Daily Republican., 1881-11-05
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.u,,,terestinE sessisn
pfs.,..,,ou from the r.
..-oihsr Bas'nsss'
,,r stated meeting Of City
tssa."h \ as held last evening, Presi'
'aIsr, ip the chair. Minutes
aap,d1'I apld meeting were read and
~ =, Committee reported favor
sS' ss' ,be petition Of the Whining
llNpp psii II, sav 70 extend their tracks
Joy @r,h " street, along Spruce to
y isu thence along Eleventh to the
%" rSs yeas and nays we're called
\. rport p was adopted,
Nn,nrn,i,sious appointed to assess
'..,,a lamages for extending and
.''' "Hi Madison street, from Front 10
N,syenua, N reported that thev had
.iI to ths, duty, and awarded In"
pDa~ y ,,,nnyes Wilmington Coal
~ nDt / cents. p. W. 4 b. K II. Co
~ wilmington 4 Northern + t.
!. rpor, was adopted. |
\
sr Tr,&nrrr, john Gnthr!e reported
" IN II bank u tie ci.y : credit o'
.,.rr Ell -ipeey Of the Water Depart
~ !. %,n,rtei 40 men employed in hhe
s,h ,hsparrInent for the past week,
\, - NJ, NJ roll amounting to s3lo.59.
.nr ,,n,orstrance wa. presented by a
lA,del,is ,ns, against the removal
'1p on Eighth street, between
n nd French Susan King ana
svking 70. lamp on Gordon
yween Market and In Motto
s,Ssiug communication was read
7 sred ~ the Opening Streets
lE1se
WILMINGTON. Nov. 4. 1881.
lr townsend, Ed, CHARM IN
Nm Streets COinnlttee, SIR u
Era,plned Front and Adams stree =
LIs.d by the ca Council, and
ktae opinion that no change in the
rbd ND streets can b. made to a"-
Lr,S,h tie object Desired by Council
Liouts very heavy expense u the
In md considerable damage and great
Esrenien. u 70 the owner, OF the pre-
m affected by said change. |
ma ecOmmend that . covered gut
Nm placed across Adams street on The
q. ide Of Front; that the covering
M " taken off the sewer in Front
r,s and thai the walls Of the sewer
Iraght to the grade Of the street,
Nib. sewer te covered with cast iron
Iss ,lso that a covered gutter be
'yt on the south side of Front street
k.shot distance each side OF the
.w The objects TO be accomplished
sa. change are obvious, viz: The
,slsthe walls Of the sewer will in-
rasihe capacity abou: one-.hird; the
asiml plates can be- ea lily removed,
xsi. sewer can be kept free frcm any
,aiOr obstruction; II, in fact, will
Ss the same ~ any covered gutter
tyrcess for cleansing.
Yours, very respectfully,
IC. CoSwELL, Chief Engineer.
b4 Honorable, the City Council OF
ecity Of Wilmington
10 petition Of the Philadelphia, Will
g!On and Baltimore l:ailroal Com
7 respectfully represents tn It hy an
Of the General Assembly of The
Q Of Delaware, entitled an "act in
ton to railway tracks in tho ciSy of
passed at Dover, March
1881, po"er was conferred upon said
Council, by ordinance, to author
he construction Of railroad tracks,
The use Of cars, propelled either by
II or horse power, on any OF the
esS Of said city, in order to afford
ness and manufacturing establish
It's therein greater facilities fol the
mont and receipt Of freight; that
. are already in course Of construc-
large manufacturing and other
ness establish mems in that portion
le said city lying south ofthe Chris
: river, to which the corporation
toner has been requested to afford
facilities by means of a
lch track or tracks, connecii ling
in main line on the north
Of the Christiana river !;
cl 'ald connection is especially CON
Plated by the provisions of the act
he said General Assembly, entitled
act to enable the Levy Court of
.Castle county to join with other
Hs in building a bridge over the
lSana creek in the place Of Third
llastldgc, in Wilmington" passed
'per, April 7, 1881. TO the end,
asoFe, that the corporation petition
aiy be enabled 10 afford such trans
Aion facilities whenever it sh all be
ssary for the accommodation of the
and business interests
the corporation prays as
)ws:
n.y. That an ordinance may be or
,ed y authorizing the construction OF
ing or branch track by our petition
1hrlsti,na avenue, in said city, of
length on said avenue as may be
led necessary for the purpose con-
l"'ed by the act of Assembly first
IL recittd such ordinance to define
eheth OF such siding and its loca-
VI SAID avenue, and to confer AZ
privileges in the premises as may
'hierred by ordinances upon, or
Nd TO any other steam railroad
'"hy relative to locating and main
ns railroad. track on said avenue.
Sola. That An ordinance may be
.aea authorizing your petitioner to
8 construct AMI maintain a branch
VI siding, on what is now Or IN
w 10 be DOCK street." of said city,
and w soon ~ said Dock street
nave been opened as o public
!; ol said city; and that the length
~ branch track or siding and its
,oa on Said street may be specially
n'hed and defined by such ordi-
lrd. That such ordinances may be
''sly appropriate and set apart 30
= VI the said streets or either Of
~ may be actually required for
aud maintenance OF
ot.hcn track or sidiugs, and may
't'ze tile execution Of an agreement
, me corporation petitioner by
: t lts rights and privileges, az to
"ianch tracks or sidings and their
.onance may be clearly defined
I !, Street Com missioner, Louis p.
~ ~ reported 2S mer, 3 double and