The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-01
HIRD EDITION
CITY COUNCIL.
REGULAR MEETING LAST ENRNINe-
CONTESTS OF ELECTIONS PRESENTED
-OTHER BUsINEgH.

--oTHER BUSINESS.
CITY Council met last evening In rcgu-
lar session, President Sharpley in the
chair.
The Water Committee reported favor
ably on the petition of Edward Faust
ask lng for water pipes ON Jackson street. |
from Eleventh street 70 Delaware ave
nus. aud also fire plug a. Twelfth |
street estimated cost, SIS. Adopted.
The same committee reported favora-
bly, OH the petition OF q. Spechs asking |
for water pipes on west Fifth street; es-
innate cost, $3.50. Adopted.
A favorable report was made by the
Street Committee ON the petition Of j.
Il. Thompson, Superintendent Of the
W. & N. X. R.. asking permission to lay
n track from Madison to Reed Street, and
along the south side oil the latter street
for distance of 100 feet to the property
of James Cornelius. Adopted.
The same committee reported favora-
bly, on the petition of w. 7. WestbrOok
asking permission to erect telephone
poles on Sixth street between Shipley
aid King.
Also by the same committee favora-
BILE report on the petition Of Harlan
Cause, asking for cutters, curbs, ETC., on
Seventh street, between Harrison and
Van Buren, streets estimated cost, $40.
Adopted.
Tie Opening Street Committee re-
ported favorably on the petition Of Ed
ward Fasst asking that Jackson street
be brought to grade between Eleventh
street aud Delaware avenue. Estimated
cost $40. Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported 81, 740.-
% in bank to the credit Of current ex-
penses.
The Chief Engineer Of the Water De-
partment, reported 40 men in his en-
ploy for the week ending September %;
pay roll, $3.50 50.
The Street Commissioner reported 27
men, 2 double and single teams in his
employ for the week ending September
18th, pay roll, s202.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
The foil " ng petitions and COM
municatlons, were introduced, read and
referred to the proper Committees:
From David Hannum; asking that the
CUTTERS be paved on Lobdell street, be-
tween New Castle Avenue and williams
street.
From Harlan Cause, asking for the
grading of Van Buren, street, between
Fourth and Sixth streets.
From p. b. Huestsd asking Tor cutters
on Reed Street between Madison and
Monroe streets.
A. 5. Reed, asking for the privilege
OF setting curb on Fourteenth street
George W. Dorsey asking for the ex-
fpnsinn nf - nj al
street, north of VandeVer Avenue.
Mary G. Conway asking Council TO
abate nuisance created by the city IN
taking sand in front Of her house, corner
OF Maryland Avenue.
NEW BUSINESS.
The following new bushes was acted
upon
Mr.. Mention, introduced the following
resolutions, which was adop ed:
ResOlued, That the street committee
is hereby instructed TO repair the feuce
on Maryland avenue belonging to p
Magarity, the damage TO said fence be
ing occasioned by the raising Of til,
grr de of the street.
The following resolution offered b.
Mr.. Adele, was adopted:
oOeSCN1 hdb ClCih Vi NOttDtl
Is hereby instructed to request HIS ii n
or the Mayor, TO ask Judge Wales fo
commission to open Walnut street be
tween Fourteenth and Sixteenth.
Mr. Barnhill presented a petition from
Thomas l.. Mouseley, contesting tn
seat OF David r. Smith, elected a mem
Der Of Council from the Ninth ward, a
the last city election for the term o
two years.
The petition sets 10 tn that at the
last city election the Inspector and assls
tant Inspector unlawfully declared til a
David K. Smith had received 1893 votes
and the petitioner ITO voters ,aud OH tin,
return Council had declared David r
Smith, elected. That David X. Smltl
received but Ill legal votes, and Tn
petitioner l16 Legal vols, or more ley
al votes, than David X. Smith. Ih
Inspector had received the votes Of 2
persons which were taken and counted
none OF whom were qualified to vote
The ~ votes were cast by the followin
named persons:
Lawrence +. Fish ;r, Ezekiel Coope
Samuel l.. Bush, Perry II. Ewing, A
bury Smith, Thoma, Jefferson, n atha
). Laws, Charles Biddle, John W. Blak
John +. Coyle, Samuel Grant, Geor,
A Smith, Thomas ID. Myers, John
Balson, David Wallace, William Blac
john Walker, William Penningto
James johnson, Daniel f. Flemmin
Wm. Ii nry. John Burnside.
or the above twenty Two, twelve we
not entitled to vote, as they had II,
resided in the ward for thirty days Or
vlous 10 the election:
Ezekiel Cooper, Perry II. Ewing, A
bury Smith, Thomas JefIe Sol, Charl
Biddle, I'm w. Blake John f. Cow
william Black, william Pennlngto
James johnson, william Henry, Jol
Burnside.
The folloSing named persons we
disqualified from voting because tn,
had not paid county tax within /,
years before the election, and had r
been assessed SIX months previous to
election:
Messrs. Samuel Grant, Nathan
Laws, ii. Smith, John b. Batson, 10
Walker, Daniel F. Flemming.
Mr.. Barnhill also presented a .imi
petition from W. 8. Cloud, contestipg
election Of James Lynn, as Insn ctor
the Ninth ward. The petition of 4
Cloud is similar TO that of Mr.. Mou
ley, and gives the same list of allep
illegal voters.
On motion Of Mr.. Barnhill Mond,
october 18th, at 7.30p. ~, was set api
Tor hearing in the case of Thom.a