Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-05-04

paving OF sidewalk on Il. street, finn Head to
/ Railroad Avenue.
Also in favor of employing dosble teams at
| W Ter day and single teams at SOD per day for
city hauling, 1t being understood hat Mr.. Nc
lntile Is to have the contract at that rate.
Mr.. Foulk Chairman of Committee on Pub
| lie Buildings, reported that the gurs In the hall
| yard do not belong to the city.
Mr.. Richardson reported the accounts of the
Board of Public Education to be correct.
The report of Treasurer Vincent was read
showing the receipts for past week.
The report Of Street Commissioner Coylp,
showed the employment of Al men and l2 hor-
| SEES and carts.
The report of Chief Engineer Gallagher show
| ed the enplo yment OF IL men in The Water
Department.
The pay roll of the street department amoun-
The pay roll of the Water Department
amounted to $l66.
X. Il. Hayes petitioned for perm lssion TO
place the patent oxygenator burners on the gas
jets in tho city buildings.
petition was read asking the filling up of
certain street.
Apetition from Pussy, Jones u Co., asking
permission to erect five story brick building
| for an office at corner of Poplar and Water sts
and that the foot of Water streets, be leased 10
them for ten years at anannual rent of ST.
petition was read from John A. Merrick
asking that bed of Orange ST., between 10Th
and llth, be paved.
A petition was read asking that Delaw are
Avenue bstween Van Buren ana DuPont sis.
| be Macadamlzed.
The petition Of I. NJ. Osle for Auctioneer's
| icent was read.
Mr.. Febig+r introduced All ordinance in re-
gard to the disnterment Of dead bodies 1t
was read first and second time
A. X. Tatnall Of the Ninth Ward adyertises
f'r SAFE a COW Win twin calves. ss&
Lost.-Dewees Chandler of Mill Greek Hun
dred, lost his pocket book, containing lme SIS ,
in coming to our city on Friday last.
little daughter of James b. Deputy Of
Cedar Greek Hundred broke one of her legs
few days ago.
Thomas Archer of Railway, y. j., has Dur.
chased the Gaylord property at Lincoln, Sussex
County.
Gen. Van Worst of Jersey CITY, is making ar
rangemenis 10 remove 10 his fam near Mil
ford
CAPT. WM 5. WOLFE has been appointed
assistant Keeper ofIhe Cape HenlJpen Light,
vice William L. Spicer, appointed 10 the
Draudywine Light.
Go to 3O5 King street and get good ires h gar
den seeds, and do not loose both your money
and labor by huyin Did and worthless seed
orhrmed.-lhe Senate on the Path nit,
confirmed the appointment Of Miss Fannie A
Smith as postmstress at Dover.
THE SUSSEX Journal states that the peach,
pear aud strawberry crop will lie complete
failure In that county this season.
A laree stock Of double and single tube rose
bulbs at Crppen's 300 King street, will all
bloom this year, Large loi of fresh flower seeds
also cheap.
J. T. HOSEA, who removed from near I.au.
rel, this state, 10 -. Joseph, Mo-, in 1854, la.
just been elecIe NJ aynr Of that city BY the
DE mCcrats.
License Oh sli tn numerous applications
TO Tile Court OF General Sessions for license to
sell intoxicating liquors, f,om different parts of
Kent county, only one was granted, that of
Isaac h SIortlnan, vf Smyrni
EtpiosiOi,-As ID. Lammott, Ir., was en-
gagged in tue works Of the h lge Moor Iron Co.,
on Thursday lasi, AN explosion occurred through
another person throwing lot of cinders on
some molten iron, injurng him quite severely.
The s. N. FELTON, will resume her regular
trips, between this city and Philadelphia, on
Monday May 4th, leaving French street wharf,
at I a. NJ, Marcus Hook at I.2b and Chester,
$40. Returning she " III leave Philadelphia at
), L. NJ. The fare from this city to Philadelphia
will be 30 cents, and 30 cents fol the round trip.
.SOtd.-The real estate of tho late Benjamin
Sanders was sold on Thursday, TO VIM. Bright,
Esq, as follows; Three story brick house at
the y. +. corner of Sixth and Spruce street.
$4,000; three story brick house on Fifth street
between Poplar and Lombard streets, $3.50
four and half acres Of marsh in Min Greek
Hundred, $50.
Murine DiSdster.-On Wednesday, during
the storm, the schooner William d. Morgan,
owned 10y Z. Register, of Rehoboth, and j. 4.
+. Knowles, Of Seaford, went ashore on the
Blue Hens Chickens shoals and will prove a
| total wreck. She was loaded with cross-tes
| for Philadelphia, and was uninsured.
| To COntrdctors.-Wm Candy, chairman of
the Street Committee, will recAiye proposals up
TO five O'Clock on Thursday afternoon, for 5sl
lron gutter plates, two feet in length, three feet
long, and one and a quarter inches thick Also
| for a lot of cut plates.
Z. Feblger, chairman of The Committee OIL
| opening streets, advert ises for proposals fol
grading the bed of Tenth s;eet from Lombard
TO Church street.
Commendable.-The horse of Mr.. Eagle, vic
resides near Marshallton, Carslana Hundred
which was stolen the beginning Of last week
was turned out by the thief, and on the follow.
ing day was taken up by Samuel q. Chandler
who returned II to the owner, and positively de
cliaed to accept the reward of $40 which had
been offered for its recovery. This is $,
. unlike the fate which befcl a name sake of Mr.
Eagle, a year or two ago, that the incident i
worth chrOniclinE.
Recocered,-W. W. Bearllsley, manager @
the Singer Sewing Machine Co., IN This city
found the horse and wagon which were slolel
on Saturday night week, at the house of Mi
" illiamson, near Dilworthtown, they hayin
been abandoned on the road and that gentle
man had taken them up. The horse and wa
gon, stolen from Thomas White of New Cas-
tie Hundred, on last "Wednesday II ght were al
50 taken up in the same neighborhood, and Mi
W. succeeded in getting possession of them O
: Friday,
: Important Subtitle Board of Healt
having declared an alley between Conrad an
> Third streets 10 be a nuisance, ordered il to h
paved, and on the refusal of the property hol,
e ers to pay for the same, suit was brougi
= against Patrick 'laggart, and on hearing beior
t Esquire Hagany, the case was dismissed ON III
d ground that there was no cause for action.
j. appears from this that the Board must a,lol
is some other course than tina. of paving, to n
n move nusances of the kind complained OF.
II Attempted huiclde.-John Stidhan, clerk {
y Coles hotel In Milford, took dose Of laud,
y NUN, last Wednesday evening, for the puIpos
lie Of ending his troubles in this lite. His unus,
n al heavy breathing was heard by the chamb,
a maid, who gave the alarm, when DIR. Iofau
il was called in and succeeded in counteractiI
r the effects of the poison. He is a widower abol
p tweniy-eight years of age, has two small chi
x dren and is respectfully connected. 1t Is to
hoped that his narrow escape from dea'h W
have the effect to induce him to follow mo-
rs closely the path Of duty.
e. BnRIng Stdlistics.-Dariug the month
~ April Just closed, building lines have been su
10 veyed by the officers Of the Surveying Depal
cs inent for the following named parties:
IN Alex, barney, one house ON South side of 4
IN stIret, between French aud Walnut.
~ VIM. II. Hitler one house at 5. ". cor Bea,
r. and Harrison streets.
= WIN. Ii. Quinn, seven houses on west s