Daily Republican., 1880-11-19
LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Regular Council Meeting-Tne Q
new AUDITORS Cierh-ChtefEGgt.
neora snInry-Finanse CoHnnhit.
ues'n Estimates for next year.

neera snInry-Finanse UOmsnil
Ies's Estimates for next year.
Tte session Of City CouDc.l last nigh
WA, very interesting. The proceedipgi
are as follows:
The street committee reported favor
ably upon the following petitions
Harlan GauEe for curbing on the sOutl
side OF Thirte enth street bet Tsen Yves
and Tatnall; ]. C. Seeds for cnrsiug II
front OF his proper erty, No. 2 Twenty frs
street; George II. Tindsll aud the Val
canizs1 Pibrs Co, to have Wilson stree
paved between Tenth and Eleventh.
The water COMMITTEES reported favor
ably to extending water pipes TO thu
city limit, which Wm. NJ. Field hsd
asked be extended to Wawassst and
Union streets.
The law committee reported favor
ably upon the petition Of ]. Il. Pierce,
administrator on tho estate Of Wm. II.
Piercs, asking that $227.06, paid 20 the
city as surety fer Joseph L. Killzore
late City Treasurer, be refunded.
The Opening Street Committee re-
ported favorably upon the petition o.
WIN. Lea & Sons, for the grading and
putting In travelling condition the bed
OF Twentieth street, between Market
and Tatnall,
As 10 estimated cost was given, Mr..
Payater objected to the report and II
was Withdrawn, and subsequently
Council decided to meet at the place.
The City Treasurer report sd balance
OF $28, l16 IS In bank /; the Street Com.
missioner reported 20 men and 7 teams
employed, pay roll Sl4l.H the CHIEF
Engineer reported As men employed,
pay roll S407.72
Petitions and communications were
received as follows:
L. ". Bush, for water pipes extsndsd
10 avs hOuses on Dupont street, below
4 ghth p. B. Heustsi, for a commits
sion to open Jefferson street from Front
to Reed; RI. Rev. T. A. Becker, fol
ourbiDg, &c, Of DUPONT street from
Riddles Road to 81. Joseph's church
from Wm. Lea < Sons, for permission
to furnish and Set curb In front of their
own property Oh Twentieth street, be.
tween Market and Tatnall, aud on Car,
ter street, between Vaudever avenue
and Twsnty.second street; from Patrici;
Dillon, for 30 feet Of curbing on south
side OF Reed street, from Adams and
Jackson. This last pstiticn was grant.
ed the others were referred.
A slight ripple Of surprise was crea-
ted at this juuoturs by Mr.. Paynter
chairman OF the Water Committee, who
gave Council notice that at "next OF
some previous meeting" hs would in.
troduce an ordinance increasing the sal
sry Of the Chief Engineer OF the Water
Department.
On motion of Mr.. Merris Taylor
Council preceded to. nominate and elect
an Auditors clerk to fll the vacancy
created by the death Of James A. Plum.
kett. J. Frank Ball was the only one
nominated, and he was elected. The
result of the ballot was as foIIowa;
Ball, l3; W. II. Lse, l; B. J. Mcguire,
/; Il. b. Morrow, /; blank 5.
The ordinance making additional
and extraordinary appropriations was
then passed and tho amount of the
sum appropriated was Fixed at $4,000.
Mr.. McMenamin presented the as
s.sSment for curbing, sewers, &C., for
1881, amounting to 81, 2,l03.7C, which
was read and sent to the Auditor for
collection.
Then Merris Taylor, from the FL
nance Committee, offered the following
report OF the operations OF the Sinking
Fund commissioners
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. Is, 1890,
To the President and Members of City
Council
GeLtlemen-The Finance Committee
would respectfully report that they
have examined the operations Of the
Sinking Fund commissioners for the
year ending October 26, 1850, and find
them to be as follows
Balance on hand at last settlement, q,
$22 so ; received from Council, April !,
1850, 81 3Sl.00 ; received from Council
Olt. l, 1880, "a. 5l3 90; total, $3, 9l6 so.
CIR.
BY bonds Cancelled and redeemed as
follows:
April !, 1880.
Ruth Marshal, 81 500 0c Jacob
Hssld. $500 90; Martha s. Hanna,
300 90; Alfred J. Snyder, 100000
Rev. Robert T. Kemp, s500.09.; W. M.
10000; Myra Niven, $500.
iiIa NJ. Niven, S60O.00
October !, 1880.
Marshall Phillips, $l,500.0G; VIM.
NJ. Stevenson, 100000: George W.
Taylor, 10000; Sarah s Sherron, ST.