Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-21
city Council.

A HOT AND HURRIED sEssIoN-THE FOURTH
STREET MATCHMAKING TO BE ovERHAULED
-BoUrIEE PROCEEDINGS.
City Council met last evening, with Presl'
dent Lichtenstein in the chair. The wealth.
er was hot and the session brief.
Adverse reports we're adopted for paving
Thirteenth street between Claymont and
Forrest for repairs of gutter plates at
Second and King (but in favor of repair
ing the gutters) and the petition of A. ].
Hart, Theodore Francis and many others,t
have the matchmaking removed from
Fourth street and some other kind laid in
its place.
When the latter report was read, MIR.
Paynter expressed surprise to find his name
attached to it, as he was in favor OF the
prayer of the petitioners. He considered
the street in its present condition nuis-
ance, and injurious to property, and the
health of the citizens residing on 1t.
Mr. Febiger favored the report, and said
that many citizens of the Ninth ward had
all their lives lived on an avenue like
Fourth street and had never yet expert
enced any annoyance, but the unavoidable
clouds of sand and dust, always to be ex
pected in dry, windy weather.
Mr.. Paynter was allowed to erase his
name, after which the adverse report was
dQOpBbut M6bbI5t LAY yub6Iy nCAnUlAO dhd
Taylor voting against it.
The following favorable reports were
adopted: to curb and pave Wilson street
between Twelfth and Thirteenth; to curb
and pave North side of Eleventh street
west of Madison; to lay a six inch water
main along Sixteenth street to Walnut,
estimated cost $3.50.
The Water Committee reported Adversely
to the introduction of water in Dupont
street near Sixth; and to supplying certain
houses in Western part Of the city with
water from the Rodney street basin, as
| that basin was now taxed to its utmost
capacity. all the foregoing reports were
adopted.
Mr.. Pyle from the special committee to
wait upon the Governor in reference to cal
| ling an extra session Of the Legislature, in
in aid of the Cool Spring Reservoir, report.
| ed that the committee had an interview with
| His Excellency, and that he deemed it very
inexpedient to convene the Legislature al
this time, the object not being Of that extra.
ordinary character which would justify such
a procedure. The report was unanimously
adopted. ...,...
Mr.. Murphy, from the Bond Committee,
/ reported having examined the tbonds of the
Mayor, police, and all other city officers and
found them all to be satisfactory, and prop
erly executed. Report adopted. A
The following petitions, and oommunlca-
tions we're read and referred. To have the
sewer from Fourth street between Poplar
and Walnut, to the Christians repaired and
enlarged; referred to the Street and Water
Committees conjointly with power to act
TO refund to E. Moore capitation tax, II
having been twice paid; to have the culyert
at Fourteenth and West streets enlarged
l to have Eighth street between Madison ant
Monroe paved; to complete the paving o.
Windsor street., between Seventh an6
Eighth; to have guttering and paving don'
in Taylor street from Lombard to Button
wood; to grade DUPONT etrent, from GilpiI
to Delaware Avenue; and to pave both sidei
of Elliott Avenue, north Of Market in thu
Ninth Ward.
The City Treasurer reported the follow
ing city credits
Balance on hand for Cool Spring
Reservoir, .....s.......,.. @5,Olo,o
| Current expenses, es,............... 1O,2O6 "
Redemption of bonds, ,.,....... 1000
| IObhl, sssss..ss...ss ssssss~AoiOA OAos1 Il
The street commission reported SO men
z single and double teams employed, ant
the Superintendent of the water works re
ported Sc men employed. a-
Mr.. Paynter offered resolution instruct
ing the Street Committee to place from