The Morning herald., 1878-03-01
CITY COUNCIL. :

CITY COUNCIL. r0E
A stated meeting of City Council was
held last night, President Lichtenstein in
the chair. a.Ht,@@
The Street Committee reported on the
following petitions: ;a..-s. .s.z.rss@sss
J. McManus, asking for guttering and
Crossings on the South side Of Dupont st.,
between Delaware and Pennsylvania avenue.
Favorably. 1919 sg' v.
The Water Committee reported IN refer-
cnce to previous resolution, 10 the leasing
of Pine street, from Second'to Water streets
by the P.,W. q B. Co and Pusey, Jones &
Co. "Your committee would report ad.
versely to the leasing the street to either
party as proposed by the resolution, but in
favor of opening It to the public travel, ard
allowing the railroad track, to lay upon the
bed of said street as all other sidings are
allowed that are subject to the laws govern
ing the same work subject to the spprsval
of the Street Commissioner accepted.
. The Committee on Fire Companies re-
ported that, according to the requirements
Of Council, they had made their annual In
spection of the fire companies and found
everything in good order. In the latter
part of their report, they requested Council
at some early date, 10 adopt the fire alarm
telegraph. Accepted and filed. .aG3 es
City Treasurer Vincent reported total
balance In bank to the account of cur
rent expenses Of S21 ,451 so. He also re-
ported having paid out to the Water Com
missioners, on account Of the Cool Spring
Reservoir. Since his last report, s15l,20
and in total $s3, ,971 .43. 81 rsst0* Sr&l
The Water Committee reported favorably
upon the following petions. "a adl FL
James Mccormick and B. F. Miller, ask
Ing 10 have water tax refunded. 4ra MnsE
s. McKenney, asking for the extension of
water pipes on Madison street between
Sixth and Seventh streets, cost, 500. .,..
Chief Engineer; Gallagher, Of the, Water
/ Department, reported 4e men employed for
the week ending February Goth. -. oJ,
Street Commissioner Hoagland reported
10 men and single teams employed during
the week ending Feb. s3. 2>1 III .'4' 49, q"
The following petitions and communica>
tions were read and referred :es% '&972 O.
F. Bennett and others asking to have the
grade of Christiana avenue, betw cen Clay,
mont and Heald streets raised, as during
high tide the residents Of, the vicinity suffer
great annoyance from overlooked cellars
J. G. Patterson and others, asking to have
west side of Adams street, from Ninth to
Delaware avenue curbed and paved With the
necessary crossings. , 4ga, vep |,Issd
The Fame Hose Company asking for their
appropriation short time in advance. y, 60
J. l.. .Devou and others asking to have
south side Of Gilpin avenue, between, Van
Buren and Harrison streets curbed guttered
and sidewalk paved. S.' " '".'.''.'-
E. Pusey and other, asking to have N.
side Of Thirteenth street, curbed, paved,
and guttered. e@s. p sHet.1 7'
Tbs ordinance regulating the leasing Of
wharf property Of the City Of Wilmington
was brought up for third reading and
passed, .t...s..... g.. .-..
'Tbe Street Committee prese nted the fol-
lowing proposals for furnishing curbIng
tagging and gutter stone. ....
Oliver g. Mealley, 900 feet of curbing,35
cents per foot; 500 feet of tagging, 1SL
per foot; 1000 feet Of gutter stsne, 1917
cents per foo. James Murray, 800 perches
Of curbing, tagging ard guttering 81 eS per
perch; Hughes s. Walker, curbiug sSk
cents per foot, tagging 10 cents, euttering,
IA cents: James McKendrick, l 900 feet Of
curbing 40 cents, 500 feet Tagging 80 cents,
1000 feet of guttering 10 cent?, p. p. Tyre,
curbing 40 cents, tagging rs cents, gutter.
ing 10 cents per foot; James Montgomery,
furnished stone at $l25 per perch. Re-
ferred. ,...
After directing number Of orders to ba
drawn, Council adjourned.
DR.. West, 50; e. H. Hoagland, s5,07;
Pay Roll Street Department, $4S 3S; Pay
Roll Water Department, 1894 n.
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