Daily Republican., 1881-05-13
GUIDING CITY AFFAIRS.
Regular Meeting Of Council Last
Evening. Business Transacted.

Regular Meeting Of Council Las
Evening" business Transacted.
The perspiring City Councilmeu ha6
an unhappy lot of it last night at Their
regular meeting, and they We're glad
enough to adjourn early and 60 in a body
with the newly-elected Solicitor, Auditor
and Auditors Clerk to Weayer's ice
cream saloon.
""The business transacted was as follows:
Favorable reports of committees:-peti-
tion from Thomas McCorlkle, for water
pipe: from Jesse Bingham, for pipe on
Monroe street, east side. from Fifth to
Sixth street; from Charles +. Welsh, for
lamp on Poplar street, near Ninth, esti,
mated cost, 50; from Thomas Rowe, for
lamp on Thatcher street, above Six.
teenth street, from NJ. Hayes, for lamr
on Eighth street, bet. King and French
streets; estimated cost, 81; from jaime,
Kenian, for eighteen lamps in the
Eleventh ward; estimated costs, s., 80;
on petition for another policeman on
the south side of the Brandywiue.
The City Treasurer erreported II balance
of S27 ,404. 50 in bank; the Street Com
missioner reported 40 men at a pay roll
of S29S.92 tn Chief Engineer reported
"a men, pay roll S32l.l7,
Petitions and communications were
read and disposed of as follows:
From samuel A. Price, for water pipe
at Front and Union streets, for the
benefit of the railroad; from Jane fl.
Aaron, Conrad street paved and sewer
fixed; Edwin w. JAG kSon, for arch over
Shipley run, between Fifth and Sixth
streets, and Monroe and Madison, that
buildings may be erected; from James
Murray, 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 avenue 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 referred to
Street committee with power to actl;
from John G.. Baker, calling attention
to Fifth street from Walnut to Poplar
street, and asked forrem0val of build
ing line from William Lea Il Sons,
asking for grading Vandever avenue to
Race streets, from William Lea Il Sons
to furnish and set curb on Hutton street,
near Race; from John j. Gallagher, to
grade Carter street from Nandever ave.
nue. to Twenty-third street; from Pat
rick Conner, for curbing, grading and
filling up Christiana street.
The following bids were opened, read
and referred to the proper committees:
John G. Lavery, for paving Gilpin
avenue, between Broome and Rodney,
streets, 80 cents per cubic yard; torpav-
ing West street, between Eighteenth
anil Nineteenth streets, for 32 cents per
cubic yard; for grading Scott street, be-
tween Gilpin and Lowering avenues, for
% cents per cubic yard. From Patrick
Carberry: Building sewer at Scott
and Fourteenth streets, for ~ cents per
cubic foot; for grading Broome and Rod
ney streets, 70 cents per cubic yard; for
grading West street, between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets, 35 cents per
cubic yard; for grading Scott street, be-
tween Gilpin aud Lowering avenues, 50
cents per cubic yard for building sewer
at Fourteenth and Scott streets, $l7.59
per lineal foot; for building sewer on
south side Of Reed streets, between
Monroe and Adams, above Chestnut,
$12.32 per lineal foot.
The ordinance providing that rail
roads companies shall erect gates at
the crossings whenever Council shal | |
request it, was passed.
Mr.. Paynter informed Council that |
Davis & Bro. had neglected to sign
the contract for paving Fourth street.
AZ IN ,l.,, . 60,
PLANTATION, but it was understood that if
the contract was not signed in week
new bids would be advertised for.
A new compilation Of the City ordi-
nances was ordered to be made.
ORDERS
were drawn as follows: T. James Belt,
Sc. so; n. c. Gibbons; 5000; A. Wal.
ton, $2.25; John Guthrie, $lS; G. B.
Underwood, $17.5 S. T. Ware, S35.6
DIR. Smith Cooper, Sl2; Adams Il Bro,
81. 20; James & Webb, Co., $S1 IS;
Every Evening Publishing Co., $l4.9l;
Dennis Kane, 500; George W. Jackson,
s.. so; George w. Vernon & Sons, S9602;
Louisa Meyers, $50; Adams Il Bro,
$3.50 Il. w. Birnie, S24; Mills &
Combs, Sl3.50; James f. Daley, SO;
William Campbell, SIS; i. f. Townsend,
S55. 40; Allen Speakman, $27. 4S; James
$40; DR.. Howard Ogle, So;
G. p. johnson, S7.92; John Hunt, $S3;
j. Maxwell, $3.50; 5. +.
Ware, $50; Adams & Bro, S34; Will
liam j. Maxwell, S27; G. ?. johnson,
S4266; Conrad q Fennypacker, $40;
Edwin f. Eckel, Sl.25; George W.
Vernon & Sons, S3.6l 5. G. Bradford,
S3OS.3O; Edward Murine, S59.92;
Samuel Crothers, $20O61; John Grin
mage, S65.75; Patrick Carberry, Si00;
Neal Duffy, $l26; Hudson & Cahall,
S1S5; Davis & Bro, Sl32.74; Davis &
Bro, S477 40; b. +, Townsend, Sl1; II.
$297; Hughes u Walker,
$685.; G. 7. Johnson, $6.48; Mary Null I
rine, S63; Nelson Morris, 1912; James
$lS6.4G James II. Beggs,
S232; Homer Barry, Sl.72; Adams &
Bro, S. 10; Hugh Patton, S2O.25 Wash
ington Street club stables, $1S; Peter
$32 80; VIM. Gortey, $50; ,
John Schoen, So; Samuel Crothers, 81;
Edward Green, $34. 50; John Collins, S36;
Henry Hitler, S44.5O; Hugh Patton, s.:
Edward W. Hopes, $7402; Thomas
S23.25; Fannie McKeowan,
S27; Patrick Conner, 22.5O; William j.
Forrest, $3.50; Daniel Mooney, $3.50: ,
James Early, SAG. so; Mary Murine, $12l;
lanes Harrigan, ,$4S rs; Charles Warner,
1907 30; Allen Speakman, $65.S0; W. q
n. .R.R. Co., $40. .49; George W. Vernon 4
Sons, So A; Chapman Valve Co. $262.5O; s
Chapman Valve Co. $500; Wilm Steam !;
ship Co, 1928. 1S; Adams u Bro, Sl.5O; +
Josiah Mccall, S13; f. Ainswor!h, 81. "A;
.. f. Thomas & Co., % cents; Philip
W. Mcdowell, $3.50; John w. Hopkins,
S12.4O; George D. slaymaker, $4.%O
Adam Grubb, S.; VIM. j. Morrow SIS \
,5; Betsy Morris, s.; b. +. Townsend,
S22. 25; Wilmington Coal Gas Company,
s9S: Frank Chandler, S126. OF; Wv. Pyle, =.