Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-22

The Street Committee recommended til
award of the contract for furnishing quite
stone to John Thomas at l71S cents per foot
for city hauling with single team to samue
Coyle at 1920 per day and for double teams t.
Thos. Cory at 2.S5. Adopted
The Committee on Public Buildings on tn
remonstrance of Cooling & Bro. against tn
erection OF a frame building reported that the,
found nothing in the building proposed contra
ry TO ordinance Adopted.
The committee on Law reported the ordinanc,
for the relief of E. q. Bradford, Jr., A. I. AL
derdice and Henry Pretzohner in conformity
with the charter. Adopted.
| The special committee to which tho complaint
against the p. W. & b. r. r. Co. was referred
reported in favor of granting the prayer of the
petitioners and requiring the Co. to conform its
| walls to the original plan. Adopted.
The resolutions authoring the Water Commit.
| tee to invite proposals for furnishing an addi-
! tonal supply OF water mains, and requesting the
City Solicitor to prepare acts authorizing an ad
ditional loan for the benefit of the Water Works,
and empowering the Council to lay water mains
in streets of ita own selection were taken up
and adopted
The resolution directing the Solicitor to pre-
pare an act which will enable colored people to
be taxed other people are taxed was post
poned until next meeting.
The ordinance defining the duties Of the clerk
was taken up on its third reading and amended
in such manner as directs the clerk, under the
direction of the Printing Committee, to invite
proposals for printing the city ordinances for
one year at 30 much per line nonpareil type, and
passed.
A balance of s7O,667.44 was reported in the
city treasury.
The Street Commissioner reported 81 men and
10 horses and carts employed with pay roll Of
;sl7S18 and the Chief Engineer of the Water
Department IA men and pay roll of $175.
The following petitions were presented for
the grading and guttering OF Buttonwood street.
from Lobdell to b.; from Albert Thatcher COM
planning of insufficiency OF payment made to 3
commission on property Ill kirkwood street for
lamp in Wollaston street, between 9Th and 9th.
Mr.. Lichtenstein offered resolution express
ing the sense OF Council that it is judicious to
appropriate the funds of the Gold Spring Reser-
voir to the current expenses of the city in order
to save discount, the same to be returned out Of
the taxes when collected.
In support OF his resolution Mr.. Lichtensten
stated that there ID now in the bank to the cred
it OF this fund upwards Of 100000, unemployed
and not likely to be needed before the amount
applied to current expenses could be returned;
and az a note Of the city for 100000 falls due
next week. he thought it would be far better to
nse this fund rather than borrow the money at
10 per cent. The idea of the sacredness Of the
fund he characterized as sacred nonsense, and
expressed the belief that the city interest
would be promoted by the application Of the
fund to present needs.
Messrs. Hayes and Farrell sustained Mr..
Lichtenstein, and Messrs. Febiger, Baker and
VIM. NJ Candy opposed the resolution on the
ground that such use Of the money would be il
legal and contrary to the purposes which are
specified in the act. Mr.. Candy further stated
that the amount of money in the treasury to the
credit of this fund was none too great to meet
the demands which will soon be made for the
purchase of water pipes.
Pending the taking the vote, Mr. Febiger in
.f...l Lar tI.n mt nfa
Gil would compel him to sign check for the
payment OF money from this fund in the face of
the fact that the Legislature had set apart this
money for specific purpose, to which he replied
in the negative.
Mr. Candy offered resolution referring the
resolution under consideration to the Finance
Committee and the City Solicitor to ascertain If
some plan cannot be devised by which the fund
can be applied to the current expenses of the
city. Adopted
Mr. Hayes introduced resolution requiring
the Finance Committee to instruct the City
Treasurer to cease payment OF brokerage on the
Water Loan bonds
Before presenting the resolution Mr.. Hayes
made statement saying that SO per Thousand
s allowed as brokerage for the negotiation OF
the sale of the bonds and he read from paper
which had been furnished by the 1reasurers
clerk to show the amount which had been paid,
Bonds Sold Brokerage,
II. IL
Merrck johnson 4 Co., ,.,,.. 13,6O0 f0.80
A. W. Smith. 10000 6000
Geo. s. Grubb, b,.............2 25,45O 1886
In the payment of this brokerage Mr., Hayes
stated that Mr.. Smith had received sums both on
amounts taken for himself and the Wilmington
Savings Fund.
Mr. Baker approved the system, and said that
it was a necessity which could not be obviated
The resolution was referred to the Finance
Committee with power to act
IT,. ,put ti,,e, tha
clerk to acquaint the r. W. & D. Co. of the ac-
ton of Council in relation to bridge in the 9Th
Ward and notifying the Company that it Will
be held liable for all damages which may result
frem the narrowing OF the bridge, was adopted.
Mr.. Febiger introduced resolution directing
the Committee on Opening Streets to prepare
remonstrance against the petition now before
the Legislature for the repeal of the Registry
Bureau act, said remonstrance to set forth the
receipts, expenses and benefits OF the system.
Adopted
On mouion OF the same gentleman, the draft
OF an act which was prepared two years ago
for an alteration of the manner or assessment
and revision was referred to the Committee on
Law with instructions to prepare out OF the same
a bill to oe sent to the Legislature.
Mr. Bnrke introduced resolution directing
that inquiry be made by special committee IN
to complaints made against a withholding OF hve
per cent in the wages paid to the laborers IN the
Water Department by officers in that depart,
ment. Adopted and Messrs. Burke, Bickta and
Underwood were appointed.
Mr.. McIntire call ID up on its third reading his
ordinance for the relief of Henry Pretzchner,
when it was passed.
Mr.. VIM Candy presented proposals for fur
nishing curb, as follows
Philip Tyre, ,..............."....52] 52]a cper foot.
r. Smith, .....,.............''.o . a.
Hughes & Walker, er,........,....55 .55
Jas. Mckendrick, k,..............o24
The bids we're referred to the Street Commit
tee. ooo
On motion of Mr.. Baker, the remaining III, 900
of the fund set apart for fuel was placed at the
sposal of the Committee.
The following orders were drawn during the
evening ,.. .,,.
n James Mcfntyre, S0l. SO James Thompson,
s75 Remington, Bayley Co., sss,sS ieE AeTman ma
Robt ii. Cook, sl6s 80 g. Burton, Jr, S7 VIM.
Morris, s2s6,9li James Bro, Bro sS1.fe S sjaa n.
SO ; Geo. w. Bush 4 Son, $40 Jas Bradford
s43 40; G. Worrell, s566s oa ". III Il; BiMlany, Mny
ply, 56i.52 A. Chandler. 5000 W. H. swift
| $50.