The Morning herald., 1876-07-21
CITY cOUNClL.
Petjtions offered and Aetsd Upon- Orh1DV
DrasC,s Cool 0prSsO RessrUotr.

Pstisions OFFERED and Acssd Upos- Ora1poS
Drcscn Cool SprssO RsssrseSr. Y.
City Council met in regular eession
last evening, with President M. u. Liteh-
enstein In tho chair.
Street Commissioner reported adversely
on petition Of VIM. Allison and others, ~
paving Claymont street. Al. Hart and
others, pett tion to have MacAdamizing o. \
tial pavement put down instead; adverse
report. Walton e. Bro, to have gutteringI
and repairing done at Second an6
King, report adversely on gutterin9 ~
recon mended repairs. T. Francis 10 havol
Fourth street, below Walnut taken np and
cobble stones placed there, adverse report.
All of which were adopted.
Petition from Pusey Il Bro, to have WIZ
son street between Twelfth and Thirto<nth
street, cur5ed and paved. Adopted.
Petition from John NJ. Dunn to. haxo
Eveventh street north Of Madison, peYe1
and curbed. Adopted.
Petition from John f. Bostic, to hayea
water pipe laid on DUPONT street, adverse
report adopted.
w., H. Swift, for six-inch water pipo
on Fifteenth street between King and Wal,
nut. Adopted.
W. H. Pierson to have certain houses
supplied with water from Eighth street
basin, reverse report. Adopted.
Bond Committee report having examined
bone of policemen, Chief and Chairmen Of
different committees, and found eli to be
correct and acceptable. Adopted.
The special committee on Cool Spring
Reservoir, reported that they had met the
Governor as directed ard he deemed 1t mex
pedient at this time to convene the Legisla-
ture because of the business not being Of
sufficient importance. Report adopted.
Communications read and referred TO the
proper committees as follows:
From j. s. Rowland, Second ward, to have
sewer running from Water street to Christ
lana river repaired. From e. Moore, to
have capitation tax refunded, as he paid
twice. From Alfred Lee, to have the cul-i
vert enlarged at Fourteenth and West
streets.
G. Stroehl to have paving done on Winsor
between Seventh and Eighth streets. s1s
From 7. Cory, to have guttering done
on Taylor street and Buttonwood street. J.
Bradford to have DUPONT street graded.
q. Ferris, to have guttering done in tho
Ninth ward. .5
| Ordinances were read secoud time to
have sewer constructed on Eighth street
over Shipley's run.
Proposals were received for paving Church
street, from w. B. Davis, for cents per
square yard, and j. F. Simmons and John
Il. Schuffer, for Z cents per square yard.
Proposals for stone were received as fol-
lows: From Hewes g. Walkers at S4K cents
per linear foot; Belvue Quarry Co., S3A
cents; j. McKendrick, 37H cents; P. r.
Tyre, 81 cents; Coolings & Oliver, 81 cents,
lC. W. Horn, 80 cents. Referred to com-
mittee.
F. Vincent, City Treasurer, report $IS,
923.49 in Union National Bank to the
credit of the City as follows; Cool Spring
Reservoir, $3O65.56; Current Expenses.
$40 500, ,ss Redemption Fund, 500. Street
CommissiaiaeEreport SO men, 20 horses and
carts employed. Pay Roll, $5Sl.S4.
Water Department report 36 men at work.
Pay Roll, $343.74. -o
On motion adjourned. -
Daring the evening the following orders
were drawn: P. Reynolds, $500; q. D.
Hickman, $21.S5. *.