The Morning herald., 1875-10-16
THE CITY COUNCIL.

| \ SPECIAL SESSION - PETITIONS --- ORDI
NANCEs AND COMMUNICATIONS - TIL
POLICE SYSTEM.
Council met in adjourned session at eight
O'Clock last evening, in Odd Fellows Hall
In the absence of President Lichtenstein
Col. Mcintyre took the chair pro tssn., on
motion of Mr.. Hayes.
Mr.. Hayes presented the City Treasurer s
report, which was as follows: htservor ex-
penscs, so5, ,2S5.s5; current expenses, &c.
l5O.%5. redemption Of bouls, $500; total,
s102, ,046.2o. ,... Mr....
AIR. Bickta presen ci d petition from j.
Carsw;.l and Others, asking for gas lamp
between Twelfth AMI Thir. ccnh, on West
swet. Referred to Lamp Committee.
Also, a petition from Thomas A. Baker
and others, for a lamp between Fifth anil
Si::th on Yves. street. Referred.
A petition was presented from John As
pin and others for the pavement of Fourth
street, between Adams and jackson from
Edward Mcdowell and oi hers, for n gas
lamp at the intersection Of Pennsylvania
avenue and 18th, also one at 14th and Scott;
referred. Mr.. McGlinchy, presented a com
munication from Mayor Whitcley, declaring
the inelliciency of the present police force,
the unequal division Of the city into dis
tricts, and recommending to the considers
tiOn Of the council the increase of the force
and redstricting Of the city. There are
now in service one chief of police, two ser
geants and twenty mon and this number
in the opinion of His Honor is entirely TOO
small to preserve proper order in city with
the area and population Of Wilmington.
Our population is about $1,000; tie area, y
square miles. Now there are eight officers
on service in the day and twelve at night.
The police system is defective in another
way also-the districts require the same
number from each, This is wrong, because
they are unequal in extent and population.
| The Sixth dis; rict for instance covers an ex-
tcnsve ter ritory, while others are smaller.
The Fourth and Fifth districts require dou-
BILE the amount of attention Of others. Some
districts include neighDorhoods where no
disturbances ever occur. The communica-
tion recommended re-districting of the
city, an increase of the regular force to
twenty-scven men and the two special ofli-
GERS to make four.
At present there is generally but one man
to send out when demand is made at the
Headquarters for officers to quiet disturb
ance. He recommended two OF three addi-
tional scrgeants for this purpose. The i'll
crease would not exceed fourteen at most
the expenditure would he comparatively
small and the money would be well invested,
A petition was presented from Thomas
Trainor and others, Of the Seventh ward,
asking water pipe from Delaware avenue to
Gilpin.
A communication from the Board of
Health stated that sanitary interests require
an Office to he set APART in some eligible
place for their use. The city treasurer, Mr..
Vincent, communicated two cases pending
against the city; one, that of Quinn Il Bon
we'll for $94 .G6, the osher, that Of Sarah j.
which the City Solicitor thinks the city
Committee conjoin,ly
nication from the City Passenger Railway
Company, asking the privilege of laying az
additional track from the depot st Riddles,
along Delaware avenue to jackson street.
Mr.. Candy moved that permission be given,
the work to be done uuder the supervision
of the Street Committee. Adopted.
Mr.. Febger Presented a petition from
John Thomes and others, for the
curbing and guttering of La Motto
street from Twenty second to Cor
don. Two members of the Board of Health
referred to Council a petition from the
citizens of the Tenth ward, calling attention
to the filthy condition Of run on Adal
street between Front and Second.
The ordinance providing for the reduf
of $1O, 900 from the appropriations O. "a
viz: $1,000 from printing, $500" 1Ss|
cidental and miscellaneous q , fror
81 600 from water works, .xpense. Il
time and passed. ,as read ,,
The ordinance pr'' q tn
appropriations to >s1d:ng for
mittee for lS7 she Public p additic
passed. was read q lildins c
Orit - - .. third time
lN' ~, agRrggsting {, y, -
l .Ag out nf the Sts.e- ,Ss.S1, bond ht !;
= PrOposals for lead "re presented.
voir were read, Us % he used at tn !, rs
Co., &l58.4.3 per- follows: y. H. 60
Cxpelle T. Bro .on; Ed. W, Hoo, ~ s ~
$li2.20;P. :, slG5.9O: B.llah /, M, Sv
Smith, Sl6e Dawson, $40 per huS 1,s1D ~.
j sesicd bi ,.2S; W. Il. s.eware ksso s~ :
iny cor, from D. H Kent. & e. 80.
jecte' lection IN the above fruues ..ss 49,
| y So
b. 4r. Febiger moved the .i1st ,x.ahv .,
} III 70 smend an or;iinallce to rsev.st ., y
Iructions th,. Chris:iana aud g.. v nd n,;
:. rivers, within The city lin;ls. "A 1sSt. w..
! master" be appointed By Council a"'u -. =,
Tns w.. IN meeting after e.eeticn every Wear ~
! me p1l was read second .i,ne. ''A'
y M1: hayes moved that tile contro,. g..
Sai"o " t1 .hs awarded , to Bellsh 4 Ellio:. ,bc ~
t,ag ue lowest bidders. Carried wy
!, -,a.ns. ans ooaa OF Jot n Joyce snd othcrs n
sTn ssteay e OF Bonds to the city, amouu1in. 10 y
II. M,t,eed. .nceed. Carried. w
iths qon.t eManamin ,,,a, !n presented petition fo
street, irom:tns P W. f''t Z mon Z sewer il Fiji
Christians river. he,eyrd. ""'osd oo to the
l. Me-. Paynter thau. Lt :, =. o.. .---