The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-29
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Last Evening
Committee RepOrts-Ord
introduced - REORGANIZATION OF
the Board of Health.

u6uL DndTpleyl III Lu0 CudlE.
The Street Committee reported in
favor of awarding the contract for
paving stone to Nelson Morris at
$l.40 per perch.
The same committee on the petit
tion of K. III. Hanf, complaining of
distractions in front of his place of
business, No. Is E. Fourth street,
reported in favor of abating the NUS
ance.
Also favorably upon the petition
of the Delaware Western II. r., ask
ing the privilege of layinga siding
ON Shipley street, below Water
| street.
A similar report was made on the
petition of Thomas Fernau, asking
permission to set curb in front of his
property, Maryland avenue and Sy-
camore street.
The same committee made like
report upon the petition of y. b.
Huested, asking that sewer be
built over Shipley Run south of Reed
street.
On the petition of J. II. Jackson,
asking that Seventh street be re
paired and cleaned reported in favor
of repairing from Lombard 10 Church
streets.
The reports were adopted.
The Committee on the ordinance in
troduced by Mr.. Robinson relieving
the fire companies from all indebted
ness reported adversely, as it was con-
trary to section AZ of the City CHARTER,
which restricts the amount to be do
mated to each company to $500 per
year.
After some discussion the report
was adopted.
The Lamp Committee reported fa-
vorably upon the petition of y. Q.
Pickles asking for a lamp OH french
street, between Ninth and Tenth
strees.
Also favorably on the petition Of II.
B. McIntire for lamp on the West
side of Jefferson street, between Fifth
and Sixth streets.
Also favorably on the petition of II.
d. Hickman asking for lamp OF
West Sixth street, in front of the office
of the Trustees of the Poor.
A similar report was made by the
same committee on the pc itibn oi
Thomas McComb asking for lamp or
Madison street, between Tenth and
Eleventh streets. the reports were
adopted.
The favorable report of the Street
Committee on paving the bed of Spruce
street, north of Fourth, which haC
been postponed until last evening, wal
called up under unfinished business
and the report rejected by sta andini
vote of Q to IL.
The subject OF establishing grade a
Franklin and Linden streets was, OIL
motion OF Mr.. Paynter, postponed unit
next meeting night, and the Clstk wa
instructed to notify the Chief EnRinee
of the Survey Department to prepar'
r plans for the grade.
, The City Treasurer reported S3a, ,401 a
in bank TO the credit of current ex
} penseS.
: The Chief Engineer OF the Water De
Z partment reported 63 men in his dmplo
{ for the week ending April 26thi..pay-roll
} | $403 20.
4 The Street Commissioner reports
! 80 men, o double aud single teams Il
] his employ for the week ending Apr
23d; payroll S199.25.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following petitions and couImun
catious were Introduced, read ane refel
red TO the proper committees:
P.J, O'Donnell asking for the curl
ing and paving Of The east side of Lii
coin street between Pennsylvania Av'
nue. and Eleventh street.
q Maniove Hazel, asking for lamp o
d Eighth street between King and Frenc
a Streets.
: Thomas McCorkle, asking for the 81
>, tension Of water pipes on hirkw 90
e street between Ninth and Tenth street
Thomas Rowe asking for lamp o
v Thatcher street above Sixteenth stree
q James Keen n asking for number I
e lamps in the Eleventh Ward.
NEW BUSINESS.
Mr.. McMenamen introduced an ord
nance to amend an ordinance in relatio
to cesepools.
- The same gentleman introduced a
ordinance to the effect that when Il
70 city orders streets to be paved with Be
"a gian blocks the corporation to bear on
~ third of the expense.
rt On motion of Mr.. Paynter the Gil
D. Solicitor was instructed to draw up
y contract between the city and ID avis
Bro, for paving two squares of Ea
l. Fourth street, with Belgian blocks,
ss Mr.. Adams presented pream BILE al
IN resolution instructing the Street Con
is missioner to employ men upon 81
se streets In order to put them In bett
70 condition.
50 Mr.. MoMenamin, after the resolntiC
o. had been read, said that an Item appea
10 ed in the Republican OF Tuesday
Do which IL was stated that the streets
the Eighth and a portion of the Four
wards we're reeking with filth. He er
phatically denied that such was ii
case; 1t was q deliberat falsehood. III
streets in that portion of the city we
a. as clean as they had been for the pa
a twenty years. The Street mmissi on
,h) had ali the men at work that he con
'6O employ.
rs ON motion of Mr.. Paynter the resol
u tions were laid upon the table.
Mr.. McMenanin presented the asset
ment for paving Dupont street betwe
p Pennsylvania and Delaware aVenu,
on amounting to 81 ,S4874, Ii was order
,r- to be sent to the Auditor for collectio
7E The same gentleman also present
10 list ofnthose indebted to ths city I
curbing and paving. Some of the a
counts run as far back as 1879. The to
ID. amount was $4,000.
ra. On motion of Mr.. Talley the 0peni
nj Streets Committee wore authorized
4 % advertise for proposals for grading g
all pin avenue between Broome and Ri
ney streets. Mr.. Merris Taylor call
up for third reading the ordinance
organizing the Board of Health, q
pending its third reading CoHhcil
ac- iourned until this evening.
ign sLiebIg Co.'S Coca Beef Tonic
len Has received Highest Medals at Prir
Ind pai Exposltions, and is endorsed 8