Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-06-15
CIT COUNCIL.
ON THE WAFER COM
,..yo>-TuEAUDIIOR Will
SIGN TuE CHECKS.

Th4 regular weekly meeting Of City
r,uuci wa held last evening, and call
'a IN order hy President Conrad There
was a large number of spectators pres.
.nt the er-ater number t whom no
,nnbt were attracted by the expecta-
,ion that there wond be some decided
ac,ion taken in referenc" to Auditor
noll and the Water Commission.
After clerk Fraim had finished read
;,r the minutes, the Street Committee
renorted tavorably on the petition of
William Forrest to allow him TO
.nrinkle Front, Fourth aud French
strcets. during the summer months, at
40 per week. Mr.. johnson presented
minority report, signed By himself
and Mr.. Eastburn, in which they opp6s.
aJ the measure and said they consider
ed il unjust for the citizens to be taxed
IN snrinSlp part of the streets and ex-
clu,ln the others.
NJ Johnson moved the adoption of
the II, 5rorjty report This was opposed
Wv Nj. HlaKe, on the ground that the
,tv bAa ulaca,lamized Fourth street
apain,r TIE wishes of the property hold
prsa,,A thar ever since it had been done
there va. i.ne dust that during the
>um'h"' wa N''i2V"".'S yi"k' ".' W."
dered II ihloSs'pie W "'oP "'"''"'
or d"r- orrh.
He "a'd Una 'iils d''S' settled Oh lu'-
ni'rrr, AMI wien person a''e",' '"'' W
brush 1t rf1 II wo''lu s',a''h Whatever
it Se.t'rt "n' n" 'ho''eh' aS 'Hr Guy
had 'alne" ms a"'!"s '"'' S,'"o''
should not hesitate 10 nave th'se streets
slrinHi"a'
Mr.. trarr"'; was IN ttV u OF having
thf>" streets SPfihKle'' ou. was "'' III
favor 81 paving ms iii'h CIV l'T' WIEN
for d""G H. men w're el"p'oye' ",
streets with teams at slS per week. ana
were Eii"s 20 nave 'he "o'h a. ,na'' !"
his oMnion, TINS man coh,', MAKE
enohea az ~ per week u"rins ''ie sun
mer t" Keep mn the remainder OF me
year. Wien II ralheu i| ma" mourning
to II" ana go, Pa'h lor IL btS'hes naE'hg
the use o. A!s horseS>ior ot'sr purposes.
HerrpreSch;"a last year that ne would ne
obliged t" pit Two sprlhRlefs Oh 20 90
the weak properly, but the speaker had
wal'h'S'7 ana 10 MS cetta'h Hho"'oose
he lia' never used out one he was III
favor OF advertising ior proposals. ana
it II" ore e.se would ouy sprinkler,
de W"l;'4 vote Tor the city 10 plrchaSe
one AID tet tie Street commissioner 40
the Wort.
NJ. "ohrS"n was opposed 10 paying
out 80 Ifc7 week for having TINS work
dom 7 The score OF economy; and
thou ,%f Council had no RI gnt 70 Spehu
the r""i"e money 10 sprinkle part OF
the .r~rts,
II" "as III favor OF TINS Councl' prac-
tlrlns me >'rictest economy ID every
thing, aud dld not think 1t was econon-
zeal or lusf. 'or Council TO pay Sfo per
week for having Two Or three streets
splnkted
Mr.. Eas'burn aiso opposed IL, anu
sad th&t front street was NOT msscauatn
yea, a'I'i therefore the argument OF Mr.
hIAhr "ol1d not apply 10 10. ne
thought the same as Mr' johnson, that
1t WIS not J"st TO sprinkle lew o: the
streets at the expense OF the property
holders on other streets.
Aftey some ilrther discussion fote
was skeR on the motion to adopt the
minority report, and 1t was carried by
II ayes TO nays.
Ihr same committee reported favor
ao'y "@ the Petltlon 10 gutter ana pave
Reed Sfett, he'"eeh monroe anu haatns
STREE, a!so on the petltlon Ol the r.,
W H. lta!4road company 10 ereeL
shata and remove the pavement anu
snt''fN on lhifd street DeioW fihe:
Nj Garrett opposed the adoption OF
she report, and hoped Council would 60
howh 'h"1 see what the ia'lroad Com
panA wanted 10 40 before voting on II.
tie '"A~ uno+r the impression that they
want ~ remove the sidewalk anu
s''n''' nt' b..glan blocks.
tie "aS opposed to taking away the
rights Of the people and giving them to
corporations, anu thought ther" had
been ~" mn"h of that done i'll this city
aIrr.nii II this request was granted,
1t "''jj take the sidewalk from the
poor M"F", many OF whom live over
rms" Ntl""t Arldge, and pass along
there daily and give 1t to this corpora
uon. re ad been down there twice
and gakru with the officials, and
Thought he fully understood what they
"Lhhn.
Mr. Flake said he was with Mr.. Car
rel' when he called on the officials in
regard to tEis matter, and the first
thing Mr.. Garrett said was, what can
you expect us 10 do for you when you
don'G Gglvc rs any passes :' He Thought
from rftht what the secret OF the gen
ilenlah's opposition was. In respect to
the sidewalk that the Company wished
To remove, it was not used by twenty
persons in a day outside Of the employ
ces Of the Railroad Company. 1t was
the Intention Of the Company to pave
II "rh Belgian blocks. which he con-
side rl as good as brick pavement
M. Garrett admitted using the Ian
gH,!r imputed to him by Mr.. Blake in
rctt rrnce 10 the passes, but said he was
only joking as he did dot use the Rail
road more than four or five times a
year, and he could afford to pay for
that.
Mr.. Johnson thought it was all bosll