The daily gazette., 1879-06-20

CITY COUNCIL,

REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING"
NUMBER OF FAVORABLE REPORTS Hf
TIE STREET COMMITTEEMAN
OF CONTRACTs-PROPOsA OPENED
THE TAX RATE FOR THE COMING YEAR
THE COUNTY BUILDINGS.
City Council met in regular session
last evening, and transacted a cOusider-
able amount of business.
President Lichtenstein occupied the
char.
The Street Committee, on the petition
of A. q. Curtis, asking for the curbing.
paving and grading of Shallcross Avenue
from Riddles road to Union street,
reported in favor of the curbing and pa
wing, at an estimated cost Of S450. The
report was adopted. The matter OF grA-
ding was, on motion Of Mr.. Townsend
referred to the Opening Streets Com
| mittee.
On the petition of j. B. Carpenter ask
ing that the cutters on ClaymOnt street,
same committee made favorable report
Estimated cOst,.S75.
An adverse report was made by the
same committee on the petition Of VIM.
Bush, asking that a quantity of rocks be
removed from the bed of Front street,
between Franklin and Broomo streets.
The report was adopted.
| uG ICmOUStIduCc vi 4Ikundh
stOn against the petition Of William r.
Westbrook, asking permission to erect
telephone poles on Jeffers On street, from
Ninth street to the city limits, was with
drawn, as was also the petition of w m.
L. Westbrook.
On the communication of Isaac Hindk-
ley, and the Pussy & Jones Co., in re-
gard to filing up part of Stallcup Run,
the same committee reported in favor of
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cisnt size to carry off the water. The
work to be done under the direction of
the Street Committee. Adopted.
The same committee on the petition of
Harlan Cause, asking for the curbing,
kuttering and pavingOf Poplar street, be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth street; also
crossing ON the east side ofTw elfth and
Poplar street, made favorable report;
estimated cost, $40. Adopted.
The same committee ON the petition OF
the Phpnix Fire Company, asking for
the fling stones that were used in front OF
the Washington Fire Company's old en-
glue house, made a favorable report,
which was adopted.
The same coElmittee reported in favor
of awarding the contract for the building
of a sewer at Sixteenth and DUPONT
str, cts, to A. s. Reed, for the sum Ol
S8i7. Adopted.
The contract for..repaving Front street
from Shipley to Walnut and Shipley
from FroLt to Second. and Second from
Shipley to Orange, was awarded to q
II. u. Simmons & Son, at 10 cents pei
cubic yard.
The Water Committee, on the petit on
OF James Barnes, asking that Council
refund him S22.17, paid for the laying oil
water pipes in front of his mouse, Tenth
and Walnut streets, reported that the
Legislature had passed an act In regard
to the matter, but had made no pr0vi.
} sions for the refunding CT any amounts
, Already paid. On motion of Mr.. Pay n
ter the matter was referred to the Law
Committee, that they might ascertain
all the facts in regard to the case.
The Lamp Committee reported favor
: ably on the petition of J. T. Heald ask
u ing for lamp on Jefferson street be
II tween Tenth street and Delaware ave
nue.; estimated cost $3.50.
= The City treasurer reported 500. 1H4
+ in bank to the credit ofcurrent expenses
t paid out on draft of Water Commission
b ers since last report the sum of = =
: and In total to date the sum of $149
a 5565U.
It The Chief Engineer of the Waite
: Department reported 33 men in his EN-
y ploy for the week ending June 9TH; pa
d roll, S27l34.
b The Street Commissioner reported
j. men, 6 double and / single teams in hi
= employ for the week ending June 14tt
II pay roll, $198.A.
PETITIONS AND CoMMuNIcATIoNs.
y The following petitions and commun
a cations were introduced, read and r,
4. ferref:
- From A. Peterson, asking the privileg
i of taking dirt from Front and Rodne
% streets, for the purpose of filing up til
~ ~ sidewalk in front of his house az Secon
10 and Searles streets.
Il From Franklin Wright asking for IL
az guttering and paving of the west side {
le Monroe street, from Eighth as far as IL
10 curb extends.
~ A similar petition from the san
v gentleman, asking for the gutterlng az
I'd paving of the same street land same SD
O. from Ninth street, as far as the curb O.
IN tends.
5r From Jacob F. Weldin, asking thi
the cutters be paved on the northwe
ID side of Gilpin avenue from Jackso
h. street, running back as far as the curb.
o. From w. r. Westbrook, asking pe
g. mission, TO erect telephone p1ies :
an Adams street from Ninth to the Brand
an wine. On motion of Mr.. lynch Il
IN petition was referred to the Street Coz
nv mittee with power to act.
- From w. Fl. Swift asking that Fol-
of reenth street, be g.aded and filed
from the east side of Walnut street,
of the west siue of Poplar street.
i From j. T. Cause, stating that he hi
inf laid the foundation for the macadam
'ar ing of Rodney street, between Eleven
/ / street and Pennsylvania avenue, and
acc he desired TO finish the work, he ask
of council to furnish the material and
nj would do the work free of cost.
.or Mr.. Taylor presented the fOllowi
he letter from George Gray, Esq
he NEW CASTLE, June 10th, 1879
est .r re- n.a,, G
,o i have prepared deed for the conv,
w, w ance of the lot for the new Court Hot
aaI to the Trustees named in the act
,nn m Assembly. Will you be good enough
do prepare and have passed tonight
"A. resolution directing the conveyan