The daily gazette., 1881-10-15
WILMINGTON. DEL. SATURDAY. OCTOBER Is. 1881.

that the door was now open for him.
Why did he not 60 before the commit
tee and make his charges, and not come
IN at this late day. 'ls
Mr. Adams said that 10 sieDing the
raport.he was governed entirely by the
evidence, and the committee could
make no other report.
MI. Moore said that he had refrained
from signing the report until the char
acter Of the man making the charges
had been explained to him, and he then
gave Mr.. Lynch the benefit of the
doubt. i.s.,:.,
Mr.. Rodney said that he could not
vote for the report until he had heard
the evidence.
K. II. Taylor said in order that the
gentleman from the Seventh Ward
might not dodge the question he would
meve to Icy the report over one week.
Merris Taylor said he thought the
matter could be settled tonight. The
committee went to work aud inYesti-
gsted what chsrg.' were properly pre-
sented to them. They did not stop to
listen to blatant charges made by tbt
who did not have the moral courage to
60 before the committee and make Them
under oath. The whole thing is well
known and can be settled this evening.
II any gentleman had cha. ses to make,
Why did be- mot have the moral courage
to make them under cath and not come
into Council at this late day.
Mr.. Paynter said he was in favor of
settling the matter tonight.
On the adoption of the report, the
| ayes and nays were called with the fol-
lowing result:
Ay.s-Messls. Abele, Adams, Bailey,
Barnhill, Bcecher, Blake, Ca, michael,
Lawrence, McKenna, Mention, Moore,
Paynter, Robinson, Shaw, Smith, Tai
ley, r. h. Taylor, Merris Taylor, Town.
send and President Sharpley-20.
Nays-Messrs. McMenamin and Rod
ney-2. .Gr
The City Treasurer reported $92, ,3e7.-
30 In bank to the credit of current ex-
penses. a tA
The Chief Engineer reporsed A men
In his employ for the week ending Oct.
l1th; pay roll, $361.24.
The street Commissioner report ted S5
men, 8 double and 6 single teams in
his employ for the week ending Oct.
9th; pay roll, $261.37.
The following petitions and com.
munications were introduced, read and
referred:
James Ferry, asking that Bennett
street DO graded between Taylor and
Ninth street, and each side be guttered
and curbed, also !fsgings laid.
Edward Green, asking that the grade
OF East Liberty street be changed.
Charles Il. Fritz, asking permission to
lay R-inch terra Gotta drain along
Tenth street from Jefferson to Monroe,
and thence sooth TO Shipley Run Sc wer.
The Mayor presented q commuiiica
tion from Col. William Ludlow, saying
that the government was now ready to
go on with the improvements to the
Cbristiana, and asking fol- such charts
and drawings as the city were In pos
session Of. After the letter was read, Mr..
Rodney offered resolution directing
the Engineer Of the Surveying Depart
nient to furnish such maps to the Mayor
that they may be sent to Col. Ludlow.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Paynter stated that some time
ago an analysis had been made of the
Brandywine water, which was found
In q bad condition. The Water Com
mittee did not desire to be held res
sponsible for it. He would therefore
move that Chief Engineer McIntire be
allowed 10 address Council upon the
matter. Adopted.
Chief Engineer McIntire stated that
he had in his possession the result of
two analysis, one by Prof. Leeds, of
Brooklyn, and one from J. 81. j. Bush,
of this city. Both of them showed the
water to be in bad, condition. He
would recommend that the water be
analysed at different points from the
city pump to the limits of the State. -
1t would ast something to do it, and
he did not know how the COMMITTEES or
the Board of Health felt in the matter
but it was due to the citizens that
something should be done. The
Brandywine naturally is pure stream
and this present matter is unnatu-
raj.
r. Il. Taylor moved that the ana
lysis of Profs. Iced and Bush be re-
ferred to the Water Committee, and
they to confer with the Board OF
i Health in regard to the water
Adopted.
The following resolution introduced
by MIR. Barnhill was adopted
Resolpsd, That the Mayor be rev
quested to instruct the police to report
every morning all lamps not lighted
during the night, and those extin-
guished before daylight.
On motion of r. H. Taylor the dra-
perry ON the public buildings be sent to
Warner 8 Co., for shipment to the
Michigan sufferers.
Merris Taylor presented the follow,
ing resolution which was adopted
II Resoloed, That the Chief Engine el
of the Fire Department be an is her .
by requested to investigate all falls,
alai ms of fire sounded upon the fir,
alarm telegraph, and IN ali cases wher,
the alarms are sounded without rea.
sonable excuse, to prosecute the of,
! fender before the Mayor.
Adjourned.
ORDERS.
Jno. P. Almond. 500 9
John Hunt.......... 67O
| Adams q Bro... 573
, William j. Maxwell, l,............... so 4
Howard Ogle, ...................... 1870
Is, II. Ware,.................. rs
Louisa Meyer, ,..................... 90
| Gazette. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. E8 4
! | Republican, ........................ W