The daily gazette., 1879-04-18
City COuneil.


THE DIRT is LEFT TO THE STREET
COMMITTEE.
Council met in regular session last eve-
ming, President Lchtenstein in the chair.
There were but two reports from the
standing committees, but the session was
heightened out by discussion on mo-
tion OF MIR. Walton, to rescind previous
action of Council directing the d'rt from
"Quarry Lot" to be placed on Chrstiana
avenue.
The Committee on Public Buildings
reported favorably on the petition of A
bury M. X. Church asking for the use of
the City Hall during the first week of
June to hold strawberry festival.
The special committee appointed to
confer with the Levy Court IN regard to
the new county buildings, submitted the
following report from the Levy Court as
their action Oh the matter on Tuesday
last:
Resolred, That this Court af.er having
viewed the different proposed si.es for
the erection of new court house for Ne W
Castle county, iu the city of Wilmington,
deem the square situated between Tenth
and Eleventh aud Market and King
streets In said city,a the most convenient
To all the business interests land therefore
the best location for sal purpose.
Resotoed, That the attorney for this
Court, George Gray, Esq. be, and is here
by instructed to inquire into the title of
said property and that he have the neces-
sary papers prepared, conveying the whole
OF said square with the improvements
thereon from the said city of Wilmington
to the Trustees named in the bill passed
by the Legislature at the late sess on, and
entitled an act TO remove the county
couIts of New Castle county.
ResOtUed, That the clerk of this Court
be instructed to send copy of the fore
going resolutions 10 the chairman of the
committee of City Council at Whining
ton.
Mr.. Guthrie moved that the report be
referred to the Law Committee In con-
nection with the City Solicitor.
Mr.. Taylor desired to know the object
of referring the report to the Law Com
mitLee, he thought that it should be re-
ferred to the special committee appointed
to confer with the Levy Court.
MIR. Guthrie thought that the discussion
as to what committee the matter should
be referred to was very childish. The
| matter had been decided once; the City
Council had offered the Levy Court three
squares of ground, and the Court had
decided TO Ike the Tenth street square.
MIR. Lynch did not understand when
the resolutions rendering the ground to
the Levy Court, were passed that it was
the intention of giving them the whole
ground. He was in faver of giving them
part Of the ground.
Mr.. Taylor said that the whole square
was to he given to the Levy Court, he
certainly was not in favor of giving them
the Improvements on the ground. There
was a pump and pump house there that
was worth considerable money to the
city, and he did not think it should be
given away.
Mr.. Guthrie did not think tha Levy
Court would desire to take the pump
from the city. He thought that they
would allow the city to remove the pump,
and also allow the city the bricks that
are in the buildings.
Mr.. McGlinchey said that he voted to
give the Levy Court part of the ground
at the basin, and he thought the other
part should be reserved for the use OF
the city to erect city buildings on.
| The motion to refer the matter to the
P, Special Committee was adoptee.
/ The City Treasurer reported s., ,45O.70
in the bank to the credit of current ex-
penses; paid out on draft of water COM
missioners since last report the sum OF
$6o.4S and in total to-date the sum OF
$l4S, S,543.69.
The chief engineer of the water depart
ment reported 80 men in his employ fol
the week ending April 25th; pay roll
S1S7.49. The street commissioner re-
ported "a men, 8 double, and l single
team in his employ for the week end
ing April 18th; pay roll, $1Ss.e9.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following petitions aud commune
cations were introduced, read, and Ie-
terred to the proper committees:
From Joseph l.. Carpenter, asking
that the cutters on the south side of Elul
street, between Jackson and Van Buren,
streets, be paved; also various other gut
ters in that section of the city.
From John ii. Graham, asking for g
crossing on King street, between Ihirc
and Fourth streets
From David Lemon, asking council
to remit the fine and costs imposed OIL
him by the Ma. Or, for allowing his
wagons to stand in the streets in front Of
his place Of business. Also that counc
pass all OTulllaUCc dllOWllS LIS WdSOls
to stand In trout of his store.
From b. T. Moore, pastor of Sh' 'lol
Baptist church asking the council to do
nate the church quantity of building
stone, that are now lying on the sant
lot, and are now being covered up.
From Joseph Stoeckle, asking fol
lamps at the corners of Fifth and Sixth
and Monroe streets.
From William ii. Blest, asking tha
the north de of Beech street between
Maryland avenue and Harrison street, bt
be curbed ami paved.
, From S. w. McCaulley asking thai
. the curb on Pine street between Fourth
and Klund streets be reset.
On motion of Mr.. McGlinchey, the
committee appointed to nominate a
Board of Health Was increased from
: seven to ten, as the First, Third and
, Fifth Wards were not represented,
, NJ, SIS. Heusted, of the First; Price of the
/ Third, and Evans of the Fifth were ap
pointed.
Mr.. Walton moved that the resolution
!, passed by Council directing the Stree
Commissioner to have the dirt from the
: "Quarry Lot" placed on Christianf