The daily gazette., 1879-11-29


TALK ABOUT srALIkUP Run SEW
ER-OTHER BUSINESS.
At the meeting of Council. last night,
adjourned from Thanksgiving night,
Mr.. McMenamin from the Street Com
mittee presented the bid of James Muir
ry, for furnishing stone, at 10 cents per
perch from Fifth street quarry for the
stone breaker, and reported In f1sor OF
accepting the proposal.
MIR. Chandler In q speech of length
and deliberation argued in favor of the
adoption Of Mr.. Doughety's bid Of 40
cents from the Broome street quarry.
1t was true, he said, that Fifth street
might be handler, but the difference be-
tween the bid should be consulted, and
IL would greatly increase tine property
near Broome street quarry.
MIR. Merris Taylor said he had visited
the two quarries few days before, and
everything he saw argued in favor of
the Fifth street quarry. It was much
more eligibly located, and would result
in saving in hauling the water to ran
the breaker was handler to the Fifth
street quarry.
Mr.. McGlinchey took the floor with
compi lation Of figures in reference to
the saving in hauling, taking into cor
sideration the distance of the parts of
town needing work from the TWO quar-
RES. The saving by these figures,
which were furnished by the City Sur
veyor aud taken from the city map,
showed decidedly in favor Of Fifth
street quarry. The difference in favor
OF Fifth street quarry TO Fourth AID
| French street was shown to be 4,756
feet. The saving in regard to other 10
calit.es wers in keeping with this, and
| in no Instance was the distance saved
less than one thousand feet. This, Mr..
MEG linchey argued, was q sufficient
re ason that the bid OF Mr.. Murray was
the highes'. The places where but o lit
tie distance was saved ineeded little or
no work. The difference in distances
would save more than Il cents per perch
on the cost of the stone.
Mr.. Chandler admitted that figures
looked we'll on paper, but he was incln-
ed to think that they held a hidden
falsehood somewhere.
| Mr.. Paynter argued in favor Of ac-
cepting Mr.. Murray's bid.
| The report OF the committee IN favor
of awarding the bid to Mr.. Murray was
then adopted.
The City Treasurer reported a bal
ance of $50, 6,4S1 .26 to the account OF
current expenses, and SO, l63. 81 in school
taxes to the account of the Board Of
| Eduoati
The Street Commissioner reported 20
men single and 3 double teams en-
ployed in his department for the past
week.
The Chief Engineer of the water
Department reported "a men employed
under him during the week.
Mr.. Merris Taylor fr'm the Finance
| Commmittee presented the following re-
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. %.
To the President and Members Of City
| Council.
GENrLEMEN-TheF Finance Commit
tee respectfully report that they have
examined the financial affairs OF the
Water Commissioner Of Cool Spring
RESERVOIR, together with all vouchers
receipts and contracts, and hnd them
correct. A statement Of the affair is as
follows:
| DIR.
To amount Of loan for Cool
Spring Reservoir, $Ioo'oo'
| CIR.
By payments made, as per
receipts and vouchers, $l5O,953.I'
Less anouut refunded by
E. IL A. Belts, 81 900, S149,9o3.73 %
Balance, which was paid to ii. b
McIntire, Chief Engineer OF Wate
Department by order of City Counci
for the improvement of the water works
$46.25.
A schedule of the payments made b.
the Water Commissioner is annexed II
the report. Respectfully submitted,
MERRIs TAYLOR,
ALvAN ALLEN.
Mr.. Payntpr moved that the report b.
accepted and ordered to be printed in tn
Chief Engineers next annual report
adopted.
/, PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Mr.. r. II. Ia, lor presented petition
from +. b. F.Miller and others asking 70
, a lamp on the N. E. corner of Eight
and Rodney streets, and another half wa
! between Rodney and Clayton streets.
Mr.. McGlinchey presented commu
nication from A. II. Silver, chairman
! the building committee of the Lev
Court, which gave the Opening Street
Committee notice to vacate the survey
: or's Office before March, 1880, as tn
Building Committee desired to have er
tire posses.ion of the lot at Tenth an
Market streets. 1t was referred back
!. the committee.
Mr.. Carmichael presented the follow
ing:
City Council Of Wtlm,ngton.-GEN
rLEMEN: On March 24.h, 1875, Wi
d liam II. Pierce, one Of the securities {
: of Joseph l.. Killgore, late city Trea
d urer of Wilmington, paid to William
e Spruance, City Solicitor at that TIM
It Sa77. 20 on account Of the sum of 81
: $50. 80, the balance claimed to De du
d from the said Killgore for the year le7
X As appears by the report OF the FInans
l. Committee, dated Sept. Path 1874, Il
e payment being made by the said Pier'
d nnder protest and without waving ar
/. right, legal or equitable, to contest sal
n claim or to recol er from the Mayor al
D. Council of Wilmington, as will appe'
q nv the receipt of the then City Solicito
Is William G. Spruance. Your petition
N renresents that the Chancellor OF u
I'd state of Delaware has lately rsnder'
Sc a decision setting forth in substance th
en- the sureties of the late Treasurer, JOSEF
at L. Killgore, were not liable to their Dol
for the year 1871. l, therefore, as