Daily Republican., 1883-07-13
CITY COUNCIL.
The Regular Session Last Evening
"A Large Number Of Petitions
and COnlmu n lcatiOns.

Council was held last evening in the
Board of Education rooms. In the alb.
sence of President Conrad, Mr.. Pickles
was called to the chair. The minutes
of the last meeting were read
and approved. The Finance Com
mittee reported in favor of allowing the
bill of Clerk Fraim, for 1925 for copy
ing the assessment list. The bill was
allowed and an order drawn for the
amount.
The Street Committee reported in
favor of granting the following petit
tions: For a gutter on Tay lor street be-
tween Lombard and Pine streets
Thomas J. Bowen fo- permission to set
curb on Sherman street and adversely
on accepting the report of the commits
sion to award damages for land for the
sewer at Delaware avenue and DUPONT
street, as they thought it too much.
Mr.. Eastburn, the chairman, said that
he had signed the report, but since, he
had made up his mind that the award
was not too much, and he asked that
his name be erased.
After discussion the report was on
motion of Mr.. Adele referred back to
| the committee The same committee
also reported in favor Of granting the
retition of the p. w. Il B. Railroad
Company to remove the side walk at
Third and Pine streets.
A motion was made to adopt the re.
port, but was amended by Mr.. Garrett,
| that Council meet at Third and Pine
streets at $50 o'clock Saturday after
noon, and the amendment was
adopted.
The Water Committee reported IA
vorably on the following petitions For
laying water pipe on Heald street, as
soon as it is graded James Pickles,
pipes on Twenty-fourth street at an es-
timated cost of $500 !; Robert Cooling,
pipes on jackson street at a cost OF 500 !;
pipes on Cedar street, at cost OF ol3O ;
on Pleasant street between Van Buren,
and Harrison streets, estimated cost
5000 in favor of granting petition of
N. Leiberman for pipes on Dure and
Peoples streets, when said streets are
graded James Lang, pipes on Is street ;
Alfred Lee, to extend pipe from Rodney
street basin to St. Andrews Church, at
an estimated cost of Sl75 Harry A.
Beeson, to extend pipes on Tatnall
street, Ninth ward, at a cost of S253 !;
A. Eastburn, pipes on Pleasant street,
east of Van Buren,.
The committee reported adversely on
granting the petition of Dennis Mention,
for pipe on West Front street, also on
the petition of Joseph Tatnall, for pipes
on Market street to Twenty-eighth
street. The report in each case was
adopted.
The same committee also presented a
number of bills, which,as they were not
: audited, were passed by an aye and nay
vote of II too.
The Lamp Committee reported favor
ably on the petition of DR.. Mckay, for
a lamp on Broome street. On motion
of Mr.. Eastburn, the rules were sus.
pended and Council proceeded to noml-
nate and elect harbor master.
Seth Feaster and Enoch Moore were
nominated, and the chair appointed
Messrs. Taylor and Grubb tellers.
The result was announced as fol-
: lows:
Seth Feaster, II votes Enoch Moore
Jr., 7 blank /, and Mr.. Feaster was
I declared elected.
The City Treasurer reported an over
r draft of ST. 800 OF in the Union Nation
al Bank. A communication was re-
ceiyed from the City Auditor, agail
calling attention to the fact that Chief
: of Police Hawkins refused to render al
account of the costs received from tht
18th of April to the 1st Of June, aud
said as the Law Committee had taiie'
j. to report on the matter, he did no
know what action to take. Mr.. Smith
chairman of the Law Committee, sail
the matter had never been referred tt
them.
r. The Auditor also returned the CHECK
: drawn at the last meeting in favor OF
If David II. Coyle, without his signature
and it was passed by the usual resoIu
!. ton offered 10y Mr.. Stevenson.
The Law Committee reported thai
10 they had examined the ordinance es
tablishing the grades of certain streets
a and they found nothing in it contrary
to law or the city charter
The Opening Streets COMMITTEES re
u ported in favor of establishing th
:. grades of DUPONT and Union streets
- They also returned the communication
. referred to them from the Board o
Health in reference to the condition o
Spring alley, with recommendation
that it be referred back to the Board, Il
; the alley did not belong to the city
= The report in each case was adopted.
a The Street Commissioner reported
- that he had twenty-six men and si'
3. team, employed, with payroll amount
70 ing t. SlG4.3s.
a Thc Chief Engineer of the Water DE
lr partnent reported twenty-five men eu
a ployed, with'a payroll amounting +
S226. &C. AS the report was not audit
ed, it was passed by the usual aye AM
nay vote. The Public Building Com
- mittee reported adversely on the resoll
!. tion to sell the sand lot. Mr., Eastbur
r. offered resolution, that was adopted
At authorizing the Street Committee t
advertise for proposals to remove tn
ashes for the ensuing year, and for iro'
gutter plates.
!, The following petitions were read an
y, referred: William Taylor, for filling
~ curbing and paving Scott street 100 fee
= = north from Front street, and the oper
IL ing of Scott street from Second
Fourth; James Parker, for curbine
paving and guttering of Broom stree
between Sixth and Seventh streets
l. Arthur Fl: Smith, for water pipes o
q Seventh street, between Adams an
u. Monroe streets, and on Monroe street
ct between Ninth and Tenth streets; Wi
liam r Barry, for water pipes on Va
Buren, street, between Shallcross an
Lowering avenues John u. Dunn, TO
N lamp on Eleventh street, west of Mad
,t son Ward 4 Brown, for lamps at tn
" intersection Of Fifth and Sixth street
with Rodney street; Weccacoe Steam
Fire Engine Company, for an advanc
u. of the annual appropriation of $500
~ ~ Wilmington Coal Gas Co., for the plank
III ing of the crossing Of the 7. W. 4 l
Railroad at Madison street William +
Froude, for the opening of Union street
between Fourth and Fifth streets
ar Steven slarpless, for paving and curt
b. ing Lowering avenue, between Scott an
Union streets Francis Bradley, fo
flag crossings at Eleventh and Heal