Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-01
The City Council.
THE REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING.

The City Council met at the regular hour last
evening, President Maris in tie chair.
The Street Committee reported favorably on |
the petition for the grading, curbing and paving |
OF b street, from Heald street TO Railroad ave- |
nue. Adopted.
Same committee reported in favor of awarding
the contract to do the city hauling to Robert Nc
Intyre, at $3 and 81, 80 per day for double and
single teams and drivers, reserving the. right,
however, to employ additional teams nj the
above rates whenever the number furnished by
Mr.. Mcintyre shall not be sufficient to perform
necessary work Adopted.
The Public Buildings Committee on the sub
ject of selling the guns and gun carriages in the
City Hall yard reported that they did not belong
to tue city. Adopted.
The Committee ON Accounts reported that the
financial statement OF the Secretary and Treasurer
OF the Board of Education had been examined
| and found coorrect. Adopted.
| Tho "Ordnanca for The relief of Mary Ann
Morris and George p. RIwell," was still further
laid over it being in the hands OF the City Solic-
| tor.
| The Street Commissioner reported Al men and
| IL horses and carts employed in the Street De-
partment.
The Chief Engineer reported II men employed
in the Water Department.
This pay rolls of these two departments,
amounting to S214l and Sl66, respectively,
| were read and passed in the usual manner.
The Registrar reported that the receipts OF the
Water Department for the month Of April,
amounted to 81 ,464.72.
II. +. Hayes pctitioned for permission to place
the "patent oxygen burner" in the public build
ings Referred.
James Thompson and others petitioned for the
filing and grading of the bed of Fifth street be-.
tween Jackson and Franklin. Referred.
John Merlck and others petitioned for the
: paving of the bed of Orange street, from Tenth
to Twelfth. Referred.
} James Bradford aud others petltoned for the
, lmacadamizing OF Delaware avenue from Var
Buien to Du Pont streets. Referred.
; Thomas NJ OSle pstitioned for all auctioneer'
, license. Granted. and the license ordered to b,
issued.
I MIR. VIM. Candy presented communication
from Messrs. Pusey, Jones IL Co, asking for thu
control of the bed OF Poplar street, from the F.
w. IL Is. r. X. to the Chrstiana, for twenty years
at q rent OF 81 per year They wanted possession
4 of the street for the purpose of making the fol
: lowing improvements: Constructing a larg
drain to the river the cutters now there being to-
small constructing a hard, solid roadway as
" continuation oi the street to the river erectin
y II fivestory brick office at the y. T.. corner
Poplar and Water streets; putting up a supel
structure to connect this oflicc with their work
D on the other side OF Poplar street. and putting
gate underneath it, where they will have watcl
man posted during the passing OF all trains.
N The communication vas referred to the Con
~ mittees on Public Buildings aud tho Street Con
mittee jointly
~ Mr.. Feblger presented an "Ordinance proyi
't ing for tho removal OF dead bodies in this city
which was lead twice. 1t is the same in its pr
visions AS the resolutions passed by the Boaid
Health last week.
On motion OF Mr. Pickles, orders were direct,
to he drawn as follows
l. John w. Hawkins, Treasurer OF the Board
Health, 800, sundry bondLolders, for intere,
ii 1890.
On motion Of Mr.. Lynch, Council adjourue