Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-11-03
CITY COUNCIL.

EXTENSION OF WATER PIPEs-THE COAL OIL,
CONTRACTORS FERRETED oUT-DEFEAT OF
THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR ExTRAoR-
DINARY APPROPRIATIONS.
The following reports were made and
adopted For the extension of water pipe
on 18th street, favorably, estimated cost
$75; for constructing culvert at Riddles
Road and Delaware Avenue, favorably; for
extension of water pipe on Pennsylvania
Avenue, to Scott and Lincoln street. favor.
ably, estimated cost, 1920; for extension
Of water pipe on Buena Vista street; favor.
bly,, estimated cost 5000; for gradings Clay
mont street. from Delaware Ayenue To
Fourteenth street.
The City Treasurer reported $71. 81 to the
credit Of Cool Spring Reservoir, $3558. 81 to
current expenses, and $500 to the reCiemp-
tion'o bonds; total $433U48.
The Street Commissioner reported 55
men, double and single teams employed,
and the Chief Engineer Of the Water Works
reported 80 men and one cart employed,
The Registrar of the Water Department
reported $4025 collected during the month
of October.
The follow ing pay rolls were read and Or
dered to be paid Street department, $685.
25; water department $232; police depart
ment $l591.6O; miscellaneous pay roll,
$144l. so.
Mr.. Febiger stated that neither the Jour
nal nor the Ledger of the Water Depart
ment have been entered up during the last
year, and the accounts of the late Registrar
remain unclosed. Nothing but the cash
and credit book had been kept up, and the
Registry book had been found stored away
in the garrett, without an entry having been
made In 1t for two years, and as it was i'm
possible to keep the accounts correct with
out the entries being made, he moved that
the committee be instructed to employ a
clerk not exceeding two months. The re-
port was adopted.
Mr.. Jones, from the Lamp Committee re-
ported that he had seen the contractor for
furnishing oil, William Allen, and his securi-
ty, James Barkley, and that he had been
told by them to go on and furnish the oil
and that they would make good whatever
loss the city sustained. He then offered
the following resolution, which was adopted:
ReSotCed, That the clerk notify William
Allen and James Barkley his security, that
they have failed to supply the city with oil
according to their contract, and that they
will be responsible for any loss to the CITY
in consequence.
Mr.. Pickles called up for a third reading
the ordinance for the relief Of certain ap-
preparations for the year 1876
Mr. Febiger called for and had read that
part Of the City Charter which bore upon
that subject, and argued therefrom that
there was nothing in the Charter which
could be so construed as to warrant an ex.
traordinary appropriation.
Mr.. Pickels thought there was nothing in
the Charter to forbid two thirds of Coup-
Gil to determine what should be called an
extraordinary appropriation.
On the motion of Mr.. Pickels to fill the
blank for the opening and grading of
streets with $1,000, only five Republicans
voted for it, and all the Democrats and
four Republicans against it. The items for
repairing and cleansing streets, for sewers.
and for incidental expenses, were ali de-
teated by a similar vote, when on motion of
MIR. Pickels further action on the ordinance
was indefinitely postponed.
An order was drawn for the Weccacoe Fire
Company Of $500, and one for Patrick Car
berry for $97 for grading two squares of
Walnut street, after winch Council ad-
journed.