Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-02
Clfy Council.

REduLAR MEETING, LAST EykNIse -Josrrn rfpu
ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WATER
WORKS, AND EVAN p oRUBn WATER REGISTRAR,
The City Council met, last evening" President
Maris in the chair.
The following reports from the Street Commit
tee we're read and adopted The Street Com
missioner had been instructed to fill up Front |
Street, between Broome and Clayton, estimated |
cost s75 in favor OF tagging on Taylor Street.
estimated cost $40; Petition for iron |
gutter plates at 9th and King streets, postponed
until the first meeting in April, 1865, on account
of the appropriations being nearly exhausted;
in favor OF alloSlng Jackson street. between Bird
aud 4th, to be macadamised, provided all the
property holders are favorable TO the work being
done, and that sad work shall be done under
the supervision OF the Street Commissioner,
aud to be done without expense to the city.
The same committee reported in favor OF re-
iecting the only bid for building q sewer Oh
Ninth streetf,r Vain 1t to Kukwood. and that
the committee be authorized to ask for proposals
| to build an l8 inch sewer from Walnut to connect
with the sewer on Lombard street.
Mesers. Baker aud McMenamin opposed the
| adoption OF the report, when it wss reeommitted
| to the committee.
The same committe reported adversely to
curbing and paving Townsend street, between
A. and b, which was adopted
The report of the city officers showed t3S, 956.
~ in the Treasury. T. A. Taylor Water Regis
trar, had collected s464. s. and the clerk o the
l
missioner reported S5 men and Ia horses and
carts and the Chief Engineer of the Water De-
partment reported $50 men employed.
John A. Harris and others demonstrated
against the maoadanizing Of Orange street from
the railroad to Dock street.
Wm. NJ. Oanby presented various petitions for
setting curbing and paving on Tenth aud Ninth
streets, and for curbing south side of Tenth to
Jefferson.
Mr.. Burke presented a petition TO have the
eid Wa a Ia Of Reed la.
tween jackson aud Van Bnren, curbed and
paved.
! W. III. Candy presented statement Of water
pipe laid during the year 1874 and the assess-
ment for the same which WAS read aud referred
back to the committee.
On motion OF W. NJ. Canby The Oounc1 pro-
ceeded to elect Chief Engineer OF the Water
Department aud Water Registrar.
For the office OF Chief Engineer W. NJ. Candy
nominated Joseph Hyde and Mr.. Murray nomi-
natod c. H. Gallagher. Nessrs. Lynch and
Green, acting as tellers, reported that Joseph
Hyde received IL votes aud G. II. Gallagher re-
ceiyed 10 votes, whereupon the President re-
ported Joseph Hyde elected Ohief Engineer Of
the Water Department for the ensuing year.
The Council then proceeded to the election OF
a Water Registrar, W. 81. CanbT nominating
Evan 2. Grubb and Mr.. Murray nominating Y.
A. Taylor.
The telers reported II votes for Mr.. Grnbb and
10 votes for Mr.. Taylor, when the former was do
clared elected.
| W, M. Canby oncred preamble and feHon
ton setting forth that James Curran, who hat
contracted for grading Vandiver Avenue, hsC
violated his contract by not completing the woll
within 30 days, but had abandoned the same, All,
authorizing the Ssreet Committee to adyertis
tor proposals to complete tho work. The reso
luton war adopted.
:, w. NJ. Cauby moved that the Clerk ask Of th
= Court the appointment OF a commission to max
awards for opening several streets in the yiciuit
OF the noY basin, and for oponing Krkuooi 81
Il between Seventh aud Eighth The motion vs
adopted.
W. Candy offered an ordinance, which wa
read twice, providing for the widening of til
foot walk on the east side Of French street fIoi
Front to Fifteenth.
The following orders drawn during th
evening Pay Roll Street Department 1858
Pay Roll Water Department, s160.62; Pay Ro
J." New BASIN, ii, l,4s2.li; John Peoples, CASH,
Union Natioal Bank, to pay notes coming du
t9.27O; Edward Bringhurst sl5 Stephen
Nichols, 1896 40 Thomas Ford, 5000; Il.
ID Stiloy, sl0n; Robert Mcintyre 5000