Daily Republican., 1881-09-10
COUNCILMANIC.
OWING TO THE WARM WEATHER
COUNCIL IL SLIMLY ATTEN DED.
The Harlan Il HOlllngswOrth Co,
gets the Contract for . New
Boiler at Cool Spring Reser.
vOir-L. Il. LynOh wants
an lnvo sligattOn.

City Council met at the usual time
last evening President, Sharpley in tht
chair.
The petition of John Moir & Son ask.
ing that water pipes be extended tt
their new canning factory, was reported
favorably. The cost was estimated tc
be S675
The committee on opening
streets reported favor ably on the
petition of the Mallable Iron Company
to set curb On the street in front of its
works.
The street committee reported favor
ably the petition of John W. Kirby, to
pave and curb at Fourteenth and Van
dever avenue.
Also the petition of John Mccall to
have a gutter on Lamotte street be-
tween twenty secoud and Gordon street.
"A bill was received from =. +. Ware
OF S3S, tor vaccine points and caused
considerable discussion. 1t was finally
laid over for Vne week.
The finance committee made report
in favor Of granting the request OF the
Board of Education for bonds to the
amount ~ s4O, 0JO as soon as the neCes.
sary arrangements can be completed.
The Chef Engineer of the Water
Department reported 81 men employed
and pay roll Of SiOl. 20 for the past
week.
The Street Commissioner reported 30
men double and Is single teams EN-
ploytd during the week and a pay loli
of S2l7s7.
The City Treasurer reported bal
lance OF Sll2, lS2.52 in bank 10 the cred
it of the ci y.
The following petitions We're re ;cived
and referred 10 the proper committees
Charles ID Dorman, asking for water
pipe on Fourteenth street, from Rail.
road A Avenue, TO Marsh road; f. q. Ben
nett, asking for water pipe on Davis
street, between Heald and Claymont
James +. Traynor, asking that water
pipes on Lord street, above Spruce, be
with pipe on Pine street
Jhar es Reynolds, asking fora lamp
N Water street, between KING and
French STR cts James Harrlsau, ask
ng that the sewer between Trout and
iced streets. be enlarged james Cole
nan, asking that gutter between Twen-
y-Sccond and LamOtt streets be paved.
The Water Commlttee reported in ia
,Ur of awarding the contract for the
lew sixty horse power boiler at the
Iool Spring Reservoir to the Harlan &
loliingswortn Company at 81 ,lS5.
Mr.. Merris Taylor read the following
communication from Street Comluis-
loner ynch
WILMlNGToN, Del, Sept. o.
% the Honorable the President ard
Members of City Council:
Having been charged
" former einploye OF the Street Com
nittee with ma lieaSance III olllce, anu
he same been given the pubic through
he medium of tho daily papers of tne
ity, and feeling that have heen deep
v maligued, and that injustice has
,een done me by said charges, ! would,
therefore,, respectfully petition your hon
rabe body to appoint cNnlnlttce to
thoroughly investigate said charges,
nd place the onus of this disreprtable
usiness upon the parties deserving CEN
ure. Yours, most respectfully,
l.. p. Lynch,
Street Commissioner.
Mr.. Taylor moved that the rules be sus-
ended and tile President appoint the
Ommittee which was approved and the
blowing gentlemen named James
j. l.. Lawrence, Robert II.
'aylor, Edwin Moore and Joseph II. !
adams.
Colonel Taylor asked to be excused
rom serving ON the COMMITTEES, and
aid he didn't want anything to do with
he examination which would result in
othing he speaker in conclusion
aid If this examination could be con.
ucted by having the sworn testimony
f the witnesses taken, it would amount
o something, but as that is impossible,
othiug will come of it except a big |
ensatlon for the newspapers. One
witness will testify to one thing, and
he next witness will make IA statement
irectly the opposite, and that will be
II of it,
Colonel Taylor was excused from
erving on the committee and George !
'. Barnhill appointed in his place.
The Lamp Committee reported favor
bly, ou the petition for lamps on Madi-
on street between Sixth aud Seventh
nd on Coleman and Broom streets.
Mr.. Rodnev offered u resolution that
he committee on opening streets adver-
ise for ploposals for grading Harrison
treet from Eighth to Ninth, and Ninth
treet to Franklin street, was after some
iscussion defeated.
On motion orders were granted for the
mount Of the appropriations due the
re companies
CLERK Pennington was on motion OF
Ir. Y, wnsend instructed to ask the
udges to appoint Il commission to open
Iadlson street, to Railroad Avenue.
The City Auditor reported the efollow-
ng number Of ltgraph poles subject
0 taxation: Western Union Telegraph
,,mp,nv, Az; Mutual Union Telegraph
Company, IS; Wilmington and North
RI Railroad Company, 81; Morris, ras
.er & Co, %; Telephone Exchange, 40.
Mr., McMenamin moved that Coun.
4
clock, at Serenth and Pine streets, to
xamine the conIltion of the streets in
hat locality.
The follow ing orders were drawn:
George W. bush K Son, S622 S6; Har-
An & Hollingsworth Co., 47.57; W. N.
/. Il. Co., 1920; Lobdell Car Wheel
TO-, 100. .G4 Chapman Valve Co., G3.OO;
Steamship Co., l5.45; Mel
,rt Founiry Co., 240.6l; Pusey " Jones
o., 12.4j; Every Evening Publishing
o., LA; Adams u Bro, GA; Cox u
.llen, 10 90; Miller & Carr, 80 so; Leon
ID & Ellis, 5l,Oo; Whitehead Bros,
o. 10; Allen Speakman, 5.45; Betsey
lorris,5 90; NJ. MeGary, ll.25, l.. Burns,
AZ; p. Ly nch, 4S 90; j. G. File, 5l.53;
[. Mckinney, 600; 9. Specht, 100; b.
:. Townsend, Is 90; G. =. johnson, LA
!. f. Ecke, 22OO; James Bradford
40; Thomas NJ. Ogle, COL; Pat Long,
n,. Wy 10 II l;,tt a M. I,OhlelI Car