The daily gazette., 1880-01-30
FIRST EDITION.
Ctty Council.


City Council met last evening in reg
uIar session, President Sharpley iE the
| char.
The session was short one, there be-
| ing only one standing committee report,
that one being from the FIuance Com
mittee. The said committee on the petit
| ton Of John Il. Ernest, asking that GER
tain liens against his property be reduc-
| ed, reported that the matter had Dfen
referred to the City Auditor for adjust
mcnt. The report was adopted.
The City Treasurer reported S42 ,SOo. 10
IN hand to the credit of current expen-
ses.
| The Chief Engineer of the Water De-
partme MT reported 81 men in his employ
for the week ending January 9th; pay
roll, S448. 80.
The Street Commissioner reported
men double AMI single team, in his
employ for the week ending January
Goth; pay roll, S3l7
PETITIONS AND CoMMU >ICATioNs.
| The following petitions aud communi-
cations were read and referred to the
| proper committees.
| From Leorard ii. Van Kleeck, asking
Council to instruct the City Auditor to
strike ftom off the lien book, claims
| which the city has against the estate
| of Mrs. Van Kleeck amountiDg to x20l =
90. Referred 10 the Law Committee.
Daniel McVey and Others petitioned
for lamp at tho corner of sixth and
| Windsor streets, as the locality was a
very dark one. Referred TO the Lamp
| Committee.
Owing to tho war that has been made
| ON the peanut vendors by certain "usi-
ness men, Marie Louchine, peiitioned
tor the privilege OF using four feet u
the sidewalk at the south west corner OF
Sixth and Market streets,t to sell peanuts.
a - .tta
Il. ii Ewbanks. and several other pro-
mInent cItizens Referred to the Street
COMMITTEES, on motion OF Il. ii. Taylor
Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr, asked that
water pipes be extended on jackson
street between Sixth and Seventh, In
order 10 supply two houses that he is
erecting.
IN order TO celebrate Washington's
birthday, Eli Crozier, pelitionsd fol
the uso OF the City Hall ON the 23rd oi
February. On motion of Mr.. Adam,
the request was granted, uuder the reg
uar rales.
.Jo4n Ingram asked that lamps b,
erecIeL on the corners Of Ninth ant
Tenth and Clayton streets.
| Oil lamps were asked for at Eleventh
and Pasture streets, and Eleventh ant
DUPONT streets, by Is. Healey.
William johnson, asking for reduc
tion OF capitation tax assessed on hous'
which he owns on Eighteenth street, bi
plea being "A nonresident.
Iron gutter plates were petitioned TO
on Delaware Avenue at 1atnall, West
Washington and jefferson streets, b.
Harlan Cause.
NEW BUSINESS.
The following new busine was acte'
upon:
Mr.. r. II. Taylor introduced resolu
ton, which was adopted. lnstrnctinl
the Mayor TO issue certificate OF in
debtedness for $1,000 to the Delawar
Fire Company, payable on the 10Th O
July next being the balance due th
company in nsIderation of them re
liuquishtng to the city the house an
grounds at Sixth and King streets. Th
Mayor was further instructed TO prepar
a lease for the COMPANY for the use @
said house until NJ arch 25th next, at
I | nominal SUN.
On motion of Mr.. McMenamin, tn
Sire ct Committe were authorized TO aC
! vertise for proposals for removing tn
2 stone -crusher from its present loca.io
| on Eleventh street, near Pine.
Mr.. Merris Taylor introduced the 70
2 lowing ordinances, which, upon his mt
> ton was read twice:
2 An ordinance 10 amend an ordinance eI
titled an ordinance making opPropri'
. tiOHs for The pedr Of Our Lord, 1880
! passed at Tie CITY HaH, J0uary
1880.
WHEREAS, When the ordinanc
making appropriations for the city {
Wilmington, for the year 1880, wa
passed, "a Misunderstanding existed /
regard to the amount to be appropriate
Y for public schools; and
WHEREAS, 1t was understood by thi
Council that the amount in bank to tn
= credit of the Board of Public Educatio
| on January 1et, 1880, would be returne
A by the saiJ Board to the Mayor an
!, Council of Wi Wilmingtsn in case the al
preparation for Public Schools was nj
reduced TO the extent of such balance
l. and
e WHEREAS, The Board of Educatio
=. has refused to return the aforesaid ba
ance, notwithstanding the City Counc
| appropriated to Public Schools for 1SS
the sum of s66 800: therefore
d BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CoUNCI
4 or WILMINGTON:
!, That the ordinance making appropri
1 | lions for the year OF our Lord, lSS
i passed at the City Hall January 2n,
IL 1880, be- and the sane Is hereby amende
G. by striking out of section of said ord
D. npDce the words and figures, "three hu
dred and fifty -one thousand one huudrt
aud seventy-elght dollars and thirt
three cents 1881 ,l7o33)," aud insertir
in lieu thereof the words and figures
r Section 2. That section of said ord
L nance be and the same is furth,
Ii amended by striking out after The wor,
n "amount required by the Board of Pu
& hc Education" the figures S66 800, an
r insert in lieu thereof the tigures--.
IS THE object of The ordinance is TO d
II duct from the appropriation of Il
y Board of Education tue amount that II
IL Board had in bank on January Is
J. which is about S24 00O.-Rep
u On motion Cnnncil adjourned.
= ORDERS.
/, | During the evening the following o