The Morning herald., 1876-09-01
CITY COUNCIL.

-Orders DEMONSTRATIONS RefsTred-
Resolutions offered.
The last regular meeting Of the City
Council was held last night, with President
M. L. Lichepstsin, in the chair.
The several committees reported favora-
bly upon the following petitions:
Petition of Owen Traynor, asking to have
certain amount of tax refunded. Adopted.
Isaac Strahan, asking to have $1.1 over
paid capitation tax refunded to him.
Adopted.
Rev. A. Leo reported that the work COM
planned of near bis residencs, had been done.
Adopted.
James Leonard, asking for crossing at
Front and Van Buren, streets. Estimated
cost $40. Adopted.
P. McKenna, asking to have guttering and
paving done at Elm and Van Buren, streets
and Chestnut and Elm streets. Adopted.
Robt. Smith, asking to have $l0.76 re-
funded to him. having overpaid tax because
of error in city officers. Adopted.
P. MCCARTHY, asking to have damages to
his property repaired, ordered to be done.
Jacob Beltz, asking for lamp at Eleventh
and Union streets. Estimated cost, $lS.
Adopted.
John NJ. Dunn, asking for q lamp at Elev-
enth and Madison streets. Estimated cost,
412. Adopted.
Michael Hessian, asking for four lamps
on West Sixth street. The committee re-
norted favorable on two, one at Sixth and
franklin and one at Sixth and Broome sts..
and unfayorable on the other two. Adop-
ted.
D. ], Mention, for lamp on Third street
naar Van Buren. Estimated cost $40.
Adopted.
cos., $40. Adopted.
L. F. Grubb, asking for lamp on
EIGHTH street near Pine. Estimated cost.
$12. Adopted.
Citv Treasurer Vincent reported the fol-
lowing amounts in bank: TO the credit OF
Cool Spring Reservoir, S4N.N current
expenses, $19, ,74.13; Redemption OF oonds'
$70O. Total, $40, $40.
Street Department reported 9S men and ~
horses and carts employed. ray roll,
$S6O.16.
Water Department reported Is men and
horse and cart employed. Pay roll,
'$179.5O. -. 4,
Miscellsneous pay roll for August, ST.
Police Department pay roll, 81, 1,S98.26.
Mr.. McMenamin reported that the deed
from Taggart for bed of Decater street,
and also one from VIM. 8. Hilles tor the
bed of Wilson street between Tenth and
Eleventh, Sherman street between Poplar
and Pine. and Bennett street between Tenth
and Eleventh streets. They were ordered to
be given to the City Solicitor for him to see
If all were properly entered.
Mr.. Downing offered resolution request
ing the Public Building Committee to report
whether there was any ordinance providing
for the holding of q Jersey market on Sec
ond street. Adopted.
The resignation of D.. B. WOODWARD, as
Assistant Inspector for the Third Ward was
accepted, and j. T.V. Blockscm was elected
in his stead.
A. M, Bennet having removed from the
9Th Ward was Ineligible to the Assistant
Inspectorship. W. q. Hyatt was elected
T. N. Ogle was elected in place of VIM.
H. Lee, Assistant Inspector OF the Sixth
Ward.
The resignation of J. R. Mari as Assis-
tant Inspector of the Second Ward was &C.
cepted and Geo. Mccall elected to fill the
vacancy.
The Street Committee reported having
awarded the contract for grading Walnut
street to P .Murphey at 48X per cubic yard {,
and that of the sand to P, Reynolds at SSH
per two-horse load. =.
The following resolution offered by Mr..
Febiger was passed:
Resolved, That the City Solicitor be re-
ouested to give his opinion in regard to the
law passed at Dover, March Q, 1869, enti-
tied au act for q further supplement to
an act to limit the city Of Wilmington,
and to provide for the discharge thereof. II
there IL any authority for charging the prop
erty holders of the Ninth ward Chen the
J sixth ward for the laying Of tie wate1