Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-12-31
The Temperature, TO-day.
AS RE6isrERBD AT THE COMMERCIAL orrlcR.
A. A.M,..,..,..A4}e ALP M,....,......'
City Council.


PROPOSED REDUCTION IN sALARIEs mEAsuRE-
HELP FOR THE NAV YEAR WELCOME OPENING
or PROPOSALS. &c.
The regular weekly meeting of Council was
held, last evening, President Iichtenstein in the
chair
The Water Commttee, on the petition OF VIII
liam Baird for donation, reported in favor OF
allowing him S25. in consideration of damages
sustained through broken leg. Adopted.
The Mayors appointment of ID. Is. Wood ard
as prison keeper was confirmed.
An adverse report was made by the Commit
tee on Fire Companies on the petition of the
Phoenix Fire Co. for loan of $4,000, which
was adopted.
The special committee to which WAS referred
the resolution proposing a reduction in salaries
of.city officers, reported, through MIR. Febiger,
chairman, its inability to agree and asked to be
discharged, which was ordered
Mr.. Hayes resolution, declaring tho opinion
of the City Solicitor in the matter OF the City
Hospital appropriation heretofore referredl to
be the law of Council was taken up, discussed by
| Messrs. Febiger, johnson and Farrell in the
| negative and by Mr.. Hayes in the affirmative
when the resolution Was defeated by All aye and
| nay vote-l8 to 81
In explaining his negative vote, Mr.. paynter
said that although i'll this case, as in many 9TH
ers, the law had been "bent, or broken or most
Internally strained, he felt that the institution
| was good one and that it would not hurt the
| law TO strain 1t little more.
Employed in the Street Department Sc men
| and IL carts, with pay roll OF 4l3J.s5, and IL
| the Water Department 10 men with pay roll OF
| +163 rs.
The City..Treasurer reported a balance in
| bank to the credit OF the city OF SG3. .23S72.
Petitions referred from Springer, Morley
| Cause and others, for lamp on Bid street, be-
| tween Orange and Tatnall; from r. Reilley and
others, fpr the speedy cnlbing and paving of
| 1lth street, between Jefferson and Madison;
| from H. q. Shortlidge and others, asking that
| Vandeyer Avenue, now graded, be put in good
| travelling condition; from Patrick Mahoney,s ask
| ing damages for the loss OF horse by falling in
| a trench on Linden street; for the curbing and
and paving the footway OH Adams street, be-
tween 3rd and 4tl.
Mr.. Lynch introduced resolution directing
| the employment of band to assist the Fire
Companies IN properly ushering i'll the Centen-
11if. "feDlger thought suon aenonsGraeioiis
| wholly useless, and that some regard should be
pain to the feelings Of the women and children,
aud for this reason would cheerfully vote against
| it.
| Mr. Hayes would oppose the resolution be-
| cause of the condition of the finances, but would
| contribute his proportion TO the necessary fund
| with the other Iheidberh of Council,
The resolution WAS adopted BY d voto of III
| ayes to nays.
Mr. Febiger called up for third reading the
ordinance introduced by him at last meeting,
providing for h reduction in the salaries of city
officers when Mr. McIntire objected because
the ordinance had not been referred 10 the Law
Committee. The chair ruled that tie ordinance
having been referred to special committee. il
nag consistent with the rules that il be takei
Mr. McIntre thon moved that the ordinanc,
be laid over one week, and that fifty copies bt
! printed.
charged thia movement inconsistent with th'
, | professions of economy which had been mad,
upon the floor of Council, that inasinuch as th
blanks had not boon filed no information wou
be given by printing the ordinance.
! hlr. Taylor moved that the subject lay owe
one week. Mr. Mclntiro'- motion not bein
seconded.
Mr. Febiger remarked that such action as thi
would entail heavy expenditure upon tho cit
for another year.
? MIR. Taylor sad he was in favor OF the della
for this very reason, because he understood til
attempt to be simply an c fort to cut down I'll
salary of the new police force.
The motion prevailed by vote Of Ii ayes to
nays.
!. Mr.. Farrell undertook to bring up the ordi
nance increasing the police force, but WAS unRbl
to 90 so by an adverse aye and nay vote OF IL |
7.
!. Proposals for lighting the city lamps in lSl
were opened as follows, the figures where y
districts are named applying to the whole city
i s. 8. Klington, -, 2S5 NJ. Skolly, 50. $50. {
u $3.50 for the lst district Samuel Powell, -
200. G. W. Phillips, $4,000, James Fletche
IA :
/ 1st district; ii. W. Moore, 1850. for the lat di
rict; ]. Williams, e, 700 s. SchC tner, 5i250 Il
IL the Western District A. Yatman y Son, 81 50
Mathew Mahoney 52,l50; }. /. Hanson, ~
200; c. @. Carpenter, s2,290 G. r. Burgoyu
:. s2957, or ,sls7 for the 9TH district Thom
D. Lane, g, 100; Il. T. b. Henry, $1,000; II.
Fletcher, q 500; q. Schoield, s2,4l5 Ale
Cummins. -, l5O; James White, ~, l75; F; jam
o'Neill, $2,275j Morris Pagan, Sl,sss A;
= Way, S2,199 Edward Green, 5sl,992. so Robe
Cloud, 52,sO0 f. BArton 5l,975, or $3.50. f
the 2ud district II. A. Meredith 52,2i7 B.
Williams, S469 for the South District Geori
s, Rchardaon, .2700 II. w. Moore. 52,G0
s. j. W. Moore, 81, 400 James Mccoy, ~. 3
or 81 ,l72 for the West OF Market street e.
jackson, $4,000 Martin Peters, $4,000 NJ +
gan, Si,87S W. w. Nichols, $4,000 Hnt
Il Sweeney, s2,475, or y ljO for the lst, 2nd Al
ID 3rd districts Robert Brnce, 81, 7SO, or $500
the first two districts Edward Green, II, ,S9i
= H. II. Hukill, 52,6O0, or $50 for the 4th district
3, Alex. Cummins, 81 .975 :; J. II. Flamer, 81, ,G0
Y. W. T. Davis, 81 200 j. T. Freeman, s2, no;
Z B. Weiser, 81, 900 James Maharty, sl,9G5,
$500 for the 3rd District james Lewis, - 81
The bids we're referred to the Lamp Commit
>. with power to act.
=, Mr.. Febger offered resolution calling (
+; +. the opinion of the City Solicitor defining d
-, powers OF Council in making an appropriate
Dc for the Board Of Education. Tho resoluti
prevailed
Proposals for furnishing oil were opened:
..,l
~ A. IL. ItoIpu, ...s..'..'....... loj
nny Referred 10 the Lamp Committee Will pow
IA to act.
Proposals for laying water pipe under the b
of the Christana and Brandywine rivers We
also presented as follows;
Joseph Hyde, de,.............. $1,000 per line fo
Jno. Ii. Rhoads, Brooiilyn,.. 2l.OO ''
H. g. Hicks phila, ......... 1i25 " "
Referred to the. Water Committee
An election for Fire Watch resulted in I
choice Of Seth Stewart over Jno. b. W tsou by
40 | vote of II to 8. One ballot WAS cast for \
lw Richardson, the outgoing officer.
MIR. Underwood offered resolution reco
mending to the Mayor a suspension for
night of tile enforcement Of the ordinance p
hibting the firing of guns, pistols, &c, in t
streets at all times other than OH the 4th OF ,
ly.
Mr.. Febiger raised the point that resoluti
49,, could not supersede an ordinance, which v
~ ~ ruled valid, and the resolution was not put tt
| unf