Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-16

AN ADJOURNED SESSION. LAST RvEsISG-A LARGE
AMOUNT OF NEW WORK AsKtD foR -oRDfSAscEs
PASSED, &c.
An adjourned session Of the CITY Council was
held, last evening, and in the absence of Pre-i-
dent Lichtenstein Mr.. McIntire WAS called to the
chair.
The City Treasurer reported balance in bank
OF sl02, ,0i6 20.
Employed in the Water Department 327 men
and 81 horses and carts, and in the Street De-
partment 46 men aud IA horres aud carts.
Petitions referred fiom James Carswell and
others for gas lamp at 18th and West street,, and
from Thomas A. Becker and others for gas lamp
on West between 5th and 9th, Tooth referred
with power TO sctl from John Aspin and
others for the paving and guttering of 4th St,
betvesn Adams and Jackson from Albert
Thatcher and Others for gas lamps on Peunsyl-
vsnis Avenue and 18Th and Scott etre cts, and for
oil lamps at the Intersections of Scott street with
14th and 18th from Thos. Trsynor and others
for an extension Of water pipes on Linden street
from Pennsylvania Avenue from the Board Of
Health, for a separate Off ,e for its own bust
ness from the City Passenger Railway Co,
asking the privilege OF laying an additional
track from Riddles Road to Jackson street, [re-
ferred with power to act, Council giving its con-
sent to the laying of the track !;
from John Cummins for the curbing AID
guttering of Lammott street, from 22nd to Cor
don, Preferred with power to act;l from d W.
Hughes and others, complaining Of the filthy
Committee for early atte ntio1.
City Treasurer Vincent sent i'll q letter in re-
latiou TO Judgments which had been entered
against the city, as garnishee. In one case
Quinn Bonner rs W. s. Haye--Esq. Frazer
had given Judgment in $40 56 By default, as be
said, but the Treasurer insisted that
he had previously made answer
OF "nulla bona" which the Esquire de-
clined to receive. Esq. Publ had also given
judgment against the city garnishee OF
lit - 1
been made but this had been pald under in
struc.lons from the chairman OF the Finance
Committee and the City Solicitor, leaving a
balance due Hayes Of AS 0s, besides his salary
from Oct lst to end of term. Jesse Lane now
holds Esq Frazer's judgment, and Hayes consents
10 the payment to him OF the si8 Us. but no
more, and the action Of Council is asked. The
other case is that Sarah Gibson w. Thos. ].
Mills, whose salary has already been consumed
in other Judgments, and the Treasurer now
wishes to know il the remainder of tue judg-
ment shall be taken from Mills clothes money,
now due.
The ordinance reducing the appropriations foi
printing $4,000, incidental and miscellaneous ex
penses. $1,000, and for the water works =, 900
was called up on its third reading and passed
and the amounts we're placed TO the appropria
ton for Public Buildings by the passage Of an
other ordinance.
The Finance Committee was authorized to dis
count a note OF $4,000 at 80 days.
Ordefs amounting 10 Sl5l IS, drawn for bond
holders outEide the State, were returned.
Mr.. Hayes presented bids for lead as follows
Capelle Il Bro. Sl55 80 per ton
D. H. Kent Co......,........ 156,43 " "
Ed W. Hoopes, es,...,.......... 1G2 90 4" "
Bellab Il Elliot, observation-disclosures. l42 80 q" "
T. J. Lawson, n,................. $50 per. cwt
W. p. Smith, th,................ .. l63 2o per ton
W. H. Stewart, ........... -. l5a. 60 % "
The contract was awarded to Bellah and Eli
oft.
Tho amendment to the harbor ordinance wa
read twice.
Mr.. McMenamin introduced all ordinance 70
the construction of sewer on Fifth street, from
| the p. W. b r. Il. 20 the Chrstlana, whIci
| WAS read twice.