The daily gazette., 1881-08-06
FIRST EDITION
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.
city Fathers Attending 10 Public
Business Amid the Swelterfng
Heat.

Olty Oouncl met ~ o y cioohb ihss
Mr.. Mention presiding, in the
absence OF President Sharpley.
The Street Committee reported
adversely on Jesse Bingham's
petition for raving, cnroing and gut
tering on the east side of Jefferson
street, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth. Adopted.
The Opening Streets Commit Q re-
ported adversely on the petition of the
Wilmington Coal Gas Company for
the opening of Madison st eet from
Read street to the P. w. & b. Rail-
road, as the bed of the street is not
owned by the city. Adopted.
The Police Committee reported adj
versely on the petition of Rev. T. A.
Fl. O'Brien and others, for an extra
policeman FOR South Wilmington =
Adopted.
The Committee on Fire Companies
reported lavorably on the petition OF
The Diamond State Iron Company and
others, asking that the city be divided
into two Fire Districts. Adopted by
a rising vote of II to z.
The City Treasurer reported bank
balance of $179, 1877 90.
The Street Commissioner reported
| 81 men, 9 single and double teams
employed in the Street Department I;
pay roll, $250.79
The Chief Engineer reparted AT men
employed in the Water Department |;
ray roll, $369.s6.
The miscellaneous pay roll, 81, 451.56,
and the police pay -oll, ss,346.6S,
were also passed.
Petitions and communications were
read and referred as follows:
For the grading and curbing OF B
street, between Locust and Butt n
wood streets, and Locust street, be-
tween B and O streets from Edwin
+. Dilwortb, for water pipes In Pleas
ant street, between Monroe and Ad-
ANS streets from Harlan Cause, for
water pipes on Scott street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets from N. Ii.
Barnet, for permission to erect a COW
stable in the rear of No. 915 Lowering
avenue from d. J. Mention and 9th :
ers, for lamp on the south side OF
Chestnut street, between Van Buren,
and Harrison.
The interminable subject OF paving
the intersection of DUPONT street with
Riddles road was again postponed, for
two weeks.
Mr.. Rodney presented the following
communication from the National
Dredging Company, which was re-
ferred to the Opening Streets Commit
tee
To the City Council OF Wilmington,
Delaware -
GENTLEMEN We hereby offer te
fill and grade, to at least the height
of river banks, and one hundred fee'
wide, each, street commencing a.
Christiana avenue, thirteen hundred
, and seventy. five (1375) feet, or there
: abouts, east of the intersection OF I
street and said avenue, and terminal
ing at low water mark on the Chris
, tiana river also to fill and grad
. Fourth street, extended from Brandy
wine creek bank to the Delaware rive
!, bank, to commence the work at ono
|, and to complete the same on or befor
July /, 1882, for the sum of thrtee
> thousand (S18, ,000) dollars, payabl
monthly as the work shall progress.
8 Very respectfully yours,
NATIONAL DREDGING COMPANY,
BY Franklin B. Cotton, vice-presider
and general manager.
Mr.. McKenna's ordinance, authol
izing the draining of privy wells int
> covered sewers was read q third tin
b and passed.
d Mr.. Blake presented an ordinan'
ID for tho appointment of Superintel
dent of the Fire Alarm Telegraph, |
a salary Of 5000 per annum. Rea
- twice.
Mr.. Merrs Taylor introduced an o
dinance providing for the preventio
of the spread of smallpox. 1t requi'
all physician to furnish certificates
recovery to smallpox patients wht
10 they have gotten well. II also provid
IS. that patients receiving such certificate
A.; shall Immediately report to the seer
Il tary of the Board of Health, and tn
"a the executive officers shall be instrue
n. to- ascertain whether the houses,
'o' which these patients reside, have be'
:, disinfected.
.'i Bids we're taken from the box 81
IT, read, as follows:
IN For grading DUPONT street, fro
Lowering Avenue to Wawaset stree
Martin Keogh, 70 cents per cubic var
Ia. Patrick Carberry, 80 cents Jam
nd Murray, 95 cents.
For the grading OF Van Bur
"A street, from Sixth street to the quar-
;, Martin Keogh, 90 cents per cu'
'o' yard James Murray, 93 cents 10
"A. G. Lavery, $l.15; Patrick Caroerry
NO cents.
ms For grading Lombard street, betw'
Twelfth and Thirteenth John.
~. =. Lavery, 80 cents per cubic yard il
Murray, As cents.
LIS All the bids were referred to
ms Opening Streets Committee.
IL regard to the letter recently
ON ceived from Col. Ludlow, U. 5. Er
,;o.s > neer, protesting against the constl
9.i ton OF wharf on the Delaware so'
iys. of the Christiana, the River Fro
'.fo' Committee presented a report rect
vp meuding q concurrence in his vie
Action on the report was deferred
otn !, two weeks.
SIS Adjourned.