The daily gazette., 1883-10-26
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
GRADES AND SEWERS UNDER
CONSIDERATION.
A BRIEF, BUT BUSY SESSION
Proceedings of Last Nights City Council
Meeting Committee Reports
and Other Matters.


nights meeting Of City Council, but retired
and called Mr. Pickles TO his place before
| the adjournment.
The Water Committee reported favorablI
on the petition of James T. Bird for new
water pipe on Seventh street, between West
aud Washington streets, and recommended
the awarding of the contract for the new
boilers at the City Mil to the Pusey and
Jones Company at $3,975. The reports
wore adopted.
The Street Committee reported favorabIy
on the petition of Philip Plunkett, to have
the bank removed from the sidewalk ON
West Front street. and recommended thai
| the Street Commissioner be instructed tC
notify property owners to grade. The re
port was adopted. They also submitted the
draft of the Hickory run sewer prepared by
Chief Engineer Robinson.
The Law Committee reported nothing in
the propoposed ordinance amending the or.
dinsnce permitting the Delaware Western
Railroad Company to cross certain streets to
conflict with the city charter.
The Committee on Opening Streets re-
ported favorable on the following petitions
John T. Simmons, for the grading of -Four
teenth street from Railroad avenue to Marsh
lane; Patrick Haggerty, for orgradlng on Sixth
street, between Clayton and DUPONT. They
also recommended the acceptance Of deeds
for the beds of streets running through the
property of Henry G. Banning and the decd
Of the Christiana River Improvement Com
pany for the bed of Franklin street, between
Linden and Maple. The reports were
adopted.
The Police Committee reported unfsvor-
ably on the bill of DR.. Willard Springer for
50, and the report was adopted.
The Opening Streets Committee reported
70 he 20 oh
grade of Clayton and Chestnut streets, and
q Temonstrance from Thomas Samworth
and others was presented by Mr.. Mentor,
and the whole matter was laid over for a
week and the petition, with the remon-
etranco, was recommitted to the committee
The testimony taken by the Police Com
mittee In reference to the trial of polio @
cases before the Municipal Court was pre-
sented and filed. 1t was unaccompanled,
however, by any report or recommendation.
The City Treasurer reported balance in
bank of $50. .366.44.
The check for last weeks Water Depart
ment pay roll was returned by the Auditor
without his signature and passed over his
objection by the usual vote.
The Chief Engineer reported 83 men en-
pl1yed In the Water Department; pay roll
$303, so.
The Street Commissioner reported "a
men and eight single teams employed In the
Street Department; pay roll, $l85.46,
The police pay roll, $2,59l.6S, and the
miscellaneous pay roll were also passed.
Petitions and communications were read
and referred as follows:
From G. P. johnson, asking permission to
construct coal vault under the sidewalk at
the northwest corner Of Fifth and Orange
streets.
From Ell Crozler, President of "We the
People," asking for the use of the City
Hall auditorium next week, for the purpose
of selling tickets for fund tO erect a me-
mortal hall for soldiers orphans.
From Isaac::Pyle and others, for the paw
ing and guttering of the east side of Jack
con street, between Fifth and Sixth.
From John r. Nunviller and others, for
Cedar, Eleventh ward.
From Anthony Herman and others, fer
curbing, paving, guttering and sidewalks
on East Twelfth street.
From 7. B. Hizar and others, ,Ifor gutter
on the west side of Scott street, between
Delaware and Gilpin avenues.
From William r. Bradley, for permission
to set curb. Granted.
From James Mckay, for water sspipes on
Van Buren street, from Lowering avenue to
Wawasett street, to supply new houses.
From Nathan Lieberman, asking for the
establishment of grade on Thirteenth street,
from Claymont to Dure, to enable him to
build some houses.
From DR.. E. G. Shortledge, for lamp on
Dure street, Ninth ward.
From Eli Mendenhall, for O crossing at
Fifteenth and Bridge streets
From Thomas Samworth and others, re-
monstrating against any change In the grade
of Chestnut, Clayton and other streets In
the Tenth ward, as petitioned for by William
Bush and others.
From Thomas Ford and others, for
water pipe on Harrison street, between
Second and Third.
Mr., Pickels' ordinance requiring all
money paid to the city on account of curb
ing and paving sidewalks to be placed to the
credit of the appropriation out of which the
work was paid, was read q third time and
passed by a vote of Is ayes to nays. Mr..
Taylor voted nay on the eground that the city
charter prohibited the increase of any APP
preparation except by two-th!rds vote of
Council.
Tho ordinance authorizing tho Is. & o.
Railroad Company to alter certain grades
along the course of their line through this
city, and also vacating fourteenth street,
from Scott to Lincoln, to the use of the
company, was taken up for final consider
alton. It was amended by striking out the
clause vacating Fourteenth street, after
which It was passed. The proposed changes
of grade have already been given in the
GAZETTE.
A recess was then taken to examine the
plan prepared by Chief Engineer Robinson,
for the Hickory ran sewer at Maryland
avenue, about 100 feet long. Upon reas-
sembling the plars were adopted. A motion
to instruct the committee to advertise for
proposals at once was laid over for a week
after a spicy discussion. The Chief En-
Rineer was instructed to fix the grade of
Beech street between Maryland and Rail
road avenues,
The following proposals for constructing
a sewer over Staulcup Run, between Walnut
and Poplar streets, from Fourth to Third,
were read Patrick Carberry, Ss25; Peter
j. Ford, $3.50. Referred to the Street Com
mittee.
The following bids for grading were read
and referred Peter j. Ford, Rodney street,
81 cents per cubic yard; Oak street, 33 cents,
Martin Keogh, Rodney street, 341s cents;
Oak 29<, Fourteenth street and Railroad
avenue, S91f; Patrick Carberry, Rodney
street 81, Oak 25, and Fourteenth street 20.
Mr.. Garrett offered a resolution instruct
ing the Chief Engineer OF the Surveying De.
partment to submit grade for Beech street,
from Maryland avenue to the W. an. II. R.
Adopted. @r
Adjourned. SY
The following bills were allowed and
orders drawn Patrick Henley, Sl4; Heald
d Company, So; Perry Price, S25; William
A. Smith, $50. IS; police payroll, 81, ,5el .68;