Daily Republican., 1883-11-23
A SHORT SESSION.
vERY LITTLE BUsINESS TRANS.
ACTED BY CITY COUNCIL
Last EVENING.

Last EVENING.
The regular weekly meeting Of Cit
Council convened at 7.3O o'clock lai
evening, with President Conrad in tn
chair.
Before the clerk had finished til
minutes, the further reading was OF
motion of Mr.. Garrett dispensed with
The Finance COMMITTEE reported OF
t the petition of the Board of Health for
t fire proof safe, as it is inexpedient i,
the present state of the city g finances
The petition of H. d. Hickman, stat
ing that his property on West From
street had been assessed s., 200 In mis-
take for 50, 200, and asking for q re
, hate of taxes, which had been referred
to the committee, was reported favora
bly, with recommendation that he b.
refunded $15. The report in each cass
was adopted.
The Water Committee reported favor
ably on the petition of Thomas Ford
for water pipe on Harrison street, be-
tween Second aud Third streets, and on
the petition of Francis McCloskey fol
water pipes on Pleasant street, between
Adams and Monroe streets also on the
petition of II. j. Woodman for pipes on
DUPONT street, between Pennsylvania
avenue and Eleventh street.
The Opening Streets Committee, to
whom was referred the proposition of
the National Dredging Company to
make a rebate of 5000 on their bill for
grading Fourth street extension, pro-
vided the amount was paid at once, re-
ported in favor of paying the bill when
the work is completed. They also re.
ported favorably on the petition of
Thomas f. Bayard, for the gradin e of
Broome street from Front 10 the city
line, and in favor of allowing Martin
| keOgh $500 on account of grading done
on Clayton and Fourteenth streets.
The Police Committee reported un.
favorably on the petition Of Warren
Harper and others, for an additional
policeman on Front street. Mr.. Taylor
said he had not signed the report, as he
thought an additiOna. officer was need.
ed OIL that street. He thought the dis
tricts assigned to the officers were en-
tirely too large, and he hoped the report
of the committee would not be odopted,
but upon vote being taken, the report
was adopted. At this point President
Conrad called Mr.. Pickels to the chair,
and withdrew for the remainder of the
evening.
The report of the City Treasurer
showed balance of $G2, ,259. SO in bank
to the credit of the city. The usual re.
port Of the Auditor was received, re-
turning check drawn in favor of the
Water Department pay roll. 1t was
overruled by Mr.. Stevenson's weekly
resolution, which was adopted by
vote of IL ayes to nays.
The City Auditor reported that he
had collected SG37.OO from various
sources, and paid it to the City Trea-
surer.
The chief Engineer of the Water De.
partment reported thirty-four men at
work, with a payroll amounting to
1888 As. AS the payroll was not au-
dited, the report was passed by an aye
and nay vote.
The Street Commissioner reported
twenty.oDe men and eight tealns at work
cleaning, opening and repairing the
streets and cutters OF this city, with a
payroll amounting to $lj3. 49, The fol-
lowing petitions were read and referred
The Pusey and Jones Company for per.
mission to place gates across Lombard !
street on the south side of Front Henry |
G. Webb to have Sycamore street so re-
paired and improved that the waste
water will flow of; Joseph S. Bradley
for paving sidewalks and laying flag
crossings on Eleventh street from Head
to the Brandywine bridge Jester q
MCDANIEL for lamp in front of their
livery stable on West Front street b.
c. Hammitt for lamp on Fifth street,
between Madison and Monroe; Robert
Smith, Joseph Seeds and w. c. r.
Colquhonn to have Rattlesnake run
sewer connected on their properties,
providing they settle with contractor
and wait one year for their money
Robert Smith to have the Street Com.
missioner prevented from diverting the
course of Rattesnake run through his
property on Delaware avenue near Du-
POnt street.
Petitions to set curb at their own ex.
pense under the supervision of the
Str ct Commissioner were granted
Thomas Fl. Melvin, west size Of Clay
ton street, south of Fourteenth; Charles |.
Mullio, north side of Reed street be-
tween Monroe and Adams j lanes Lynn .
and William w. Percival, on Eleventh l.;
street west of Heald.
Mr.. Eastburn introduced and had
'ead a second time, an ordnance to per-
nit the Wilmington Glass Company
% lay tracks on Commerce street.
Mr.. Speakman offered II resolution
hat was also adopted, instructing the
Street Commissioner to notify the owner
% remove the stone barn on Broome
street. between Chestnut and Elm street
Mr. Blake offered resolution that c
vas also adopted, that the same officer
'e instructed TO notify Lindley G. Kent $
o pave the wagon entrances to his lum-
'tr yard on Washington street between
Third and Fourth streets with Belgian
'locks, and lay double row of stone
tagging, and in the event Of Mr.. Kent 4
ot doing it within ten days, to have it \
one at his expense. Q
Mr.. Newell said that several months p
go, Council dir cted the Railroad Com Il
any to place safety gates at Liberty n
nd Beech street crossings, and as it "
ad not been attended to, the rect n
was instructed to notify +
he Company to attend to it without ,
clay.
Council adjourned ats.l5 p, III. af-
sr being in session just forty minutes. Il
he fol owing bills we're allowed A. 2
. Pyle, SLIGO L. ?. Moody, $500. a a