Daily Republican., 1880-07-23
water pipes on Monroe between Sixth
aud Seventh SITS.

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aud Seventh SITS.
The opening streets Committee re-
ported in favor OF awarding the con.
tract for grading Twenty-third street,
from Market to Tatnall, at Tatnall
street from Twenty-third to Elliott
Avenue, to John G. Lsvery, at % cents
per cubic yard.
The Finance Committee reported ad-
versely on the petition Of the Trustees
of the Delaware Fire Company, asking
for loan Of 81, 200, as there was nc
appropriation from which the sum
could be taken.
The motion of Mr. Rodney made al
the special meeting Of Council on Sat
urday evening, that the Board o.
Health be instructed to abate the nui'
sance on Riddles Run came up In
the regular order Of business.
The motion was opposed by several
members on the ground that it was the
duty Of the Board of Health to abate
without instructions, but it was finally
adopted.
On Mr. McMenamin's motion the
further consideration Of the coptempla-
ted work ofgrading at Sixth and Van
Buren, streets, was postponed for one
week, until report could be received
from the City Surveyor.
The City Treasurer reported bal.
ance in bank of $40, 14l.13.
The Chief Engineer reported "a men
employed in the Water Department, pay
roll $281.34, and the Street Commits
sioner reported 26 men under him for
the week at pay roll Of 1882.
Petitions were presented as follows !:
Board Of Health asking Council to abate
nuisance Of stagnant water on Wal
nut street near Fifteenth, W. R. Grant
for q pavement on sonth side Of Sixth
street west of Madison J. D. Winslow
asking for the grade Of Jessup's Roadin
the Ninth Ward that he might curh
and pave John Green asking f0r pave.
ment Of cutters on the south side Of
Thirteenth between West and Wash
ington 7. L. Hilles for water main on
Walnut street from Tenth to Eleventh
and on Eleventh street from Walnut to
Poplar streets W. L. Gilpin for lamps
at Reed and Monroe streets and Reed
and Adams streets W. E. Gray and
others demonstrating against the pro-
posed sewer in Chestnut street.
Communications were read from
His Honor the Mayor, saying that he
had called meeting OF the owners OF
Brandywine water rights at the City
Hall on Saturday, August 30, at p.
N. to fill vacancies in the Board OF
Water Arbltrators; and Leonard u.
Vankleek stating that no action had
been taken to extend Bennett street
above Ninth and Therefore the return OF
the Commission to assess damages was
null and void.
Mr.. Taylor presented an ordinance
for the relief Of the W. u N. r. r. Co.,
allowing them to enlarge and extend
the frame building at Madison and Reed
streets. Read twice.
A resolution was offered by Mr..
Chandler and adopted authorizing the
city Surveyor to make surveys ofgrades
Of streets near the Monroe street sewer.
Mr.. MeMenamin presented the assess
ment for sidewalks and curling in
various parts Of the city to the amount
of $752.52. The assessment was oon-
firmed and ordered to be properly en-
tered upon the lien books.
Mr.. McMenamin also presented the
assessment for the sewer on Reed street
The amount being $212.4i.
Mr.. Merris Taylor presented and had
read twice an ordinance making an ad-
litional and extraordinary appropria-
ion forthe incidental and miscellaneous
,Iained that this additional appronria.
# certain of the sureties of J, L. Kill