Daily Republican., 1883-09-28
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A Short, sharp, Decisive Business
Session,

City Council met in regular SCI
sion last night, with Mr.. Pickles in til
chair.
The Delaware and Atlantic Telegrap
and Telephone Company was grantee
permission to change wires and pole
on Market street, betwe an Sixth AM
Eighth streets, to either side.
The Lamp Coi.,mittee was grantee
permission to have lamps put up as fol
lows Two on Peoples street one OF
Clayton, between Tenth and Eleventh
streets, and one on W. Tenth street, be
tween Washington and Jefferson.
The following petitions were reported
favorably: William M. Candy ant
others for the opening of Rodney street
between Pennsylvania avenue ant
Fourteenth street, estimated cost 5000
Frank Chandler and oth"rs, to have Gil
pm avenue graded, between Rodney
and Clayton streets, estimated cost
1880; Robert Pyle, to grade Tentl
street, between Monroe and Adam.
streets, at 10 cents cubic yard.
The committee reported adversely 'C
Iputtinga Il sewer under Clayton street
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets,as the place would soon be filled
up aud the stagnated water complained
of be abated
A report in favor of accepting deed
of the bed of a street by the Chrstiana
Improvement Company, was adopted,
but the deed offered by j. T. Heald and
wife conveying, the bed of "a street to
the city was rejected because the street
was only 80 feet wide, while the ordi-
nances call for 40.
An adverse report was adopted on
the petition Of the Kent Iron and Hard
ware Company to have Shipley street,
between Second and Third, repaved,
Chairman Eastburn stating that the
Street Commissioner had been instruct
ed to repair the street.
Andrew w. Cole was granted permis-
sion to curb and pave on Spruce street
between Ninth and Tenth streets, at the
expense of the property owners, under
the supervision of the Street Commits.
sioner. The petition of T. b. Hizar for
a gutter on Spruce street between
Ninth and Tenth, was granted, as was
the petition OF f. B. Frazer for two
sewer traps at Fourth and Poplar
SJTteJS, eSGltudueu COSTS SloU.
The City Treasurer reported a balance
of $119, l00.95 in the Union National
Bank, and the receipt of 500 from L.
Provost, collector of city taxes.
The City Auditor returned the Water
Department check for S3o9Ol withou'
his approval, and Councilman Steven
SON. = usual resolution was adopted by a
strict party vote.
Chief Engineer Coyle reported Al men
employed in the Water Department,
with payroll of $434.41
Street Commissioner Lebley reported
q men and s teams employed on
the streets, with pay Of SlSS.S2.
The Law Committee reported that
there was nothing in the city charter to
conflict with the ordinance taxing tele-
graph, telephone and electric light
poles.
TIE following petitions were pre-
sented and referred
From John Mulrooney to use manure
pit under his pavement at Fifth and
ratnall streets from Andrew Burleigh
and others for lamps at the corner of
| Fifth and BroOme streets, and at Fifth
and Searles Michael Maloney and 9TH
ers for lamp on north side of Filth
street between Spruce and Church !;
Joseph l.. Carpenter and others for a
lamp at the corner Of Elm and Harri-
son streets James A. Shakespeare and
Others for lamp on Linden between
Adams and jackson streets; Sylvester
Bond and others for grading and paw
ing Rodney street from Fourth to Sew
enth, and Searles street from Fourth to
Fifth; Frederick Pyle for curbing and
paving the west side of Broome street,
between Eighth and Tenth streets John
Ingram, for water pipe on Rowland
street, and fire plug at the corner of Du-
Pont and Rowland.
A communication from E B. Frazer,
Secretary of the Board of Health, was
received, which complained of GER
tain nuisances on the p. w. u B.
Railroad from Fiji h TO Lord street !,
also requesting the City Council to
supply the Health Office with a safe.
| The City Auditor having refused to
audit the salaries of Chief Engineer
Coyle and Water Registrar Bond, tie
orders for SlO0 and S15 respectively We're
passed by strict party yea and nay
vote
The ordinance relating to paving
crossings with Belgian blocks and flag
stones, passed at previous meeting was
returned by the Mayor approved
The Street Committee was instructed
to advertise for proposals for placing an
inverted arch bottom III Stalcup run
from Second to Third streets.
The bids for building continuation
of the Rattlesnake run sewer about thir-
ty-eight feet northeast Of Delaware ave-
nue. were opened and read as follows:
johnson & Miles, S9l5; William G.
Mcdowell, 81 ,425; Patrick Carberry,
$3.50 per linea' foot.
Mr. Lynn called up the ordinance
providing for an additional policeman
in the Eighth district, which was read
and passed by party vote, Mr. Far,
rell being absent. Mr.. Abele, who in
advertently voted "aye' at first,
changed his vote to "nay," after all
the names had been called, and he found
he had voted wrong.
The ordinance levying a tax of 81 on
every telegraph pole in the city was
read third time and received a
unanimous vote.
A resolution was adopted directing
the City Auditor to present to City
Council at it's next meeting u list OF the
names of persons owing the city for
curbng and paving, with the respective
amounts attached and to present such a
report every six months hereafter.
During the evening the following
checks were ordered to be drawn:
Martin Keogh, sl53.4l; Peter j.
Ford, Sl94.4l miscellaneous payroll
81, 1872 SS police payroll, 43 men, 81,
l7ll.6S; David II. Coyle, 500; Joseph
A. Bond, S75; sinking fund commits.
sioners, S4,3S7 so bondholders, on ac'
count of interest due October l, IS, II;
Il. O. Frailn, Esq, Clerk of Council, s.;
Perry W. Price, $25.
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