The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-11-05
FIRST EDITION.
CITY COUNCIL.
Aekuiar MeestuE Last Evening
committee RepOrts-Petitions and
Communicate

oharpley.
The Street Committee reported favor.
ably upon the petition Of the City Rail-
way Company, asking permission to
extend Their tracks from Fourth street,
along Spruce to Eleventh, thence to
Eleventh street bridge, provided that the
company leaves the street in a good
travelling condition. Adopted unanl-
hously upon the ayes and nays.
The Opening Street Committee, re.
ported favorably, upon the award OF the
commission appointed 10 assess damages
ior the opening of Madison street from
front street TO Railroad Avenue. The
awards were as follow. Wilmington
Coal Gas Company cents; p. W. & B.
Il. H., o cents. Wilmington u Northern
X. r., S25. The awards were accep-
ted.
The City Treasurer reported S62. .372.-
81, in bank to the credit of current ex
penses.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De-
paftment, reported DO men In his en-
pioy for the week ending November LIST;
pay roll, $310.59.
The Street Commissioner reported 28
men, 8 double and 4 single teams in bis
employ for the week ending October
18th; pay roll, $l62.98.
Geo. 9. Ward, reported that he had
inspected during the past month, 49,
s95 gallons OF Oil.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following petitions aud COM
municatlons were introduced, read and
referred to the proper committees:
OIL. keogh asking for the laying of
water pipes in Ball Alley, be.w cen Tat
hall aud west streets, north of Fourth.
William Pennell asking permission
10 erect three awning posts at the S. w.
corner OF Second and King streets, in
order to erect an awning over his fish
stalls.
John M. Dunn, administrator of James
Qulnn, asking that S16.91 overpaid city
aud school lakes be refunded him on
the estate.
A communication was received from
Chief Engineer Conwell, stating that no
change in the grade could be made at
Front and Adams street without heavy
expense. He recommended that gutter
plates be placed at that point.
Charles Warner asking for lamp on
West street, between Third aud Fourth
streets.
Merris Taylor pre- sented the following
from the p, w. IL b. u. K. Co., signed
by Isaac HiIckley, President:
10 the Houora5le, the City Council of
The city of Wilmington:
The petition of the Philadelphia, vii.
mlngton aud Baltimore Railroad Com
Pany respectfully represents that by AN
ACT OF the General Assembly of the State
oil Delaware, entitled an "act in relation
To railway tracks in the city OF Whining
tom" passed at Dover, March II, 1881,
power was conferred upon SAID City
council, by ordinance, TO authorize The
construction of railroad tracks, ior the
use OF cars, propelled either by steam or
horse poWer,on any OF the streets of said
city, III order TO afford business and
manufacturing establishments therein
greater facilities for the shipment aud
receipt OF freight; that there are already
IN course OF construction large manu-
featuring and other business establish
ments in that portion of the said city
lying south of the Christiana river, to
which the corporation petitioner has
been requested to afford transportation
facilities by means OF a branch trac1 Or
tracks, connecting with Its main line on
the north side of the Christiana river,
which said connection IS especially con.
templated by tho provisions of the act
of the said General Assembly, entitled
an "act to enable the Levy Court of
New Castle county TO Join with other
parties in building a bridge over the
Chiistiana creek III the place OF Third
street bridge in Wilmington" passed st
Dover, April Z, 1881. To the enei,
therefore, that the corporation petitioner
may be enabled TO afford such trarspol-
tatlon facilities whenever it shall be
necessary for the accommodation of the
manufacturing and business interests OF
aforesaid, the corporation prays AS fol-
lows;
First. That an ordinance may be CIR.
dained authorizing the construction OF a
siding or branch track by your petitio o.
er on Christlana avenue, IN said city,
of such length on said avenue ss may
be deemed necessary for the purpos o
contemplated by the act of Assembly
first herein rected; such ordinance 10
define the length ofsuch siding and lis
location on said avenue, and to copft,r
as large privileges in the premises alt
may be conferred by ordinances upon,
or granted to any other steam railroad
company relative to locating and main
tanning railroad tracks on said avenae-
Second. That an ordinance may be
ordained authorizing your petitioner TO
locate, construct and maintain 0 branch
track or siding, on what is now or In
tended 10 be "Dock street," OF said city, |
when aud as soon al SAID Dock street |
shall have been opened as q public street |
OF said city; and that the length OF said |
branch tracs or siding and its location |
on said street may be specially deter |
mined and defined by such ordinance.
Third. That such ordinances may ex-
pressly appropriate and set apart 30
much of the said streets or either of
them as may be actually required for
the construction and maintenance Of
such branch track or sidings, and may
authorize the execution OF an agreement
with the corporation petitioner by which
its rights and privileges, as to such
branch tracks or sldinRs and their main
tenauce may be cleared defined and se-
cured,
G, Wesley Weldln, as king that gutter b
be paved IN front OF his property on
Broome street between Seventh and
Eighth.
W, j. MeClary presented bill amoun-
ting 10 S32.67, tor rebuilding the wall OF
Shipley Run sewer, al Sixth and AdamS
street.
Manioye Hazel aud others, remon-
strating against the removal OIL ths
lamp on Eighth street, between hing
aud French streets, to the opposite side
Of the street.
John Carson, asking for lamp ON
Gordon street between La Motto anu
Market streets.