Daily Republican., 1881-08-06
SWEATING CITY FATHERS.

SWEATING CITY FATHERS.
Councils Session Last Night :
River Road Again.
Councilmen houndercd along througl
an hours session last night in swell
tering, washed-out sort of way, and al
the while the q msmbers present KEEP
, q fans constantly and vigorously going
Col. Mention presided in Mr.. Sharpley
absence.
The Street committee reported all
versely on the petition of Jesse Bing
ham, who asked for permission to gut
+ ter, curb and pave the east side of Jetier
son street, between thirteenth ant
Fourteenth streets. Adopted.
The Opening Streets Committee re-
ported adversely on the petition of G.
Richardson, president of the Whining
ton Coal Gas Company, asking for per
mission to dig up the bed of Madison
street, between Maryland avenue and
Reed street, for the purpose of laying
gas pipes. Adopted. The police com.
mittee reported adversely on the peti
tion of Rev. Y. A. II O'Brien, who
asked thai an extra policeman be ap.
pointed for South Wilmington. 'Adopt.
ed. The Fire Committee reported fay.
orably on the petition of the diamond
State Iron Company, which asked that
the city be divided into two fire dig
tricts-Northern and Southern-Eifth
street to be the dividing line. Adopted
by vote OF II to
The City Treasurer reported balance
of Sl79, 1W in bank; the Street Commits
sioner reported "a men and 10 teams
employed under him, pay roll S25O79;
the Chief Engineer reported Al men in
the Water Department, pay roll 1860 Sc.
The question of paving Du Pont street
at its intersection with Riddles road,
was postponed for two weeks.
| Numerous citizens petitoneu for the
grading and curbing of b street, from
Locust to Buttonwood; f.. II. Diiworth
petitioned for water pipes on Pleasant
street; Harlan Cause retitioned for
water pipes on Scott street, near Ninth;
W. II. Barnett petilioned for perm. .Ssiou
70 erect IA COW stable in the rear of \ o.
9lj Lowering avenue.
Mr.. Rodney presented the following
communication from the National
Dredging Company
To t .c City Council Of Wilmington,
| Delaware
| GENTLEMEN We hereby offer to
fiji and grade, to at least the height of
river banks, and one hundred feet wide,
each "A street commencing at Christiana
avenue, thirteen hundred and seve ty-
| five G375) feet, or thereabOutS. east of
| Of : 81 uniG Il
avenue, and terminating at low water
mark Oh the Christiana river; also to
i fill and grade Fourth street, extended
IRON BrandyWine creek bank to the
Delaware river bank, to commence the
work at once and to complete the same
on or before July /, 1882, for the sun OF
thirteen thousand (Sl3,Oh0l dollars,
payable monthly as the work shall pro-
gress. Very Respectfully yours,
NATIONAL DREDGING Co.
by Franklin B. Cotton, vice'pres.ent
and general manager.
1t was referred to the opening street
commit ee.
The ordinances to prevent bicycle rid.
ing on side walks, to regulate ,priVy
wells, and to provide for "A Superlnten-
dent of the Fire Alarm Telegraph at
500, were presented and read twice.
Merr, Taylor pres snted IN ordinance
providing for the prevention OF the
spread of smallpox. 1t requires all
physicians to furnish certificates OF re-
covery to small poX patients when they
have gotten well. 1t also provides that
patients receiving such certificates shall
Immediately report to the secretary OF
the Board of Health, and that the exec
utiye officers shall be instructed to as
certain whether the houses, i'll which
these patients reside, have been lisin-
fected.
The following bids for the grading of
DUPONT street, from Lowering avenue to
the centre of Wawassett street were re-
ferred to the Street COMMITTEES:
Martin KeogA, 70 cents per cubic
yard Patrick Carberry, 90 cents; James
Murray, 95 cents.
Bids fer the grading of VanBuren
street from the south side OF Sixth street
down to the quarry, were received as
follows:
Martin Kcogh, 80 cents;James Murry
% cents; John G. l.avery, SLID; Patrick
Carbctry, 60 cents. These bids togeth-
rr with the following, which were re-
ceived for the grading Of Lombard
street, between TwctfCh and Thirteenth
streets, were also referred to the Street
Committee. James &. l,avery, 80 cents
per yard James Murray, 10 cents,
The River Front Committee advised
that the recommendation contained III
Col. Ludlow's communication, to the
effect that no wharf or wharves be con-
structed by the corporation wltaln
this city on the Delaware river, sou,h
of the Christlana, be cohcured IN.
Adopted.
The miscellaneous pay roll fer the
month of July was reported as having
amounted to 81, 456.5l. The police pay