Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-16

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CHIEF ENGISEER MCCALL AND THE FIaz coI-
PASIRs-
The CRY Council net In regular session, last
evening, President Maris in the chair
On motion Of MIR. Pickles. the City Solicitor.
III. Cummins, being present, was invited to a
seat within the railing
reports wero mado and adopted as follows !;
for gutter plates on Market street near the
BrAndywine, and crossings at Heald and Il street :.
Charles Johnson and r. Campbell were author
ized to remove certain frame buildings ;matting
had been furnished fol- the offices at Tenth aud
King the grass on the city square at Eighth and
Franklin has been sold for so ; and the Uld
Fellows Hall has been rented for the use OF the
City Council, for 800 per month, during the time
the City Hail is undergoing repairs.
The lamp committee reported against an addi-
tional lamp at Fourth and Church streets, there
heady being three in that vicinity. Tie 1ues-
tion was postponed one week.
The same committee reported favorahly 20 the
petition for an additional lamp at Eleventh and
Spruce street. Adopted
The CITY Treasurer reported n balauce to the
credit Of the city OF .lsGlis r.
The street Commissioner reported ij men and
l2 horses and carts employed, and the Chief En-
gineer Of the Water department reported 452
men and - horses and carts employed on Cool
Spring Reservoir, los meu and hogree and carts
1t laying pipe. and y men employed on the Wa
ter Department, making total 81 COZ men and
81 horses and carts employed,
When the payroll of tie Water Department
was read, Mr.. Febiger moved to strike ont tie
name OF John Gul for ~. %, LIS name being Oh
another pay roll for six days. The motion be-
ing lost. the parties OH the pay roll were ordered
to be paid
Tho report of the commi4s.oa for opening
Walnut street was offered by ". ". CaIDv, and
| accepted by the City Council.
James Walter and others petitoued i7r iron
gutter p'atss and crossings at Eleventh and
I naFaNt 4 HH 30
to act.
Joseph G. WALKER, aho hal leg broker
while III tic employ Of tie Clty AZ the new basil
last May, petitianed Council for solne relief
Referred to the Water Committee.
A PETITION for water pipe- in Eighth stree,
between Pine and Lombard streets, wss read
| and referred.
Petitions for q lamp on Fourth. Letweei
Orange and Shipley strcet-; AID o..e a. y ",
corner Of Elm and Adams streets sl-1 to have
| cutters on North side OF LIN street paved, WeIt
| read.
W. " Candy presented the report OF the Com
mission for opening Nandeyer Ayenue. at Rt
| expense Of 5000; but there being rome erOrs
| it was referred yack 10 the committee. The re
| port Of the commission to open Eleventh -trcc
| between Adams and JACKSON, was also read h'.t
referred
The Chief Engineer Of the Fire De1armer
sent communication TO Council. stating that ot
the itll Of July the city was dlstrlced INTO twf
districts, divided by Market street, and that IL
the Fire Companies, west Of that street, acted u
direct violation Oi order- by going INTO tAo cat
erI district, aud by 20 dong the Water Nltcl
| Fire Engine col!cd viii the BeltNAre E.glut
badly disabling the latter
| In view Of these circumstance, lie recon-
| mended 70 Council tue prorHe'Y o! Withholding
| from tho Water Mltc., sud paying u the Dela
| ware iro Company, 20 much OF the annual APP
| preparation to the former will repair tAt
| damage done to the Delaware engine. lie ais,
recommended that each OF the four conpan.o
| Wet OF Market street be fined :jU and that til,
same bepald from the annual appropriation, Il
| each OF the four companies t4at Of MArkr
street. The report was referred ~ lie Commit
| tea on Fire Companies.
| Mr. Pickels offered an ordinance amending at
! ordinance recently passed transferring the 70
| moval of garbage to the jurisdiction OF the Boait
| Of Health. The amendment IL 10 allow thi
! Board to contract for the removal uf garbaC,
aud to have sole jurisdiction. After reading /
waa referred back for the purpose Of correcting
| an error.
Gu motion Of William NJ Candy. Chief Enei
neer Conwell, Of tho Civil Engineering depart
| ment was Instructed 10 procdge a uew transit 10
strnment in place Of one nearly worn cue
The following orders were drawn during III
| evening"
pusey Jones, & Co., s1l3i 8l.H. l. Tatual
~ Co., $50. IS, John McNeal d lion, s1552. %
Isaiah West, SIS 80; Thomas Porter, : ~
| Every Evening Publishing Co 5i5 90, HERNIA
Ran, 800; Pay Roll of Street Department. .!
Water Department pay roll, S2lj -: Coo
cart pay roll, 1926 "a Pipe Construction pa
| roll, s1l35.O6 NJ. q. Conwell, 5l3 Hem
Eckel, $50 John Palmer, @lj George CocI
| ram 800 Hetty Anna Beilah, Sl6s0 Plnlou
ma Chandler, -1U1u Charles Alexander, 81
Robert Mclntire $50 Joseph l.. Carpenter
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