Daily Republican., 1880-01-23
SECOND EDITION
OUR CITY EAEIiERS.

Report of Lamp committee -
Pes,1ians Presented ~ II es0Au-
IiOm Oifered-Examining the Lien
Book.
City Council met last evening, Presi
dent Sharpley in the Chair.
The Law Committee reported favor
ably on the bill of Geo. II. Rates, E,q.
for Sl0O for services as Assistant COun
sci il the Harris eJectment case, VS.
City Council of Wilmington.
The Lamp Committee reported favor,
ably on the petition Of Thomas B. Ia.
ton and others Tor lamp at Poplar and
HIgn streets. Estimated cost $50.
Also on the petition of L. Wake.
and o.n-is for two lamps on each end
Of ths-fo IT bridge over the Brandywin-'
Also On the petition of John Jackson
and o II lis tor a lamp on Buena Vista
street, Ninth ward, and favorable or
the De ltion of P. Allen and others fol
an additional lamp in the Ninth ward.
Th- City Treasurer reported balance
in bank 10 account of current expenses
$27, $40 IS.
Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
ment reported AZ men employed in the
department for the week ending Tues
day, January 10th; pay roll $359.6l.
The Street Commissioner reported
nine men one double and one single
team emp Dyed during the week end
ing Saturday. ..Jan.l7. Pay roll s27.ol.
Mr.. Townsend Chairman Of the city
Hospital stated that two bills of Smith
Cooper druggist had been overlooked.
One bill was for the month of December
1S7Gamounting TO $3S.57; and the 9TH
er for November amounting to S33.7O.
The bills were ordered to be paid.
The following petitions were presen-
ted; From Elijah Black asking for an
exten.ion Of water pipes on Rodney st.
between Second and Third; from James
Scott aud others asking for street
lamp on Ninth, between West and
Washington streets; Price & Philips
asking t n renewal of the lease of City
Mill NJ. ,, the present lease expiring
on March 2jth, (reterred to the Water
C)mmlltee with power to act); from
Austin Harrington and 7. Gardner Lit
'"ll, Administrators Of S. NJ. Harriug-
ton, O. ceased, representing that he, as
one of the sureties of J. H. Killgore, ex
City Tr-al urer, paid S946.43, as his
share nf the security, and asked that,
as it has been decided that tine securl-
ties ar not liable, the amount be re
funded, with interest from the date OF
paymen Jan. 26th, 1875; from the
Wec,scoe Fire Company, calling atten-
tion to the impossible condition of Jacn-
son stre9t, between Front and Second,
and that it he macadamized.
The following resolution offered by
Merris Taylor Chairman of the Finance
Committee was adopted.
ReS0iccd. That the City Treasurer, John
Guthrie, be aHd is hereby authorized to re-
ceipt for, or 10 indOrse checks for interest
due, or TO b3cOme due, on all United States
bonds registered in the lame of "1he Mayor
and Council OF Wilmington, Del..n on the |
books Of the Treasury department, until |
such authority is officially revoked, and
notice Of revocation is properly given TO the
Treasury Department.
On motion of Mr.. McGlinchtv, Hugh |
Patton was allowed $50 on account of
contract.
The interest list for the month of Feb
ruary amounting to $l0,j0 was crder-
ed to be paid.
The final report of Clerk of Council
in reference to Lien Book was referred
to the Committee on Finance without
reading.
ILe report reads as follows:
WILMINGTON, Jan. 18th, 1880
NJ 2RRIo TAYLOR, ESQ, CHAIRMAN or TIE
FINANCE COMMITTEE -UCdr Sir :-Agreeable
to resolution passed by the City Council on
the I'm Of September 1879, | beg leave to
submi report OF my investigation of the
wOrd assigned NE, to wit, the examination OF
the Lie books.
| hav3 examined SGS liens commencing
from ~ u 1876 and found 375 pal on the
Auditors books, and l have satisfied this
number o. the Lien Books.
There Is ol the Old Lien
Boz u paid and due
the y sin e lS70-72.. ! 8. 552 30
On the new book due and
unpaid .................. lG 0s927 {
TJta, S4y6'2I7
)i thi, amount there Is It
OrtnieS'..............,, $1,000 c
There l. doubtful. I......... 500 $4,000 90 {
t0ilectable and due about S3l, ,642 Il q
Respectfully, EDWIN b. FRAZER.
Clerk Ct CVurcil. =
un motion Council adjourned.