The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-15

chair.
The Street Committee reported fa-
vorably on the petition of Margaret A.
Flanagan, asking permission to set
curb in front Of her property on Jack
son street below Delaware Avenue.
Adopted.
A like report was made by the same
committee on the petition of William
Baxter, asking permission to set curb
la front of his property on Pleasant
street above jackson. Adopted.
On the petition of T. Allen Hilles,
asking that the gutter be paved and a
crossing laid at Tenth and Walnut
streets, and that the gutter on the north
side of Tenth street, between French
aud Walnut streets be paved, the same
committee reported favorably, at an
estimated cost of 800. Adopted.
The same committee reported IA
vorably on the petition of A. NJ. Quin-
by & Co., asking permission to lay
track from their lumber yard corner of
Front and Madison streets to connect
with the Wilmington & Northern
Railroad Adopted.
The Water Committee on the peti-
tion of Charles w. Howland asking
that the cutters at Eighth and Broome
streets, be repaired, reported that the
Wilmington Coal Gas Co., were the
proper parties to do the work. The
report was adopted.
On the petition of w. w. Crawford,
asking that $32 charged him for laying
wafer pipes in front of his property be
l,,nAaA tha .
ed that Council could not gran It the pc
tition. The report was adopted.
The Opening Streets Committee re-
ported favorably on the petition of
Harlan Cause asking that Van Buren
street, between Fourth and Sixth
streets, be graded. Adopted.
The same committee reported favor
ably on the petition Of VIM. G. Jones
asking that Gilpin Avenue be graded
from Broome to Rodney streets, and
that the north side of said stleet be
guttered and curbed /; estimated cost,
1000.
On motion of VIM. McMeAamin, the
further consideration ofthe report was
laid over until the first meeting in
April next.
The same committee reported in fa-
vor of awarding the contract for grad
ing Shallcross Avenue, TeHth street,
between Pine and Bennett, and Jack
son street from Delaware Avenue to
Martin Keogh.
The petition of Geo. w. Bush &
Son asking permission to lay track
from Water street down the west side
,,c Ernnnl, or IN fhntr xul rf xuh hial,
had been postponed from last meeting
was called up, and the favorable re-
port of .he committee was adopted.
The City Treasurer reported $54,-
605. 40 in bank to the credit of current
expenses.
The Chief Engineer of the Water
Department reported 38 men in his
employ for the week ending October
18th, Pay roll, S2G0.2S.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following petitions and COM
munications were introduced, read
and referred to the proper commit
tees:
From J. Eldrige Pierce, admins
traitor of William III. Pierce, asking
| COUNSEL to refund to him $277 90, the
amount paid by VIM. IL. Pierce, as
one of the sureties of Joseph L. Kill
gore, late City Treasurer.
Joseph Stoeckle asking for cutters
and curbing on the east side of Jack
son street, between Fifth and Sixth
| streets.
From w. Mcmahon, asking for a
lamp at the junction of New Castle
avenue and Heald street.
| Mr.. Townsend presented the deed ol
Joseph Tatnall, cedeing the bed OF
Buena Vista street, to the city.
Mr.. Blake presented remonstrance
from Fl. w. Morrow, demonstrating
against the curbing and paving of the
east side OF Jackson street, between
Fifth and Sixth.
A communication was read from
Robert Carswell, setting forth that the
water from Van Buren, street, rum
down Lowering avenue with such force
AZ TO injure his property on said ave
nue.. He asked that Council take steps
in the matter.
A remonstrance WAS read from 9
8. Middleton, setting forth that 1
frame building was being erected oil
the property No. COS Adams street, o
which lie was agent, without his con
sent. He asked that the Street Com
missioner be instructed to have it tori
down.
From James Bradford, asking tina
the Street Commissioner be instructed
to allow him to set curb on DuPon
street, from Pennsylvania to Della
ware avenue, the curb to be of the oil
size.
The contract for building the sewe
on Adams street, was awarded 10 Al
len Ruth, and the Council then ad
journed.
ORDERS.
During the session the following OIL
, ders were directed to be drawn:
James acknowledgements. $l4o l
Thos Reynolhs.................... 6l =
, las Davis & Bro.... 496 8
: Henry McKenney ................ 33O 9
\ Coxe&, Allen n.. 1877 s
Z las McKendtick 1873 9
; A NJ Quinby......... ...."....". 20
Hughes 81 Walker...."......... 80
I, Jas III Beggs. gs....................'..' ooS
. John w Keeve..................... ~
y Jos Speakman ....."..."....." 10
: Peter McCloskey .......... ......... ln1 ~ :
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!. r Racon .........,............ 20(