Daily Republican., 1879-02-07

liceman Wanled-IIeavy Petition
10 Remove the Curb.stOne Mar
ket, &c.
A regular stated meeting of City
Council was held last evening, til,
President Mr.. Lioht.nstein in the chair
Col. Taylor reported an ordinance
providing for the cleaning Of the streets
lanes and alleys Of the city correct, anc
in accordance with law; also an ordi
nance or marsh lands within the limit!
of the city.
A bill prepared to be presented Il
the Legislature in relation to the marsl
lands having been postponed from
previous adjourned meeting of Connci
coming up for consideration.
Mr.. Paynter presented communica
ton from the marsh land owners through
Isaac $. Elliott, stating that a meeting
of the owners had been held and tina,
they requested postponement of ac-
ton on the bill until committee ap.
pointed by Council could meet aimi-
lar from the owners to confer on the
subject. The communication being
read, on motion Of Mr.. Paynt-r the con
sid-ration Of the subject was postponed
until next meeting, and further upon
his motion Council agreed to the ap
pointlnent Of the committee requested.
The bill to be presented to the Legis.
lature in relation to the removal of the
pumping machinery of tn. Water
Works to point higher up tn. Brandy
wine, also having been postponed from
an adjourned meeting was taken up
for consideration.
Mr.. Paynter stated that since the
Counci! had met, the taxpayers had
meeting, and had vigorously opposed
the bill and as he did not wish to do
anything in opposition to their will he
would make motion at the proper time
for the indefinite postponenent of the
bill. However to show upon what ba
sis the Water Committee had acted as
they had. He then had read resolu-
lion that was : passed at a meeting
of citizens held in the Artisans Saving
Bank on the 18th Of January. The
resolution set forth the dangerous
Of the water which the citi-
zens Of Wilmington had to drink and
called upon the City Council to take
action IL remedy the evil
Of. Mr.. Payntrr had read
the following list of gentlemen who
composed that meeting:
DR.. l.. p. Bush, DR.. D. W. Maull,
DR.. L. P. Buck, George W. Bush, Geo.
G. Lobdrll, Geo. S. Capelle, William
&. Gibbons, Edward Belts, f. 4. Buck,
Harry Mendenhall, Samuel Bancroft,
W. p. Bancroft, c. A. Rodney, James
Bradford, the Water Committee, Lewis
Paynter, John Jones', Henry Evans,
Col. Robert Taylor, and the Chief Engi-
neer of the Water Works, Col. H. b.
McIntire.
Mr.. taynter said that II was through
his movement that the Water Commit
10 had acted, but since that meeting
here had been no effort made to sus.
ain the Water Committee, and the cit
zens having met as they had right
0 and oppose the actions of the com
nittee, he would move the indefinite
of the whole matter.
Mr.. Norton thought that at the meet
ng held on Tuesday, City Council was
censured, az the Council
new nothing about VIII the Water
had done until that com.
aittee had reported to the Council.
had referred to them the I
rog osition of the bancroft Brothers to c
lrnsh water cheaper than it had been y
That proposition had been
lade to Council, and the mem ber. /
new all about it. 1t would not do he 6
bought for members to say that the l
urstion had never been before COun a
il. q
Col. Taylor wanted the matter set c
light before Council, and he wanted u
hs Water Committee set right That
ommi. tee had the communication Of o
he Messrs. Bancroft, referred to them
ffering to furnish better water and at ?
heaper rates than it now costs. :
This proposition did not suit the y
as they thought the city
hould own its own pumping appara-
is and the ground on which it stands. a
0hen the committee rejected the Ban q
'oft proposition they looked around to h
.e what they could do better, nd I,
aving as they thought fair offer from n
le Messrs. DUPONT they reported the G
Icts accordingly. Mr.. Taylor thought II
lat public meetings should be held I.
'tener; they were sure index of =,
ublc feeling and guide for action, o
ut he could not consent to the remarks fl
ade by some who attended the meet f.
'g on Tuesday evening. W
One gentleman, who was a former d
ember Of the City Council and a mem
sr Of the Water Committee, said there
ere jobs in it, and that was the cause
the movement. That person ought L
know all about Jobs, but there had 1
sen no job considerations in the pres ct
1t movement. A disposition was also
anifested to measure man by his
ealth and the amount of taxes he
ays, Those gentlemen who advocate
lat principle might do to live under
government, but they
now nothing about republican form
goverpp.ent. He contendad tn at the
an who paid % in taxes was a. good II
citizen as the man who paid $780,
ut he regretted that there was a grow
G disposition to measure men by
hat they owned. Nr. Taylor further l.:
,ly defended Council against the ~
arges of inconpetency which had "Wa W
,pn fully made against IL. pa