The daily gazette., 1878-07-12
The City Council.

Il
"sHINNER"QUEsTIoNC COMING UP AGAIN
Two VALUABLE ADvERTIsING ME-
| DIUMs.
| City Council met in regular session, last
( evening, President Lichtenstein in the
chair.
The Street Committee, reported adver-
| sely on the r-monstrance of Washington
Hastings and others, against the paving
of Poplar street, above Tenth. Adopted.
Same committee reported in favor OF
rejecting all proposals for cleaning the
streets, inasmuch as the ordinance requir-
ing the work to be done by contract has
been repealed. Adopted.
The Water Committee reported ia
vorably on the petition of VIM. Bright,
tor the refunding of $40, overpaid water
tax. Adopted
Same committee reported favorably on
, the petition of James j. Walker for
, water pipes on Davis street; estimated
cost, S106 Adopted.
, The City Treasurer reported; Balance
in bank subject to current expenses,
Sl5,074.84; paid during the week on the
draft of the Water Commissioners,
Sl562.94; total paid to date, S102,911.34.
The Street Commissioner reported 46,
!, men, 6 single and double teams employ
ed in the Street Department; pay roll
S245 80.
The Chief Engineer reported % men
> rolf S195.OO.
p The Auditor reported collections for
the week amounting to $24S.06.
Petitions and communications were
read and referred, az follows:
From Thomas Worrell and others foi
L paving and guttering on Fifth street, be
tween Washington and Willing
D. From Anna NJ. Barr for permission tc
,, erect two story frame back building al
i | yOD6 Market street. Ninth Ward,
From Henry +. Whitaker and others
=: for curhng, guttering and paving on the
> west side OF Van Buren, street, between
= Chestnut and Elm.
From VIM. Dean, chairman of the Exc
cutive Committee of Pomona Grange, o
y New Castle County, petitioning Counci
n to enact an ordinance restricting the salt
of oleomorgarine under the name of but
ter in the street market. Also, petition
y ing Council to grant any farmer the righ
to stand in the market and sell the entire
&c products of his farm, on the payment o
such amount as license as the Counci
l. may enact. The petition claimed tha
Ia this would benefit the farmers, who ar,
forced to sell their live stock to tn,
e "butchers' monopoly" who make then
IS sell at less than the cost of production
-, while they Qhe butchers) sell to the peo
y pie at exhorbitant prices. Under thu
le present system, the petition claimed, thu
n farmers were prevented from benetittinl
the city by the payment of this license
Z and at the same time from supplying th'
a. city with food at much cheaper rate
=. than they are now obliged to pay. Th'
IL petition was referred to the Committe
.e on Public Buildings.
\ On motion of Mr.. Windle, an order 70
S20,0 900 was directed to be drawn in tavo
l. John Peoples, cashier of Union Nationa
ia Bank, to meet a note falling due.
Nv Conrad nffprad n Trnam hla and res
er olution setting forth that the Street Con
of mittee had advertised for proposals TO
:. building two dry walls over Prices Rur
~ on Fourteenth street, and two walls owe
Is Staulcups Run, and had received no re
"A sponsed NoTE.-The advertisement wa
not inserted in the GAZETTE and author
III izirg the Street Committee to procee
"a with the work and have it done under tn
direction of the Street Commissioner
" Adopted.
In ORDERS:
During the evening, orders were dire'
ted to be drawn, as follows:
=, Francis Vincent, Sc 80; q. f. Thoma
W. & Co., S72 rs; James McIntire, $39l 6t
ID, b. L. Perkins, So 93; A. NJ. Quinby & Co
nd $40 45; Joseph Flanagan, $3.50 "a; E,
nu ward Forrest,6 6 81; j James Murray, 432 .
H.. II. McKaig, S2S5 03; q. I'll. Simmons
Son, Washington st. $766 98; Club Stabl
he So %; JONES Mckendrick. So3 80; Phil
\ Lynch, S66 90; VIM. & Thos. Davidson
ILL., Sc 90; James Harrigan, S57 70; Dav
n Klund, SIG 20; Sam'l. CoyIe. S119O
nd Sam'l e. Bradford, $50 80; E. @. Stotsel
iAu burg & Son, S3i &c; j amrs & Bro, $50 8
on Hille & Jones, S28 l41; Benz Hirst, 81
81; 2. Chandler, 81 as;
e. S. Carr, ST so; Morris, Tasker & Ct
S24 80; Pusey, Jones & Co, 81 90; Geo. y
out S4i 04; II. l., Tatnall & Son, 81 81; Jul
lat Kenton, SO 00 j. III. Hawkins, $40
- VIM. S. Hayes $40 IL; VIM. S. Wa
ho1 S2l 30; Cardwell & Wall, $34 %: Ora
len vile Worrell, sic 90; James III. Bege
avs S347 %; B. f. Hirst, SIC 63 Remington
Co, s3 SO; VIM. S. Bullock, $40 II; Gt
W. Stone, S23 81; VIM. 3. Norton, s22
~ S25 04; c. F. Thomas & Co., So 80; W
oe Coal Gas Co, ,S72 40; James ~ Bro, ,ss
as l.. f. Adair, S40 IL. f. Pickles. S3o4
troll S. d. Paschall, $50; w. w. Simmol
,da S97 OF; James Toner, $40; Ferris q q
"uo rett, Sl5o; Gawthrop & Bro, S6 20;
orts Chandler, 81 81; Louisa Myers, $40; q
TX a Isle q Henderson, SAC o3; Adams
f. Robinson. S32 95 Lobdell Car VIII
oms Co, s122 II q. Pickles, s37 10; Parry
Ier- Bro, S19 81 Thos. d. Beeson, S28
!. in Thos. NJ. Ogle, SO 70 C. +. Thomas, 81
5or Ferris & Bro, 50 S. w. McCaulley
)or- Eastburn Il Armstrong, So so; VII G.
ap- Gas Co., Sll amts u GRO, 20 ~ M ~
avail b. Woodward, Sal "a Ponder " 10y s'.
ra send, S13; Smith Il Paynter, $12 93; Eli
& jackson, S24 90 Howard o. Ogle,
James O'Toole, S26 25; L. S. r. But
$50 10 James &S Webb, Sc 75i Geo.
ness Vernon & Son, $50 5S; Geo. OByrne
Co. Bro, $40 Is; VIM, Bright, $40 Ad
nVe Waller, 50 80; Melerts & CO., S21l
that Homer Barry, So 61 W. u y. IL. 5aos Il:
very 200 20 90 1oinS Hmas' - ~ 5o a. nei " 0'
min James Murray, 50; John Peoples, ca
,ns. ier Union National Bank, S2o,Ooo; y
ops c. Gordon, $3.50; James L. Brown, 81
uld Adjourned.