The daily gazette., 1882-08-04
COUNCIL LAST MIGHT.
hsoutane business-Mr. Quinn to Offer a
Radical Sidewalk Measure.

AT the regular meeting of City Council
last night the City Treasurer reported 9
balance In bank of &201 ISL 40.
| The Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
$3.50 10.
The Street Commissioner reported 80 men
and IA teams payroll, S293.S7.
The Water Register reported that he had
collected 81 1888. 10 for the month.
The Water Committee reported favorably
on the petition Of the jackson & Sharp Co.
for water pipes to their works.
X. X. Robinson & Co. petitioned for
permission TO do curblng and paving at
Front and Market streets. Granted.
M. M. Child and others petitioned for
water pipes on west side of Kirkwood street
and on Pine street In the neighborhood OF
Tenth and Eleventh.
James Parker petitioned to pave Seventh
street between Broome and Rodney streets.
Granted.
II. H. McMullen petitioned to have Har-
rison street between Gilpin and Shallcross
avenues condemned for city purposes be-
cause II had not been decided to the city
The petition was granted and the Mayor
was asked to request Judge Wales to APP
point q commission.
Reese IL Bro. petitioned for one-half the
space In front of their store, No. q East
Fourth street. Referred to the Street Com
mittee.
Other petitions were as follows From
the Board of Health, declaring Pleasant
street nuisance and asking that 1t be
graded, curbed and paved; from Mention IL
Cause, asking for the extension of water
pipes to Front and Union streets, thence to
Holly street and thence to Third street /;
from Thomas J.. Broomal asking for the
erection "a or nak lt,N
streets from Joshua Maris asking that
Beech street between Maryland avenue and
Van Buren, street be graded, curbed and
paved.
The Street Committee reported favorably
on the petition of Wilmington Mills Manu-
featuring Company asking that Sixteenth
street be placed In passable condition, and
ON the petition of John Guthrie, asking that
Pleasant street be improved. Mr. Quinn of
the Committee on Revision of Committees,
reported in favor of the substitution of Mr.
Newell for Mr.. Quinn on New Maps Mr..
Newell for Mr.. Blake on Engrossment Mr..
Denney for Mr. Baugh on Navigation, and
Mr.. Denney for Mr.. McKenna ON Accounts
The report was adopted, Messrs. Quinn,
Blake, Baugh and McKenna Withdrawing
from the committees named.
An ordinance slightly amending that part
of the health ordinance relating to drains
was introduced by Mr. Beecher. Read
twice.
The Street Committee ON motion of Mr..
Adele was authorized TO advertise for
proposals for paving one square of Fourth
street.
Mr.. Quinn gave notice Of an ordinance
allowing every property holder or tenant
permission to keep the pavement and street
In front Of his property clear of the obstruc-
tiOO OF market men and trupkers
Mr., Moore gave notice of an ordinance for
the relief of Mrs. Henry s. McComb.
On motion of Mr. Quinn Council ad-
journed to meet at $50 Saturday evening on
Fourteenth street between Heald and Clay
mont streets.
Orders were drawn as follows
Union National Bank, S2l 900 Martin
Kehoe, $500; Dennis Kane, $500 /; John
McCloskey, S12.I ; Pennsylvania Globe
Gaslight Company S535. 80 John Grinnage,
$S7.50 Daniel E, Forrest, $50 Washington
Cox, $3.50.