The Morning herald., 1877-12-21
CITY COUNCIL,
REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT.

t REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT.
A regular stated meeting of City CsuncI
was held last night, President Lichteastei
presiding. atts, .la
The Street Committee reported favorable
on the petition Of D. ". Todd and others
asking for crossings at Delaware avepu
and West street.
City Treasurer Vincent reported tota
balance In bank to the account Of cur.
rent expenses of $4,1s9.el. He also re.
ported that he had paid out in drafts ia
the Water Commissioners, sll,s65.
Total, 72,41O.27. .
Chief Engineer Gallagher, of the Water
Department, reported 26 men employed.
Street Commissioner Hoagland reported
IL men, 8 double teams. and single teams
employed in repairing and cleaning streets.
The following petitions and communica,
tions were presented and referred:
The Wilmington Steamship Company
asking for permission to lay railroad
track on King stIeet from the Railroad to
Christiana river. to connect with the p,
W. & B. R. R. ,..... II, ..-,.-''
Frank Megaw and others, asking for the
extension of water pipes from Lincoln street
down to shallcross avenue, east 10 Scott,
thence from Shallcross avenue aloug Scott
north to connect with the water pipes along
Lincoln street, near Lowering avenue and
Scott street. -
Mr.. Johuson moved that the thanks of
Council be rendered to the Fire Department,
for their serenade at the banquet on Tues
day evening last. r... ... .,r.,.....
Mr.. Maxwell moved to amend, as there
were only three companies present, and
that they only be included.
Amendment accepted and resolution
passed.
The Committee on Lamps presented the
following prop ,sals received for furnishing
coal oil and lighting the lamps for the year
1878:
COAL OIL. ..,.
James Bradford, % cents per gallon.
C.s. Middletown, II {"
A. B. Vandever, 1917
The Baltimore Gasoline Street Lamp Co.,
bid in which they offered to
place their lamps throughout the city in
place of the oil lamps now in use, and of.
'ered to furnish oil at Is cents per gallon.
Referred back to the Committee.
LIGHTING LAMPS. '1
E. Green, whole city, 81, 1856.
". spenser, whole city, 1890; first dis,
Jrmes Maharty, whole city, 81, 100; first
district, $500. .. ,.r.-
Charles H Hughes. whole city, 81 $50;
econd district, $500.
John G. Phillips, whole city, 81 $50
James O'Niel, whole city, 81, 500.
James Fletcher, whole city. 2,2so.
Hiram W. Moore, whole city, 81, $40.
4. Pickles. whole city, $4,000.
Michael Kelly, whole city, s1,675; first
Istrict, $500.
Elijah Barton, whole city, $l,650, three
istricts west Of Market, 1915; first dis.
Fict, $3.50; third district, $24O; fifth dis
rict, $3.50.
W. B. Hall, whole city, 81, 900.
Il. Fl. Chadwick, whole city, S2,O3
On motion the bids were referred back to
le Committee.
Mr.. Chandler presented the pay roll for
,e Engineering Department for sos,
mong the parties for whom the order wss
rawn, was J. Brock Starr, f. assisting In
le Survey and Engineering Department.
Mr.. Maxwell stated that be bad refused
} sign the report, as be knew not why Mr..
;arr was employed.
Mr.. Chandler. Mr.. Starr is employed to
} whatever the Chief Engineer directed.
Mr.. Taylor. thought the sflce of Clerk
the Registrar of the Water Works was
'olished last December. o. account of
onony. It seems now a. II the offlce was
vived. I don't object 10 paying Mr.. Starr,
1t the office should be discontinued. s..
Mr.. Windle. The reason Mr.. Starr was
nployed was because the Chief Engineer
rs away from his Office the greater part of
6 day, attending to the building of the
wers.
Mr.. Taylor said that he was ereditably
formed that If the Chief Engineer en-
Dyed sn engineer, it would be benefit to-
e city, but the present incumbent could
none. D. ,. .
The Pay Roll was then passed. ga
President Lich enseiu named the follow
: committee to distribute fuel during the
ming winter Messrs. Lynch, johnson,