Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-03
The City Council.
REGULAR MEETING LAST EYKsIN,

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REGULAR MEETING LAST EYKNINd.
The City Council met at the regular hour, last
evening, President Maris In the chair.
Ihe Finance Committee presented Mr. Wool
leys statement In regard 10 J. L. Kiligore's &C
counts. IL il published elsewhere, together with
the proceedings thereon.
Toe Finance Committee reported that Mrs. A.
i. Auderdice had been instructed to advertise the
loss Of her $400. sinking fund bond, after which
. nswtone would be granted her
The Street Committee on the petition of the
r, W. d b. b. r. Company, for permission to
Increase the distance between their tracks on
Water street, reported 10 favor of allowing said |
Company the Of one-half OF the bed OF Wafer st. |
from French to Tstnali. The report was adopted |
and the Clerk instructed to forward copy oi the
same to the Company. |
The Water Committee reported favorably on |
the petition Of T. & A. Belts, asking for change
In the size Of the Mary land Avenue water main
Estimated cost, t250. Adopted.
The Law Committee reported favoIably on the
Ordinance prohibiting the discharge of tire arms
On the Fourth Of July. Adopted.
same committee reported that thcre was no
Law whatever prohibiting ths erecting OF lime
kline In the city, and that they spprehsnd no
| danger from the conte templatsd construction of
kins in the Tenth Ward. They therefore reI,or-
ten adversely GU the resolution offered by Mr.
Burke at the last meeting providing for stopping
| work on tue kins.
Mr.. Burke moved to lay the matter oyer one
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the Tenth Ward opportunity Of protesting
/ against the construction oi the lime kilns
Mr.. Hayes moved as a sobstitate that the Law
Conn mittso be instructed to prepare an Ordinance
prohibiting the erection OF hms kiins within pre-
scribed distances from dwelling houses
The motion 10 postpone, however. took the
lprecedsnce and was lost by vote OF 10 to I.
The report OF the committee was then adopted
The reports OF the City Treasurer bnd City
Auditor were read.
The Street Commissioner reported Al men and
J IL horses aud carts employed in the Street De-
psrtment The pay roll amounted TO $il9lS.
Tue Chief Engineer reported II men employed
IN the Water Department The pay roll amount cd
to $50 80.
The Registrar OF the Water Works reported
s374.73 collected during the past month.
| The preamble and resolutions offered by MIR
Hayes at the last meeting, providing Tor an ex-
amin nation. by special cUninit ee. into ex. Treas
" ursr kilgorcs accounts, here earns up unfn
Ishsd business.
Ou motion OF Mr.. Wm. Al. Canby, they wer.
postponed until Mr.. Wooiey's final report, MIR
. Hayes assentlDg.
| Petitions were read and referred as follows
= For the paving, cuTbiDg and gutteriDg Of both
sidewalks OF Third street, between Van bursn and
| Harrison.
For lamps at Fifth aud Montgomery streets an,
q on Carpenter street between Monroe aud Adams
. For water pipes on Tenth and Madison streets
From the Wilmington Turnpike Company, il
O relation to the bed of Front street, near Van
all damages by overfowing water
For q douation OF $lO0, for extra services
, | from Police Sergeants Lsgg and ONeil.
I'll For water pipes on fest street between pe,a
ware Avenue aud Eleventh street. deferred 4
II the Water CoIgmi.tee, with power tu act
| Fpr paving OF cutters on jackson, Van Burei
IF and Chestnut sheets. in the Tenth ward.
M Mr.. Febger called up for q third reading IN
. Ordinance prohibiting the discharge of fire arm
:, aud the building OF bon fires on tho Fourth G
e July. The Ordnance WAS adopted by the follow
VI ing vote
N Ayes-Messrs. Adams, Baker, B.ck,a, Rurk.
VIM. Candy, VIM, M. Candy, Febiger, FOUL
d File, Hayes. johnson, t4urrsy, PhillIfs Pickel,
. Richard2o2,' Taylor, UNDERWOOD, aud Presider
uars-l2
NaysAMessrs. Lynch and Mcluilre-2.
WIN. M. Canby presented the annual ,pport {
u the City Solicitor It was referred to the pint,n
COMMITTEE With power TO have it printed If deem
N ed necessary.
d. VIM. M, Candy, presented an Ordinance
re changing the course OF "Shipley Run" betgs c
4 seventh and Eighth streets Read tw:cs = y
Mr.. Febieer presep;sd deeds FOR the bed {
Fourtateenth ana fifthteenth streets, from Wu
\ Stapler and wife. Referred 10 the Street Com
mittee.
n A number of bills were read and referred
by Duiing the evening, the following orders we
IA directed to be drawn; VIM. Sllley, 5000; E.
o. Dousherty, 500; Treasurer of Mutual Loan A
-s- ISOLATION, $l60; Currau & Harrigsn, $3.50; Sire
pr Commissioner. 1915 A. to pay awards 70, cpei
!, ing Peunsylvania Avenue; Jsmea McRsndric
>. 500; Joseph Flanagan, $50 Geo. W. Kin
ah On motion of Mr Underwood. cuuncil a
NJ iourned.