The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-12-10
CITY COUNCIL.
A VARIETY OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED
AT Last NIGHTS REGULAR MEET-
ING.

| $3.50 A'e Ps~SS 80 SAtoh nbASSp
from Pa. avenue to DUPONT st., and
also adversely on tho petition of E. T..
Dilworth, for water pipes on Pleasant
street, between Monroe and Adams.
Adopted.
Tie Lamp Committee reported ia.
vorably on the following petitions !:
Hartmann q Fehrenbach, for q lamp
on Orange street, between Fourth and
Fifth, estimated cost, $40 John Nor
d Sons, for lamps along Vandever
avenue and Twelfth street, estimated
cost $12 per lamp; A. h. Iaaasll, for
a lamp on the south side of Front
street, between Madison and Monroe !;
estimated cost, $12 Hon. T. +. Bays
ard, for lamp at the northeast corner
Of Ninth and Market streets, the lamp
to be placed in the middle of the
square between Market aud King
streets, on the north side of Ninlh
street. Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported ball
ance in bank subject to current ex.
penses of $22, 2,941.61.
The Street Commissioner reported
23 men, single and double teams
employed in the Street Department /;
pay roll, $154.58.
Chief Engineer reported A men
employed in the Water Department !;
pay roll, $360.78.
Petitions and communications were
read and referred as follows:
From the Delaware Western Rail-
road Company, asking permission 10
cross Christiana avenue with q side or
spur track from it's branch road to be
constructed from G street, on the
southwest side of the avenue, to the
Delaware river-placing one crossing
near 4 street extended to connect with
the Christiana Iron Company's rolling
mill, and two crossings near the inter-
section of the avenue with the city
line, to connect with the new works
of the Lobdell Car Wheel Company.
From Edward Darlington and others
asking that the sidewalk on the east
side of Washington street between
Seventh and Eighth, be widened TO
the full width provided for by ordi-
nance.
From Peter ]. Ford, asking for
water pipes on Scott street between
Third and Fourth.
From the Lobdell Car Wheel Com
protesting against the laying out of
street, by commission, through their
recently purchased lands in South
Wilmington, as they wish to deed the
street TO The city with certain reserva-
tions.
From Ezekiel Walker, for permis.
sion to set curb stone in front of some
houses he Is building on, French
street between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth.
From Jesse Bingham, asking for
the paving OF the gutter ON Monroe
street, between Fifth and Sixth.
From Mary conway, asking Council
to pay for damages sustained by her
house at Maryland avenue and Monroe
| street.
Mr.. Baily offered q resolution in-
structlng the Street Committee to have
finger boards placed at all important
street junctures in the thickly popu-
lated portions of the city with the
names of the streets thereon. The
resolution was laid on the table.
Mr.. r. II. Taylor offered an ordi-
nance requiring contractors to put red
lanterns and other proper safeguards
at excavations and other obstructions
in the streets, from building operations.
Read twice.
Mr.. Barnhill offered an ordinance
for the relief of John T. Elliott, au-
thorizing him to have wagons standing
In front of his place of business, in
pursuance Of his occupation, for a
period of ten hours. Read twice.
Mr.. Merris Taylor offered resolu.
tion authorizing The City Tax Collec-
tors to procure permanent clerk hire
at $500 per year each. Adopted.
Also resolution author zing the
President 10 appoint the committee to
distribute fuel to the poor during the
winter. Adopted.
Mr.. Barnhill's ordinance prohibiting
railroad trains from running within
the city limits at a faster rate than six
miles an hour was Iead third time
and passed.
In reference to the communication
from the Lobdell Car Wheel Company
the Clerk was instructed to request
Judge Wales not to appoint the com.
mission asked for upon this street
until further notice.
The Street Committee was, on mo on
instructed to keep clean the trap at tht
foot of the Market street sewer,oa War
ner's wharf.
The following bids for the grading O
Rodney street, from Delaware avenu,
to Waa aset street, was read and referr
i, ed to the Opening Streets Committe: j
q. Layery, S1,25 per cubic yard.
Mr.. MeKenna presented a communi
cation from James Monaghan, Rober
Uottingham and VIM. II. Stewart,
committee of the Wilmington Branch o
the Irish Land League, inviting counci
to attend the lecture by Rev. Fathe
Sheehy, at the Opera House. on the eve
ming OF the 19bh instj and enclosing com
plimentary tickets. They were acoepte,
aud the communication was ordered t.
be entered upon the minutes.
On motion of Mr., Tow nsend, CoHncl
agreed to meet at the Hall at $50 o'clocl
This aftern oon, to 10 and view the bed
!; Of certain new str. cts In the north wes
tern section of the city, which j. I
Heald aud James Bradford desire +
deed to the city.
Adjourned.
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