Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-23

PnocEEDINoE, LAST ivESIAo-A erssIoN OF Bunt-
sLsa, WIN LITTLE ButHzE On THE EMPLoY-
MeNT Oh MES AT lHr Ntw BAriN AND THE FRo.
cuRhMsNT Oh CLAY For rupDLSG.
Tho lrst session of Council Ill It's new quarters,
Odd Fellows Hall, was heli last evening Mr.
Maris presided.
Favorable reports BY the Street Committee.
on the petition Of Walton y James for cOvertd d
cutters at 1lth and Church by the Water Com
mlttee, awarding donation OF S25, to j. I
Walker for injuries sustained at the new
basin on the petition of McCloshey d
.hcdenamin for water pipe in s.h street,
between Lombard aud Pine; by the
Lamp Committee for lamps on Front St.. bot.
Walnut and Poplar, and at corner of Elm and
Adams on the petition OF Jno. ncElwee and
Others for the grading OF Peach street from
Heald to Claymont son petition OF John Mont.
gomery, for grading the bed Of Shallcross ave-
nue.. between Lowering avenue aud Union on
the petition OF John Harrigan for release tiom
contract for grading Vandiyer avenue-all OF
which were adopted.
Adverse reports by the Water Committee,
on the petnion Of Thoe. Huekins, claiming daRi-
age for injuries to d horse from falling INTO the
ditch opened IN second street uy tile Lamp
Committee FOR lamp on 4:h struet, between
O,suge aud ShipleA All Of which were adopted
IDv Committee on opening Streets. recon-
Inended the acceptance of the folio wing awartis
returned By the commission on fanciver
Avenue; Il y. G.mtrlll 800, william Garter
&C. and William Thatcher aud OF rejecting
the award Of $500 to the Chadwick heirs. sud
q cents each to Z. c. Stutse ,burs and L |. Dn
pout Co. In the opening OF lith street, the
award cf 8 cents each u William alc5orley +
estate, Thomas aud Rebecca McCylke. Leonard
G. aud Anna NJ. Vankeeck, aud thomas J. aud
Jduo Jordan was Recommended. as was alro.i ue
rejection Of the award OF S2u0 to Henry Acken.
ney, 500 to Mary Z. Wilson and $500 to Jacob
Herdnsu. Benefits of so were assessed on
ann Moore. The above reports were accepted.
Mr.. CRnhy, from tue committee uu opening
streets, repurted that the resolution suthUrlZ ng
tie employment Of citlZens or Taxpayers ut MIl-
uingtou ony on tho ne basin Nas being ca =
med ont.
Mr.. Farrell thonght TIM resolution was not
fully lived up TO, az 20 knew, he said, ut le ast
40 colored men employed there who arc not cltl-
zens of Delaware, but after some further discut =
SOU by other membets Mr. Farreh admitted Lis
error aud the report was adopted.
A motion by Mr. Baker to discharge tho COM
mttee appointed to inquire INTO irregularities III
the old administration Jf the Water Department
was lost.
Tho resolution directing the placing OF gas
lamp at IA and Caurcn stteet was snlRiled by
the adoption Of another resolution relieving tie
lamp committee from that duty, which Was sdop-
ted.
The City Treasurer reported blsnos in bauk
to the credit OF the city Of 5203 lU7 30.
The street Commissioner feporCeu Il mon a,li
- carts employed, aud the Cniet Eslneer of
the Water Department. Gll msu and IS horzes
snd cartr.
Petitions referred w. D. Nalen AMI Others
for repairs srouud city spring III 4tb street p,
W. Ieylor and other citizens Of tho q IA ward,
for ali enforcement Of the ordnance Tor the re-
muval Of garbage /. A. wood aud Others iul
An ezens,un OF the v ater ripes To the For. )
Acres [feferreG TO the Water Cpinnatee VITA
instructions TO prepare c pail Juhu LocLcr.
man and othere, for the rel airing Oh the gutter
at E III aud Van buren, ptieeis.
Ga motion of Mr.. Caity, the clerk was directed
to ask for comrllenon ot review on thst prup.
erty on ilth street the fatsril fur which WAS re-
jected. A'so for q coumisHloI for the c1udeEn
nstlIn o, streets ECt Haw opuucd tAfoush tie
Naf Il ,,eNman truct.
Mr. Fsrie introduced resolution d.rociul
, the Street COMMITTEES to graie asd pave The NJ
-lds uf Church, iruui to 9Th hige,i6, al d Use
West sida Of Buttunwo d t'Dm 8 t. 4;h St-
.he point wHs ia.etd by AIr McNrAaiuuu tina
| all SoIk d hie cn private p optiJy must cine
| before Council t'ruusu stitlui., and tic Teru
| lutiaNr were reitWsdt tue Street Commute c
Mr. Wll,am NJ, Caub7 introduced p rnr0Rtttul
| directing the Water Uumu4itLee 10 make m.
pU. cisso Of clay fGr pudding purposc. at til,
| neN bernl as may be AJveUtsieVu7 ~ ties CIV
| Mr.. Baker offered as eub-tr'It4, the IL
| styretiOn of the Cuuriiltaa ~ ihFitG proposal
| fos furnishing tho clay, aud called for the yea,
| and naya, peLding the taking Of which hir
| Plckels moved Sn adj jourAmeht unt Satugta,
evening at Z 80 Which wad oidertd.
| The following orders were directed to b.
| drawn Fay roll OF Street Department. r4l53l
| Water Department rsy rolls, a5.iG7.lU CnIol
| Bank, to Day note, so COG.