Daily Republican., 1882-04-29
CITY COUNCIL.
,,r .EeULAR WEEKLY HEsT'
ING LAST EvEAINa.
.,d Misunderstanding session
,.rv Little Basinss.sTrans
|s.a s.a,.s'Reports .s.y ON Petitions
rho ordnance Changing
.nonel. Fire 90. passed.

|rhs reuular weekly meeting OF Coun
Los 10 held last evening with Presiden
ksrnley in the chair.
k,ha different committees were called
nI .uara were no reports until ths
asrino % Streets Committee wa'
eS.s SaI when they reported favorably
% .Sa netition of Harlan Cause fol
o,ipg sIe of cutters on Madison street
rssn Ninth and Tenth.
Sss So1I Gommittee on Public Buildings
sortsd us unfavorably on the petition OF
% "hsl 7 ecasto, asking permission to
|ra a stand on the corner OF Fourth
n Market streets for the sale OF fruit,
|ts and confectionery, .-,.
NJ Robinson offered q minority re-
RI. signed by himselfand d; II. smith,
4 moved that both reports be referred
|fhe Law Committee.
the motion was opposed by Mr. Abele,
- contended that the Law Committee
! nothing to do with 1t, that 1t was
( duty Of Council to decide the
btter. ,..,o, ,,,,,o,,.
q n moor woman, and resided on the
rd floor of the building on the corner
Fourth and Market streets, and that
had no other way to make her liv-
jnou the ayes and nays being called
the vote was taken with the follow
res,,lt. ayes II, nays 5. The Lamp
nmittee reported favorably on the
owiup petitions: for lamps ut Wawa-
and jackson streets; on Poplar
n between Front and Second; on
ney street between Shallcross and
erinp avenue; on Front street be-
pp Market and King; at Scott and
gbt streets, and at Maryland and
epth avenues. The report In each
was adopted.
be City Treasurer reported q balance
b6 425 OF in bank 10 the credit Of
CITY, SO, 900 of which belongs to the
Id Of Education iund, leaving but
e5 OF for current expenses.
he Chief Engineer of the Water
artment reported forty men en-
ed, with pay roll amounting to
"a.
,lonel r. H. Taylor called up for . |
reading the ordinance granting
Delaware Steam Fire Engine Com.
permission to dispose Of their ap.
titus, and purchase a first class
K, with ladders, four Babcock Ex-
uishers, and all the necessary ap-
bees to constitute them Hook and
Fer Company. The ordinance was
and passed by a unanimous vote. |
Beecher offered the following
ution, which on motion was
tied:
solved, That the City Solicitor be
ested to give his opinion whether
tity charter will allow Council the
br to pass an ordinance creating an
bCtor Of weights and measures for
pity of Wilmington, he to give this
on at the next regular session.
3 following resolution offered by
Merris Taylor was also adopted
SOLVED, That the clerk of Coun.
and he is hereby instruct3d,to pro-
with the work OF copying the city
sments for 1882 with all speed con.
ht with due care, and 70 have the
completed as soon as possible,
Gus to the 10Th day Of June, for
b services be shall be allowed the
pf 1928, out of which he shall pay
Expenses for extra labor necessary
the proper performance of the
street Commissioner reported that
hg ths week, he had twenty eight
IND nine teams employed with
roll amounting to S209.94. |
petition Of Kate Thatcher asking
Bhe be permitted to set curb and
Gilpin Auenue between jackson
An 8uren streets, under the su.
lslon of the Street Commissioner.
4. Wilson asked Council to allow
nine feet of space in front of his {
on King street. Referred to Pub
hilding Committee.
ommunicatiOn was received from s
iallable Iron Works, and several c
hrms doing business In the same a
w, calling the attention of Coun-
the unfinished condition of Tay-
feet in the neighborhood of But
pod, and asking that something
ne to render it passable. Refer r
the Street Com mittee. y
McCaulley's petition for water z
On Twelfth street between Wal
~ French streets, was referred to
ater Committee.
ett McCaulley asked for gas 1
on jackson street between Gil i
au Shallcross Avenues, and at a
gehth and Wilson streets, and l
Deaaenkofs asked for lamps on
street and Harrison and on b
petween Van Buren, and Har. I
streets. Both petitions were re. Fl
70 the Lamp Committee. h
ualllon to the regular weekly a
olls o. the departments, the fol- r
orders were drawn: t
~ Eastburn, $500. 90; Martin Ke- G
n''o; John E. johnson, $74.5S. o
being no further business, / O
~ adjourned. a