The daily gazette., 1878-03-01
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Nee ting Last Evenin,
An Umfpm DOr1aut Session,

Regular NIeet ting Last Evening
AN Unisn POr1ant Session.
The lily Council met last evening In
regular session, President Llchtensteiu
In the chair.
The Street Committee, reported ad-
versely on the petition of Il. j. McManus
asking to have cutters on the South
side.
The same committee, made a favora-
bly, report on the petition of James l..
i,eV on and others asking TO have Du-
Pont street, curbed and paved between
Delaware and PennsylvanIa Avenues.
On the resolution of Mr.. Chandler, in
regard to the leasing of Pine, Poplar and
w ater streets, the same committee made
the folio wing report:
Your committee would report adverse
ly 10 leasing the street to either party as
proposed by the resolution, but in favor
OF opening them TO the public travel, and
allowing the railroad tracks TO lay upon
the bed Of said streets, as all otner sid
ings are allowed that is subject to tho
laws governing the same work, subject
To the approval of the Street CommiJtee.
Th. above reports were all adopted.
The Committee on Fire Companies ro-
ported that they mad according TO ordi-
nance made their annual inspection of
the Department, aud found it in q good
working condition.
They also recommended, that the
Council at as early an opportunity AZ
possible, procure "A fire alarm telegraph.
The report was accepted, and ordered to
be filed.
The Water COMMITTEES, reported In
favor of refunding ovsrpaid water tax
to James Mccormick.
Also favorably on the petit on of #. b.
+. Miller, asking to have s6 overpaid
water tax refunded.
The same commmittea reported favor
ably on the petition of Daniel McKonna
asking to have water pipes on Madison
street between Front and Second Streets
Estimated cost $140.
Gu the petition of K. T.. williamson,
asking to have water pipes extended on
Lincoln street, between Gilpin and Shall
cross Avenues. Estimated cost, s176.
All the reports were concurred in.
The City Treasurer reported 81 ,45l ,32
in bank TO the credit of current expenses.
Paid out on draft of Water Commission
ers, since ns last report, sl6l,2O. Total to
The Chief Engineer of the Water De-
partmsnt reported 46 men In his employ
for the week ending February, 10Th.
Pay roll S324,71.
The Street Commissioner reported IL
men, and single teams, in his employ
for the week ending February 23rd. Pay
roll $43,33
The following petitions and commune
cations were read, and referred to the
proper Committees: From James Eghn-
ton and 9th rs, asking TO have the grade
of Christiana Avenue, at Claymont and
Heald streets, changed, for at present I,
| In case of a high tide the Avenue Ii Gov
cred with water. From j. G. Patterson,
asking to have the west side of Adams
street curbed and paved, from Ninth
| street to Delaware Avenue.
From the Fam9 Hose Fire Company,
| asking that their appropriation be paid
them In advance, aud that there be noth-
| ing deducted.
From James L. Devon asking to have
the south side of Gilpin Avenue, cul bed
guttered and side walks paved, between
Van Buren, aud Harrison streets.
From Lea Pusey asking to have the
north side of Thirteenth street curbed
and paved, between Harrison and Frank
| lin streets,
| Mr.. Adams called up for third read,
ing, the ordinance in regard to leasing
| ths city wharf property.
| Mr.. Chandler, moved to amend section
| one by inserting that Shipley Poplar and
(, Lombard street wharves, should not be
| leased for a less sum than $50 per annum
each. Tatnall street, $50; Orange street,
$40; king street, S150; French street
500.
Mr.. Windle objected to the amend
ment as the Com mittee had already pro-
vided for that matter in the ordinance.
The amendment was lost and tho ordi-
ance passed unanimously.
| Mr.. Conrad Presented the following
bids for furnishing curb, tagging and
gutter stones, Ms advertised for Ia the
| GAZETTE: Oliver 81 Neatly, 1000 feet
of curbing, at So cents per foot; 500 feet
faggi ng, at 18t cents per foot; 1000 feet
of gutter stones, at 13i per foot.
James Murray. 900 perches of paving
stones, at ,25 per perch.
Huges & Walker, curb stone, 38t cents
per foot; tagging, 10 cents; gutter, IA
cents.
James McKendrick, cueb, curb, 40
cents per hneal foot. tagging. 20 cents
per hneal foot; gutter. 10 cents per hneal
foot.
| p. Tyre, curb, 40 cents; tagging, %
| cents; gutter, IL Gents.
James Montgomery, paving stone,
| 81 ,25 per perch.
On motion adjourned.
ORDERS.
During the evening the following Or
ders were directed to be drawn:
DR.. 4. l.. West, 50; f B. H.. Miller, Sc;
Hiram w. Moore, $l36.67; E. H. Hoag-
l lanh IN