Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-11
CITY COUNCIL.
A SNORT AND UAINTIKEuIIN Ne
SESSION LAST EVENING.
The Petition Of the National
Drudxlng Company fer she
Gvadlnx Of CbFtstisDa Ave.
nue Reported RavorabIy.

A staRd meeting OF City S0uncll wa
held last evening with Presiden
Sharpley in the chair.
The Law Committee reported favor
ably on the ordinance changing the
grade of East Ninth street.
Mr.. Townsend of the Street Commit
tee, reported favoraDly ON the petition
of the National Dredging Company
asking that the grade OF Christians
avenue be established also on the peti
tion of the Belts Machine Company
asking that South street be graded.
The City Treasurer reported $S9, ,4SS,
83 in bank to the credit of the city.
The Chief Engineer OF the Water
Department reported twenty men a
work, with a pay roll amounting u
$2lG.3S
Street Commissioner Lynch report
ell eight men and one double team
employed, and pay roll of S3o. 10.
A bill from Andrew Trainer was
presented for S45, tor damages to hit
carriage by the city neglecting to have
| Front street repaired and kept in good
order. 1t was referred to the Street
| Committee.
MIR. Paynter presented and had read
q second time, an ordinance providing
for a loan to obtain money tor an extra
appropriation 10 the Water Depart
ment. The preamble states that on ac.
count of the increase of population, and
the great growth OF the city this money
is urgently needed to supply numerous
new buildings with water.
The reports of the Secretary and
President of the Board OF Health was
received, and on motion of Mr.. Merris
Taylor the Committee on printing were
instructed to have five hundred copies
printed.
Ga motion OF Mr.. Townsend the
ordinance providing tor change in the
wood street to the Brandy wiue creek,
was read a third time and passed.
When the Committee ON Public
Buildings reported on their bills, Col.
II. II Taylor said, that there was one
bill that hal been contracted by an in
dividual mem Der OF that committee,
and he wanted to give notice that here
after the coln mit.ee would not pay any
such bills.
During the evening orders were di-
rected to be drawn tor payment on the
following bills:
Louisa Meyers, s.; j. " Carlisle &
Co., 32lS; Henry Mckinney, 81 %;
Mary Murine, 3l.5O; ?. Dillon, 10 3d.;
Washington Street Club Stables, 1S; Al
len Spe akman, 400 Sc; g. W. Bush 81
Sons, 6S5 ~; A. Given, 800 10; George
W. Stone, 1923; NJ. Gambrill " Go.
1906; Edward Ainsworth, 51.sO;
George w Vernon Il Sons, 20 20;
Benjamin L. Townsend, 4G,S7: Every
Evening Publishing Co.. 1904 Morn
ing News Publishing Co, IL; +. Sheu,
8; Leonard 4 Ellis, 80; Thomas M.
Ogle, II A Il. d. Wood & Co., 8 80
Coke & Allen, SO ~; E. F. Eckel,
2425; Philip Lynch, 10; Betsy Morris,
) John Hanley, 10; g. f, Tholnl ~ &
Co, 1856 }. b. Bell, s; Samuel Muir
ply q Son, 1900; Mlls & Combs,
1851; Harry Lape, j04; James +,
Daley, 900; W. g., Pierce, 30S;
Louisa Meyere, 1900; j. G. Brison,
IL GS; Adams ~ Bro, q %; William
Meyers, 5. SO b. +. Townsend, 6O.75;
Allen Spaaklnan, 80 42; Eliza Frazier,
$40; +. A. Robinson, FOG Whining
ton Coal Gas Co., 972.43; W. Myers,
2O0 w. Campbell; 1900; DR.. H. Og!e,
2l.0O; Adams q Bro, & 30; j. Hunt,
800; G. ?. johnson, 1915; Every Even
ing Publishing Go 4i.43; E. Il. Eckel,
rs; +. Soheu, $3.50; P. Chandler, 8. 80;
James " Webb Co ll7.GS; S. +. Ware,
$50; j. Guthrie, 81 50; T. Sherwin q
Son, 80; Adams 81 Bro; . 6S: B. +.
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