The daily gazette., 1879-08-08
toertWILM1NGToN. DEL. FRIDAY, AUGUST g. 1879
TIE CITY COUNCIL.


REGULAR lfEerINa-UTY FINAN6IAL
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ORDINANCES PAssED-A QUESTION
OF INVESTMENT, TTc.
The City Council met In regular ses-
sion, lsst evening, President Lichtenstein
In the chair. " c'9ali1p, .al ~ h4s
The Public Buildinp COMMITTEES NO.
ported favorably On the petition Of VIM.
h, Brady and others, asking that Fourth
street, esst of King, be ret spart for the
use OF Jersey truckers and hucksters, snd
rent charged for the space occupied.
! The City Treasurer reported . balance
in bank subject 10 current expenses Of
SO, ,700.42. Paid out in total 70 date on
the draft Of tho Water Commissioner,
$l4D,681.45. ,,,.'.,'..'., -, ~
Nj. Guthrie seated there was an a.ddi-
tional sum In bank Of ~, ,264.07, school
taxes, not included in the TreasnrA9's
report, making a total balance Of $l2l,-
The Auditor reported that the accounts
Of the Chief 0f Police had been exatnin-
ed and found correct, showiag collec.
tions for July amounting to S250.66. Al
90 that the accounts Of, the City Tax Col
lectors for id y had been examined and
found correct, the total receipts Of taxes
tor the month heing e20N N277-68.io ltl4
The Registrar reported receipts Of the
Water Department for July amounting
to $1488. .f2.n"li. ~ 10 '''"-'' M I''e
The Chief Engineer reported 3S men
employed in, the Water Departmont; ;
pay roll for the week, t255.@. ,.,t,... IL sn
o The Street COmmissioner reported 81
men, six double and seven single teams
employed in the! Street Department.
Pay roll for the week, $239.SS.. 's..s liyl
The miscellaneous pay roll, amount
ing I'd $1191.30, was read and passed,
4 Petitions and communications were
read and referred, as follows: shi nsi
From John H. San rlandsr and
others, asking for . lamp on French
street, between Fifth and Sixth. "'' W
From the Fame Hose 8. r. 3. Com
pany, asking that the c0mpany,s next ap-
propriation be paid In full (without de-
Quoting any Of the amount owed to the
city by the company and In advance 90
that 1t can be received BY the 22d of Au-
gust. l..et .,.edai sfi .r4.p guA.n T.
From Alfred D. Vandever, reciting
the FACTS Of his arrest and trial about
two years ago, on I charge of selling
burning fluids in violation Of city ofdio
nance, when he was fined fifty dollars
aud costs, and requesting Council to re-
fund him the money fhus paid and ap-
point committee TO investigate the
case. n DAD W.' b.ta ;,.0iit . s.
This communication was written In
such an illegible manner, that it was
with great difficulty the Clerk managed
to master its contents. lh e'' ''l s''''
Mr.. Norton said he had read the COM
munication over two OF three timHs, and
did not wonder the Clerk had trouble In
reading. 1t. He thought, however, II
should be referred 10 the Law Commit
fA1 From sGa K 1Rcaksrd a 'is Ksilam asking that
the southside of rwenty-second and
Lammot streets be curbed add paved
for distance of so feet.
From Joseph G. File and others, ask
ing that the gutter on the east side of
Tatnall street, to the end;of the curb line
above West, be curbed and paved, also,
that gutter be constructed across Eigh-
teen street, at Tatnall.
Mr.. Guthrie presented . communica-
ton from the Board of Revision, stating
that $52OO.OO worth of property had been
assessed to Jacob $. Weldin, which he
did not own. He had paid the tax on
it, amounting to S52.8l, and the Board
therefore asked that the amount thus
overpaid be returned to him. ..,....-
On motion of Mr.. Guthrie an order
was directed to be drawn in favor Of Mr..
Weldin, for $52.81. ., ..rt
Mr.. McGlinchey presented the resig-
nation of E. j. Dougherty, Assistant In
spectof of the First Precinct of the Third
Ward. The resignation was accepted
and James Meacham elected to fill the
On Mr.. McGlincheys motion, the pro-
posals for grading Fourteenth street, east
of Railroad avenue, were taken from the
box and read, - follows: q. III Co., g "a
6am1 Crothers, u cents per yard
Sohn 9. Lavery,. 1s I" ="
G. Duggan,. .....16 ="
Martin Keogh,. ..131" " cubic
E. F. Murine. .14i -" s"
(or so cents per yard for rock, If anyl.
Thos. Carry. {. d. .15 cents per cubic yard.
The bids were referred to the Opening
Streets Committee. ',sAl -J.-i y
On motion Of Mr.. Taylor, tho two or
dinAnces allowing wheelbarrOws to be
used ON tho sidewalks previous 70 Z
O'Clock In the morning. were read third
time and passed, President Lichtenetein
alone voting IN tho negative. % - ~,
interest amounting to $10O.50 drawn In
favor Of Marshall Yeatman, was ordered
to be cancelled, and IL lieu thereof Or
ders drawn In favor Of MArsliall Yeat-
man for $3.50 aud Parson w. Adams
MI. Guthrie moved that an order be
drawn In favor Of r. B. Robinson 4 %.
for 5000, for the purchase OF $1,000 New
Castle county bonds. In lieu OF the $4,000
belonging 70 the Latiner trust fund,
which was In . 8 per cont. U. 9. bond, OF
be charged TO the interest Of the trust
fund. I. .-n uu.. yfiB4o iia ,ir4
President Lichteustein was opposed to
buvtng q New CASTLE county bond, at
such premium. He thought Il would
be better to wait awhile and invest in
the city Ave per cent. bonds soon to be
Issued for the benefit Of the Water Do
partment. e.
Mr.. Guthrie said this Water Depart
and II the trust fund money was Invested
there 1t would have to be retnvested
inside Of . year. The county loan, he
thought, was . good investment; the
premium was rather high, but part OF II
represented accrued interest. The bonds
run for twenty years, and he thought
they would really prove the best Invest
ment in the end.
Mr.. Guthrle's motion to make the pro.
posed investment was lost BY . rising
vote Of 8 to 2 d, .,Is.r .5r 'l-,g a,ru
Mr.. Guthrie then asked how tho Lati-
mer trust fund was to be invested, IS