The daily gazette., 1883-11-09
THE MODELS" MUST GO
TO THE CITY couRT WITH
ALL THEIR CASES.
AT LEAST so COUNCIL REQUESTS
AT. Pickels Makes n Move TO Stop tho
Theft of 5000 to 5000 Month by the
POltoe-Othsr OOupoil Business.

pTeslutU ~ LLe IBSHlHL
session OF Council last evening. The session
a set of preambles and resolutions, by Mr..
Pickles, In reference 10 the Municipal
Court.
The Water Committee reported favorably
upon the petition Of David Lemon, asking
for water pipes on the Causeway from
Garaehe's Lane to the Wilmington Cannery;
estimated cost, 81 ,000;aiso, ,favorably on the
petition of ID. II. Kent for water pipes on
Franklin street north of Fourth; estimated
cast, 81 600; also, fayorably on the peti-
| tion of Mr.. X. Beatty for water pipes on
Van Buren street near Lowering avenue.
The reports were adopted
The Opening Streets Committee made q
favorable report on the petition of William
Bush, asking Tor change of grade at Front
and Clayton streets.
Mr.. Garrett presented number Of CON-
| munications, both favorable aud unfayor-
| able to the proposed change.
Mr.. Taylor stated that be had received q
Communication from Senator Bayard In
favor of the change.
Mr. Farrell spoke earnestly against the
proposed change, and said that Council
should not change the grade, as 1t would
affect number OF persons who had put
their all In building q home on the streets
where the grade was asked to be changed.
The houses had been constructed accord
ing to a former grade adopted by Cou-
neil, and to change 1t now would ruin
property.
The yeas and nays were called and the re-
port of the committee was rejected by the
following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Denney, Garrett, johnson,
Litzenberg, Moore, Newell, Pickels, Speak
man, Stevenson, President Conrad-10.
l0l a
Eastburn, Farrell, Grubb, Lynn, Mention,
Miller, McKenna, Murray, Smith, Taylor
--13.
The same committee presented a
bill of the National Dredging
company for So, AS, which on motion was
referred back to the committee, as the work
was not properly done.
The Lamp Committee reported favorably
on the petition of Il. A. Armstrong for q
lamp corner of Second and Broome streets.
Also favorably on the petition of William
B. Norton for lamp on Taylor street be-
tween Locust and Buttonwood.
A like report on the petition of d. Lind
say for two lamps at the approaches of the
wire bridge.
Also ravorably on the petition of Johu
Davis for lamp corner of Claymont and
Davis streets. The reports were adopted.
The City Treasurer reported 81, ,S66. 40 in
bank to the credit OF the city.
The unsigned Water Department check
was passed over the objections of the City
Auditor by the usual party vote.
The Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
ment reported 33 men in his employ for the
past week; pay roll, S3S4.75.
The Street Commissioner reported "a men
and s single teams In his employ for the past
week; pay roll $l59.l5.
Mr.. Taylor presented q resolution adopted
at the last stated meeting of the Board Of
Health in reference to the condition of the
cutters at Delaware avenue and Eleventh
street.
BY general consent the Street Commits
sioner was permitted to make few remarks
in reference to the matter. He said that the
Street Committee lad taken special pains
TO keep the cutters complained of clean.
They were cleaned at least twice week.
Mr.. Blake coincided with the Commits.
sioner and said # the Board of Health could
do any better 1t had better do so.
Mr.. Farrell thought the responsibility for
the bad condition of the cutters was due TO
the residents.
Mr.. johnson thought the Board of Health
was continually fault-fnding at every meet
iEg.
Mr.. Garrett said something should be
| done as there were several cases Of diptheria
in the vicinity.
Mr.. Pickles thought that the grade should
be changed. He moved that two men be
employed to keep the cutters clean until
cold weather.
Mr. Blake was opposed to the motion.
He thought that the cutters were as clean
as any in the city, If not cleaner.
Mr.. Farrell moved that the matter be re-
ferred back to the Board of Health, with the
request that they notify the residents In the
a. tIa utt1
the offal from their residences.
After some further discussion the motion
of Mr.. Farrell was adopted by vote of II
to s.
The following petitions were read and re-
ferred: James Parker, for lamps at Sixth
and Broome, Seventh and Broome and on
Broome street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets, and flag crossing at the corner of
Seventh and Rroome streets; Joseph X.
Adams, lamp on the north side of Seventh
street, between French and Walnut; George
II. Bates, for cutters on Broome street, be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth; Stephen
Downey, to have an order issued to set the
curb and pave the sidewalk ON jackson
street, between Delaware and Shallcross
avenues; Arthur NJ Chew, to have the side
walks paved on Tenth street, between Ben
nett and Church; John Cook, to pave the
gutter on the west side of Kirkwood street,
between Seventh aDu Eighth; Francis NC
Closkey, water pipes on Pleasant street, be-
tween Adams and Monroe.
George II. Bates and other property
owners were granted permission to set curb
at their own expense, under the supervision
of the Street Commissioner, on Broome
street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth.
Mr.. Pickels presented the following pre-
ambles and resolutions, which led to con-
siderable discussion:
WHERE 8, The administration OF Justice de-
mands that the utmus ct diligence be observed
in the al rest of offenders. and in bringing them
to speedy hearing and trial; and,
WHEREAS, The Municipal court was in
tended to be a continuous tribunal, where the
les ser Offenses against the peace and good order
of the city could he properly disposed Of; and,
VIII RsAs. Difficulty has been experienced in
obtaining warrants and In securing prompt
hearings at said court, resulting in the taking
of many cases before other officials for hearing,
thereby losing to the city the fees and fines In
such cases; therefore, be 1t
ResoiUed, ''That this Council respectfully re-
quest the Judge of the Municipal Court to hold
not less than two sessions of said court each
day where hearings may be had for offenders,
and that arrangements be made whereby war
rants may be rOcured promptly and with Ger
tGinty and bail taken without delay, and that
the H Ugh Constable and the other constables of
the city be, and they are hereby. requested to
bring all partit arrested before the City Judge
| for hearing and trial"
Mr. Taylor moved to strike out tho last
preamble,