Daily Republican., 1880-12-31
woRK OF CITY COUNCIL.
Regular BovsiOn--The Fire PluEs-
1he Peer Appropriation, etc.


None Of the regular committees be,
reports to make at the regular msetin,
OF City Council last evening, at whicl
President Sharpley presided.
The regular department report
showed that 9l7. .99745 was In bank
that 26 msn. were employed In tn,
Water Department, at q pay roll o
1919 70, and that 81 men and 6 teams
were employed In the Street Depart
nent. at q pay roll OF $146. 10.
A communication was read from Hi
Honor, Mayor Almond, calling atten
tlon TO the bad condition of the street
crossings and cutters, owing to the re-
cent heavy snow fall. He had been
informed by the Chairman OF the Stree,
Committee that the appropriation was
not sufficient TO permit them 4 put on
a force necessary to keep the crossings
clear. He, therefore, asked Council to
make an extraordinary appropriation
for that purpose, and suggested that
they make provisions for the removal
OF snow piled up around the fire plugs,
that the fremen can have easier access
10 them. This was referred to the
Street Committee.
A communication from the Mayor
stating that be had appointed Daniel
B. Woodward to be prison keeper for
the ensuing year, was read.
On Mr.. CsrmiohBl's motion the ap-
p0intmsnt was confirmed.
Mr.. R. II. Taylor introd uced an ordi-
nance amending the ordinance relating
to water courses, drains and common
sewers. The amendment provides that
where sewers are constructed, o valua-
tion Of the land through which such
'ewsrs run, independently of build
ings, shall no longer bs required.
A petition was read from Edward
Darlington and others, asking that
steps be taken for q mora prompt rs
moval Of sshss from thsir premises.
Mr.. Blake moved that the proper
commit;se be instructed to proceed
right away to remove the Snow from
around the FIRE plugs, which had been
alluded to In the Mayors communioa.
tion.
The next question was, which was
the "preper committee Z"
Mr.. B. II. Taylo thought the Street
Committee should do the work, and so
did number of other COuncilmen, but
Mr.. NoMenamin declared that the work
belonged TO the Water Committee, as
the fire plugs were under tbs care Of
that COMMITTEES. Ho waxed warm upon
the subject and declared that the Street
Committee lad too much work to do
that properly belonged to the Water
Committee. "If it keeps on" said he,
sit won't be long before Che Street
Committee will have to run the Water
Committee altogether"
An amendment instructing the Street
Committee to do the work was lost, and |
Gfter thRt 1t was moved that the Chief
2nsdnser do the work. This was
ID opted. i |
Mr. Merrls Taylor introduced and
1Su Aoou SWLOO ou OLulHHICo WHhlDR
for the year 1881. |
Mr.. McMenamin moved that the
Of the appropriation for the re-
ief Of the poor bs 5000. This was
aid over to the next meeting night,
Vhen the ordinance will come up for
inRl action.
Mr.. Merris Taylor moved that when
'OuRcil adjourned it do so to meet next
tuesday evening, ct 7.S0 O'Clock, to
outsider number of bills which the
Committee on Legislation will have
eady to submit at that time. Adopted.
ORDERS.
During the evening the following
ills were ordered to ba paid:
Maria Montgomery, sl2.5O; Davis g.
'ro., $646.50; Jas. McKendrick, $40. 81;
Iewes & Walker, $27.Sl; John N.
laoklem, Sl0.22; New Castle Insur-
noe Co., 1890; Delaware Fire lnsur-
noe Co., $2S; Farmers Mutual Insur.
nee Co., $25.00; Patrick Carberry,
1888 %; January interss! to hold ders
I bonds, Oil ,927.50. IL