The daily gazette., 1881-08-20
FIRST EDITION.
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.
Proceedings Of a Rather Busy Sos
sfOn-A Practical Step Towards q
Road to the River-Bids for Hea
tors

sfOn-A Practical Step Towards q
Road to the River-Bids for Hea.
ters
City C,uncil met usual hour, last
evening, President Sharpley presiding.
The Opening Street Committee, repor-
ted favorably on the petition OF VIM. B.
Norton and others, for the opening of
Decatur street, from Buttonwood to the
Railroad; estimated cost, $50. Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported abalance
In bank OF $149 ,536. 80.
The Chief Engineer reported 81 men
employed in the Water Department., pay
roll, $4,000.
The Street Commissioner reported 80
men, 8 single and double teams EN-.
ployrd in the Street Department, pay
roll, $242.
Under unfinished business the report
of the Street Committee on Mr.. Rodney,s
resolution for the paving OF Dupont
street, from Gilpin Avenue to Riddles
Road, came up. The report was in favor
of paving the intersection Of DUPONT
street and Gilpln Avenue;estimated cost,
500. Adopted.
The Opening Street Committee repor-
ted In favor of accepting the offer OF the
National Dredging Company to fill up q
street from Christiana Avenue to the
Christiana river, and to fill up ami grade
Fourth street extended, from the Della.
ware river to the Brandywine, both streets,
to be filled 10 width of 100 feet, for
the sum of $l3, 600 provided the beds of
the streets are decided to the city.
On the motion for the adoption Of the
report, Messrs. Bailey and Lawrence
spoke in opposition on the ground that
Council had decided on Christiana Ave-
nue. as the road 10 the river,an 1t would
be wrong to apply the appropriation to
any other route.
Mr.. Paynter claimed that the adoption
of the report would be legislatIng in fav-
or Of the National Dredging Company,
whose bid, he said, was measured by the
appropriation for the river road, ,($13 ,0O0)
and would have been less had The ap-
preparation been less.
Mr.. Townsend spoke in favor of accept
Ing the offer, on account to the import
ance Of the proposed work, and the low
price at which the grading would be
done-ab0ut five cents per cubic yard.
The report was then adopted by the
uiua u0ce vote, there being but few
voices In the negative.
The report of the Committee on Road
10 River, In favor of concurring 10 Col.
Ludlows's view against The erection of q
wharf on the Delaware river, south OF
the ChristiaDa, was considered and lost.
Petitions and communications were
read and referred, as follows:
From the Fame s. F. +. Co., asking
90 ha taJ ha f,,1t Nft tt,n,
appropriation, in September.
From Mrs. Marry G. Conoway, asking
that Shipley Run be covered from Mary.
land Avenue to the Railroad.
From John p. Allmend and others for
permission to construct, at their OWE
expense, a sewer, on Shipley street, from
Ninth street to the Christiana.
From ID. q. Buckingham and Others
for water pipes on Union street, from
Penn. Avenue to 14th street, Or on 14tf
street to Union.
From the Pusey & Jones Co., fol
larger water supply pipes (six inches)
connecting their establishment with the
Poplar street main; referred to the Waite
Committee, with power to act.
Mr.. Paynter presented remonstranc
from representatives of the Friendship
Reliance, Delaware, Phoenix, Wate
Witch, Washington S. f. K. Companies
protesting against the division Of tile cit
into fire districts.
Mr.. Paynter also presented remon
STRANGE against the proposed division
containing about 100 signatures
Both communications were referred b
the Committee on Fire Companies.
From John Bruce and others. 70
permission to drain IS dwellings OF
Ninth near Monroe streets into tn
Monroe street sewer, in order to abat
a nuisance caused by surface water
without the payment of the require
fee of IS per house.
From Street Commissioner Lyme
stating that the President of the Wi
City Passenger Railway Company re
fused to pay the bill for laying quite
plates between the railway tracks 9
Front and Market streets, and askin
If the cost should be borne by the cit
or collected from the Company. Re
ferred to the Law Committee.
. From VIM. H. Burnett and other
/, for an oil lamp at Nineteenth an
West streets, and the construction G
l a gutter on the west side of Yves
street above 18th.
From John w. Kirby and others, Il
the curbing and paving of the Wet
side of Claymont street, from lat
street to Vandever avenue.
From Robert Cottingham and othe
d for a lamp At the northeast corner I
Nancy and Liberty streets.
Mr.. Mention offered a resolution II
/, structing the Street Committee
place traps in the sewer inlets at Four
!. and jackson streets, SO as to suppreI
y the smell arising therefrom. Reterrt
8 to the Street Committee with power
act.
' On Townsend's motion o revie
commission was asked for on Phil
10 Plu nkett's property on Chestnut sire
. street from Broome to Clayton.
y The following bids for furnishiI
4 two new hot air heaters for the U
10 Hall were read and referred to t
9, Committee on Public Buildings
> Robert Morrison. n........... ......... $449.
e VIM. F. Robinson. 761.
40 .......... ....... 800.
Is Is Henry F. Pickels.. ......... ........ 425.
q. 2 dog house
aa heatefs s.............. ............ o0V'
N ORDERS.
a During the ev ming orders were {
n ~ rected to be drawn as follows:
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