Daily Republican., 1880-04-23
COUNCIL.

: Reports and Petitions Nresente
at the Regular MoesanK, Las
Might, and tho rlaa 10 Purehas
water Rights Takes DeGnit
. Shape.
, The session of City Council las
night was brief and business. like
Nothing Of importance came up except
ing the Water Committees report Of
the water rights. President Sharpley
Iprssiied and the following business
was done: ....
4 REGULAR REPORTS.
i The opening Street Committee rspor
ted adversely on the petition Of Owen
Traynor, asking for dirt from the bad
of Rodney street. Adopted.
The Lamp Committee reported fav.
orably on the petition Of Gottleib Nam
ele for a lamp On Lord street between
Walnut and Poplar; DR.. s. L. West, for
a lamp on French street between Sew
enth and Eighth; J. H. Cause, for a
lamp on the north east corner Of Sew
enth and Van Buren, streets; c. +.
Sherbcrn, for a lamp on west side Of
jefferson street, between Ninth and
Tenth.
Action now came up upon the post
poned report Of the Street Committee
granting James Murphy license TO lay q
railroad track down Thorn street to
his coal yard from the Delaware Wes-
tern railroad. The report Was adop.
ted unanimously.
The City Treasurer reported $l6,-
1916. .08 in bank; the Chief RAgineer, 70
men employed at pay roll Of 3S07.25
the Street Commissioner, Il men en-
ployed and Z teams at . pay roll Of
s144.13.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were read and referred as
follows: William T. Westbrook ask-
ing permission to erect telephone poles
on Front street, west from Monroe to
the city limits, on Tenth street west
from Shipley, on Tstnall street north
from Tenth to the Brandywine; from
William Besdenkopf asking for water
pipe extension on Fourth street west TO
Van Buren,; Carl spech., for water pipe
extension on Fifth street $50 feet
west Of Rodney street; 8. R. Smith, for
street crossings over Adams street at
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth streets; s.
R. Smith for lamp on Adams street
near Tenth, and another on q small
street between Eleventh and Delaware
Avenue; c. W. Weldin for curbing
around his property at Eighth and
Brooms streets; VIM. ]. Chesney, for
water pipes at Taylor and Kirkwood
streeta; T. I. Gallagher, for guttering |
on Eighteenth street from Tatnal to
end OF curbing.
TIE WATER RIGHTS.
The Water Committee presented the
referring to the Brandywine
water rights
To TIE PREsIDRNTAND MEMBERS OF CITY
Council Gentlemen Your Committee, to
whom was referred the preamble and rosOlu-
lions offered by Mr.. Lewis Paynter at meet
of April Ist In relation to the adyisability Of
he purchase Of the water rights, heretofore
,wned BY James e Price, Esq. in South Long
Race, would respectfully submit the following
report
These water rights consist OF four sevenths
of the water power In South Long Race, and
ire known as rights Nos. 8, 4, 9 and 7, and @.
Il pates, Esq, as attorney for the owners has
sffsred 70 dispose Of them to the city for tho |
,um Of $3b, 900 for the water rights, Including
he squsr re OF land upon which the ruins Of the
I'D hsur mills new stand, and all the land be-
onging thereto, or $1,000 for water rights
llOno. &
Arrangements can be made upon.the part Of
he city for the purchase upon satisfactory
erMs, as to payment when proper authority (
obtained from the General Assembly to payi :,
or the same the time and manner OF such
payments can be made as may best suit the
interests Of the city; portion can be paid an Q
lually until the whsle amount 10 paid; this n
viii enable tho city to mako the purchase
Without increasing the funded debt.
We wsuId recommend that the waterrights
70 purchased, as thereby the city will control
Ixsevenths OF all the water rights In the
,outh Long Rase, and will enable the Water
Vater now required to supply the city BY water !,
,Ower alone, and without the aid Of steam, .
xeept in case Of acoidentsr other emergency.
therefore, your committee would recommend
he adoption Of the following:
Res0lUed That the proper officers be direct
70 enter lnte IN hRIeemehL, 10 pe pre-
ared under the advice Of the City Solicitor,
nd supervisor Of the Law COMMITTEES, for the
urchase OF the water rights, without the land
hs principal 10 be paid In three equal install-
lsnts; the first on the first day Of Au- \
ust, 1881, and annually thereafter until all n
aid: provided, however, that the necessary :,
uth0rity car be obtained from the General
to make such purchase. (Signed)
LEWIS PAYNrRR.
q. A. RoDERY
JAMES CARMICHABL,
Il. II. TAYLOR,
DAVID r SMITH,
Water Committee. q