Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-08-31
CITY COUNCIL

CITY COUNCIL
,UDlTOR,s RYPORT-.
naiGMWANxsETY AbSVf
r WATER COMMlssloN'
..r,,Iar weekly meeting Of City
!, ''s aa, held last evening, with
", Conrad in the chair. The
y e"' of IN, last meeting were read
ss,oysd. = The Wa er CoDmittee
several bills, which, az they
% no, audited, were passed by All
y iVr nav vote of tos The Street
!" ",aa aa' reported favorably on the
!" % Cf Patrick Hughes " pave,
md !" gutter Van Buren, street from
~ :, sixth street; also in favor OF
ns the petition Of William T.
"s sS. and others, to abate the nui'
on From, street, from Market tt
street., caused by the clay and
,,rri between the tracks by the
.S ~ company, which, when 1t be
~ jIry. forms u dust, whicn is car.
nr ii, wind into the houses and
Of the petitioners.
Bangh said this dust was q great
rp toeyery one residing upon OF
hn.ju.s, on Front street, but ht
r, the committee should have
.omr suggestion how it should be
Mr. Eastbnrn said the com.
uronosed to issvs that to the
Nv Company, aud he thought that
,I.y we're notiissl tina Council
srIarrl it o nuisance, they would
/, nrinkled, or adopt some other
.,ohayo it ablted. Mr.. Blake
|, only permanent way to abate
IA b. TO pave between the racks,
At a. long as the clay and dirt re-
Il there to be ground to powder BY
r wagons, it woat bntinue to be
sance.
pjrkris moved that the Hallway
auy be requested to pave bet ween
tracks on Front street, from Mar
Union streets, and Mr.. Taylor
4 to amend that the Street Com
inner he instructed to notify them
"A The motion AZ amended was
4 The same comNitteo also re-
fayorably on the following peti
Thos j. Bowen, to have Sherman
from Lombard to Pine streets,
and slu.ered II. ID. McManns,
10 and pave the south side OF
b street, from BroOme TO Union
b; j, X. u. Seeds, to have jackson
isx,sn Ninth and Tenth streets,
u, !Nrrred and paved, and ad'
On the petition Of William H..
lon to turn "A water course on Van
ayeune 80 that it would flow
into the ''randywine, on the
nd ,ha, it was a natural water
and beyond the power Of the
bitlpe 10 alter or change. The
pitep reported on the proposals
nishug iron gutter plates. thai
t4r bids were the same, 2l+ cents
Clnd, they had rejected all, and
advertise for new proposals. The
in each case was adopted.
Law Committee reported that
hal examined the ordinance estab.
IVA market IN the new marke,
bt the foot of Trout street, tor the
pf fruit and other produce, and
nothing in it contrary To law or
vty charter.
! Cty Treasurer reported balance
uk otsl62,Bl5 81 TO the credit oftht
City Auditor reported that IN
|bnc with the resolution passed
uncl} AT ,lhe last meeting, he had
on tni, # Of Police Hawkins and
a druand for the fees and costs
hands, and he had replied that he
ot have any.
lsv reported that he had examin-
earcoan's Of Henry X. Pcnning-
DI-rk of the Municipal Court, and
that dullng the month of j une he
preSed Tor fines and costs the sun,
Liu, aud during July 81. O3, which
pttn pali l., the City Irea ,urer.
Auditor also sent his usual week
port, returning the check drawn
NoEoI David n. Coyle, without his
ture, Mr. Stevenson Otfcrah his
re'oil'lon, AMI the check was
by a vote OF 10 ayes to 4 nays.
l-rs of the Municipal Cour! re
n III" amount OF fines and costs
b h" had received during the
NOT June and July, and stated
~ arrrrdanee with opinion Of the
S'lr''or he had paid The same tc
lly Iyrasnrer.
miscellaneous payroll, amount.
osIr9",-S WAS presented, all the
'nI, tr1ug auhited, except those OF
H. '1yInand Joseph 5. Rond.
P9Ipu IIn' amount du- them for
y was passed.
CMrt Engineer ui the Water De
PioA' rpurlrd forty.three men en-
fn with payroll amounting to
~, The payroll was not audit
ND w"' passed by an aye and nay
g Street Commissioner reported
f'y'aey"n men and eight teams EN-
III, with IA pay roll of $2OS. .SS.
ssl"'Icr pay roll, amounting to 81
u was presented, and an order
u lor the amount.
\ petition Of Henry Conner for q
'aH on Penn street, between Sixth
seventh streets, was referred to the
p Committee.
(lnutI Hamilton and others petition
PF"stone crossing at Lincoln street
lowering avenue, and the petition
t'errrd 10 the Street COMMITTEES.
|sc'nIunication was received from
foara OF Education, calling atten-
" ,he condition uf Oak street, and
lus mat it be paved on Que side from
.IaGa avenue to No. 10 school.
ftltIl TO the Straat Com ttaa