The daily gazette., 1882-10-20
IMPORTANT ORDINANCE
ThE B.& &o.R.R.Ask FOR RIGHT
OF WAY.
HOW AN ORDINANCE WAS KILLED
A Surprise to the Members of Council
Who Put Their Foo: In II Before They
Knew 1.-THE Weekly Routine Business.

Surprise to the Members of Council
Who Put Their Foo: In II Before They
Knew 1.-THE Weekly Routine Business.
Abner Bailey of the Eighth ward was
called TO the chair at the meeting of Coun-
ell last evening in the absence Of President
Conrad. After the reading of the minutes
OF the last regular and stated meetings the
routine order OF exercises was taken up.
The Water Committee recommended that
the petition of the Pioneer Coach Company
asking that the water main In the Ninth
ward be extended to their stables be granted
The company are to pay two-thirds Of the
cost OF the work, which will be $425, the
yearly revenue amounting to $40. Report
adopted.
The Street Committee reported having
directed the Street Commissioner TO repair
the streets at the corner of Tenth and
Union, ASKED for by James Hunter and
others. Report adopted. The same COM
mittee reported adversely the petition of
Peter U. Furry, asking for drain on Tenth
street from Pine TO Spruce. They also re-
ported that they would attend to the resolu-
ton Of William H. Quinn In regard TO safety
gates as soon as 1t was properly worded
Thomas B. Hizar 81 Son were awarded the
contract for building a sewer Ncross Della
ware avenue at cost Of ~ 800. The Street
Committee reported adversely on the bid of
Hizar q Son for sewer across Madison
street, and recommended that three lengths
Of 28 inch pipe belonging to the Water
Committee be used. On motion the matter
was referred Jointly to the Water and Streets
Committees. A communication from Chief
Engineer Conwsll referring to the overflow
Of water at the intersection Of Market street
and the p. w. & B. railroad In the Ninth
xKfar rd ufaa rofar IN mil TIM
Mr.. Garrett said the Opening Streets Com
mittee had petition asking that Kirkwood
street between Tenth and Eleventh be
graded. 1t would cost, he said, $500, "but
as the committee had no money" it could
do nothing. Mr.. Mention thought 1t could
be done for $25 Finally, on motion, the
Street Commissioner was instructed to do
the work with the city teams, the dirt to be
used for filling In other places.
City Treasurer Pierce reported a balance
of $91 ,208.9 In bank to the city's credit.
Chief Engineer McIntire reported 40 men
employed in the Water Department, the
pay roll for the week amounting to $33655.
Street Commissioner Zebley reported 33
men and three double and eight single teams
employed on the street during the week with
q pay roll amounting to $235.1l.
The Law Committee reported that they
had appointed John Z. Patterson, ESQ.,, and
City Solicitor Turner tGprepare new city
charter and revise and consolidate the exist
ing charter and ordinances.
Petitions and communications were re-
ceived and referred to the proper commit
tees as follows From John T. Elliott, call
ing the attention of Conncil TO the erection
Of several frame buildings on Elliott avenue;
w. 7. Danenberg, asking permission TO set
curb on twelfth street near Walnut ; Henry
Mendenhall, asking for q lamp on Eleventh
street between West and Washington Len
derman Brothers, asking permission to set
curb on Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Laurel
streets L. G. Kent, asking for the grading
of Fourteenth street between Washington
and Jefferson streets James Ferry, asking
for grading, curbing and paving In the
nsighborhood of Tenth and Bennett streets;
Robert McCauley, asking for lamp at
Tenth and Bennett streets E. G. Shortlidge,
asking for a gutter ON Vandever street be-
tween Buena Vista and Palmer's row.
Bills were presented and orders granted
for the payment of the following bills :
Adams q Bro, $l.40; John Collins, $55 !;
Elizabeth Taylor, $12O.
Mr.. Beecher presented an ordinance which
he said was "the most important that had
ever come before Council, as it would have
great influence upon business, and -"
But, while Mr.. Beecher was just getting into
neat little speech written in memorandum
book, and by some said to have been
dictated by Counsellor Bird, Mr.. Mention,
who temporarily filled the chair, cut the
gentleman's oratory short, as out OF place.
It was unkind, and Mr.. Beecher felt it.
The ordinance was then read for the first
| time and the second time on Its title, which
was: "An Ordinance authorizing the Della
| ware Western Railroad Company to cross GER
| tain streets in the City of Wilmington. Be
i ~ Nrda{nad hu tho (ifv tlounpil of VIII
| mington."
Section of the ordinance declares In sub
stance that the Delaware Western Railroad
| Company Is hereby authorized to construct
and use double railroad track crossing the
streets hereinafter named at such grades as
are hereinafter set forth. Beginning at a
point in the northwesterly boundary line OF
the City of Wilmington between Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue, crossing
Union street, Pennsylvania avenue,
| Thirteenth, Lincoln, Fourteenth, Scott and
DUPONT streets, Sixteenth street, Delaware
avenue, Gilpin avenue, Shallcross avenue,
Lowering avenue, Wawaset street, Brandy
| wine creek, Jessup road, Snuff Mill lane,
etc, giving the grades of the streets and
avenues and also suitable and necessary
sidings, turnouts and switches, subject,
however, to such restrictions and regula-
tions as have been, or may be made by the
City Council for the purpose of regulating
the speed of locomotives and cars within
| the city limits.
The railroad compaDyis to pave and plank
between the tracks on grade and to erect
bridges where necessary. The ordinance
| concludes as follows: " And the said city
| hereby vacates to the said railroad company
the bed of Sixteenth street from the
| southerly side OF Scott street to the northerly
| side of DUPONT street. And provided further,
that the said railroad company hereby agree
to indemnify and save, harmless, the city
| from any and all loss to persons, corpora
tions or property, which may be caused or
occasioned by their crossing any of the
before stated streets"
Il was moved and carried that when
Council adjourned 1t adjourned to meet at
the CITY Hall at 2 o'clock Saturday after
noon, o visit the Logan House, the site OF
the proposed new railroad station, and that
the City Surveyor and engineers of the
Delaware Western railroad be invited to ac-
company them.
J. AS soon as the ordinance had been read
all order In the room seemed to come to an
end, and when the ordinance amending an
ordinance regulating the health OF the city
was presented for its third and final reading
II was impossible to hear the clerk. Finally,
| order was restored and the first section oi
the ordinance was read. When the vote
was to be taken on the motion to make the
words the first section, objections were
offered by members who seemed anxious tc
get away Some wanted copies printed, AT
they s'did not know what 1t meant, and
when a vote was taken the motion was LOST
and the ordinance killed, much to the
chagrin of Mr., Talley who wished to move
that 100 copies of the same be printed
Go,non than adiouruad I'm dieUust