Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-16
OURCITY SOLONS.

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!. T0UH O1DlA ANCES INTRODUCED
"A LA1oE AMOUET OF BUSl-
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The regular meeting ofthe City Coun
Gil was held last evening, and In tn
absence OF the President, Mr.. Paynte
! was called to the chair. The minute
OF the previous regular and special meet
ing was read and approved.
Mr.. Beecher, from the Law Committee
reported That the Committee had pre-
sented the charter to the Legislature
| anu that the t2O 900 bill had passed.
The Lamp Committee reported favor
. ably on the petition of Thomas II. Mel.
vln ana Others for lamp at Tenth and
hlrkwood, and adversely upon the pc,
titlon OF the same parties for lamp
upon kirkwood street, between Tenth
ana Eleventh. The reports w presented
were adopted.
Mr.. Ialley from Sewerage Committee
SAID the engineer had plans prepared,
ana when they werecompleted he would
ask ior special meeting of Council to
consider them.
CITY Treasurer Pierce report ed bal.
ahce III Dailk 10 the credit OF current
EXPENSES Of s'o.'".S8.
Chiet Engineer Coyle reported ~
men employed ana apay roll amounting
70 S.'''
Inc report OF Street Commissioner
Lcbley show.I ~ men employed, sin
gle and double team, and pay roll
amounting to s35,A
a Petitioh Was presented by Edward
Mci'all ASKING the reminding OF S2over-
palu water TAX. Ihe tax Is Tor water
iof horses, ana the petition affirms that
no mas not owned horses for several
years
Mr; heecher presented petition from
the harlah " iiolllhgswprth Company
ana "thers' ASKING that Council grant
th' petltioi OF the militia for the dona-
tioh Oh thc sand lot On motion Of Mr.
Moore, the petition was referred to the
f"bIic building Committee:
petitioi was presented from Martha
hlte asking that she be allowed to
Plac" nahe oven under the pavement
III Eighth apu bliltO'l"oou streets. on
lholloi' oi MI baiiy, the petition was
granted
me p@tltloh OF Johh Z. Clarke and
othrrS 10 grade railroad Avenue, be-
tween Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets,
was referred 10 the Street COMMITTEES.
Ch ilptloll OF Mr.. Smith, Council de-
cided 70 meet at the City Hall and pro-
ceeh 10 Elllott avenue and Fainall
street, "h saturday afternoon next, at 3
CLOCK.
On motion OF Mr.. Talley, the Finance
committee was authorized to advertise
Tor 90, 900 sinking fund loan, to meet
ioaii about coming due.
Mr.. betrher presented an ordinance
providing for the raising of so, 900 for
school buildings. This is the ordinance
providing Tor the replacing OF the mis-
appropriated money. 1t was read twice
ana referred I" the La" Committee.
Mr.; Eastburn presented resolution,
which was adopted, giving thanks to
the delaware Western Railroad for
yearly passes.
Mr. tlulnn Saln that number OF poor
families with the smallpox were una
b'e TO pay for attendance and medicine,
ana ne Introduced resolution trans
irrring s2Do from the appropriation for
incldrnta! ana mlscel laneous to the
Health department. After some dis
'uasioii the resolution was Withdrawn
to allow an ordinance to be prepared
embodylng the Samething.
Mr.. Moore presented an ordinance for |
me relief OF Evan Il. Shortlidge, which |
was read twice. The ordinance extends
wa'"r-pipcs on streets not accepted by |
Council.
Mr.. Baugh presented an ordinance,
which was read twice, for the relief Of
samuel II Baynard.
Inc ordinance grants power to the
gentleman to erect bulk windows il
their new place, Fifth and Market
streets.
Mr. johnson had read rommunica-
bon and petition from tho vaccine
physicians, asking that they be allowed
.25 extra during the prevalence Of the
smallpox. They claim that they have
lone great deal more work than was ex
Dected, and have vaccinated over 5000
'ersons
By invitation Dr. Bush, President Of
he Board of Health, urged the passage
If something to place the vaccine ply
'icians under the control Of the Board
If Health, and that they determine what
Increase they should have. He spoke,
# the necessity of vaccine physicians
md said they had done much to stop the ;
pread Of smallpox