Daily Republican., 1881-11-26
CITY csUsClL.

1epost Of the 0trees COmmitt~t
en the Petition sf tAs ". 4 u
8allsead LsaAs - q L0ue Discus
sien-speelal MeeslnS for H0n'
day Might.
The stated meeting Of City Council
was held last evening, ct the usual hour,
and owing TO the absence OF President
Sharplsy, Col. r. H. Taylor was called
to the ohAir. ~ r3 D. =
The Street Committee presented Z
favorable report on the petition Of the
Wilmington and Northern Railroad
Company, for permission to lay their
tracks Oh Christiana Avenue. Mr.. Mo
Menamln opposed the adoption Of the
report, and offurt ~ an amendment
that instead Of allowing them To- lay
their tracks thirteen feet from the cutb
line, a. they petition, that thirteen
feet from tbe,building line be inserted.
Mr.. Payr ter opposed the amendment,
and said that II the tracks were laid
thirteen feet from the building line
they would be on tie pavement, but II
laid that distance from the curb, they
wOuld be in the street. The gentle.
man did not think that this Council,
nor even the Leglslsturs, had the power
10 grant any rights that would interfere
with mans pavement.
On motion Of Mr.. Mention, Council
took recess Of fve minutes to inspect
. plan for the proposed road. At the
conclusion of the recess, Mr.. Bailey op-
posed the granting of the petition, aud
said that the railroad company night
with equal propriety ask to lay their
tracks on Market street, or any other
street in the city.
He said that Christiana Avenue had
been filed up and graded from curb
line to curb line and that to al
low tracks to be laid there would be
to- spoil 1t for all other purposes; lie
hoped that when the queftion came to
. vote tho yeas and nays would be call.
ed. ........
Mr.. Paynter said that the Railroad
Company did not ask anything from
the city, that they were not prepared to
render an equivalent for. The main
question /. to graut the company per-
mission to shift the avenue over thir.
teen feet, four inches, and when 1t is
done the gentleman himself (Mr. Bal.
ley) could not tell the difference, and
clio ed by saying that the track would
be laid, If the petition was refused now;
that 1t would be laid on the South Side,
and IN less than Ave years CouLcll
would De sorry for its action this even-
ing. ..t
The discussion lasted for some time,
and was participated in by Messrs.
Lawrence, Townsend, Merris Taylor
and others.
Mr.. Talley then moved to amend the
report by giving the Delaware Wes-
tern and the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad the same priv
leges as the Wilmington and Northern
Company.
This amendment gave rise to more
and Col. r. II. Taylor call.
ed President Starpley to the chair, and
moved that the further consideration of
tie snhject be postponed until next
Monday evening, which was carried.
On motion of Mr. Bailey, the rules
were suspended to allow him to present
the petition of James Walters and three
hundred others, asking that immediate
steps be taken to secure for them and
their families, a safe and secure fo,t way
across the Brandywine either at the
bridge, or in that vicinity.
On motion OF Mr.. Bailey the rules
were suspended, and committee of
five members, consi 'tirg OF Msssrs. Bal
ley, Moore, r. Fl. Taylor, .Paynter and
Blake, appointed to take the matter iu-
to consideration, and report at the spe-
ciai meeting on next Monday night.
The street committee reported unfav-
orably on the petition Of A. j. Peters to
dig party privy wolls.
The City Ire lsurer reported q balance
of 49,, 1851 in bank to the credit Of the
city.
Tne Chief Engineer of the Water De-
partment reported forfy-nine men at
work, ard pay roll amounting to $423..
10 for the past week.
Street Commissioner Lynch had five
double teams, four single teams, and
twenty four men at work, with a pay
roll of Sl6'.5O.
The following petitions and commu.
nicatioas were presented and properly
referred: f. B. Cotton, for Mutual Un-
ion Telegraph Company, asking per-
mission to erect u line of telegraph poles
fr I'M Eighth AMI Market stree.s to
Front and French; colored coachmep,
per jeremiah Duncan, asking for use of
he City Hall on the evening of Decsm-
Der 26, for q supp,r; Board Of Health,
stating that the services of the assistant
,ity vaccine physicians had been dis
pensed with; John Perkins, Jr., asking
or the removal of tha sewer trap on |
Orange street, above Second; Robert
MEGA ,lley, asking permission to be re-
ieved Of the exactioD of the new cess
pool ordinance; John j. Gallagher and |
rhomss Dinsmore askirg that cutters
n front Of their properties on Carter
,treet, nevtb OF Twenty-second, be
paved; J. Moir & Son, asking for the
,rection of lamps Oh Twelfth street, land
hat Vandever ave. be placed In bet
or condition; ELI CrOzier, asking for
he use of City Hall for a dinner on
December 26; Allen Ruth, asking per-
mission to set curb III front Of his new
louses on jackson and Maple streets.
On motion of Mr.. Talley it was re-
olved that Vandever avenue, or as
much Ot 1t as is necessary to put the
horoughfare in travelling condition, be
It once paved or corduroyed under the
Erection of the Street Committee.
On motion the work of grading Davis
treet will be delayed until an ordi-
lance directing the manner in which it
nall be done. can be prepared by the
opening Street Committee.
Council then adjourned to meet at z
0 o'clock on Mo day evening.
During the evening orders we're grant
for The payment Of the following
Ills, in addition to the pay rolls OF the
Yater and Street Departments: james
johnson. $2l 32; j. E. johnson, $74.-
;; W. w. Prltchett, $125.SO.
Grain LiG ltersge.
49,