The daily gazette., 1882-07-07
COUNCILS WEEKLY WORK.
The Meeting Last Night-High Bill TO
Vaceine-The Sewer Traps.


At City Councils regular meeting last
evening the various committees reported
favorably upon petitions for curb on Jack
son street, between Delaware avenue and
Twelfth street for space in front of Lemuel
Marrs store on East Fourth street for an
extension of time to October / for compile
ton of work by the National Dredging Com
pany for lamps on Twelfth street, between
Lombard and Pine, at Eleventh and Scott
streets and on Second street, between
Monroe and Adams
Pending the passage of bills MIR. McKenna
objected to the payment of that Of Smith
Cooper, druggist, In which he charged 81. 10
per dozen for 10 dozen vaccine points. Mr..
McKenna had refused to sign the report,
stating that heretofore the charge for vaccine
points has been 81. The bill was recon-
mitted
City Treasurer Pierce reported an over
draft in bank Of 81, ,11780 Street Com
missioner Zebley reported 81 men and z
teams employed for the week payroll,
$226.G3. Chief Engineer McIntire reported
21 men employed in the Water Department;
payroll, 221 rs. The Water Registrar re-
ported collections for June amounting to
$21S.67. The Clerk of the Market reported
collections the past quarter amounting to
S280.60.
Mr. Quinn gave notice of an ordinance
to compel the p, W. & B. railroad company
to put up safety gates at all street crossings
In the city. 1t was stated that the company
was willing to ''gate" all the street crossings
in the city. stv
Petitions and communicate were pre-
sented as follows: j. q. Van Trump and
Others asking to have gutter on the north
| side of Twelfth between Tatnal and West
streets. Charles Thomas and others for water
pipes on McCaully street. Robert McCaully
for a lamp on jackson street between Gilpin
and Shallcross avenues, on Wilson between
Tenth and Eleventh streets and at Four
teenth and Wilson streets. Wilmington City
Railway Company for lamp in front Of
the Swan Hotel.
Mr. Bailey presented final analyses oi
samples of Brandywine water taken from
Roekland run, Crooked run and Rattlesnakt
run, by Professor Albert r. Leeds of Hobo
ken. They will be found elsewhere.
Mr. Bailey moved the reference of thu
| analyses to the Water Committee and tC
have 800 copies printed.
| The chair announced the Sewerage Com
mittee as Messrs. Talley, Miller and Mention
The committee on Public Buildings wa
authorized to purchase q flag for the city.
Mr.. Mention called the attention of Coun
| ell to the manner in which the streets wer'
being cleaned and moged that the Stree
| Commissioner be instructed to comply witt
a recent resolution of Council, requiring
them to be cleaned at night and by contract
| Adopted.
| A motion Of Mr.. Quinn, TO allow the resi-
dents near Front and King and Water an
| King to use the fire plugs for the purpose G
cleaning the CUTTERS was referred to tn
| Water Committee.
| Mr.. Talley offered resolution empower
ing the City Treasurer TO collect all interest
falling due on United States bonds owne
| by the city and to receipt for the same.
| An order was drawn IN favor of the Boar
of Education for 81, ,0nS .ssi ~. ss... u,
| ORDERS DRAWM.s
The following bills were pfesented durin
the evening and orders granted for IL
amounts
II. r. Pennington, S5.25 A. A. Eastburl
$500 A. g. B. Anderson, Sl15.24 job
Grinnage, SS7. 80; John Guthrie, $lS.25 ; ]
F. Murphy, SLIGO /; james 81 Webb, S40.3l
Robert Morrison, IS =; Smith Cooper, SIS
w. j. Maxwell, $45GO; j. k. Adams, S6.2
William Campbell, - G. +. Thomas
Co., S3.75 DR.. j. T. V. Blocksom, So
W. jackson, 1925 ; Adams Il Bro, S17.5S
DIR. Howard Ogle, SIG; John Hunt, $l23
Henry Witsi, $5; c. McGrenra, $1.75
John Hunt, Sl15; S. F. Ware, S7.65; PEN
sylyania Globe Gas Light Co., $63O.33.