Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-15

SALE OF THE SCHOOL BONDS oRDERED-DRIv-
ING ON MARKET STREET AND TIE AVENUE
AND ITS PENALTIEs-A BATCH OF NEW Or
DINANCEs.
An adjourned session of Council was
held, last evening, President Lichtenstein
in the chair.
The City Treasurer reported balance in
bank to the credit of the city of 556, 10I07.
Employed in the Street Department Al
men and IL carts, and in the Water Depart
ment 1873 men and carts.
Petitions referred from Robert Carswell,
for gutter plates at Sd and Pine from the
Trustees of Elm ST., Baptist church, for
permission to enlarge the church edifice BY
a frame addition from Joseph Daniels, to
use the. fire plugs to supply street sprink-
Ter from William Merrick for an auctioneer
license [Grantedl from j. T. Cause, for
the grading of Rodney street, between
Pennsylvania Avenue and Elm, and 11th
street from r 'dney to Clayton from w.
7, Writ and other farmers and truckers for
a reservation of IS feet on King street now
occupied by them on market days for pro-
duce market from John NJ Dunn aud
others for gas lamp at the n. W. corner
of 11th and Madison frem the Board of
Education, for an extension of water pipes
on Walnut street, between 18th and 18th
streets, Preferred with power to act
MIR. McMenamin presented deed from
the G. r. /. Co, for the bed of William
street, between Lobdell ard A streets. Re
ferred to the City Solicitor.
Mr. Febiger called up the ordinance
authorizing the issue of $500 worth of
bonds for the use of the board OF L iuca-
ton, when it was passed by unanimous
vote. Also, the ordinance withdrawing the
privilege of storage of boxes or the curb,
when it was passed, a. So
Mr. William NJ Canby called up his Or
dinanee in relation to vehicles following
each other on the str, ct railway. The space
to be kept was fixed at twenty feet, under
a penalty of two dollars, and the ordinance
was passed. The single exception made is
for funerals.
The failure by the Fire companies to
elect Chief Engineer having been certi-
fed, Council undertook so fill the vacan-
cies. Mr.. Lynch nominated William Han.
ma, OF the Washington company, and Mr..
Downing, A. d. Yandever, of the Fame.
Mr. Hanna received IL votes. Mr.. Vandever
| Z, Mr.. Beurke, and one blank vote was
cast. Mr.. Hanna was, therefore, duly
elected.
On motion of Mr.. Hayes the Finance
committee was authorized to renew a vote
at the Union Bank for ninety days
Mr.. Febiger called up the ordinance
for the relief of Geo. w. Dorsey, to en-
able him to c onnect new houses in the OH
Ward with the water mains, which was
read twice.
Several ordinances were introduced by
Mr.. McIntire, as follows Providing for
the employment of clerks III the registry
bureau, and in the Auditors Office, to be
removed at any time by resolution for neg
leet OF duty or other sufficient cause an
amendment to the ordinance providing for
the employment of an accountant amend
ing the ordinances reorganizmg the Water
Department, hning the salaries of city Of
tieers, and also amending the market ordi-
nances were all read twice AID referred
The contract fol hauling was let to Rob.
ert II. Cook at 35 cents per load.
The curbing aad paving Of the north side
OF Delaware Avenue from Clayton to Unioi
street. and the curbing of the south side
Of the same street between the same
boundaries with cutters GU both sides wa:
ordered. The paving of the bed of the
same street was laid over for the present
after discussion. in which it was stated tina
, to carry forward the improvement woulj
! cost the City Railway Co large sum whicl
: they were not in a condition to meet ant
might result in the abandonment of th
Rising Sun end of the track
+, An adjournment was made to Mouda,
rext, at o 30 a. ~. when Council will NEE
al the City Surveyor office to inspect map
of grades in the OH ward