The daily gazette., 1879-06-13

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Council met last evening in regular
session, and no. doubt the warm weather
caused the members to hurry through
bu iness, as but little was transacted ex-
cept the reporting upon bills.
President Lichtenstein occupied the
chair.
The Lamp Committee reported favora
bly, upon the petition OF A rthur Cook.
asking for lamp on Bennett street, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth street, estimated
cost, $50. Adopted. -
The same committee made similar
report on the petition of +. keinle ask
ing tor y lamp on Second street oct ween
Walnut and Poplar streets. Estimated
cost, 81 90. Adopted. Il r4rr T.
On the petition of K. Mclnall asking
for a lamp at Eleventh and Jefferson
streets, the committee made an unfavor-
able report, WHICH was adopted.
On the communication OF the Will
mington Coal Gas Company, offering to
sell the city iron lamp posts at $3.50 same
as the wooden ones, the committee re-
ported favorably, which was adopted.
The Special CommiJee appointed to
make arrangements for attending the
funeral of Richard HI. Rowe, reported
that they had attended to that duty, and
asked 10 be discharged. Their request
was granted. es. . .L. ' 'H-f N : -.
Mr.. Guthrie stated that there was q
discrepancy in the report Of the City
Treasurer and the Auditors report, and
on his mOuon both reports were referred
back for correction. .t. ..r .
Tho Chief Engineer of the Water De-
partment reported ~ men IN his employ
Tor the week ending June 2Oth; pay roll,
$3.50 49,
The Street Commissioner reported SO
men, q double and single teams in bis
employ for the week ending June 7th
pay roll, s23l.S7. SKI
PETITIONS AND DCoMMUNlCATIONs.
Tue following petitions and cOmmuni-
cations were introduced, read aud re-
Terred to the proper cOmmittees
Isaac Hinkley, President of the p. w.
IL B. r. H., and William G. Gibbons, of
tae Pusey & Jones Co., setting forth
that the Z. W. & b. X. Il. Co., and the
Pusey Il Jones Co., owned dock be-
tween Walnut and Poplar streets, the
upper end OF whicn received the water
| from Stallcup Run sewer, aud as the
| water laid in tine dock it became uL =
| healthy for the workmen. They had
therefore deoidsd- to I'LL the dock up
| with dirt, and asked that Council take
some steps to extend SIallcup Run from
where 1t terminates now to the water
line. 4, tf.fl Llf
From Tilg gilman Johnston, protesting
| against the erection of telephone poles
on Jefferson street to the Is andy wine, las
petite by w. T. WestDrook at the
last meeting OF Council. The petitio uel q
suggested that the poles be- erected on
| Adams street.
From j. b. Carpenter, asking for gut
terS on the west side of Clay mont street,
between A and b streets.
From the Phoenix Fire Company, ask,
A bat Nnsv OF fx,G
1 front of the old house Of the w ashington
Fire Company be donated to them.
From j. Il. Head, asking for gas
lamp on Jefferson street, between Tenth
street and Delaware Avenue. fi
From K. p. Williamson, asking that
Scott street, be curbed between Della
ware and Gilpin avenues, and also that
Gilpin avenue be curbed between Scott
and Lincoln streets.
each member of Council send in iheiI
names accompanied with ten cents tc
the Home Mission Society for the bene'
fl of the Indians. t
Tho Committee on Opening Streets
! presented the following return OF the
commission appointed to assess damages
for the opening of VAndever avenue
The orders were as follows:
Lewis Bullock, s., $50; Elizabeth Rowe
| 1lVfj Anu NCouiIc, DJO, w LII. CWochCy
SS7; Elizabeth Rowe, 10 cents; John IL
PiersOn, 10 cents; j. oseph ratnall 10 cents
John McSorley, SIG; Palmer & All
mond, 10 cents, Benjamin Briefly, II
cents; William McCleese, 10 cents. E
Heabner, 10 CENTS David Woolman, II
cents; T. Mccall ster, 10 cents; Edward
w. Gatto o ger, 10 cents.
On motion the return was referred tC
the committee that presented it.
f.Ils IE fnr Mi IL n
sewer at Sixteenth and Dupont street,
were read and referred to the Stree
Committee:
A. S. Reed & Ce., SAT; b. F. Perkins
81 300; Z. B. Hizer, 81 ,300;P. McCloskey
81, pa; Allen Ruth, ST. ,49S; James Brat
ford, 81 ,243; A. j. Peters, $1,175: Chas
II. BonilaIn, 81 ,29O.
The following proposals for repavi nl
Front street, from Shipley to Walnut
street; Second street from Shipley t.
Davis & Rro. 19l cent
G. Fl. p. Simmons & Son, 10 cent
w. w. Simmons, 22i cent
The bids were referred to the Stree
! Committee.
A petition was read from Jas. Barnes
asking thas $22.17 that had been cOllec
ed from him for the laying of waite
pipes in front of his property at tn
corner of Tenth and w alnut streets, b
refunded.
e MIR. Price introduced the followin
d preamble and resolution, which was II
:, ferred to the Street CommiJtee:
q WHEREAS, 1t seems but right, and
= fact necessary that the streets belongi .
= to the city should be open and clear Il
ID travel, but find that Pine street., at th
8, intersection of the Z. w. q B. Il. r.,
nt obstructed by their coal lines, erected
the street, also track LAID thereon; ais
ie Pusey, Jones Il Co., have a gate aero
y said street, stopping all travel on III
= ! street, below Front, therefore be 1t
ResoIued, That the Street Committ'
be requested to look into the matte
and report to Council at the next stat'
meeting.
Mr.. Moore introduced the followil
7. resolution which was adopted:
y Resolyed, That the Street COmmisio
er is hereby Instructed to have the stree
sprinkled before they are swept by q
street cleaners, during the warm weat
- er.
On motion adjourned.
T. ORDERS.
During the evening the following
> ders were directed to be drawn:
IN Geo. w. jackson, $50; e. b: Frazf
iii Sa5 no: Francis Vincent, $3.50; Ne
:" Duffy, $68, rs; Adams q Bro, S7O.96; X
b.rt Brown, So 90; Jno r. Beeson, $48.t
Robt. Smith, S1.s5; James & Bro, 81
Washinoton club stables. $500; Jol
Walthers, $500; James Murray, $25l
r.. lanes II. Beggs, Sl03.90; K. w. Hoope
-' sol Is; James McKendrick. $348 "a; b