Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-28

PROCEEDINGS, LAST EyENISd-FAvonApLE REPoRrs
"A BATCH OF NEW BUSINESS INTRODUCED.
The regular meeting of City Council was held,
last evening, President Mars in the chair.
Favorable reports we're presented as follows :
By the Street Committee for the curblng aud
paving of Second street, between Van Buren and
Harrison for the paving OF CUTTERS on the east
side OF jackson street, from Front to Second !;
for the paving of CUTTERS on East Liberty street;
by the Water Committee, for water plpes Oh
Windsor street. between Seventh and Eighth ;
for six-inch pipe on Walnut street, between
Front and Second for water pipes on Second
street, between Van Buren and Harrison and
on Third street, between Adams aud jackson.
All adopted.
Same committee reported adversely on Mary
Plunketts petition for the fefunding and reduc-
ton OF water tax. Adopted.
Tho Street Committee reported in favor OF
awarding contracts as follows For paving the
bed of Fourth street from Market to ratnail, to
Geo. IL. L. Simmons, at 10 cents per perch for
grading and hauling sand and paving stone to
James Brannon, at 4215 cents per cubic yard
for hauling stone from the crusher to the street,
to j. H. Mckaig, at 80 cents per perch FOR lay
ing drain on Lombard street, from Tenth To
the Brandywine, to Speakman IL Bro, at 50 U6
per yard. Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported balance in
| bank OF Sl2S 514S5.
| The street commissioner reported 81 men aud
10 horses anu chTlb eIuplOyeu i'll tne STett DC
partment, and the Chief Engineer les men and
| 50 carts in the Water Department,
Petitions and communications were read and
| referred as follows From r. Messick for the
| paving or matchmaking Of Walnut street, from
| Water to Tenth; from Wm. Thompson and
James Mclntire stating that they desired to re-
new their contracts for removing garbage for a
period Of two years; from Chas johnson, ask
| ing permission to erect frame kitchen i'll the
rear of 800 Walnut street, from Washington
Jones and others. demonstrating against the
| granting OF permission to certain parties to have
fish stands on the sidewalks al Eighth
and Orange streets; from q. e. Shortlilge,
| and others, asking the repairing Of fence
| guarding a foot bridge over the upper Brandy
| wine race; from John Montgomery and others,
asking for the grading of Shalcross Avenue, from
| Lincoln to Union Streets; from VIM. Bacon.
| claiming the reward of $500 offered by the Mayor
| for the arrest and convict on OF lncendiares.
The Public Buildings Committee reported iii
| favor OF granting Wm. Conrad aud kobt. Graves
| permission to erect frame additions 10 thcil
| houses. Adopted.
The return of the commission from opening
| Walnut street, from Fourteenth to the Brandy
wine was read and referred to the Opening Street,
| Committee.
Mr.. VIM. Candy presented the following bids
for grading Pennsylvania Avenue from Clayton
| to Harrison streets.
Patrick Reynolds, ..........., 40, per cubic "
Jas. j. Brennan, ............ Csc "
| Geo Cochran, an,,............ 4So
| Peter McCue, ue,................ 5lHc" -
| Hobt McIntre, re,..............41.l5 f." F."
The bids were referred to the Opening street,
Committee.
The Finance Committee reported that 5000
had been subscribed by the city to the Centon
nial fund, payable i'll August next.
During the evening the following orders war,
directed to be drawn: Vim. Miller, $500
Saml. Barr, SIS; John Jones, .i5; sundry bond
holders, 3440 10. Geo. Mccall, .SlO0; A. ID. Van
dever, $50; Enoch Dutton, $50; pay roll stree
department, S50G.50; pay roll water departmen
S3SS2,12.