The daily gazette., 1875-07-23
fRST EDITION
City Council.

r,oys WATER AT "FoRTY ACRES"
:, &C.
C;tv Council met in regular
;0n 10 in the Odd Fellows Hall,
levi evening, President Maris In the
he Street Committee reported ia
ph,v on Walton & James petition
@ a;,,ier plates at Eleventh and
1ch streets; estimated cost, $25.
bptcd. o;,,0o ronor,o, al
civ on Thomas Hoskins' petition
G dsmapes on amount OF injuries
sr,d by his horse, which fell in a
.rcrch on Fast Second street.
|ptei ,.sx
Btinr a donation of $25 to Jos, G.
|ker on account of injuries receiv-
rhils working Tor the city. Adop.
lso favorably on the petition OF
tloskey s. McMenamin, for water
i onEighth street betweenLombarti
Pine; estimated cost, $500 Adop-
he Lamp Committee reported IN
br Of placing q lamp on Front street
keenWalnut and Poplar, estimated
$50; adversely on petition for a
b on Fourth street between Orange
shipley; fav2rably on petition for
Imp at Elm and Adams streets; esti-
ted cost, S12, Adopted.
he Opening Streets Committee re.
ted favorably on the petition of
IN McElwee and others, asking
the grading OF Peach street, from
lid to Claymont. Estimated cost,
b. Adopted
lso, fav0rably on the petition OF J.
ntgomery and others, for the grad
Of the bed of Shallcross avenue,
ween Union street and Lowering
enue Adopted.
Also, tavorably on Jos. Harrigan's
tition to be released from the con-
ct for grading Vandever avenue.
Hopted
n samc Committee reported in favor
accepting the following awards of
@e commission on opening Nandever
1Eenuc, north side: A. N. Grambill
Co., $500, Vim. Carter, 6 cents and
I'm. Thatcher, 6 cents; and of reject
tg the following: Heirs of Samuel
Rhadwick, $500, Z. C. Stotsenburg, 8
lents and Z. |. Dupont & Co. 6 cents.
Pr the opening of Eleventh street
Pom Adams to jackson, in favor of
accepting the following awards: VIM.
lcSCrley's estate, Thomas McCotkle,
!. G, Van Kleeck, Thos. J. Jordan, q
|ents each, Ann Moore, (benefits) $50,
'nd Of rejecting Henry Mckinney,
g9OO, Mary C. Weldon 800 and J. P.
ReIdmaa $500. Adopted.
4 The Water Committee reported that
le resolution requesting the employ.
fnt Of citizens or taxpayers only on
new reservoir had been carried out.
|Hoptcd,
he Law Committee reported favor
u " On the ordinance amending the
Ebage ordinance. Adopted.
he committee to investigate certain
7tghldrillcs connected with the build
~ CT the now reservoir failing to re-
IN, Mr.. Baker moved that it be dis.
eAaged
Mr, Fawel said the committee was
ll'ing for tho present Investigating
2lhml'tee to get through before com
Hencing work.
Pr, Bakers motion was lost.
he bill Of the North Amcrscan ana
...l Ale!ts Gazette, S124.30, for ad.
sliIslng sale OF city loan, was still
~ lHrf iald over, because the Council
ula NOT decide what appropriation to
ne Lamp Committee reported In
of on resembling the recent resolu.
nl Council directing the placing
Iopt1l. muffin S'''e'S'
an sls tn lea'e Of Of tho Second street market
aSc 70 lheWilmington Market House
iip''y was read and laid over one
~ ! ne 0ity Treasurer reported as fol-
balance i in bank to the credit of the
clFoir, Sl77, ,26G. 12; to the credit OF
e - 'el' expenses, S25, TAI. rs; redemp
Tn = u ponds, 500; total, $2O3, ,1O7 0H
,he street Commissioner reported
rvcd rDi "a ana "a X horses and carts em-
lgu ss1R N :, 5hc Street Departmet. Pay
ue \ Snlef ~ Engineer reported 6O1
" a ana - horses and carts employed
! r4e som water department. Department
,9S 1Sss 90 $lyS,94; reservoir pay roll
rso roo,So; ., pipe layingpay roll, $943. 10
N II bNrO anu cart pay roll, 81 ,O85. .O5; spe
hal As'2e e. ae. ana cart pay roll, $1t2. OF
Flows WV i'Ao ana referred as
ti IRON William D. Nolen and otbers
t ~, ior repairs around and about
roon cr'i y spring, on Fourth street, be
~ oTange and Tatnall.
. rom +. W. Taylor and others ask.
Iard I'd ot ,,ie e. enforcement, in the Sixth
nor.3 r'u, OIL i-tlhe'ordinance regarding the
|oard "a of ol garbage. Referred to ths
Rkirn r, e. lhomas A. Wood and others
"Fo., aur 'he extension of water pipei
|ater 1~L.y ~ay Acres" Referred to th,
kport rt = Committee with instructions tt
the citi. p,an Mo- Tor supplying that portion
kkinr fo oonn Lockerman and Others
ptters 1ui n, ,l 1he paving and repairing O,
bd Iss w. at the s. W. cor. of Van BnreI
" ~ Elm streets. " "u'ei
br s9o o0oton 0oo OF MIR. Adams an orde
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