Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-08

An ADJOURNED SESSION. LAST EvENiNu -ELEcIIuN
OF NEW BOARD OF HEALTH-THE WATER DE-
PARrMENr INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE REVIVED.
Thursday nights session OF Council was con.
timed last night Col. Febiger presiding i'll tic
absence of the President.
Petuona referred from Joshua Gross for
the curblng gntterng, and paving of Reed street
between Van Buren, and Harrison from John
Paine, complaining of water in his cellar
4 ballot resulted in the election of new
Board OF Health as follows
First Ward-H. ". Mullen, L. X. Crawford.
Second Ward-,Ioslua Baker. W. =. Wlndish.
Third Ward d-hlichael Megary, A. Bearman.
Fourth Ward Isaac Il. SaXtun, George BIZ
zine.
Fifth Wsrd-E J. Dongherty, f. II. Hosg-
land
Sixth ward-Heny Eckel, VIM Cummins.
Seventh Ward-Albert Thatcher Jno. w.
Hawkins.
Eighth ward-Jas. kennedy, Joreph Der
rickson.
Ninth Ward -Dr. T.. g. shotlidge, Joseph
Walker.
Tenth Ward-Stephen Davis. David Holmes.
Scattering votes were east for " II. Quinn in
the "a Ward Hanson Harmon in the 9Th T.
W. Mcdowell IN the eth, and Il. G. Johnson X.
C. Cloud, Frank Cloud and John Mcsorley In the
9th.
MIR. Farrell offered resolution natlucting
the Committee on opening streets 10 ask for pro-
Harrison to Clayton and also for the curbing
and paving the north side OF the same Adop-
ted.
Mr.. Adams presented statement from the
City Auditor. showing the amounts due the city
tur cnrplng, grading paving and sewers, reach
ing in the aggregate sls, 20I.70 Accepted.
MIR. Adams called mp on its third reading The
ordinance authorizing loan of .l2J 600. for
the Improvement OF the Water Works, which
WAS passed.
Tba al ~ tl,as
the Fire Department was presented and fifty
copies ordered to be printed We have already
published an abstract Of the document.
Mr. W. III. Candy presented the following
bids from Geo. w. Bush Il Son for furnishing
coal for the Water Department for the balance
OF the year Clearlied coal. "a 25 per ton
Cumberland, $500. Referred to the Water
Committee.
Mr.. Burke arose to question OF privilege and
sts ted that his remarks last evening in relation
to the Water Department pay roll had been in
correctly reported by the Erefy EreniRg.
Mr. Wm. Candy presented the following OTdl-
nances which were read twice For the con-
strnchon OF sewer ou Lombard street, from
Tenth to the Braudywine for the macadami2iug
and widening of tls footwaya OF Fuurth street
from Market to TatraIi
Mr. Pickles offered resolution authorizing
the Committee Oh Public Buildings to prepare
specltcations for the Improvement Of The City
Hall cells according to the pans prepared and
to advertise for proposals for doug the work.
Adopted.
Mr. Mclntire offered a resolution instructing
the same committee to enter into q contract with
the Wilmington Market House Company, for a
twenty years lease of the ground now occupied
by the Second Street Market House. Adopted
Mr. Baker moved to reconsider the vote by
which the committee 10 investigate the building
of the new reservoir wss discharged. Adopted
he said he bad been informed by the chairman
that some facts might he lald before the com.
mittee for action.
During the evening orders were directed 10 lie
drawn Ms follows T.. q. Shortlidge VI. D
sIGji Edward Farmer. ]. i0u Edmund Provost,
s20p salary Of member= of old Board OF Ht alt.
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