Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-04-16
CITY Council.

nocErDINds LAST EyENINd-NEw RULES Fol
THE FIRE DIpARrMENr-B BII.1a FOR PAVING n
RE LOOKED UP-E1C.
The City Council met in regular session LAT
evening, President Naris in the chair.
Conrad Ostermuhl was refunded IS 10 OF over
paid taxes.
For sewer Oh Lombard street and gutte
plates at 9th and King streets adverse reports
we're adopted; and for gutter plates at 9th ant
King; and for paving CUTTERS west side
OF West street between 18th and 18Th
favorable reports were adopted, estimated cos
OF the former 1900. An adverse report was
adopted on the petition to have cutters on From
west of Shipley paved and guttered and
it was deemed inexpedent to have gutter
plates at 9th and Poplar at the present time.
report by the Water Committee that Cros-
san a Sutton had declined to haul water pipes
at the price named by them and that the
contract had been given to Frank Mealey the
next lowest proposal also report from the
same that tho contract for furnishing lead had
been awarded to Capelle X Bro. were adopted.
report from the Fire Committee in favor of
loaliing the Water Witch Fire Company $1,000
WAS adopted. The loan is not to be made until
the first meeting in August, and $500 per an
nun ia to be withheld until mortgage is paid of.
Mr.. Lichtenstein, from the Fire Committee re-
ported the following rules for the government
Of the Fire Department., and to be incorporated
iu an ordinance for that purpose, which report
adopted.
lst-Divde the City into two districts, Mar
ket street to be the dividing line, thereby throw
ing four companies into each district.
2d.-Thatno company shall.go beyond the lin
lts OF its own district except upon general
alarm OF fire. The Hook aud Ladder Company,
however, will be allowed to go to all fires in any
part of the city.
1.-The Chief Engineer OF the Fire Depart
ment shall have full authority to suspend any
Impany,f from active service decentralization
or dlsorderly conduct.
4th.-Each fireman when on duty will be re-
Iulred to wear badge denoting the company
TO which he belongs, and mono others will be
allowed upon the ground during a fire.
5th.-Each company will be required to pay
strict attention to the storage of coal-on in ac-
cordance with Instructions prepared by the Fire
Committee, and the ordinances OF the city.
The quarterly report of the Superintendent II
the City Hospital was reported correct and
adopted.
The City Treasurers and Auditors reports,
were read and showed a balance i'll the City Trea-
sury of s153, 1863 6l.
The Street Commissioner reported 48 mon and
10 horses and carts, and the Superintendent OF
the water works reported 73 men and horses
aud carts employed
A report by the Finance Committee to grant
L. W. 5tidham & Son Auctioneers license for
one year was adopted.
Mr. Lichtenstein presented petitions for and a
remonstrance against having Fourth street from
Orange to Tatnall macadamzed.
William Candy presented communication
from William Mcclure and others, complaining
OF the negligence in filling up certain places in
fandever Avenue, by which the property hold
ers havo lost several hundred dollars.
Mr.. Hayes offered resolution which was
adopted requiring the City Auditor to report at
the first meeting in May the names OF all per-
sons who owe the city either whole or in part
any bills for curblng, paving and water pipes,
and to report tho amounts paid as well as the
amounts yet due on such bills,
Another revolution by Mr.. Hayes was adopted
requiring the President to appoint committee
OF one from each ward to nominate Board of
Health for the next ensuing year.
The Committee on Printing was instructed to
have all the ordinances passed since 1872 and
not contained in the present ordinance book, to-
gether with all acts passed at the last session OF
tho Legislature relating to the icity, printed for
tile use of Council.
The Chief Engineer OF the Water Depart
ment was instructed to advertise for proposals
for furnishing supply OF coal for the Of
the Water Department.
Mr.. Candy presented an ordinance providing
Tor the acceptance of the beds of number OF
streets in the Western part Of the city. An
amendment was accepted to include the new
street along the Brandywine. The ordinance
was read twice and the clerk instructed to call a
town meeting oil next Thursday evening to act
upon the ordinance.
The following orders were drawn during the
evening Conrad Ostermuh So 40; James An
derson, $50; Mayor Slnms, $52 Alexander
Chandler, s200 Secretary of State 30. SO; John
McNeal X Sons, $5065. OF; Pay Roll Street De-
partment, s430.75; Pay Roll Water Department
Sl76l2; Pay Roll Gold Spring Reservoir, $267. So
Pay Roll carts for Cold Spring Reservoir, 500 60