Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-22
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rity LiiIH1s, IAhf EvENIsG ACTION oN CuNlAlIr-
IEK HEPogTn THE TIRE ALARM ArrAhAlur Az.
PROVED Nkw BusiSrss TRrsENrFb.
Tho regular weshly moetng OF Cunncil was
held, last evening, President Liclitinrtein pre-
siding.
Favorable rGport- I,y the Street Committee
On petitions cf Jno. G.. Baker aud others for
sewer III 9TH street south of the railroad, of
Adam Grubb and others for tho repairing OF
the bed Of Nandever Ave. a. roon aH the work
can he doDel of james Bradford, to Law an ad-
ditional car track on Delaware Aveurie, from
jackson to Riddles Road. By the Water Com
mittee for Water pipes on Iincoln street from
Delaware Avenue to dilpln Avenue. BY tho Pub
lie Buildings Committee ON petition Of. homas
Mannion for erection Of brick and frame blnlti-
ing. BY the Lamp Committee, for lampb Oh West
street. between lth and jth streets, and at lith
and Westachange-l Al! the above were adopted.
Adverse reports By tho Street Committee
on petition Of +. Plunkett for lowering curb Oh
Water street Oh petitions, Of Myles Barke and
hlarooney asking dalnagos all OF which were
adopted.
The petition Of John Aapin Tor paeine the
bed OF ith street, from Jackson to Adam- war
Land over to the first meeting in April next.
The petition for the curbng, paving rnd lay
inR OF otOa-lugs IN I.ammutt street was reported
fayorably by tho Street Committee bnt an adj
verse report was made for tiIu llitterng
Adopted.
Temporary relief wita reported uii orlcd to s.
Davis, who had complained OF an overflow Of
water.
Joseph Hydep bill FOR :lOj.5j manly OF ex-
penses incurred in his defence of charger pre-
ferred against him by j W. iIawkint wac re-
ported adversely by the Water Committee. ex-
cept for S5.55 which was ordoted to be paid,
and the report WAS adopted.
The Committee on Opening Streets recon-
mended the payment to II. n. Gambrl of 5300,
| amount awarded him by the Commission on
Vandever Ave, and the rejection OF the com
| mission on Franklin street, which were adopted
III the matter OF the attachment. lad against
| the city the Law Committee recommended that
n certlOrarl LIE taken III tho ease uf tllinn g.
| Bonner cs. W. S. Hayes, and that n the case OF
| Sarah Gibson rs. ThUmgs j. Mill. the juigmen,
| be paid Adopted
| The Committee on Fire Companies reported
| that they had examined the spnarAtua Of the
| National Fire AaIm Telegraph 20. winch they
| regarded ar All excellent arrangement which
| would prove beneficial TO the city snd give in.
creased efficiency 10 the fire department.
| Adopted.
| Tho City Treasurer reported balance in
| bank Of slUO, ,9as %.
| Employed IN the Street Department.. IL men
and II horses and carts, and in the Water De.
| psrtment :23 men and 100 carts.
| The Committee OH Opening Streets recon-.
| inended the award of the contract for hauling
stone Oh Pennsylvania Ayonne To Jhos. CORY
| at i2l &C., but AZ there were several lower bid
| ders the subject wss rtcummittcd.
| Petitions referred from Belah Elliot and
| others for gas lamp in Third street between
| King and French from Samuel Price and 9th
| ers for gas lamp on Washington street, between
| 9TH and 9TH from j. Il. u. Seeds and Others
for tho opening and grading Of Jackson street
| from Ith to Delaware Avenne ; from the Phr-
| nix Fire Co, for loan Of .l.0U0.; from Charles
Baird and others for gar lamp on 9Th street he
| tween Orange and Tatnail from James Lawler,
complaining OF storage of hay by John Mccall
| in violation Of the city ordinance from James
| Heal and others for tho cllrblng and paving Of
! Monroe street. between Front aud Second, and