The daily gazette., 1881-09-03
FIRST EDITION.
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Last Evening
Hut Few Committee Reports-Pe.
titiOns and Communications -
New Business.

Council met last evening at 7.30 o.
clock, for the first time since the first
meeting night in June, President
Sharpley occupied the chair.
But two committee reports were
made. The Opening Streets Commit
tee reported favorably upon the petit
tion of ]. Moir Clark & Co., asking
for the opening and grading of Twelfth
street, east of the railroad, estimated
cost, $10Q Adopted.
The Fire Committee reported favora-
bly, upon the petition of the Fame
Hose Fire Company, asking that they
be paid their fnll semi-annual appro- |
priation. Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported $147,-
278, 80 in bank to the credit of current |
expenses.
The Chief Engineer of the Water
Department reported 48 men in his
employ for the week ending August
80th pay roll, $433.1S. /
The Street Commissioner reported
SO men, 4 double and single teams in
| his employ for the week ending August
9th i; pay roll, $3.50.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following petitions and COM
muuicatiuns were introduced, read
and referred to to the proper commit
tees:
Mr.. Townsend presented the return
of the commission on Union street
from Trout to Fifth. Nominal awards
were awarded to George W. and VIII
liam Bush $500 to e. jefferson 5000
to A. Thatcher, and 800 to P. J.
Ford.
The same gentleman also presented
the return ofthe commission on DUPONT
street, between Giipin and Shallcross
avenues. Nominal damages were
awarded to several parties.
r. FL. Taylor presented remon-
STRANGE signed by James White and
about fifty others protesting against
= the construction OF trap oD Poplar
street above Front.
He moved that the petition be re-
ferred to the Street Committee with
instructions to locate the trap else~
where.
Mr.. Rodney opposed the motion; he
thought that 1t should be modified
Z The traps were expensive. and he had
4 10 doubt that the Chef Engineer OF
. the Survey Department had located
the traps in the best possible posi-
i. tions.
r. III. Taylor in reply said that the
trap was 35 feet long, feet deep and
r feet wide. 1t is proposed to place il
Immediately In front Of private resi-
dences, and he thought that no mem
ber of Council would desire it placed
IT IN front of his residence. 1t had only
/ nI.a tpo hA a
man from the Seventh ward Mr.
Rodney had objected to the erection
of telegraph poles on the Avenue be-
J. cause they were unsightly. The tral
would emit foul odors, and be had Mt
doubt that should the trap be place,
as now designed the Board of Healtl
8. would declare it nuisance.
Mr.. Blake said that he coincide
re- with Mr.. Taylor. He thought tn
ne trap should be placed on the wharf, c
3, lower down than in the present select
ed spot.
MIR. Talley said he would vote fo
the motion if the gentleman woul
at name some location for the trap. Ii
'er favored putting it on the wharf.
MIR. Paynter said it could not
At placs d on the wharf as it was priva
'n property.
M MIR. McMenamin said he was oppos'
- to putting the trap In front OF priVa
III property as 1t would be nuisance.
oi he lived In front OF one, he would ce
IN. taiuly remove as soon as possible.
The motion Of Mr.. Taylor was ado
y ted.
lie The Malleable Iron Company ask
md that curb be set and cutters paved I
ool Buttonwood street, north Of Taylor Al
10. that q washout on Ninth street be fill
COZ COZ up.
m,' A communication was received fro
n. ~ the Board of Education asking Coun
the to issue bonds to the amount Of $40,0t
for the erection of new school houses.
,oh The Wilmington Il Northern raliro
set. peritioned tor the privilege OF layi
ter tracks across Christiana Avenue to
LOT Lobdell.
at Car Wheel Company's new wor
re- Also to the new rolling mill thence ale
the east side of Chrlstiana Avenue
sne the Old Ferry Rolling mill, i,snd to Jof
.i,n sons forge.
d,n' j. q. Killiam asked for eight feet
Ioiv space In front of bis stove 5, 4. corr
ish- oil Fifth and King streets.
IN. Andrew Stewart asked for the
veiege OF setting curb In front OF his
perty on Lowering Avenue between Sc
and Lincoln streets. On motion OF
Rodney, the privilege was granted:
,ops c. Wesley Weldin petitioned for
~, erection of lamp ON Broome street,
''.e o tween Seventh and Eighth streets.
,ose ,as John Logan and John Fl. Beste, p
'eI- toned for the laying OF water pipes
Oily Cedar street in the Eleventh ward.
NEW BUSINESS
es Was acted upon as follows:
'u1u Proposals for the erection OF 81
this horse power boiler at Cool Spring he
yoir, were read as follows:
Hilles e. Jones, $3.50; Harlan g. u
tlev ingsworth Co., $1,4S5. Pusey q "
/, Of Co., 81, 400.
ont. The following resolution presente'
en. Mr.. McKenna, was adopted:
,1 Rssolued, That the Street Comm
MISS a Is hereby instructed to have no
aiiey constructed In front OF private resid
here when it can possibly be avoided.
'erv~ J.T. Head presented deed TO
}. f. beds of number Of streets In the nj
western section of the city.
Adjourned.
II the ORDERS.