The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-05-13
CITY COUNCIL.


Chyau Council met at tl,a usual bour
last evening, President Sharpley In the
chair.
The following favorable reports were
presented and adopted;
BY the Street Committee-on John
Taylor's petition for the cleaning of the
large gutter on Tatnall street, between
the railroad and the river.
BY the Water Committee-Op petition
ofThomas McCorkle and Jesse Bingham
for extensions of water pipes.
By the Lamp Committee-On petit
tions OF Charles r. Welsh, for lamp on
Poplar street. near Ninth, estimated
cost, 30; Thomas Rowe, tor lamp on
Thatcher street, above Sixteenth street,
estimated cost 50; M. Hayes for lamp on
Eighth street bet. King and French st.
estimated cost. 50 James KepIaH, tor
eighteen lamps In the Eleventh Ward
estimated cost, $3.50 each.
BY tue Police Committee-on the res
olution authorizing the Mayor to appoint
an extra policeman for the South side
ofthe Brandy The report and resolu
tion were both adopted.
The Citg Treasurer reported balance
In bank of $27, ,40455.
The 3 rect Commission reported 40
men and thirteen teams employed in
the street department pay Ioll, $685.
%.
The Chief Engineer reported "a men
employed In the water Department; pay
roll, $321.71.
Petitions and communications were
read and referred, as follows:
From Samuel A. Price, for water pipe
al Front and Union streets, for the bene-
fit OF the railroad from Jane A. Aaron
Conrad street paved aud sewer fixed !;
Edwin w. jackson, for arch over Ship
ley run, between Fifth and Sixth streets
and Monroe and Madison, that build
ings may be erected from James Muir
phy, Jr., repairs TO sewer on Third
street, between Adams and jackson
streets from Harlan Cause, and others,
for paving of Belgian blocks on Adams
street, Delaware Avenne and Tatnall
street /; from Sarah Saring, for permis-
sion to sell fish on King street from
Charles Reynolds, for crossing, curbing
and paving on Hazlett street, between
Adams and Jackson street Preferred to
Street Committee with power to act1 !;
rom John u. Baker, calling attention
to Fifth street from Walnut to Poplar
streets, aud asked tor the removal OF q
on the building line; from VIM. Lea and
sons, asking for grading Vandever Az
enue to Race street; from William Lea
q Sons, To furnish and set curb on Hut
ton street, near Race; from John j. Gal
laghcr, to grade Carter street from, Van
dever Avenue to Twenty-third street !;
from fatcick Conner, for curbing, grad
ing and filling up Christiana street.
Mr.. McMenamin's ordinance requir-
ing the railroad companies to place
gates across the streets crossed by
their tracks in this city was read q
third time and passed.
The printing committee was author
lied to have the oity ordinances codi-
fed, with view Of having ordinance
books printed.
The fact that Davis e. Bro. had re-
fused to sign the contract for paving
Fourth street was announced by Mr..
MIR. Paynter, and the subject was laid
over for one week. Mr.. Paynter said
II the contract was not signed by next
meeting he would move that new pro.
posals he advertised for.
The following proposals were taken
from the box, read and referred to the
proper committees:
John Q. Lavery, for paving Gilpin
avenue, between Broome and Rodney
streets, 80 cents per cubic yard; for
paving West street, between Eigh.
teenth and Nineteenth ssreets, for SO
cents per cubic yard; for grading Scott
street, between Gilpin aud Lowering
avenues, for 30 cents per cubic yard.
From Patrick Carberry: Building a
sewer at Scott and Fourteenth streets.
for 10 cents per cubic foot; for grading
Broome and Rodney streets, rs cents
per cubic yard; for grading West
street, between Eighteenth and Nine.
teenth streets, So cents per cubic yard :
for grading Scott street, between Gils
pin and Lowering avenues, 33 cents
per cubic yard; for building sewer at
Fourteenth and Scott streets. s17.59
per lineal foot; for building sewer ON
south side of Reed street, between
Monroe and Adams, above Chestnut.
$12.32 per ineal foot.
Adjourned.
ORDERS,
During tho evening the foIlow,no