Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-08-12
LOCAL NEWS.
City Council.


AN EVENING OF FIELD PRAcucE-FIR1SG ALL
ALONG THE LINEs-MR. MURPHEY's MAIDEN
sPEECH-soME DEMOCRATIC ExcEssEs TX
POSED.
An adjourned session OF the City Council
was held, last evening, Mr.. McIntire presi-
ding.
The following petitions were read and re-
ferred to have Second street paved on
both sides of the new market house from
Henry Tatnall to have $3.50 capitation tax
refunded, he being minor when assessed;
from Bauduy Simmons to have the percent
age on 5000 refunded, it having been
paid twice /; from the Harlan and Hollings-
worth Co. to have the tax on an office as
sessed at $4,000 refunded, it having been
ordered to be struck from the assessment
by the Board of Appeals from John B.
Fisher to have $412 capitation tax refund.
ed, he having been assessed at 5000 when
it should have been 5000 to have Shipley
Run culvert on Seventh street repaired; to
pave gutter on the South side Of Second
between Vanburen and Harrison streets /;
to pave gutter on Bennett between Eighth
and Taylor from the Trustees of the
Union African Church, protesting against
the paving Of Walnut Street to pave gut
ter from Eighteenth and Tatnall down Tat
nall to Jessup's Road to have gutter made
and paved at Fifth and Adams streets.
Mr.. Pyle offered a communication from
Henry Pretzchner, chairman of the commit
tee OF property holders on Fourth street,
asking a suspension Of collecting ASSESS
| ments for the matchmaking of that street
until their committee was heard from.
Mr.. Febiger presented a petition from
Mrs Samuel Shepherd and six others, with
drawing their names from the petition ask
ing to have Walnut street paved, and re-
monstrating against the same. A motion
| by Mr.. Feblger to adopt took the Democrats
by surprise, and in order to afford oppor-
tunity to collect their thoughts Mr.. Nc
Menamin called for the yeas and nays. A
senseless discussion then ensued on the
part of the majority, they resisting the
granting of the privilege asked, endeavoring
to sustain their position by reported de
cision of Judge Gilpin and by the alleged
| custom of Council. The fact is, however,
that no such custom ever prevailed, it hav-
ing been the uniform practice to erase
names when asked. The motion prevailed,
the Republicans voting solidly for it, and
Messrs. McGlinchey, Paynter and Pyle
(Democrats) voting with them. MIR. Nc
Glinchey expressed himself as opposed t6
force in this matter.
Mr.. Febiger offered q resolution instruct
ing the Street Committee hereafter to make
a separate pay roll for all men employed
and paid from the appropriations for open
ing streets.
Mr.. Febiger said that in the discharge o.
his duty in signing checks for bills passed
the night before (having been Presiden
pro tenl) he was struck with the larg'
amount of money charged against the Com
mittee ON Opening Streets. Not only that
but sundry bills have been passed by th,
Street Committee and put to the appropria
| tiOn for opening streets, In looking ovel
the check book, to his great surprise III
found large amounts charged against thi
appropriation by the Street Committee TO
work that should have been done by con
u tract. rs the work for opening and grading
streets had always 4s-e-e desss-by contract
The following are some Of the amounts d
charged: