Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-02
CITY COUNCIL.
THE REGULAR MEETINGETHE
NEW CHARTER DIS.
POAED OF.

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! The regular weekly meeting Of Gil
Council Was held last evening, wi,
President Conrad presiding.
On motion Of slr. Quinn, She readir
Of the minutes ofthe last stated meetin
were dispensed with.
The Finance Committee reported a,
versely on allowing a rebate on the Ia
bills Of John Abbott, as his propert
is not in the exempted district.
| The Law Committee reported tha
they had examined the ordinance t
amend an ordinance establishing tn
office Of Chief Engineer and Surveyor
and also the ordinance regulating tn
fees Of the Chief Engineer and Survey
or, and found nothing in either con
trary to law or the city charter. On mo
tion, the report was accepted
! The commission appointed 70 asses
damages for opening streets in Soutl
Wilmington made report, which wa
referred to the Opening Streets Com
mittee.
The Opening Streets Committee pre-
scented the text Of an agreement whicl
the Philadelphia and Wilmington
| Turnpike Company were willing to en-
ter into with the city, for the purpose
Of having that portion of the pike with
| in the city limits graded. Referred t,
! the Opening Streets Committee.
The City Treasurer reported balanc,
Of $S4 ,022.a 81 in bank, to the credit o
| the city.
The Chief Engineer OF the Water
Department reported that he had nine.
teen men employed, with IA pay roll
amounting to &239.97.
The Street Commissioner reported
thirteen men and three teams employ.
ed in cleaning Openiug and reDairiup
10y '''i VI S'i''. ,
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tam o'ter were ho' III sight, anu cou' Il
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".au n,ii1 i in. 700 .o ~ ,mn n"', ",';i
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,ie -'tii Vi i'''e'l''"i' anu pray 'he io'-
H." IT, NJ u',nt5os may pe """'''oo snn ai, ao
M.dic'ne IrI' "'e''' "' ''' 'o''''' '0o rs oo
Lost Time. ........................ slo5.0o
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Total. ...................". $l3o.oo
Mr.. Quinn thought that claim of
this nature should be settled in the
Courts, and not presented to Council
He was afraid when Mr.. Groves claim
was allowed that it would open the
food gates for others, and on his motion
it was referred to the Law Committee.
Mr.. Lindlry Kent petitioned for the
paving Of Washington street, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
Referred to the Street Committee.
The petition of Edward r. Candy and
others for stone crossings at HaZlett and
Adams street, and at Delaware avenue
and Adams street, was also referred to
the Street Committee.
Mr.. Bailey presented o c0mmunica-
tion from George w. Cooney, stating
that he had no place except his yard,
in which to keep the dogs that he cap
lures. He has as many as eighteen or
wenty dogs in there at one time and
he petitioned Council TO provide al
pound, and also II smothcring
Jox, where he can kill them without
shooting. The matter was referred to
he Police Committee.
James r. Pickles and William II. !
Foulk, petitoned for the water pipe to
be extended ont Market street toI
and along that street
about 60 feet, to supply Il number of
louses which they intend to bnild in
he sprinp. The petition was referred
o the Water Committee.
Mr.. Newell said that he was constant
v receiving complaints from the resi-
tents Of his ward, in rttert ace to the
trcet LAMPS. 1t was very seldom that !
hey had any light at all. and as there
we're yery few payelnents, it rendered
Walking ut night extrcmei Y dangerous.
Ie had examined about 50 lamps in the
over section of the Eleventh ward and
ound that NOT more than six of them
we're in a condition for use He did not
nov whose fault it was. but he wanted
( understood that ifthey were not TO
AVE the lamns mt in order and lirhted
hey wanted the Lamp COMMITTEE to
rmove the nosts and save them having
az on what was of no use to them,
NJ Ouinn on behalf of tn. Iaun
,ommittee said that it was the fault Of
he contractors and tbo Committee
would look after them and zee there was
~ cau.n fnr com,,l,int in tho futuro
rhe renort Of the Treasurer and
,ecretarv Of the Roard of EIucation
vcre rece;ved and filed
Tb. Coa1 O;l Ins,actor ranortod ,b,t