Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-16

REGULAR MEETING, LAST EvENISG-THE USUAL
ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
The City Council met, last evening" in regular
session, President Maris presiding, and Mr.. In
derwood acting as clerk, in place of Mr..
Hayes who was absent.
The following reports were adopted The
petition for having the cutters in East Liberty
street paved, was laid over until the fifst meet
ing in May in favor Of paving cutters on 18th
street. between Orange and Iatnall-estimated
cost $50 in favor OF paving cutters on Market
street between Vandever avenue and 22d streets
estimated cost Sl2S to allow the W. & W. T.
Z. Company to cross Christiana Avenue at grade
with tsintersection with Head street, provided
the Company will precede each train with flag
man and plank the road at the crossing, and
provided further that the Company shall take
up the track, whenever ordered by the City
Council. Can ordinance in accordance with the
report was offered by William Candy and read
twice)
The Committee on opening streets reported
in favor OF awarding the contract for grading
Yandever Avenue to James Harrigan at "a cents
per cubic yard, he being the lowest bidder ex-
cept -- Reynolds, who could not comply
with the terms OF the contract.
Mr.. Febiger opposed the adoption of the re-
port al Harrigan was surety Of Mr.. Curran to
finish IL at "a cents per cubic yard. He said the
movement looked like a put up job to enable
Mr. Harigan to get higher price than what he
Mr.. Baker also opposed the report and
Messrs. W. NJ. Candy, Hayes and Farrell ia
vored it, and after somewhat lively debate the
report was, on motion of Mr. Candy, recommit-
ted.
The Treasurer reported s29,69542 in the
Treasury.
The Street Commissioner reported "a men and
II horses and carts employed and the Chief En-
gineer of the Water Department reported 23S
hands employed
rl,a f.II1r
ferred to curb and pave the south side of Road
| street between Harrison and Van Buren, for a
lamp on Tatnall street, between 9th and Della
ware Avenue a petition from George L. Heck
man, S. p. Thomas and Edward l.. Rice, assis-
tant engineers in the surveying department, for
an increase of salaries for water pipes along
jackson street from 9th.
Messrs Lynch and Moore, the committee of
school No. 49, asked for privilege of tapping the
City sewer on Monroe St, in order to make a
tile drain from the cellar of said school house.
| The petition was referred with power to act.
A. L. Peterson informed Council by commu-
nication that by the recent grading OF Front
street, between Rodney and Clayton, the sur
| face water had been damned up and that on
Thursday evening last he had to wade through
water TWO feet deep to reach his residence. The
| communication was referred with power to act.
VIM. III. Candy presented communication
| from Frederick Graeff. Of Philadelphia, IN which
| he stated that he had been employed by c. II,
Water Department, as consulting Engineer at
very low consideration, but in consequence Of
the delay in commencing the work he had en-
gagged i'll other enterprises WEIGH prohibited hin
from giving the attention desired and in conHe
quence Of which he wished to be relieved.
On motion OF VIM. Candy the decliuation o
Mr.. Graef was accepted, and the Committee
J authorized to employ another consulting AM
advisory engineer
William Candy offered an ordinance, whicl
was read twice, authorizing the employment o
horses, carts, Materials &c, lat prices and on tn
game terms for which contracts had been award
ed, should such additional horses carts materii
&C., be required.
On motion of W. NJ. Candy, the Clerk an
Mayor OF the City we're instructed to ask th
Judges of the Superior Court to appoint Con
mission TO condemn land for opening Vandevt
Avenue.
Mr.. Febiger, in explation, said that owing I
the failure Of former Street Commission I
tender the award of a former Commission, tn
proceedings were null and and void, hence I'll
necessity Of a new Commission.
The following orders were drawn during I'll
evening William Mendenhall $1,000 Jam,
n II. Beggs $3.50; George W. Stone 5000
Remington Bailey Co, 1851 Pickel
S4O.67 b. Woolman, s139.30 Underwood
81 Kennedy, $500 II. +. Pickles, $29.74 L.
le $1,000 II. l.. Tatnall d Co. S63.20 s.
' Nichols, slO3.sO Thomas Ford, S2S1. l6; w
liam Nven, % 28 Mary Ann Murphy, 76 ct
George II. Robinson, $500 Pay Roll Street d
partment S272. So Pay Roll Water Departmer
S12274 Pay Roll New Basin, 714.52 Wesl
Talley az Treasurer of the Board Of Educatio
| 5200O0.