Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-10-10
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An ApJoCRSEp NETTING. LAST EVENING MORE
HORSES AND CARTE FOR TIE NEW BAsIN- REs1e-
NATION OF WATER REoIsTRAR esuRs AND Flee
TON or cHAs BURTON, JR
The City Council met pursuant 10 adjourn
ment last evening, President Maiis in the
chair
William Candy called up the ordinance proSi-
ding for the widening Of the foot walks on
French street, from Front to Fourteenth, which
was read the third time and passed.
The same gentleman presented an ordinance
for mscAdamzing the bed of Orange street,
from the Railroad to the south side of Dock st.;
also m ordinance to take from the appropriation
for sewers 8 and place it TO the approprla-
ton for repairing and cleansing streets. both Of
which were read twice.
". NJ. Candy presented the following bids for
grading Vandiver Avenue
Philip Lynch. q cents per cubic yard.
James Harrigan, ...27 - j"
p. W. R mypspi.''' So :" -
Tho bids were referred 10 the Commute on
Opening Streets.
W. N. Candy presented the opinion Of
the City Solicitor IN relation to the right Of
the Water Committee to employ other
horses and carts on the new basin than
those contracted for by Thomas Ford and y.
l.. Nichols, denying the right Of the committee
! to do such thing except through the present
contractors Ho long as they furnished a suhcien-
nitteo the right to ak for new proposals.
| MI. Candy followed up the matter by motion
| nstrnctiug the committee TO ask for proposals..
/ When Mr. Mclntire expressed the hope that II
| more were employed il would be hy The hour.
| Messrs. Baker, Farrell and Burke placed them
| selves Oh record RS opposed to a reduction III
| hours or wages, aud Mr.. Cauhy spoke of the
unsatisfactory manner in which some OF the
contractors pelfo med their work, and wanted
something done whereby this difficulty could he
remedied. Other parties were wanting to 10
| employed al 20 cents day lower than the con-
| employ them because the contractors objected,
| and claimed the right to hire such horses and
carts FROM other persons, claiming from each a
bonus Of 20 cents per day.
| Mr. Febiger, criticized the action OF the
| Water Committee and said that they had tho
right to compel tue contractors TO carry out the
terms or tho contract. The prices gWon now
were entirely too low considering the prices Of
! prOyclder.
4 Considerable discussion then ensued, bu, tht
motion Of Vim. Candy finally prevailed by vote
| of to +.
Oh motion Of W. NJ. Canby the committee OF
| Public Buildings was instructed to have the floor,
| OF the cry Engineering Department covered
with cocoa mating.
/ NJ. /. Lichtenstein wa- electeda member of th'
| Water COMMITTEE III place Of MIR. fehiger re
signed, and the President was INSTRUCTED to ill
the vacancy IN the Committee on Oponnl
| Streets.
W. NJ C0uby presented the resignation o
Evan Z. Grub ~ Registrar of the Water Dc
partment, to Which he had been elected. which wa
read and accepted Chas. Burton IN. was electe
to the vacancy without opposition, receiving |
vote. Four blank ballots were cast.
Nh. Hayes presented petition from Mrs.
Il. Collier, asking the privilege Of erecting ten
porary wooden photograph gallery on Secon
sueol. near Shiplcy.
! The fnowiu 6 orders were drawn during Ii