The daily gazette., 1881-11-12
FIRST EDITION.
A busy COUNCIL SESSION.
Record of Last Nights MuntctpaI
Legislation,

1 OouhGlI mtb III fHQulAI
session last evening, President Sharp.
ley in the chair. l- -" =,
The Street Committee, on the
amended petition Of the Wilmington
o. Northern Railroad Company, ask
ing permission TO lay track along
the lower side of Christiana avenue
from the Lobdell Car Wheel Com.
pany's new foundry and machine sbop
to their rolling mill, in consideration
OF the petitioners deciding to the CITY
strip of land equal in width to thai
occupied by the track Q35 feet) on
the other side of the avenue, made a
favorable report.
Mr.Talley said the occupancy of the
avenue in this manner would make a
knuckle at the rolling mill.
Mr.. Bainhill inquired if the r. r.
Company would grade the strip OF
land they proposed to deed to the
city, the same as the avenue is grad
cd.
Mr.. Bailey opposed entirely the use
oi the avenue for railroad purposes.
A general discussion followed, as to
the effect this change would have on
the avenue, the opinion being that
when the three Railroad Companies
laid tracks and widened the avenue to
u corresponding extent on the other
side, the result wou d be two awk ward
avenues of forty feet each, where the
tracks entered upon and left the street.
Afterwards the report was recommit-
ted to the Street Committee, with in
struction to have plan of the avenue
prepared, showing how the tracks
would run.
The Opening Streets Committee re-
ported favOrably ON the bill of Giles
Lambson, S137.50, for damages to his
wagon, which was upset ny a pile of
dirt left in the middle of Christiana
avenue, one evening last summer. At
the time of the accident his children
were driving home, when the wagon
was upset by the dirt pile, rolled over
the bank and broken.
The Lamp Cammittee reported fa-
vorably on the petition OF II. G. Con-
rad and others, for lamp on Jones
street, estimated cost, $3.50; J. Ii.
Dandy and others, Orange street, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth, estimated
cost, $12 John Carson and others,
Gordon street, between Market and
LammOtt, estimated cost, $3.50 and
favorably on the remonstrance OF
Manlove Hazel and others against the
removal Of the lamp on the south side
of Eighth street, between King and
French. Adopted.
The Lamp Committee also reported
in favor Of making a dadnntien Af
". 30 in the Gas Company's bill for
street lamps that were not lighted.
Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported bal.
ance in bank of 500, 490.6 .65.
The Chief Engineer reported Al men
employed IN the Water Department |;
pay roll, 1854. .S6.
The Street Commissioner reported
80 men, 4 single and double teams
employed in the Street Department /;
pay roll, $4,000.
Mr.. Townsend presented the follow
ing communication
WILMINGTON, Nov. 10
To the Honorable the City G,dncil OF
the City of Wilmington.
GKNTLkMHN-Notng the petitions OF
the yarious railroad companies for privi-
leges to lay and maintain tracks aud sid
inRH In that portion of the city lying
south of the Christiana river, and with a
view to aid In affordiDg such facilities
as may best serve the interest of all, and
relieve the recognized main highway, as
far as practicable, from tracks and cros-
sings, as also having in view the prox-
omity aud prospective value OF water
frontage on the river,
We, the subscribers, would hereby
Offer to deed to the city the bed of Dock
street, extended through our lands, for
general railroad uses, subject to city or
dinances. Such graditg and filling as
may have been done above ordinary
marsh level, to be estimated and paid
for at the rate OF ten cents per cubic
yard.
The companies seeking privileges
would doubtless be willing to pay for
grading the street. The above offer 10
De accepted or rejected within thirty
days from date.
j. Il. HEALD,
Prest. Chrstiaua River Imp. Go.
FRANKLIN B. Cotton,
ylce-Prest. National Dredging Go.
The communication was referred to
the Opening Streets Committee.
Petitions were read and referred as
follows
From A. r. Tatnall, for lamp on
the south side of Front street, between
Madison and Monroe.
From w. T. WestbrooB, for permis
sion to erect telephone poles Oh French
street, iom Fourth to Tenth, and OF
rwelflh street, from Railroad Avenue
to MONS canning factory.
From Bernard Beste, asking to be re-
leased from an assess ssment for the Mon
roe street sever, where 1t passed his
place Of business on Eighth street, neal
Madison, as the sewer proved delri
ment instead of benefit 10 his proper
ty.
From Thos. II. Dutton and about five
hundred other citizens asking COunci
| To adopt measures TO hasten the con-
struction ct the Eleventh street bridge
In connection with this petition, MI.
Paynter, who presented it, offered {
resolution urging the Levy Court tt
| hasten the construction OF the bridge
and providing that the petition be sepl
TO the Court. Adopted.
From the Wilmington Mills Manu-
featuring Company, Tor the extension o
water pipes TO their mill at Sixteenth
street ana Railroad Avenue.
| From VIM. Beadenkopf, for permis
sion to construct an area in front OF hi'
property on Van Buren, street, betweei
Fourth and Fifth.
From Philip Coombs, for curb q
Union street, between Pennsylyahli
Avenue and Eleventh street.
From Mrs. Annie j. Fernan, askin
MI Ii.