Daily Republican., 1880-03-06
YHsTBRDAY's news.
CITY COUNCIL.
The Meeting Last EyeDing-A short
sessiOn-The Fire Com panis - Ap-
nrAnpt m6 Inns.

The Meeting Last Ev Short
sessiOn-The Fire Com pants AD-
pyOpriatiOns.
The session of the City Council last
evening ocoup pied only about one hour.
The report OF Mr.. McMenamin in ref.
erence to the petition OF Peter B. Hens
ted, asking for the extension CT sewer
of twenty feet on Reed street, was
adopted.
The report of Mr.. Paynter, the chair
man of the Water Committee, In refer
ence to a petition from the Delaware
Steam Fire Engine Company, askinP.tol
the placing of fire plug at the south
east corner of Sixth and French streets
was adopted.
City Treasurer Guthrie reported $49, :
S37.3s in bank to the credit Of the cur
rent exposes account receipts.
Street Commissioner Lynch reported
fourteen men and three double teams
Employed during the week ending
February Goth. The pay roll amounted
to $6496.
Chief Engineer McIntire ofthe Water
Department reported thirty-nine mel
employed during the week ending
March 4th. The pay roll amounted to
$3l5.60.
The Auditor reported that the regis
ter of the water department he'd collect.
ed 81, 1858. The clerk was instruct
ed to enter the report upon the lien
book. The report Of the register for the
month of January was adopted.
The miscellaneous pay roll amounted
to 81, 1926. The police pay roll
amounted to 81 ,466.6s.
A petition was received from William
Bacon, asking for the use of the city
water during the year 1880.
A communication petitioning Council
for the laying of water pipes on Wash
ington street one hundred feet from the
intersection of Eighteenth street for the
purpose Of supplying Mr.. Tatnall's hot
house with water, was read.
A petition was received from the citi.
zens residing in the vicinity of Mary
land avenue and Jackson streets, asking
tor a crossing. The petition was re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets.
The Committee on Fire Companies
offered the following report:
WILMINGTON, DEL, March 4, 1880.
To THE HONORABLE MAYOR Amp CITY
Council on WILMINGTON :-Yeur Fire Com
mittee made their annual visit to the differ
.,fn uIac hn npT,u =
ment, on the evening of the Gath Of February,
and would respectfully report that we find
them in q good and serviceable condition.
Number OF steam tire engines, 0; number Of
hose carriages, 10; number OF hook and lad
der trucks, number OF members in the de.
partment, JS2 number Of feet OF good hose,
$500; ; number Of feet Of medium hose, 700.
Your committee would ,pectiully recon-
mend the payment OF the ssmi-annual apprO-
pr.ationS. WIN HANNA,
X. II. TAYLOR,
II. W. DoWNIEG,
JAMES MCGLISCHBY,
i Il. HEUsTED,
The report was adopted and the fol-
lowing appropriations were decided to
be paid: Friendship Fire Engine COM
pany $l250, Reliance Fire Engine com
pany $ll5O, Delaware Fire Engine com
pany $3.50, Phoenix Fire Engine COM
pany $3.50, Fame House Fire Engine
company 81 l,07l.73, Washington Fire
Engine company $l,l92.94, Weccacoe
Fire Engine company $3.50.
Mr.. heusted of the committee on con-
tract asked for $395 SO which was due
the Pennsylvania Globe Gas Company.
: An order was drawn for that amount.
There was no further business transac-
ted and Council adjourned.