Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-07-03

PROCEEDINGS LAST EyENINe-ADoPTToN OF THE
ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE FIRING OF GUNS
AND PISTOLS IN THE STREETS ON THE 4TH OF
JULY.
Council met at the usual hour and was called
to order by the President Mr.. Maris.
The Committee ON Streets, on the petition of
the p. W. & B. r. r. Co., asking permission to
widen their tracks in Water street, reported in
favor of giving the road one-half the space of
the street. Adopted.
The Water Committee, ON the petition Of Il. 4
A. Belts, asking a change in the size of water
pipes in the Tenth Ward reported favorably, and
the report was accepted.
The Lamp Committee reported in favor of a
lamp at the Monroe Street Spring.
The Law Committee reported the ordinance
against the public economy and certain nusan-
ces in accordance with the charter, and on the
subject of lime-kilns the Committee did not
think that any damage would result from the
building of the kilns, and reported adversely on
the resolution to stop the work upon the cree
ton of them. The reports in both in
stances We're adopted.
Pending the adoption of the report on the lat
ter subject somewhat lengthy discussion en-
sued, in which MIR. VIM. NJ. Candy said that the
opposition was raised for the most part by one
or two gentlemen, one of whom intended at some
future time to open store in the vicinity, and
thought that the smoke would Inconvenience
him considerably. Mr.. Adams very pointedly
thus trammel the industrial establishments by
reason of the smoke escaping from them the
sooner that policy was known the better it would
be for all concerned.
The Street Commissioner reported Il men aud
IL horses aud carts employed in the streets dur
ing the past week, and the Chief Engineer II
men in the Water Department.
The consideration Of the resolution of Mr..
Hayes,in relation to the City Treasurer laid oven
| from last meeting, was resumed and the subject
| again postponed until the final report OF MIR.
| Wolley il presented.
The following petitions were presented fol-
| the guttering and paving of the footway on
Third between Van Buren, and Harrison; fol
lamps at Fifth and Montgomery and on Carpen-
| ter street. between Monroe and Adams for an
extension of the water pipes down 10th street
to Madison to pipes already laid from
| the Wilmington Turnpike Co. for the
| filling up of the bed of Front street
| in the vicinity Of Broome as
| to prevent an overflow in case of heavy rains
from sergeants of police Legg and O'Neill ask
ing donation of 800 each in consideration Of
| the performance of extra services for wate
pipes in West street, between Delaware Avenue
and Eleventh street Preferred with power t,
| act); for the paving of cutters between jackson
and Van Buren, and Chestnut streets, all oil
which were referred.
Mr. Febiger called up for third reading his or
dinance to prevent the firing of guns pistols ant
small fire arms in the streets on the 4th of July
when it was passed, Messrs. Lynch and Nc
Intire voting in the negative.
The annual report OF the City Solicitor wal
presented and referred without reading to tn,
Law and Printing Committees for printing.
Mr.. William Candy introduced an ordinance
which was read twice, for changing the course
and direction of SIMPLIFY Run, between Seventh
and Eighth streets.
Mr. Febiger presented deed from William
Stapler and wife for the beds of Fourth and Fiji
teenth Streets which was referred to the Com
mittee on opening streets.
he following orders were directed to b
drawn: Pay roll of the Street Department
r4l9 49, pay roll of the Water Department
S190.3O William Sulley, S200 L. j. Dough
erty. 500 Mutual Loan Association, sl6O
CuIran and Harrigan $50 Street Commission
er, to pay land damages in condemnation O
Pennsylvania Avenue, s3.175, i3 James McKe
} drck. 5000 Joseph Faaugan, $3.50 +; Georg
W. Keene $50.