= Democratic Legislature, and lie had remained
+ there ever since. He never asked for an Office
: had no axe TO grind, and feeling strong in the
{ integrity aud purity OF ms motives he confident
I ly relied upon his associates of the majority il
i | Council who best knew him to sustain him. Ii,
e found, however, that three of the partie,
; lac had relied upon had finally gont
! against him. Under these circumstan
ces he came to the conclusion that lie had bette
i resign his seat in Council. From this deter
mination he was however, dissuaded by large
II number Of influential men who had watched hi
+ course, before the letters inst read had reache,
him. He had finally concluded to again max,
his appearance in Council and do his duty re
9. gardess OF what might be said against him, am
10 as was well known he fully able to take car
II Of himself A scun'lous attack, he said ha,
Of been made upon him by the newly elected mem
in Der from the Ninth Ward, which was a
n false as it was base He said he never sa,
I; the man that he knew of before his az
N pearance in this Council indeed he peye
N knew there was such man. Disposed az h
was to do his duty, he must. however resign a
= member OF the Water Committee. and also O
. the committee on opening streets. The chair
Il man of these committees shoud have the snf
l. port of every one of the members, and, as hi
course was exactly the opposite of that of til
present chairman Of these committees, he re
specially asked to be excused from acting as
member of either of the committees
, On motion of Mr. McIntire Mr.. Febiper wa
= excused AZ requested.
- VIM NJ. Candy stated that he was glad this
Alr. Febigcr had concluded to resum
llis seat in Council, and should he more glad
he had remained upon the committees frol
which he had just been excused. In the receI
election he had acted in conscientious mannt
and was sorry that his course should have give
any ohense. he would take this occasion to ter
tify to his belief in the ability and integrity {
Col. Febiger as a member of Council
no Dir. Candy then stated that owing to the opel
ing OF Pennsylvania Avenue, at Dupont stree
the locality had been left IN very bad conditio
which could only be remedied by having IL
premises re-surveyed according 10 profile in III
Surveyors Department.
On motion, the committee was authorized
ask for proposals for having the necessary VOL
done.
-, VIM. Candy offered propoAals for macad
IN On motion of Mr.. Lichtenstein, the ordinan,
for the election of and fixing the compensate
AR Of superintendent of the City Hospital was /
ken up for third reading.
The blanks in the ordinance were filed as fc
lows list. The time for the election of n s
pnrintendent was fixed for the last meeting
Council in September 2nd. The salary W
fixed at 5000 per annum. 30. The price
board per week was fixed at $3.50 for each p
tient.
Mr.. Febiger was opposed to the passage
the ordinance. He had always been opposed
having the Hospital where it now IL. The bull
ing is not suitable. He thought it should
abolished as a Hospital and turned into Hou
OF Refuge for Young offenders. He was O
/. posed to giving it to tho Association of Phy
. clans for they would allow the city nothing /
it.
MIR. MeIntire, for once, could agree with 81
gentleman from the Ninth Ward in all he sal
and lie, too, would have to vote against d
Hospital as he had done in the past. Althou,
they had been trying for long time they Ii
not succeeded in getting a report from d
Committee OH Hospital or any detailed stat
ment of the working of the institution duril
- the time it has been in operation.