The daily gazette., 1883-03-16

that all sewers that may be constructed in
any part of the city be laid out and con-
structed to conform to the said plan so when
the same becomes completed It will com
pose one well regulated system.
Respectfully,
CHARLES W. TALLEY,
D. j. MENTION,
F. B. F. MILLER.
Committee.
Mr.. Talley moved TO adopt the report and
spoke In its favor, and said the people
would have chance to express themselves
at the next election.
Mr.. Bailey objected to the report at
length, on the ground Of impracticsbility.
He said 1t was impossible to put a sewer
across the Brandywine, and wanted to see
the end of the scheme proposed.
Mr.. Talley moved to postpone action on
the report temporarily to allow the election
of City Auditors clerk.
Mr.. Blake moved to amend by indefinitely
postponing all action on the report. The
amendment was rejected by the following
vote: Yeas-Abele, Bailey, Blake, Denny,
Grubb, McKenna, Quinn, Shaw-S; nays
Baugh, Eastburn, File, Garrett, johnson,
Mention, Miller, Moore, Paynter, Smith,
Stevenson, Talley, Conrad-l3.
Mr.. Talley's motion was then carried.
nominated for City Auditors Clerk. A bal
lot was taken resulting as follows: Cham
bers, IL; Hirst, 4; William Curry, 1; blank,
0. There being no choice another ballot
was taken which resulted: Chambers, l9;
Hirst, l; Curry, l; blank, l.
Mr.. Talley then explained what the Sewer
Committee was asking for and said If the
report was adopted it would still take two
thirds of the Council to push the work.
Mr.. Bailey, he thought, opposed the pro-
ject on general principles. The Sewer Com
mittee thought the matter was AN important
one and would protect the Brandywine
water.
Mr.. Bailey objected again to unnecessary
expenses. He thought the Water Com
mittee was protecting the drinking water.
He deemed the plan as proposed as defec-
tive from beginning to end, and if adopted
the young generation could live to see its
fallacy.
Mr.. Eastburn called attention to filth in
certain portions of the city, and wanted
Mr.. Bailey's reason for obiecting.
Mr.. Bailey spoke again on sewers and
claimed that nature took care of the drain
age and sewage of the city, and he did not
want gases let loose In the city through pro
posed man-holes. 1t would not do to lei
the sewage run into the Christiana, which
now is much polluted.
Mr.. Paynter agreed with Mr.. Talley that
it would be long time before the pumping
station would be removed from its present
station. The $4,000 asked for by the
Water Committee would answer very wei
for the purpose. The greatest sum of money
asked for was for water rights. He re
viewed the different plans proposed for NOV
ing the pumping station, and the amount o
money It would require. He thought tn
attention of Council should be taken from
| the sewer system to the water matter. b.
moving the water works up the Brandywin
the cost of pumping would be reduced iron
over IS per million gallons to 81 and littl
over. He would therefore vote against th
sewer report.
Mr.. Talley agreed with all Mr.. Paynte
said, and said the idea of the Sewer Com
mittee was to catch what the Water Com
mittee missed. If the pumping station
could not be moved the water should b.
protected. The plan proposed was to pro
tect the Brandywine and keep sewerag
| out of the stream.
| The supplementary report was defeated a
follows: Yeas-Eastburn, File, Mention
Miller, Smith, Talley, Conrad-7. Nays
Abele, Bailey, Baugh, Blake, Denny, Moore
McKenny, Newell, Paynter, Quinn, Shaw
Stevenson-12. Mr.. Garrett refused to vote
On motion the Committee on Sewers wa
discharged.
The City Treasurer reported balance i
bank of $4l ,91.S1.
The Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
ment reported 81 men employed and pay
roll of $231.75.
The Street Commissioner reported
men and four teams with a payroll {
$32.06.
The following petitions were received an
referred To open Heald street from
street to Garishee's lane; to have markt
ordinance so amended as to allow fish to
sold from Tuesday to 3 O'Clock Wednesda
afternoon, and from Friday to Saturda
evening at O'Clock, from April L to Jun
10; to loan $1,000 to the Phenix Engin
Company; to loan $1,000 to the Waite
Witch Fire Company; Jacob Stuck, rebai
of 81 for overpaid water tax; for watt
pipe on Tatnall street between Twent,
second and Twenty-third streets; to III
Brandywine water from the city hydran
for the purpose of sprinkling the streets.
A petition to place curb on Hazlt
street from Adams to Jackson streets WI
granted, the work TO be done under supe
| vision of the Street Commissioner.
A deed of the Christiana 1mprovemel
Company to the city of Wilmington for th
. bed of Columbia street was presented an
received.
: A communication was received from
V. Lawrence asking for information in r
gard to certain streets in Browntown,
to who were the owners thereof. Referr'
to Law Committee.
Mr.. Eastburn gave notice that he wou
present an ordinance at future meetiI
concerning the erection of frame buildin
within certain limits of the city, and N
, Quinn gave notice that he would also pr
| sent an ordinance providing for the electi'
) of an inspector of buildings.
Two resolutions were passed ,one directil
7 the Loan Committee to ascertain and repo
to Council whether the Western Union II
a egraph Company was bound, by contract
. otherwise, to forward messages for city oi
: cials free of charge; and the other providi
Z for the printing of 500 copies of the mari
ordinance, distribution to be in the han
= of the Clerk of the Market.
Orders were granted as follows during
IL evening: J. Eldridge Pierce, 40; Patri
Carberry, $75; John Collins, S55; sund
d bondhoiders for capital of city loan No.
l. S12, 900; same bondholders for interest
a March 10, S277.S5; same, interest FRI
le March 10 to April l, S24.
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W Levy Court.
u At yesterday afternoons session of Ii
il Court Messrs. Mackey and Cheairs,
ID committee appointed to examine the