Daily Republican., 1881-03-25
CITY COUNCIL.
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The Street Committee, at the session
of the City Council last evening, 70.
ported adversely upon the petition OF
the Pusey & Jones Company, asking
that gutter plates be placed on the
east and west sides of Poplar street,
At the intersection of Eront street.
Mr.. Paynter stated that the cutters
were very bad for teams 70 GROSS over,
and asked whist the committee was
going to do about the mstter.
Mr.. McMeuamin ssid that several
years ago plates had been placed across
the cutters, bat, having caused the
street to become flooded with water,
they had been removed at the request
Of numerous petitioners.
After the question had been fully
discussed the report of the committee
was adopted.
The same committee reported faver-
ably upon the petition OF Rzekisl Wal
ker, asking tor curb lines and also the
privilege OF setting ourb at Tenth and
Walnut streets. Adopted.
The Fire Committee reported favor
ably upon the petition OF various ire
companies, asking that the Are alarm
telegraph be introduced at q cost net 10
exceed 1000. Adopted by vote OF
3 2. Those voting in the negative
were Messrs. Paynter and Bailey.
The Street Committee was authorized
TO have the oulvert at DUPONT street
and Delaware avenue repaired.
Further consideration OF tue motion,
made by Mr.. Robinson at a pravious
meeting, to fiji up Conrad street at the
pleasure OF Connoil, was postponed
until Council receives the title or deed
OF said street.
The City Treasurer reported bal.
ance OF SS,55S.S3 in bank to Tie credit
of current EXPENSES.
The Chief Engineer OF the Water
Department reported that for the week
ending with Tuesday, March y he had
employed 3j men, with a pay roll
amounting 10 $2SS 4s.
The Street Commissioner reported
that for the week ending with Satur,
day, March 10, he had employed 23
men, aRd single and 7 double teams,
With q pay roll amounting to S152 l6.
the Wilmington City Railway Com.
pany was granted the privilege OF ex-
tending tracks along Fourth street to
shipley, and placing turn table
there
Amelia Layton and others called at
tention to the dangerous condition Of
the frame building on Orange street,
between Tenth and Eleventh streets.
II is unoccnpied and undsr no per
s0ns control. People have free Access
TO it day aud night. On several occa-
sions 1t has been Set aire and is re-
gsHied as a terror to the neig b borhood.
Referred TO the Mayor.
Petitions were received as follows:
From Bernard Bonner, asking that
Spruce street, above Fourih, be paved.
Referred to the Street ComnitIee.
Prom Edward Pieraon, asking that
curb and pavement bs placed on Jack
son street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets. Referred to the Stree: Com
mittee.
From Michael Kanelly, asking that
water pipes, - placed on Walnut street,
between Thirteenth and FourteeBth
streets. Referred to the Water Corn.
mittee.
From A. S. Reed, asking that curt
bs set on Twenty second and also OF
Lsmotte streets. Referred to the Stree,
Committee.
From Victor DUPONT and Charles G.
Ruwford, Esqs., executors ofthe will o.
the late Edward W Gilpin, asking
that an order OF $3.50, and inter.
eat from May 4, 1871, damages sustain
ed by the opening Of Adams, Jackson
and Van Buren, streets, be drawn, was
referred to the Law Committee.
From John Ingram, asking for per
mission to erect for ten years a frame
dwelling at Rowland and Clay ton
streets. Referred to the Committee on
Public Buildings.
From Peter Wood, asking that the
bed OF Kukwood street, between Ninth
and Tenth streets, be opened and clean
I'd. Referred To the Committee On
Opening Streets.
From Jesse Bingham, asking for per
mission to curb l3O feet on the cas-
side OF Adams street. Referred to th,
Street Committee.
From the same person, asking that
water pipes be placed on Jefferson
street, between Thirteenth and Four
lteenth streets. Referred TO the Water
Committee.
| From William Lea L Son, askins
that cutters be placed on Twentieth
Istreet, between Tatnall and Marke
streets; also that curb and gutter be
placed on Carter street, near Vsndeyel
avenue. Referred to the Street Com
mittPe.
From Samuel Tatnall, asking shat 8
6ag crossing be placed at the corner o.
Twenty-third and Market streets, anC
that both sides Of Twenty third street
between Market and Tatuall streets, bt
paved, guttered and ourbed. Referred
TO the Shest Committee.
From William Warner, asking that
West street, between Eighteenth and
INineteeth streets, be graded. Refer
red to the O,sning Streets Committee
with power to act.
| Mr.. Rodney called for third Islaing
the amendment to an ordinance relst'
ing to the setting Of ouro within the
city limits. 1t provides that curb shall
be set l8 inches Instead Of 22 inches
A vote was taken, and tho amendment
was lost. ,
The following resolution, presented
by MIR. Rodney, was referred TO tht
Legislative Committee:
Resolved, That the Legislative Com
mittee are hereby instructed to obtain
an amendment to the city charter,
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