The daily gazette., 1883-11-16
RAILROADS ON STREETS
THE sUsJEcN BROUGHT UP IN
CITY COUNCIL.
A PROPOSED MARKET CHANGE.
Proceedings of Last Nights Regular Meet
lug Of City COunoIi-The Request fOG
Railroad Tracks ON q street Considered.

hatlroAd TRACKS on stress CoRalooreds
In sefntdArknesa, owing to detection in
the gaa, President Conrad called Council TO
order last evening In regular session at
7.85 O'Clock and the reading of the minutes
was dispensed with.
The Printing Committee reported favor
ably upon Q Dill OF the Every EUsning
Publishing Company for $?2.28; and ad-
versely on bill of the same company for
$90.5 .55; also adversely on bill of Sl4.59 Of
the Morning NsWs Company. The reports
were adopted.
The City Treasurer reported sos, ,o25 10 IN
bank TO the credit OF the city.
The returned check from the City Audi
tor for the payroll Of the Water Depart
ment was ovArruled by strict party vote.
The Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
ment reported 80 men In his employ, with q
payroll OF S278 40.
The Street Commissioner reported "a men
and eight single teams In bis employ during
the past week; pay roll, $l77.59.
The following petitions and communica-
tions were introduced, read and referred or
favorably acted upon.
The Baltimore 81 Ohio Telegraph Com
pauy to erect poles on Thorn, Front, Van
Buren, Oak and other streets.
Solomon Hersey, asking for the curbing
and q five foot sidewalk be laid on the
northwest side OF Rodney street from Del
aware avenue to khallcross avenue. Re
ierred to the Street Committee with power
to act.
Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., asking permis-
sion to set curb In front of his property
Ninth and Harrison streets Granted.
The City Solicitor called attention of
Council to the need Of desk for his use in
the Municipal Court. Referred to the
Public Building Committe with power to
act.
Mathew Slater asking for the refunding of
overpaid water tax on property at Thirteenth
and Orange streets since 1850.
Joseph Tatnall asking for the repaving of
Market street at southern approach 20
Brandywine bridge, as 1t is in very rough
condition.
The petition of citizens of the Western
end OF the Seventh ward TO the Board OF
Education, asking that a sidewalk be laid
to No. IL school was read. and on motion
of Mr.. Speakman was referred to the street
Committee with power to act.
Hon. Thomas +. Bayard asking that
Broome street south of III ont to the city line
Banning street, be graded.
j. Johnston, asking for a fire plug on the
northeast corner of Delaware avenue and
Madison street, and that the Street COmlnis-
soner be | structed to flush the cutters on
Delaware avenue fro n Madison TO Jefferson
az least three times week
Charles W. Rowland, asking for a cross
ing on the west side of Broome street at
Ninth, and one on the east side of the same
street at Tenth. Referred to the Sire, t
Committee with power To act.
John Chandler, asking permission to set
curb and pave in front OF bis property on
Gilpin avenue between Jackson and Van
Buren, streets. Granted.
The communication of the National
Dredging Company, offering to deduct $500
from their contract bill on account of grad
ing Fourth street, between the Brandywine
aud Delaware rivers, as they had deemed 1t
useless to fill up outside the banks to have
the filling washed away, and pledging them
selves to complete the work for the said sum
of 5000 at any time within three years, was
referred to the Street Committee.
On the petition of A. II. Chew, asking
that sidewalks be laid on Tenth street, from
Bennett to Church, the Street Committee
reported in favor of notifying the property
owners to do the work ut their own expense
Granted.
The same committee reported favorably
on the petition OF John B. Kendall, asking
for the paving of CUTTERS on the west side OF
Kirkwood street, between Seventh and
Eighth streets.
The same committee on the petition Of
the Wilmington Glass Works, asking per-
mission to lay tracks on Commerce street to
their works to connect with the w. g. N,
and P, W. s. B. r. B., reported in favor OF
Council instructing the committee to pre-
pare an ordinance In compliance with the
request and In conformity with the new
charter.
The report was adopted after short dis
cussion by Messrs. Farrell, Eastburn, John
son and Pickels.
By resolution offered by Mr.. Miller, the
Public Building Committee were authorized
to expend 500 for planting shade trees In
the City Park.
Mr.. Garrett presented an ordinance estab-
| fishing the grade of Thirteenth street from
Clay mont to Railroad avenue.
Mr.. Pickels submitted the assessment
amounting to 81, 2,40096 for new sidewalks
and curbing on Scott street between Lover.
ing and Gilpin avenues, and on motion the
assessment was confirmed and the clerk in
structed to enter 1t on the lien book and
send 1t to the City Auditor for collection.
Mr.. Eastburn presented an ordinance to
amend the Market ordinance. The amend
ment is to the effect that no farmer or
huckster shall sell meats from the curb
either In King or Madison streets, without
then they must make oath that the meat
SO offered for sale is raised upon their own
property.
MIR. Farrell said he did not wish to be dis
courteous, but If there was any way of kill
ing the ordinance then and there he was in
favor OF doing. 1t would have the ten
depcy to increase the cost of living and the
~ia will not stand it. 1t is only done so
peos h,>ueft certain parties. He would
40 ave w that tns second reading be indefinitely
postponed. ho,nooa,,od tho motion
wss u ! st by the following vote: Yeas
Hhele. Eastburn, Garrett, Grubb, johnson,
Lynn, Miller, Pickles, Smith, Speak man.
Stevenson. Conrad-l2. Nays-Baugh,
Denpey, Farrell, Mention, McKenna, Murray,
Newell, Taylor-o.
Mr.. Farrell gave notice Of an amendment
to the ordinance regulating offenses against
the public economy and certain nuisances
| Adjourned.
During the session the following orders
were directed to be drawn: Young q Son
S275; Stldham & Son, IS; Joseph I. Bass
90 cents.