Daily Republican., 1879-05-23
CITY COUNCIL.
Tho Session Last EveniBE-Sl50O
for Leg-Nsw telegraph Line
Business Conc Through with.

The Session Last Evenisg-sl5oo
for a Leg-Nsw telegraph Line
Business Gone Through with.
The regular stated meeting of
City Council was held last evening.
Pres. Lichtenstein in the chair.
The following petitions were reported
favorably:
From Edward McIntire for the re-
moval of an old building at 5th and
Walnut SITS. A commission was ordered
to assess damages.
From R. Craig and others asking for
curbing south side of Sd St. between
French and Walnut Streets. Cost
$50.
From Peter Garretson who petitions
that B st. bet. Townsend and Locust,
be curbed, paved and guttesed; and so
feet on Townsend St., and for crossing
at b and Townsend St. Estimated cost
$3.50.
The following petitions were refused:
From William Alsentzer and others
for crossing on King street between
Third and Fourth, on the ground that
there was crossing on either side of
the proposed site. There was consider
able discussion on this report but it
was finally amended so as to allow the
parties petitioning to make the i'm
provement if they pay the cost.
From Howard & Son, who asked for a
portion of the sidewalk, at the N. T..
corner of Front and Market Streets
The reason as stated by the committee
was because of the ordinance which
prohibits the placing Of distractions in
the street.
The proposition to erect a sewer
across B street, was rejected on the &C
count of the lack Of funds.
The following favorable reports were
made:
In favor of building sewer across
DUPONT street, at Sixteenth, to be 100
feet long, estimated cost $500. The
report was adopted and the Street Com
missioner authorized to ask for propo
sails. On the petition Of John Green,
for the extension of water pipes on
Thirteenth street, between Washing
ton and West. Estimated cost $75.
On the petition Of W. R. Brady, fol
water pipes on Conrad street, between
Van Buren, and Harrison. Estimated
cost, $25.
G. II. P. Simmons was awarded th'
contract for re-paving Market stree
from Front to the Christiana bridge fol
2411 cents per square yard.
The petition for abatement Of watel
rent to tie amount of $25 from W. D.
Dove was reported adversely upon.
Lamps were ordered to be erected, as
} follows: West side of Monroe street
between Eighth and Ninth; on Secont
street, at the intersection of Franklin
Broome, Rodney and Clayton, and OF
the south side of Second street between
7 Market and King. Estimated cost il
each case $3.50.
The City Treasurer reported I'll ,0ls.
so in bank for current expenses, AM
s2S5.e2 paid on the draft Of the Wate
Commissioners since last report, max
I ing the total paid on their draft so ia
+. S149, ,347.2l.
e Twenty three men were reported a
the force in the Water Department; pa.
roll, $207.26. Street Department A.
t men and 9 teams; pay roll, S27727
r A communication was read iron
d Thomas McClary proposing to give tt
e tho city for $500, his right to the pro
| perty extending six or eight feet Ieyon'
't the building line, he proposing to erec
d a new building.
j. The following petitions were read snt
referred.
1 The Central Union Telegraph com
9 pany, W. II. Fairbank superintendent
!, asked permission to erect TELEGRAPH
: line through the Western portion of thi
: city.
TO build screen over tho Brandy
Q wine at Slippery Bottom in order to forl
protection while bathing.
:, TO remove the stagnant water ths
Ii has been allowed to accumulate frol
v the cutters of Seventh strset, under til
t. works of the Jackson and Sharp ca
r company.
!, From the Vulcanized Fibre Compan
3 to have curbed, Laved and guttere
l. west side of Tenth street from Walnu
T. to Pine streets to curb, pave and gu'
% ter the east side of Poplar street =;
,s curb, pave and gutter south side
q Sherman street from Poplar to Lombard
: to gutter south side of Poplar froi
is Tenth to Sherman; also to place fou
crossings at Tenth and Poplar streets
and three crossings in the vicinity
Poplar and Sherman streets.
r Robert McCaulley asking for repair
r at Tenth and Pine streets and tn
If northerly side of Tenth street betwee
If Pine and Walnut streets; also to curt
d and pave sidewalk on west side OF Pin
d between Ninth and Tenth streets, an
h place flag crossings on Pine stree
y across Ninth, Tenth and Shsrma
y streets.
J. Edwin w. Thorn and others ask t
& have improved Pine street betwee
is Tenth and Eleventh for eighty or ninet
r feet on Sherman street.
A resolution was offered by M
Guthrie requiring the Law Committt
to ascertain the amount of salary du
~ y, the Board of Revision and report at tn
IL IL next regular meeting was adopted.
" A resolution requesting W.
- Westbrook, superintendent Of the Te
,; u ephone Company in this city, to pla'
y. " tell phones in the City Hall and Gil
W W offices on Sixth street, in accordan'
: with promise made by Mr.. W. whe
.. - he was by the city given permission
~ ~ erect poles. -,
y. W Proposals for furnishing coal for tt
~ Water Department, were read and r
ferred to the Water Committee.
Mr.. Taylor informed the City Counc