The daily gazette., 1878-06-07
The .City Council.
REGULAR MEETING, LAST EVENING
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
PROPOSALS. FOR CLEANING
THE GrpEETS

PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
PROPOSALS FOR CLEANING
THE STREETS.
City Council met last evening, in regu-
lar session, President Lichtenstein, in the
chair.
The Street Committee, reported favor
ably upon the petition of +. f. Gallagher,
asking for tagging at Eighteenth and
West streets; estimated cost, $50. Adopt
ed.
The same committee, upon the petition
of Il. p. Williamson, asking to be allow
ed to use quantity of curb stone which
he has on hand; reported that the city
charter defined the size and quantity of
curb stone, and that no person, or coun-
ell had right to violate said charter.
The report was adopted.
The Water Committee reported favor
ably upon the petition of Edwin Forrest,
asking to have water pipes laid on Adams
street between Seventh and Eighth, esti-
mated cost, $3.50.
Previous to the adoption of the report,
Mr.. Baker chairman of the committee,
stated that he wished to make a state
ment. The committee find upon a care
ful examination of their appropriation,
that they just barely had enough to buy
coal and pay wages with for balance of
the year. The committee could not
stand in the way of improvements, and
he hoped that unless Council desired to
create floating debt that they would
vote against the report ofthe committee.
The report was adopted.
The committee on opening streets, on
the petition of J. S. Lee, asking that a
grade be established on Tenth street, be-
tween Lincoln and Union; reported that
the grade had already been established.
Adopted.
The same committee, reported unfav-
orably upon the petition of j. p Cornell,
asking that Jefferson street be opened
from Front to the railroad. Adodted.
favorably report was made by the
same committee on the petition of Doane
& Speakman, asking to have Sherman
street opened and graded. Estima
ted cost, so. Adopted.
The same committee, reported in favor
of rejecting all the bids for the grading
of Ninth street. Adopted.
The same committee reported adverse
ly to accepting the deed of Edmund
Springer, for piece of land called Con
rad street, unless brought to grade. Adopt
ed.
The deeds of Washington Hastings, and
j. A. McCaulley, were accepted, and or
dered to be recorded.
The City Treasurer reported $9,1S4.94
in bank, to the credit of current expenses;
paid out on draft of Water Commission
ers, since last report $437. 80; total to date
$97, ,297.43.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De-
partment, reported 33 men in his EN-
ploy for the week ending June 4th;' pay
roll, $225.75.
men and double teams, for week ending
JUNE. list; pay roll, $311.9l.
The following petitions and eommuni
cations, were presented, read and referred
to the proper committees:
From Robert Smith and others, pray
ing that Council take no further action
on the ordinance now before them in re-
gard to prohibiting cows running at
large within the city. The petitioners are
residents of that part of the Seventh
Ward known as the "Forty Acres"
From Charles III. ID. Bedford, COM
planning that the gutter on the north side
of Fourth street, from jackson to Broome,
was too small, and in case of heavy
rain would not carry the water off. He
asked Council to have the present
gutter taken up, and large one put
down.
From William Candy, calling atten-
ton to the condition of the sidewalks on
Delaware Avenue from Jefferson to Mad
ison streets. He asked that Council have
a nine feet pavement laid, in place ofthe
present one.
From Washington Hastings, asking
Council to reconsider their action in re-
gard to curbing and paving the west side
of Poplar street, north of Eleventh.
From Edward Bringhurst asking that
some curbing be done in the vicinity of
Eighth and Broome streets, as the Will
mington Fountain Society were about to
erect fountain there for the benefit of
those visiting the park. On motion of
Mr.. Conrad, 1t was referred to the Street
Committee with power to act.
From George Churchman, asking to
have the curb line Strengthened on Adams
street, between Eleventh and Delaware
Avenue.
From George II. Bowman, asking for a
position in the surveying department.
Mr.. Conrad, presented the following
proposals for cleaning the streets, and
removing the garbage:
Daniel j. Mcbride, garbage, $500
" cleaning streets $3.50
James McIltire, garbage, 1880
Samuel Curry, garbage, LIST and
2nd districts 1850
Samuel Curry, cleaning and re-
moving ashes, 9,7OO
Benz. Ewing, garbage, 2,75O
Hugh Patton, garbage, and
streets, in the 3rd and 4th dis, $500
Hugh Patton, garbage End dis, 1,2O0
r. ii. Cook, and streets 1880
John Mcdonnell, LIST district 975.50
End 1000
city 1915.
The bids for the same work last year
rim from, cR SnQ rul,inl, I,ticn the nrasnnt