Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-12-11


ADJOURNED sEssros--MohE IAMPs--s --sUMEhous
PRTIrIoNs-INyITATIoN TO COUNCIL. TO DINE
PUBLISHING ORDINANCES, dc.
An adjourned session of the City Council WAS
held, last evening, President Lichtenstein in
the chair. atl-
Favorable reports were adopted for lamps on
Twelfth street at Poplar and at Wilson; on
French between Thirteenth and Fourteenth: on
Pennsylvania Avenue; on Fifth, between Pine
and Spruce; on Eighth between Lombard and
Poplar; and on Fifth between Washington and
Jefferson. Adverse reports were adopted on Pc
titions for lamps on Seventh and Broome, Clay
ton and Rodney streets, and on Riddles road.
Mr.. Irelan, from Committee on Navigation,
reported in favor of appropriating $40 for dredg-
ing out the Chrstiana at the foot Of French street
the mud having accumulated at that place from
the grading and matchmaking of French Street,
no provision having been made that the lessee
Mr.. Bush) should do such work at his own ex-
pense.
Messrs. Febiger, Paynter and W. Candy op-
posed the adoption OF the report on account OF
the merely nominal rent per annum (S50) which
was paid and because it would set bad prece-
dent for the future. The motion to adopt was
lost by vote Of to 16.
The departmental reports showed that theIe
were SOL 1913 81 in bank to the credit Of the city
81 men and 26 horses and carts employed on the
streets and 1879 men end 80 horses and carts
employed in the water department.
The following petitions were presented and
referred for crossing at Second Parrish for
lamps at Delaware Avenue and Dupont street ;
and on Front, between Franklin and Brown for
curbing and paving street between Adams and
Jackson from James Bradford to be allowed a
space of 10 feet in front of each of the doors of
his market house on market days; for sewer
on Adams street between Front and Second I;
from Jacob Hauser. asking an extension OF six
months in which to pay lien Of SGT against his
property at Fifth and Orange streets. as his
business was very bad from T.. L. Rice, Jr.,
complaining Of the amount allowed by Council
| for his services in experimenting the extension
| and repairs of the City Hall from John A. HaI-
| ris complaining OF injuries to property and in
convenience from the neglect of Council to re-
move nuisances and repair the foot OF Shipley
street.
| A petition for curbing and paving Peach
street, between Claymont and Heald, was re-
| ferred with power to act.
Mr.. Mclntire presented commun ication
| from Rev. j. r. johnson, pastor of the African
| Union Church. inviting the Mayor and City
| Council to dine with the members OF his church
| during the fair and festival to be held on the
evenings Of December 29th and Both, in the
| City Hall, and requesting Council to appoint a
committee OF arrangements III case the invita-
should be accepted.
| The invitation was unanimously accepted, and
| on motion of Mr.. Mclntirc the Council provided
| to ballot for committee, when Messrs. Adams
| Bailey, and Johnson were elected the Committee
on Arrangements
| The bond OF Thomas CORY, for grading VAN
| dever Avenue was cancelled, and deed for the
bed Of Cherry street, from Aaron Conrad and his
/ wife, was referred.
resolution by Mr.. ..McGlinchey to authorize
| the clerk to employ an assistant, at an expense
not exceeding 800, In the aggregate, to assist
in arranging and putting in order the bills and
other documents, displaced during the time re-
pairs were going on to the City Hall, was adop-
| ted.
| A resolution by the same gentleman, instruc.
| ting the Committee on Public Buildings to i'm
prove the bell tower 30 as to emit greater vol
ume of sound was adopted.
Mr.. Mclntire called up the ordinance regula-
| ting the publication of ordinances, which
was amended by instructing the clerk tc
have the ordinances published In one daily, and
also in one German newspaper, il any exist in
| this city. As amended, the ordinance passed
| with three dissenting votes.
An ordinance to allow James Bradford 10 fee
space in front Of each door in his market hous,
at Third and King Sts., on market days.was reat
twice.
Council then adj djourned