Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-24

the petition OF Patrick Taggart and others to
have the cutters on Adams from Second to Ihifd
streets paved. The remonstrance Of Lewis
Shendon and others against the foregoing was
| repovted adversely.
The City Auditor reported the City Treesurer's
account correct, with balance III favor OF the
city of 800, 2S7.26.
| l2 horses employed the Chief Engineer OF the
| Water Department reported ~ men employed
| MIR. Murray presented petition for water
| pipes on Read from Monroe to Adams street.
Mr.. Baker presented petition TO have curb
| set Oh Heald street to New Castle avenue and
down that avenue to Chrlstana avenue.
On MOTION of Mr.. Febiger, the clerk was ln-
stlucted TO ask for commission TO open the
east side of Walnut street, from Fourteenth ST.
to the Brandywine.
Mr.. Plckels moved that the ordinance to al
thorze the sale OF land Tor the construction OF
new reservoir be read third time
William M. Candy moved that the considera-
ton Of the ordinance be laid over until the ies-
olution offered at the last meeting, in reference
to asking for proposals for horses and cares, ior
excavaung purposes, be disposed of.
MIR. Adams raised the point OF order, that the |
resolution, being unfinished business, it took |
precedence OF the consideration OF the ordinance
The chair decided the point we'll taken, when
Mr.. Pickles Withdrew his motion.
The resolution being read. w. NJ. Candy moved
as ali amendment that no work be commenced
until $40 900 worth Of the city bonds authorized
for that purpose be sold.
amendment, by making the amount OF bonds TO
be sold $4,000. which was lost by vote OF TO D.
Mr. Febger said he offered the amendment for
the reason that we would not need the s4U,OoO
this fall, before frost, when work must cease,
and further because the city would have to pay
; interest ON money lying idle.
MIR. Hayes read the ordinance requiring all
work over $50 to be given out by contract, and
contended that the resolution was contrary TO
the ordinance.
Mr.. Baker said the committee wanted the
work done by contract, but wished to separate
u | the different kinds of work into separate con-
u tracts. The proposals asked for were for horses
and carts by the day, and the proposals are to
be in the hands OF the committee: MIR. H. gave
q detailed statement of what had been done for
s. the introduction Of water during the last lew
years. and yet we have water capacity Of only
l,70O,0OO gallons. and il all the machine shops
= aud manufactures of the city We're in operation
Il there would not be enough by one third, He
ID had to grind and was willing that all tile
work should be hedged around
D., MIR. johnson moved that $4,000 he inserted
N instead of SAC, 600, which wac lott by vote OF
to 10.
Mr. Adams advocated the passage Of the
{: amendment and at considerable length gave his
reasons for supporting 1t.
q Mr. Febiger followed III very lengthy address
gu in opposition to the amendment.
1g William NJ Candy rad that as the committee
10 took IA mouths to get ou the draft and =peclhca
st tions, there was no great hurry III pressing ih'
oil question now. The specifications were not sucl
st as contemplated the WOlh 10 be uoAe ny
e, contract, and the committee would he compelled
IL to employ Mr. Giaef, the architect il mself, Il
supellntend the work. lie contrasted our acton
lc with those OF the Baltimore CITY Council III rim
.ef liar work. and the City of Hartford, IN Conuec
ily ticut, where the specifications Elade book o
III % pages.
Mir. pckels moved to amend the amendmen
AZ hy striking out $4,000 and inserting S2O,00O
=, The yeas aud nays being called for by MI
W Pickles his amendment WAS lost as follows
N. Yeas -Messrs Baker. FeLiger. File, johnson
IS Murray, Philips, Pickles and Underwood, =
oi Nays -Messrs Adams, Beta, Buike, W. q i.by
IS ". NJ Caaby, Hayes, Lynch, Mclutyre, Rel
y ardson Taylor, and Mails II.
r. Mr. Pickels then moved to insert $50 QUO ii
- stead of $40, QUO but the amendment was defeat
III ed by a vote of yeas 9, nays 10, Mr. Marls VIII
es voted nay OH the tiret vote now changed to yea
-lh Mr. Pickles then moved to insert $50, 900 ii
! stead of 100000 but this amendment was dc
feated by the same yea and nay vote AZ til
" last.
ak The original amendment of W. NJ. Candy, pre-
TX viding that 1000 worth Of City bonds hloul
ial be rod before work was commenced III the he
u reservoir was adopted by vote Of 10 yeas, a
az the members of the Council voting yea.
An W. NJ. Candy then moved that the furtht
ing consideration Of the question he postponed III
Icc ul the second meeting III September upo
am which he called tie previous question but yel'
nn acA ed to allow Mr. Pickles to make few remark
.s, Mr. Pickelr thought thought there WAS no o.
edy casion for suca long postponement Bono
ii were selling lively. Yesterday $1,000 OF thol
atm IOr SCHOOL purposes were hOlu lutIc hIb -
III QUO of the same sort yet TO be sold aud lie h'
and no doubt they would all be sold. ii
nj S40,0O0 Of bonds provided for in the resoutic
ter and the remaining school bonds wouid amou
to ISL 900, with only the school bonds III u
market during the best bond-selllne month
mn the year.
~ Mr Febiger protested against Mr., Candy ca
ang Spig ing the previous question III order to ste
I I 'sI n, late.
Yam Mr. Candy thought the whole water quest,
own had been elaborately debated already and
ST.. could not see any possible use in prolongng {
orin discussion.
can The yeas and nays being called upon the pl
iach viou= question it was oideres as follows Ye
Messrs Adanr, Baker, Beta, Bnrk, Camt
W. N. Candy, Hayes, Lynch, Mclntyre, Mchal
son, and Underwood, Ii Nays .-Messrs Fr
ger File, johnson, Murray, Phillips. Picke
and Maris,7
.EK. The previous question being ordered, the ye
and nays were ordered OH the question to POI
,, pone until the second meeting in Sep'emb
No ,'e which was adopted follows
- 80 Yeas -Messrs. Adams, Baker, Bicta Burl
W. Candy, w. NJ. Candy, Hayes, Lynch, Mel
tyre, Richardson, Taylor, Underwood, and MI
is, 10 Nays-Messrs Febger, Johnson, Nj
)Ms ray, Phillips and Pckels, 6.
On motion OF alr. Pickes, the amended or
nance to rel S200,OU0 Of city bonds for
,yp building Of new reservoir was read til
~ time.
ipe When the final vote was about to be taken
ices. the passage of the ordinance, Mr.. Hayes mol
to postpone one week, which motion was lost
a vote of III favor aud II against.
- The ordinance WAS then defeated by the I
loving vote, fourteen votes being necessary
Yeas-MessIs Adams, Baker, W. Candy, w
NJ Candy, Febiger, File, Johnson, Murray, III
lips, Pickles, Richardson, Underwood, aud NJ
is, l3; Nays-Messrr. Beta, Burke, Hay
Lynch, Mcintyre and Taylor. 6. { A strict i
ty vote with Messrs. Green and Foulk bsent.
Before the result Of the vote was announc
Mr.. Baker asked and obtained leave to chal
AND his vote from yea to nay.
petition was presented from W. d. mol
Collector of Customs. w. NJ Pyle Po=tmasl
John NJ Dunn, U. s. Marshal, and S. Rodm
Smith, u s. District Clerk, protesting agai
obstructng the pavementiu front OF the Gust
House OIL market mornings by market wagc
Referred to Committee on Public Bulldings
On motion Of Mr.. Pickles order for 81
was drawn in favor of the Board of Educati
being the amount realized from sale OF bo
for building school house.
The following additional orders were dri
during the evening Pay Roll Street Dep
ment, S43s.47 Pay Roll Water DepartIn
S241. l6 Thomas Ford. $500, NJ q. Conv
s21.56 Anthony Theiman, S2.15 Bro
EN- Smith, S212 II. r. Poynter, S2.sl Jacol
Bez 81 46 Martin Z. Toole, s3l0 John
mer 1850 John Peoples. Cashier of the u
National Bank, S4,Oi7,90i DR.. John X. Ki
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