The daily gazette., 1879-02-05
CITY COUNCIL.

THOSE two DILLs-YURTHaR con-
sTDERATIUN POSTPONED UNTIL
THURsDAx NIeHT-A REAONsTHANCE
FROM THE MARSH owNEns.
An sdjou, ned meeting Of City Coun-
Gil was held last evening for the pui pose
Of considering the two bills, "The Marsh
Act" and the "Act authorizing City
Council Ito borrow SITS, 90 for the erection
of new water works"
The chair stated that d e object of the
meeting Vas for the consider alton of the
two bills.
The water bill being cal'ed up, Mr..
Payn.er said that in order 10 allow the
members more time to look into the
matter, he would move that the cpD- i'd
Grafton of the bill he laid over until
Thursday evening next. lie had cause d
q copy OF the report of tie thief Engi-
neer of the Waer Works for 1872,
placed on the desk of each member Of
Council, anu he wonld ask them tb read
he rel OF Is on pages II, II and 73, n ie-
ga d to the subject Of pue water and
the proceedings of town meeting held
ON the subject. He found that there
were several IN. mbers Of Council who
WeTc noL Iehuy W VotVs anu bc uiu hot
wish to force TIE matter OH Council or
the tax payeis7 If they did not want pure
water, he wa, with them. He would
also ask the membars to r. ad ON page ~
q se' Of resolutions adopted by Council
on March Sd, 1870; also on page S3, Il .
water from Rockford, page "a, the cost
OF building works at Rockford, a I'd the
c ,st of the mills at tie ptesent
location page 80, the flow OF the stream
ane the c. 81 ofthe water powers, pages
VI and 95. the /, port of Mr. Morris,
pages 81 and 81, the average flow of the
stream; pages ~, 100, l0l, lO2 and l03,
| in regard to the cost at Rockford, by Mr..
Morris. He thought that if the MEM
bers Of Council would read the report
they would find that the estimates for
building at Rockford had been founded
upon those furnished by the late Mr..
Morris. The motion that the matter be
laid over, was then adop ed.
The "Marsh Act" was then called up,
and be fore it was read Nj. Knight pre-
sen'ed the following communication,
which was read:
WILMINGTON, Feb. 3.
TIC the Members er City Council,
| GENTLEMEN: The undersigned own.
ers ofmarsh lads bounded by the Brandy.
wine, Christ,ana and Delaware rivers
having front on the Delaware river OF
nearly two miles, containing about one
Thousand acres, the greater part of which
is in the city limits, and is known as the
Cherry Island Marsh Company, do res
lpectfully represent, that since the annexa
ton Of this territory by the city, has been
paid into the City Treasury nearly 81 ,0O(
and that with the cost of keeping up the
banks for the past eight years amount
to $40, 900 or thereabouts In view OF
the present condition of the Delaware
front, (the banks), we would respectfully
ask that such Legislation to enable tn,
city TO aid in keeping up the banks, and
further would most earnestly remohstrat,
against the passage of the bill submitted
TO your honorable body for consideration
and we will ever prey, etc. Signed
Isaac s. Elliott, Joseph Tatnall. BENZ
Elliott, Eli Mendinbali, Geo. W. Todd
John Talley, Henry c, Mahaffy, Amo
II. Harvey, Thomas S. Robinson, Geo
w. Talley, David H Beeson, John G
Allmoud, William p. Weldin, Josepl
S. Derricks IN, George w. Lodge an
Edmund Wilson.
The bill was then read, and when CON
,pleted Mr.. Paynter moved that it be rea
aud atoped by sections, which va
agreed to.
AT he conclusion of reading the frs
which provide, that tho Mayor and CouI
. Gil shall have power to supervise IL
erection Of auy bank, dam, sluice {
drain within the city limits, aud whe
In case of a bann breaking. the own'
shall be notified to repair the san
, within As hours, or such reasonable tin
!. as may be practicable, and in case
failure the City Council to do the wol
: and charge the owner with same upC
D the lien ok, such debt to have prior
, over all other debts,
aMr. Chandler said that he wss II
ready for the Sc ction as it stood, IT did II
carry out all that was needed tt
r Cherry Island Mar-h Was not all in Il
city limits; there was over a quarter
q mile on the Delaware river, whit
was exposed to the storms, and in ca
Of bIeakage the water would come flo'
, ing in he city limits, aud Council shou
have power to reach just such Cases. II
\ City Council should have charge of |
! the banks in aud Lear the city units
order to Protect her citizens.
Mr.. ePayntef said he had the san
opinion as the gentleman from the Sc
enth Ward. The Council should ha
power to make all persons near the ci
limits who have banks On taelr proper
! repair them.
J. Mr.. Taylor said he thought the su
gestions made by Mr.. Chandler we
good ones, and he therefore moved II
The fur her consideration of the bill
postponed until Thursday evening,
order to ALLOW the gentlemen time
prepare an amendment.
The mstion was adopted, and Coun,
adjourned.