Daily Republican., 1880-01-30
CITY COUNCIL.
Short Session Last Evening-The
Board of Education ApprOprfa.
ttOn - An Ordnance Relating
Thereto.

board OF EOucRttOD ApprOpffas
| ttOn - An Ordnance Relating
Thereto.
City Council met last evening, Presi-
dent Sharpley in the chair.
Col. Taylor, chairman of the commit
tee on Law, reported that the lease and
other papers relating to the transfer of
the Delaware Engine House property
was presented and deferred until new
| business.
The Finance Committee reported that
the petition of John p. Ernest asking
for readjustment of liens had been
referred to City Auditor.
City Treasurer reported in bank to
credit of current expenses, $42, $685.
Chief Engineer OF Water Department,
reported 81 men employed in the Water
Department. Pay roll, $44S .5S.
Street Commissioner Lyucn, reported
nine men and one double and one sin
gle team employed in repairing and
cleaning streets. Pay roll, $3l.75.
Mr.. Merris Taylor presented petition
of Leonard G.. Vankleech, asking to
have certain claims against him from
the lien books, amounting S2Ol IS, Re-
ferred to Law Committee.
Mr.. Carmichael pesented a petition
from property holder of Windsor ST.,
asking for lamp at Sixth aud Wind
sor. Referred to Lamp Committee.
Also petition from Marie Liuchine,
asking for permission to stand at Sixth
and Market streets, to sell merchandise
&c. II was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
Mr.. Allen presented a pstition from
Joseph l.. Carpenter, asking that water
pipe be laid ON Jackson street, between
Sixth and Seventh straats.
He moved it be referred to the Water
Committee with power to act, stating
that he would be willing to accept an
inch pipe if ii would be sufficient to
supply the houses.
Mr.. Paynter replied that the Water
Committee would lay 10 such pipe /;
that if the gentleman wished to have
such pipe, he would have to do it him
self. He further said that no pipe
would be laid by the Commits, q at least
until Spring. They have six or eight
others which have not been acted upon;
and he thought that it would be unjust
for the Committee to take this commu-
nication up to the disregard OF the
fiomer petitions.
AreQusst from Eli CrOzier asking for
the loan of the hall for February 22nd
to hold patriotic celebration was gran
ted.
A petition by Mr.. Rodney from cit
izsns of MoDowelville asking for lamps
at 9th 10th and Clayton aud Pasture
and DUPONT streets on Eleventh were
referred to Lamp Committee.
A request OF William Johnson asAing
that capitation tax b. refunded was
submitted to Finance committee.
Mr.. Caesar A. Rotney presented COM
munication from J. Harlan Cause aud
others asking that H gutter plate be
placed over TatnaIl, West. Washington
and Jefferson streets crossing DelaVar
Avenue. Referred to the Law Commit
tee.
The resolution relating to the tJans
fer of the Delaware Fire Company prop
erty, paying balance to the Company
was adopted.
Mr.. McMenamin moved that the Street |
Committee be authorized to receive pro-
posals for the removal of ths stone
breaker so ordered.
Mr.. Merris Taylor presented the
following ordinance looking to the re-
appropriating of amounts for sc',ool
1t reads:
WHEREAS, When the ordinance making
appropriations Tor the City OF Wilmington for
the year 1850 was passed misunderstaud.
ing existed 10 regard to the amount to bo
appropriated for public schools, and
WHEREAS, 1t was understo ID by this Coun-
ell that the amount in bank n the credit OF
the Board of Education, on Jan. lst, 1889,
would be returned by the said Board to the
Mayor. and City COuncii of Wilmington in
case the appropriation for public schools was
not reduced to the extent OF such balance,
and
WHEREAS, The Board of Education has
reused TO return thu Afore'Li b .lLn;e no.
the Olty Council approp- rated
% public schools tor 1890, the sum OF $66, bOO,
therefore
BE 1t ordained, by the City Council OF Will
mington,
See. /. That the ordinance entitled "An
,-dlnance making appropriations for the year
# our Lor /, 1887, be and the same ..is hereDy
lmended by striking out Of Section l.. OF said l.
the words ana figures. "three hun
lred and fifty one tn usand one hundred and
evenly eight dollars and thirty-three cents, |
1851 ,l7S 43) ayd Inserting in lien there Of
he words and figures. I
Sec. 2. That section of said ordinance be .
nd the same is further amended by striking
ut atJer the " orfs "amOunt required by the
S0ard of Public Education" the figures $780,
co." and inserting thereof the - figures.
Bills were passed as follows: Will :
lam Kyne, $500; Allen Ruth, 1925; a
fter which Council adjourned.