Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-08-13
CITY LEuIsLATI0A.

n
What Councll Did East Night
the Railroad date A Rasch OF
Petitions -Kattlesnake Run-TheI
Matter Of Grading Chrtsstana
Avenue.
City Council met last night In regu-
or session, and. In addition to passing
he monthly bills, did business as fol-
ows
eeNMIPTEE REPORTS.
The Street Committee reported favor
ably on the petition Of Jones Guthrie
asking that a gate be placed at the foot
Of Market street at the Railroad cross
ing. A motion being made to adopt
the report Mr.. Chandler made speech
in opposition. He was not prepared to |
vote on the question. The gate instead
Of being an advantage would bs the
reverse. II would be unnecessary as
The Railroad had now two wa!chmen az
that point. The gate would be IN ths
road and an expense TO the city. !.
The petition was read for the infor-
NATION Of members. II considers 3
gate necessary 10 the safety OF the
travelling public, which will raise and
lower. sud to be closed during the
passage Of trains, and says II Is needed
owing to the present imperfect system
Of signalling trains.
Mr.. MoMsnamin spoke In favor OF the
report. True, the Railroad Company
had put on an additional watchmap
but sven now there Is only one in day
time and one at night. The Railroad
Company would have TO pay for the
gate as in Trenton, and Philadelphia.
The report was adopted as follows:
lAyes--Allen, Blake, Barnhill, Carmi'
| cLssl, Hsusted, Hanna, hcGlinchey'
McMsnanin, Smith, Merris Taylor
Townsend. Mr.. Presideiit-12. Nays
l--Abele, Allen, Chandler, Downing.
Mention, Paynter, R. II. Taylor, Wooo
Is. ,
The Street Committee also reported
tsvorably on the petition Of R. II. Jones
asking for crossing at Lowering Ave
uue and Adams street and gutter II
the same neighborbood. Adopted. j.,
The Hospital Committee reported ad
ysrsely on the petition Of William d
Lee, former Superintendent Of the City
Hospital. asking for his salary. Aeop
ted.
Phs committee Of Navigation reported
lin favor of Accepting the Invitation
FROM Euosh Moore, Jr., Harbor master
asking Council to visit Cherry Islan'
Flats In . body, and Axed Friday after
noon, at 4.30 o'clock ~ the time FOR IN
visit. Adopted.
RpauLAR RRPoRTs.
The City Treasurer reported bal
apos of Ola, 64T.57 in bank; the Chle
Engineer Of the Water Works reporte
4S men under him, pay roll, e3s3.el
the Street Commissioner reported D
men and I teams, pay roll. $2S2 ~.
l. PRTrrsas. ....
John MoCsffsrty petitioned to haV
$3.50 paid him as damages for remoV'
Of an obstruction on Fifth street, as a.
sesssd by Commission Joseph Stock
Ito have the bed Of Jackson street D.
, tween Fifth and sixth streets graded
Gregg l. Co., to have use Of the stre'
lin front OF their auction place at No.
E,st Fourth street ca ]. Pyle,
q bxvs permission to erect q fencs
8 ;n,bes on the side walk, along = prt
. posed stone wall on Sixth street b
tveen Madison aud Monroe Miss 3izi
beth Bruner to have paving done Q Q
q Dupont street from Delaware to eiipi
> avenues.
Mr.. NcMenAmin presented a resoi'
ton making the price 0f paving slc
walks so cents per cubic yard. Adop
!, led. 49,.
On Merris T4ylor's motion an ord
WAS directed to be drawn for s35b0
:, favor Of a. B. Morrow, Treasurer OF u
school Board for the amount OF the AZ
'o1 aust appropriation. An order for $Ss
II In favor of VIM. Kyne to pay him i
!: making tho assessment and ior clef'
hire.
RAyTbHaSAKE ASA.
al A communication was read from
,tlC. Convell, City, Surveyor, stating TN
:, in pursuance Of . report from Counc
: he had made survey Of Rattlesnaf
- lRuu with view to asoertaining no
- = Tia course could bs changed. He four
. th.t lbO ,eet from the mouth Of Il
y stream il was 5 feet above the leve,
"a the creek, snd an artincial stfea
= conld carry the water down below 81
third dam, and from here 1t could
;. carried over south long race by meal
y of a slniee. The cost sheuld not O.
"a ossd $1,000.
It'll VAEDRvER AVENUE,
g. Mr.. Barnhiil introdu oed a resoiui'
l. ,nstrnotine the Stree. Committee 10 7
y port at the next meeting OF Council
10 the petition for paving vahdever A
10 enue. Adopted.
n WHERE THR AsAA5 wErT.
O. Mr.. Chandler called attention 70 u
j. fact that o year ago a resolution ln'r
'" inoed by Col. Moore directed that a
"a sshes be- DUN ped at Christians Avenu
% This year not one load has been .ua a9"
as ad tbeye. and as he was interested,
al all citizens should be. in bringing u
ID street to grade, he would like to Ano
y, VI why this was so: a,,.ns
81 Mr. McMenamin, BY way OF deiens
n sa;d that the ashes had this year oee
nlsoed on vandever Avenue, aud
fslt that It had been placed where
would do the most good"
Mr.. Chandler observed that ne u
80 . dsrstood that the ashes had been place
y On ysndevsr avenue until IL was MI
" !. inches above grade: He thoughsls " vel
ts important for Christians avehue ,an,S, w
= graded. The street could be bong ~ ~
"a "a srad for from $4,000 to M'Oo W.
III and a wharf could be built for ~ w
. and the holding over members
ht Snn,c;I ho hoped, would consider q