The Morning herald., 1876-05-26
CITY COUNCIL.


Business Petitions and COnsn,untcG-
io'sts-- Proposals For Bedding Streets and
Erecting C,.iverts- Orders Drosc's, Eto.
Council met last night.
President Lichtenstine in the chair.
The following petitions were favorably
reported upon and adopted.
n. Mcdaniel and Others, asking to have
cutters repaved on the north side of Sev-
enth between Madison and Windsor streets;
Adam Grubb, asking for crossing at
Twentieth and Market streets; John Rob-
erts, asking for the paving of Claymont
street on the West side, from Thirteenth
street to Vandever avenue. Amended by
Mr.. Febiger moving that the work should
not be done until October; Swift, Courtney
Beechcr & Co. asking for an extension of
water pipe on Walnut street; Daniel Camel,
asking that two dollars be refunded; one
dollar granted.
During the evening, petitions from the
parties named were presented and referred
to the proper Committees:
Patrick Cannon, asking for crossing at
Ninth and Pine, and to have certain cutters
in the vicinity paved william Candy, ex-
tension of water pipe on Tatnall street, be-
tween Eighth and Ninth. Referred to the
Water Committee, with power to:act; Mich
ael McGeary, asking the privilege to erect
another story at No. SIG Tatnall street;
John Dougherty, asking for the paving of
the head of Walnut street from Front street
to the north side of Fourteenth; Patrick
Maroney, asking that cutters be repaired on
Chestnut street from Jackson to Van Buren,;
Michael Hessin, asking that lamps be erect
ed on the southeast corner sof Sixth and
Broome, Sixth and Franklin and Sixth and
Harrison streets.
The petitions reported adversely upon
and adopted are the following:
John Davis remonstrance against the
work on Claymont street.
William Cummins asking abatement OF
water tax.
A communication from the City Solicitor
in regard to James Wolley's suit vs..
the City of Wilmington, was presented,
in which he reported in favor of leaving the
case to the decision of Messrs. Edward
Belts, Edward Bcllah and Francis Barry.
The city Treasurer reported sums III
bank to the credit of the city, as follows:
Cool Spring Reservoir, $lS,936 40; re-
demption of bonds, $700; total, $40 639.40.
The City Auditor reported the above cor
rect.
The Street Commissioner reported So
men, IL horses and carts at work In his
department for the past week. Chief OF
the Water Department, 24S men, 30 horses
and carts at work for the past week.
Pay roll, Street Department, $43S.12 !;
Water Department, $24S.55; Cool Spring
Reservoir, 81, 1,121.7O; construction of pipe,
s1O5. .93; horses and carts, $564.2l.
Proposals for grading the bed of Rodney
street from Delaware avenue to Eleventh
street, by the cubic yard, were received and
referred to the Street Committee as fol
lows:
Patrick Sullivan, 2scents; Robert Cook,
%: Thomas Connor, 80; Geo. Cochran, 20.
Proposals for erecting sewer at Tenth
and Adams streets were received and read
as follows John McCloskey, Offering to
do the work ut 318 per thousand, he to
furnish the brick, lime, sand and cement;
+. G. Simpson, offering to do the whole
work for 81 $50, lie also to furnish lime,
sand, ETC.; H. &. Peters offering to furnish
sand, brick aud lime fer Sl8 per thousand,
and to lay the stone, etc, al Sl.5O per
perch; Washington Cox to do the work
and furnishing at $50 per perch
James Butcher, to do the work and fur
nishing for $3.50; and the paving for IL cts
per yard.
Proposals for the Dupont street culvert,
were read as follows:
James Butcher, at 81 .s5 per perch, be to
do the furnishing; Washington Cox, pro
posing to cover the culvert for $3.50, inclu
ding the furnishing of covering stone; H, j..
Peters, Offering to do the covering, 9 tc., at
50 cents per foot; F. c. Simpson, offering to
do the work for $1,100. All the above pro-
posals were referred to the Street Com
mittee.
During the evening the following orders
were directed to he drawn. David Camel,
81; David H. Coyle, $433 12; Allen Ruth,
$24s 05; do. $1,121 70; do. $l05 93; do.
1864 81.
Council then adjourned.
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