The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1882-06-16
WEEKLY WORK OF COUNCIL.
The Tax Rate Fixed at Last Nights
meeting-An Ordinance to Keep Coun-
cilrnen From Taking Onicoa. ~.

The Tax Rate Fixed at Last Ni1ht,
meeting-An Ordinance to Keen Conn
cilnen From Taking Oficos, ~
Members of Council sweltered over tn
city's business for one hour last rfuht
having met under the amended rules q,
Ihnrsday night instead of Friday night q
After the, reading of the minutes Mr.
Qulnn objected to that part of the min
OF the Eleventh ward contest. Mr.. Ouinr
TOOK the peculiar grounds that the matte
appearing In the minutes would be primo
.Ldcsa admission that Messrs Newall and
Denney had been Illegally elected. M
finally withdrew his objection.
The Finance Committee presented ita re-.
port fixing the tax rate for 1S82-S3, The
assessment, sS the report stated, was S24, ,405,-
ooo the Amount Of appropriations, exclu-
sive OF the appropriations for loans Nos. @
anu anu .: S4lg,2l4, and the estimated revenue
SlO0, 700, leaving the amount to be raised
eols,3l4. The report fixed the rate of city
taxes IL 81 and that Of school taxes at So
cents. The report was adopted.
Inc City Treasurer reported an over
draught In bank of Si,070.63. the Street
Commissioner reported 2S men and nine
teams employed under him. Payroll
S2O9, IA. The Chief Engineer of the Water
Department reported 28 men employed in
his department. Payroll, $255. so.
H. B, kegan ~ Co, petitioned for five feet
OF space In front of their store No. IO3 East
Fourth street James b. sadham petitioned
Tor the use of water for sprinkling pur
poses. Granted. z. Walker asked for curb
lines In 'front.' of houses ON Kirlwood street
between Ninth and Tenth. A cOlOred church
petitoned for the use of the City Hall on
thursday evening, June 22d for the pur-
pose OF holding a festival. Granted. George
w. Stone petioned for lamp on Water
street between Market and King Referred
with power TO act. The Board of Educa
ton asked for permission to open the bed of
Spruce street for the purpose of LAYING a
drain pipe. Referred with power to act,
Robert McCaulley petitioned for permission
10 set curb on Spruce and Bennett streets
Mr.. Quinn presented an ordinance in re-
lation to city offices. It prevents any men,
Der OF Council or any one who has been
member six month before to hold any Office
in the city.
Mr.. Newton offered resolution directing
the Street Commissioner to have the sewer
traps cleaned at night and the refuse matter
hauled away at night. Adopted.
The Health Boards resolutions in relation
TO Elizabeth street and Shipley run were
read and referred to the Street Committee,
Mr.. Garrett introduced an ordinance pro-
hibiting any firing olrof explosives in the
city except between sun rise and sun set on
The Fourth of July, under fine of $40.
Read twice. petition from leading ply
'icians asking the passage of the ordinance
was presented and read.
The Opening Streets Committee awarded |
he Contract for grading on VanBuren |
street to Martin Keogh for 49A per cubic |
yard. ItIINft'7 - |
Proposals for grading Lincoln street |
between Sixteenth and Delaware avenue, |
md Sixteenth street between Scott and |
lincoln streets, were opened as follows, the /
lids being per cubic yard John c. Lavery, |
v cents ; Hugh Patton, As cents Patrick
jarberry, 32 cents George Cochran, AZ
ents Martin Keogh, ~ cents. The pro
,osals were referred to the Opening Streets
and Council adjourned.