Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-05
and Peter Springer 10 votes, and Mr.
Chad wick was declared elected.

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Offering TO furnish lamp and light
Council chamber free Of charge. Mr.
Garrett said that ii tho light was the
same as that recently introduced n
the lower room, he was opposed toit,
as that flashed an tiickered, and made
more noise than Quinn and himself
put together.
Mr., Eastburn Informed him that the
light he referred TO was furnished by
the Arnoux Company, and it wa-
the Maxim Company which wished
permission to light the chamber.
On motion of Mr.. Eastburn, permis'
sion was granted, with the under.
standing that If the light is no, salts
factory, 1t should be removed.
Mr.. Quinn.moved that when Council
ad iourned, IL be to meet this evening at
7.3O o CLOCK, and MIR. Bailey moved TO
amend by making it Monday evening.
Mr.. Eastburn was opposed to the
amendment, as he thought the sooner
the market ordinance was disposed Of
the better. He thought that 30 many
| extra sessions we're a useless expense
TO the city, AMI had made u his mind
| II IL was continued much longer, to
show his disapprobation by not attend
ing.
Mr.. Baugh agreed with Mr.. East
burn, and thought great deal more
business could be transacted at the regu,
lar session, If the members were not
in such hurry 10 adjourn.
Upon q vote being taken. the amend
men, was lost, and the original motion
prevailed.
On motion OF Mr.. Eastburn Council
| proceeded to nominate and eject four
vaccine physicians for the ensuing
year.
DR.. N. b. Morrison was the only can
didate for the First District and hav
ing received sixteen votes WAS declared
elected.
For the Second District, Mr.. Quinn
| nominated DR.. j. T. U. Blocksom. and
Mr.. johnson nominated DR.. j. Pau
| Lukens. Or. Blockson received 4
votes, blank 3, and Dr. LukeDs Il
| votes. DR.. LukeDs was declared elect
ed.
For the Third District Mr.. Quinn
| nominated DR.. Patterson, and 'Mr
Grubb DR.. Sylvester Chadwick. Upon
| a vote being taken DR.. Chadwick re-
ceived IA, DR.. Patterson 4, DR.. Spring
er |, and blank |. DR.. Chadwick was
| declared elected. For the Fourth Dis
trict Mr.. Quinn nominated DR.. Short.
| lidge, and Mr.. Garrett nominated DR.
John Palmsr, Jr. Theteilers announ,
ced that pr. Palmer had received l:
votes, DR.. Shortlidge 6, blank 4, and
Dr. Springer /. The President declar
I'd Dr. Palmer elected.
! The attention of Council was called
by Mr.. Bailey to the condition OF
| Church street wharf. He said that il
was the only wharf owned by tho city
! from which any income was derived
and unless something was done before
| long 1t would fall down. He also pre-
scented and had read an estimate from
Hruhotiecker IL Vaughn, Offering to 70
pair the wharf, and put 1t in complete
order for SiOO.
Mr.. Paynter was very much in favor
of having the wo:k done, and believed
the city would save several hundreds
Of dollars by havi ng il done now.
On motion of Mr.. Paynter, the Com
mittee on Public Buildings were in
structed to award the contract to Hen
hotlecker & Vaughn, and have the
wharf repaired.
Mr.. Garrett moved to open the pro
posals tor grading Market street fron
| Twenty-third to the city line.
| MIR. MCkenna was opposed to open
| irg them at that time, AZ TO understood
there was some iniormalty III tho ad
vertislng.
| After some discussion, and re0esi
| of five minutes TO explain the matter
the motion vas carried, and tho pro
pUsals opene Il and read by the clerk al
| follows:
James T. Mcbride offered to do th'
work for thirty-four cents per cubl'
yard; Merritt II, Paxson, "a cents
Martin keOugh, 1Sl. cents Brooma
Bros, As cents tor stone and "a for dirt
Patrick CarDerry, 43 cents Lewis w
Lindorman, 90 cents.
Mr.. Keough's bid was not accOmpa
MED by the required bond, aud Mr.
Quinn moved to refer all the bids to tn
! Street COMMITTEE, with instruction Il
award the contract to Mr.. keough II h
furnished the required security.
This was objected to by Mr.. East
burn, rs it would be nrJust to the othe
! bidders. Mr.. Payntor thought tn
| bids had rot been opened according t.
law, as it was the place OF the chair
man TO open them, and any propose
which did not comply with the Law
was not presented to Council. II tina
rule bad been carried oub Mr. Keoagh'
bid would not have been read.
! After some further discussion, all th'
bids were on motion Of Mr.. Garrett re-
jeGted, and the committe Instructed Il
advertise for new proposals. On mo
tion, Council adjourned.
During the evening the following or
ders were drawn
Board Of Education, 81, ,00s.92; W. w
Pritchet, $132; Samuel Bradford, $lls
John Collins, $50, George W. Cooney
S75.