The daily gazette., 1876-07-15
The City Council.
Adjourned MISUNDERSTANDING ths
business 1f Thursdiay Night
Petitions, Reports, &c,

Petitions, Reports, &c.
The City Council met in adjourned
session, last evening, President Lich.
tenstein IN the chair.
The City Treasurer reported: Bal
ance in bank subject to reservoir, 49,
60O.3 30; to current expenses, $13, 1885,
"a; to the redemption of bonds, $500,
total, $17, 7,62G.64.
Petitions and communications wera
read and referred as follows:
From j. Morton Poole s. Co.. asking
that the sewer at the foot of Orange
street be enlarged, as 1t is now too
small, and causes their works to be
flooded at every rain. Referred to the
Street Committee and the CITY Sur
veyor with power to act.
From Swift, Courtney, Beecher &
Co., and others, complaining that the
three-inch water pipe on 18th street,
from King to Walnut, is too small,
and asking that six-inch pipe he sub
stituted therefor. Referred to the Wa
ter Committee with power to, act.
From Philip Quigley, stating that
since he had commenced the work of
rebuilding the Fourth street wharf, in
accordance with the terms of his lease,
the wharf lines had been extended,
causing him to build out surther in
the Christiana. at an extra expense of
$500. and asking that this amount be
refunded.
Mr., Paynter said that the work of
repairs had been commenced before
the lines had been given by the City
Surveyor, and that the parties had
been warned by the Public Buildings
Committee to hold back the work un :
til the lines were obtained.
The petition was referred to the
Public Buildings Committee.
From w. ID. Primrose and others.
asking that the houses ON Seyenth at.
from Monroe to Adams, be supplied
with water from the Rodney street ba-
sin, as the present supply is Inadequate
From Benz. Ewing, asking a recon-
sideration of the report by which, at
the previous meeting, his petition for
damages had been denied.
From VIM. Allen and others, for
grading and paving of cutters on 18th
street, between Claymont and Forrest
From John III. Dunn, for the curb
ing and paving of the sidewalk in
front of his house, 18th and Madison
The Street Committee, on the pcti>
! tion of Edw. w. jackson and others
reported in favor of constructing 100
feet of cnlyert between Seventh and
Eighth. Monroe and Adams streets
, Adopted, and the Committee authoriz.
ell to advertise for proposals for the
performance of the work.
Mr.. McMenamin presented assess
ments for paving and curbing in the
western part of the city, amounting
to $1,048.29. Approved and ordered
to be entered on the lien book and
sent to the Auditor for collection.
On motion of Mr.. Pyle, q note for
$40, 900, at 80 days, was ordered to be
discounted in order 10 assist in meet,
ing a note for $4,000 due July 18th
The ordinance for the relief of the
appropriation for incidental and mis-
cellaneous expenses was read third
time and passed. 1t takes 5000 from
the fuel appropriation, $500 from fire
companies, $500 from lamps. and adds
the aggregate 81, 600 to the first named
appropriation,
The Opening Streets Committee re-
ported that the contract for grading
18th street, from Clayton to Rodney,
and Clayton and Rodney streets, from
11th street to Pennsylvania avenue,
had been awarded to Thomas Conner.
at 26s cents per cubic yard.
Council then proceeded to the con
sideration of the condition of Cool
Spring Reservoir. The discussion is
printed elsewhere.