The daily gazette., 1882-04-29
CITY CoUnC1I-
PROCEEDINGS OF LAST NIGHTS REeU-
LAR MEETING.

LAR MEETING.
City Council met in regular session,
last evening, Pt sldent Sharpley in the
chair.
The Street Committee reported favor
ably on the petition of Harlan Cause, f n
CUTTERS on the esst side Of Madison
street, between Ninth aud Tenth. Adop.
ted.
The Street Committee, ,on the petition
Of Rachel Lacosta, asking permission 10
continue her sidewalk fruit and peanut
stand at the southwest corner of Fourth
and Market streets, s,presented an adverse
report.
A minority Of committee, Messrs.
Robinson aud Smith, Joined in q report
to the effsct that the petitioner lived In
the bu lding and occupied the basement
for her business, using only q small por-
tion Of the sidewalk for the display and
sale Of her wares. OD Mr.. Robnsob's
motion, both reports we're referred to the
Law Committee.
The Lamp Committee reported favor
ably on petitions for lamps at the follow
ing places: For the substitution of q
gas laBp for the. oil lamps on Front
street, between Market and King! At
Wawaset and Jackson atreets; Poplar
street, btLween Front aud Second.
Rodney street, at Shallcross and Lover !.
ing Avenuts; Stroud and Wright streets,
and Seventh Avenu $. Adopted.
City Treasurer Guthrie reported q
balan ce In bank If $26, ,425 05.
G hief Engineer McIntire reported 40
me n employed iu the Water Depart
ment; pay roll $402.24.
Street Commissioner Lynch reported
"a men, five single and four double
teams emplo ed in the Street Depart
meBt; pay roll, $500 %. ~
Petitions and Communications, were
read aud referred, as follows:
From Mrs. Kate Thalcher, asking per-
mission TO set curb aud pave In front Of
her property on Gilpin Avenue, between
Jackson and Van BureD streets. Gran
ted.
From j. A. Wilson, asking to have
. space OF nine fset 10 front OF his place
oi business on King street kept clear on
Inarket days.
From the Ma lNable Iron Company
aud Seidel & Hastings, complaining Of
unfinished grading aud gutteIing In the
Vicinity Gf Ninth and BultonWood
stieaa te L4
From E. c. MeOsulleY, f,r water
pipes on Twelfth street, between French
aud Walnut.
From Robert McCaulley and others,
| for lamps on Jacssjn street, between
Gilpin and SbalIcross Avenues, and at
Fourteenth and Wilson streets.
Frsm Wm. Bsadenkopf aud OF hers,
for lamps on FOuith street, at the corner
Of HaTnsor, and between Van Buren
and Harrison.
The ordinance authorizing tho
Delaware s. F. q. Company to sell
it's present apparatus and purchase a
hook and ladder truck was called up
for a third reading by Mr.. r. II. Tay~
lor and passed unanimously.
Mr.. Beecher offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
ResolUed, That the City Solicitor
be requested to give his opinion
whether the city charter will allow
Council power to pass an ordinance
creating an inspector of weights and
measures for the City Of Wilmington,
he to give his opinion at the next
regular session.
The following offered by Merris
Taylor was also adopted
| ResoI0ed, That the clerk of Council
be and he is hereby instructed to pro-
csed with the work Of copying the
city assessments for 1882 with all
speed consistent with due caro-, and
to have the same completed as soon as
possible, previous to the 18th day oi
JuLe, for which service the clerk shall
be allowed the sum of S525, out oi
which he shall pay all expenses fOI
extra labor necessary for tho proper
p rformance of the work.
Adjourned.