Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-08-17
CITY COUNCIL.
,D IuE WALL ON
am,,rrrNTH ATREET-MR.
.".,.,s y" PER sIsTENCf.

nuCEENTH SHn
.T.,,,s PER slsTENeA'
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meeting Of City Council
s, ssl.a' evening with President
gu '" ,hs chair. The clerk haa
m ,m or c,d TO read the minutes
co'i mntion of Mr.. Garrett the
on J,ng was dispensed with,ahd
i,,s"'meiia,ely proceeded to busl'
W, ter Commission reported III
"m,ptjpp the following petitlohs'
tsasanh /. Carpenter Tor wafer
=" ~" Harrison street, Detweeh
vi and Ninth streets; Arthur II.
"r riprs at Tenth anu Monroe
Leonard +. Wales Tor p'PeS On
lin street, and Thomas Mohseley
MA. Mas an Elliott avenue
Street Committee repor.en ,n ~,
frrautlng'hr ne'l'i"'i W So ~
,rrn,oN 10 "urb CUTTERS anu pay
NTH side Of A street a's' "h 'ne
an of John q klr"v ~ t''l", ~, : l','',, ""
A nave the norm sue Vi ~. '' -
.,t,ar l'rNrt%'Hh" ftinWiiR''a'fa
pe streets TIL" same committee
,ed with favorable recominen-
N ,hp petition of Harry H. Steven
MA pavement on Walnut street.
Easrbaru, chairman OF the street
oi,ipr, reported that be had receiv-
following proposals TO rebuild
oue wall belonging TO Lea " Sons
ghtepnfh street, that had been un-
nded and thrown down by the
from that street; Wllliam Nc
aid offered 10 rebuild with stone on
vund for So, or to furnish new
for ;loo; Joseph W. Locke would
one Oh the ground for S63.25 /;
eLynu, stone on the ground, 80,
stole 500
Eas,hurn said the co ommittee had
p,sI the bids in accordance with a
,on of Council, instructing the
tlpt TO ascertain the cost of re-.
nc til. wall, but he was opposed
,ing tdOne. as the CITY did not
he street, and he did not think
nj had ANYTHING to do with 1t. Mr..
tcoarendei that the ci y was lia-
: the l,maae whether the street
csd IN il or not The wall was de-
1 by an overflow of water from
rp4r and the city should pay the
pr and then have quit rs con struct-
n,.ysnt il hanneuiny ayain. The
Len K Son had asked for this
IN h.. dop. one wear ago. and il
In. .ow. ,,,,nn was takan in th.
n
pickp., moved that the contract
be awarded to Joseph W. Locke
E The II o,ion gave rise to a
,jop during which several mem
I. kr m tay0r Of the work being
bv The Street Commissioners. when
Prkpls withdrew his motion, and
Il ,tati, hr dome bv that officer in
,I.a"4s m and most .xnn,ii,in,s
ler and 'bp motion WAS carried.
law Commi,tee reportel that
laI examined the ordinance pro-
for the salary of the b.rbor
n aI,c N. orIinance tn amend an
ancp. tn amend the ordinance re.
m,Ip markets and found moth
them contrary to law or the city
r
uco,;r,, S,ro.,, ror,,;,,.. =.
adversely on the following
M.
st Of Edward Green, to grade
by Street, and the pe,ition of
NJ h. SU,upard TO change the
tof Tenth street, between CLAYTON
Dnponr streets, and in favor of
rh", III. M',J r. i"..,,h T,,n,ll
tng street, in the Ninth ward.
tCry Treasurer renorte,l a bala,c.
&iii5Gu in bank TO the credit OF
iy
tl%y Auditor presented his us,la,
Returning the check for the nav.
i,hp Wafer Department unsigned
It va, ,r,rcrly read when Mr.
IASa was on his feet with hi.
+,o1l,ion that it be passed, not
ss,diup III. nh;ec,ions of tbe An.
which was adcpled by a vote Of
TsU lOnays, Mr., Litzenburr be.
lsrni.
! Auditor aIso r.norted that he
hlir late CIV Treasurer and Louis
El. late Street Commissioner
toln4 then, correct On motion oj
pnkrs ,Ae civ Solici,or was in
t'H 10 enter sati,fac ion on thei,
ahnd,
" Stree, Commissioner r.norte,
during the past week he had TWEEN
FNt men and seven teams r,nplove,
Ehe streets Of this civ. with n nav
Amounting 10 5000 "a
ItChlpf Engineer ri tbe Water De
nNt rrrortrd that he had thirty
ntl pnuIoy.d with a nay-rol
|mirg To s3lG sS Az the nav. rol
Iotauai,ed if was nassed bv III,
Iay4aud nav vote
rge Jacuut,t's netition TO hav
le,I stree, curh.I waved and ont
I, irm Rraltord :, ,re.t,oChrisrian
lO4, was referred 70 the street Com
t
yr Myers call.d ,he at,ent;op r
lcII 10 a hoIr in thn putt.r IN Fift
between Market aid King whicI
I+rItou said was iva f,.rr deem
halter wa, referred 10 tbe Sire,
lni''ee, with uower ,o act
|atAa A Suiih .nt o,h.r ,wpars ,
f+ryOn Ninth Tan,h Mnnroe an
Fns srrpp,s n.l, i tn b,v. Sh;nln
CODtnupd l50 feet and Offering
hti'ou was ,r,n,.J to a,rh nm
Ny 81 ppr v4ar fnr IN. nr; vjley. =
lMg iu,o il Tha n..,;t;nu "a.
md the Str..t Cnm,,,;,t.4 r.,
pyp asked ,,iv.;nn In c,,rb an,
Sidewalk in front Of his own pr,