Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-12-29
YESTERDAYS NEWS.
CITY COUNCIL.


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key Re.AppOiUsed.
Au Adjourned meeting Of City Counci
was held last evening. President Har
ny Sharpley in tbs chair.
Col. X. ii. Taylor presented the re-
port Of the Vaccine Pnysioians, for Ia,
past year which showed that 100 per.
sons had been vaccina,ed iu the west.
ert district aud l0s in the eastern.
The City Treasurer reported S33 s34
in bank TO the credit Of current expen
SEES,
A communication was rec. iyed from
Mayor Almond In which lie notified
Council that he has re-sppoia ,ed Daniel
b. Woodward as turnkey for the ensuing
year. The re.appointmsnt was CON
firmed.
A petition was received from Mr..
Geo. S. Grubb asking Council to take
some action towards preventing dogs
from running at large Id the streets.
Referred to the Police Committee.
Mr.. McMenamin presented petition
from Lydia s. Ford, asking Council TO
remit part Of the cost tor laying pave
ment in front Of certain property, she
not having received SUN lient notice TO
do the work. Referred to the street
COMMITTEES.
MIR. Mc9linchpy offered resolution
that at the next stated meeting q com.
mittse Of ten, one from each ward, be
appointed to take charge of the matter
OF furnishing iuel TO the poor. Adop-
ted.
On motion Of Mr.. Paynter an order
was drawn in favor OF L. b. Wood l.
Co. for 81 900 on account of contract
for new pump and wheel.
Council then went into nomination
and election OF a fire watch. Peter
Springer and John Il. Stewart were
nominated.
Mr.. Springer received Is votes, Mr..
Stewart and James Kerns !. Peter
Springer was then declared elected.
Mr.. Merris Taylor presented the in
terest list amounting 10 sl2,04j and
asked that orders 10 drawn for the va
rions boudholders for the amount due
them. Adopted.
Col. Taylor moved that orders for in
surance policies b. drawn as follows:
New Castle county Mutual, s6l.50 I;
Delaware Fire Insurance Co., $2S Far
mers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., $25.
So ordered
Mr.. Mention presented petition from
Edward Rogers asking to have curb
set and paving done on VanBuren
street between Second and Third. Re-
ferred To Street Committee.
Mr.. Merris Taylor offered an ordi-
nance making the appropriations for
the year 1850, which was read second
time.
Col. Taylor offered resolution to
the effect that it shall be ,hs duty OF
the Chief Engineer or Surveyor to ds
liver 10 the City Solicitor at his request,
such maps, papers, etc., as he may
need the City Solicitor giving receipt
Tor the same.
Col Taylor explained that the City
Solicitor often needed papers from these
offices but that Chief Engineer or Sur
veyer had no POKER to allow them to
be taken out Of their respective offices,
and he merely wished to give them
authority. The resolution was adopt
ed. Council then at ten minutes past
eight o'clock adjourned.
During the evening the following or.
ders We're drawn:
Hughes & Walker, sl3g 90; Maria Mont.
$3.50; Samuel Cr0thers, So. 81; Jones
Murine, $685.; Vim. Hawke, $40 So; Thos.
Ford, s7I.90.
After the adjournment several mem
bets remarked that there had been
more business done in less time at this
session than had been the case for a
long time.