Daily Republican., 1881-12-03
CITY COUNCIL.
A L0ng Session Last Evening-kev-
eral Ordinances Int rOdB ced.

d favorably on the petition OF the NM.
5ual Union Telegraph Company, for per
mission to erect telegraph poles from
Eighth and Market streets to Front and
French streets.
The petition of Robert NcCaulley ask
ing remission to allow three cess.pool'
to remain where they are II " situated
IN his property at Fourteenth and Wal
nut streets, was reported upon favora
bly,. The reports in each case wer'
adopted.
The committee on public building:
unfavorably on the petition o
William Pennell asking permission t
erect awning posts on the sidewalk a
the southwest corner Of Second ant
King streets. -o o..c
The City Treaeur reported balance
in bank of S33, 2G0. Al to the credit Of th'
city.
The Uhiet Engineer OF the Water de
partment reported forty seven men Gun
ployed with a pay roll amounting t
$3S7.S7.
Street Commissioner Lynch, reporte,
five double, four single teams anc
twenty-five men employed with a pay
roll of $ll3.Sl. .....-..-
Coal Oil Inspector George G. Ward
Iepor ed that during the month of De
cember he had inspected 1852 gallons
of oil. ....-.
Tue following petitions were receiveV
and properly referred Hartman y
Fehren bach, asking for II lamp OF
Orange street, between Fourth and
Fifth; Thomas Il. BayarG, asking for a
lamp at the northeast correr of Ninth
and Market streets; j. j. Gallagher u
Bro, asking permission for j. 4. FL.
lott to drop wagons in tie street in
front Of his shop, on Market street,
Ninth ward, provided said wagons dc
not remain lhere more than ten hours
T. l. Layton asking for a foot passag.
over the Brandy dywine AZ the railroad
bridge .,r.-..
The petition asking that Mr.. Elliott,
a Ninth ward blacksmith and wheel.
wright, be relieved Of the ordinance
wagons to which horses are
not hitched FROM standing in the street,
gave rise to some discussion. Mr..
Barnhill championed the application,
which Mr.. Blake denounced asa scheme
to decide q wager Of $50 between the
owner of the shop and q neighbor. Mr.,
Paynter and Mr.. Beecher favored tAe
and President Sharplcy, va
eating the chair, vigorously opposed 1t.
lie said this city is run by ordinances,
aud in the course of his speech cited
the case of prominent manufacturer
WHO had been fined for simply allowing
his wagon to st,nd in the rear of the
store while it was being loaded. Mr..
Barnhill said there is not Il blacksmith
shop in the city in front Of which wlg.
Jns without horses are not allowed to
stand. He denied the insinnat!on OF
MIR. Blake that Mr.. Elliott Was in any
way interested iE the wager.
An unusual spectacle was presented
when President Sharpley, who was on
he floor and Colonel Taylor Temporal
rily in the chair, attempted to reply tc
Mr. Barnhill. and saow that Mr.. Elliot:
was interested in the wager. Mr.. Tai.
ley rose to u point of order and Colonel
Taylor decided the point well taken
President Sharpley was then called to
order and requested to contine his re-
marks strictly to the petition.
Mr.. Barnhll move that the prayer
# the petitioner be granted. While
his motion was under fire, Mr.. Blake
moved to refer the matter to the Street
Committee, and the latter motion pre-
;ailed.
Mr. Barnbill presented a petition
With five hundred signers, asking that
Ulne safe means b3 prOvi lel for cross
ny the Brandywine, which petition
Vas the cause Of considerable discuS-
ion, ard was finally referred to the
3ridge Committee OF the Levy Court.
Council then Went into an election
or Chief Engineer Of the Water De-
,artment for the ensuing year Messrs.
Pay inter- and Tllley Were appointed tel
ers, and the ballot resulted as fol-
ows; ri. p. McTntire, H. Isaac g.
,axton, 5; blank, |. II, i. Mclntire
laving received u majority Of all the
Iotes cast was declared elected.
Mr.. Paynter introduced and had
cad, can ordinance authorizing the
Wilmington & Northern .Rlilr0ad to
ay tracks on Christiana avenue. The
rdiuance was read once, and then by
itls and test vote taken, when twen-
y one members voted in favor OF it,
nd one against it.
Mr.. Barnhill gave notice that he in
ended to introduce all ordinance for
he relief of j. I. Elliott, from the pro-
isions Of the ordinance relating to OBJ
tructions of the streets.
The Opening Street Committee we're
uthorized to advertise for proposals
,r building . culvert on Madison
treet.
On motion of Mr.. Townsend. the
lerk was instructed to request Judge
Wales to appoint commission to assess
for the opening of a street at
he intersection Of G street and Christi
nv avenue.
Mr.. Abele presented communica-
on from Patrick Cafberry offering to
smove the old walls of Shipley run
aver, between Second and Third
reefs, and Madison and Monroe, and
,buili l30 feet on the south side, with
wall two and half feet thick and
,ur feet high, for 5000. Tn" matter
as referred to the Street Committee
18th power to act.
On notion Council adjourned.
During the evening orders were grant
for the payment of the following
lis: Pay roll Water Department.,
1878 pay r)ll Street Department,
1881; pay roll Police Department,
!. OCT. IS; Miscellaneous pay roll, ST.
Q. SO; Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light
S5yS 10; H. B. Morrow, trea.
Irer Board of Education, $j,SSS.33;
,hn Grinnage, S1S7.5 A. G, b. An
,rson, $l15 81; Amos A. Eastburn,
00.O0.
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