Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-03-30
CITYCOUNCIL.
CONTRACTOR KEO0A UNDER
rlRE-A A0ATISFACTORY EX.
PLANTATION.

The regular weekly meeting of City
,'ouucil was held last evening, with
President Conrad In the chair. The
street Committee reported favOrably on
the petition of M. A. Fannigan for paw
;np gutter on jackson street, also on
hat of John White and others for cross.
mo at Tenth and Church streets, and
that of I.indley G. Kent for paving on
Washington street, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets. The report In
each case was adopted.
When the Committee on Public
Buildings was called, the chairman said
thew had nothing, and Mr.. Blake called
the attention of Council to petition from
the fish dealers, which had been referred
+, ,he committee some three weeks ago,
and AS nothing had been heard of it
since, he said he would like to know
what had become of 1t. Mr. Quinn
moved that the committee he instructed
70 report at the next neoting of COun-
eli, but the motion was not seconded.
Wr. Bailey said he thought. the com.
mittee were fully able to attend to their
own business without any interference.
The members of the committee are on
,dher committees, and their time had
been taken up with them, but az soon
rs the committee could have meeting
III. matter would be considered and q
yepor, made.
The Lamp Committee reported favor
ably Oh the following petitions: Patrick
Dillon for "A lamp at Pleasant and Van
Burn streets; John Hewett, lamp at
S.cond and Scott streets; X. McNamary,
al IArD Don't utr
Patrick Mayanty, lamps at Banning and
Broomc Ccdar and BrooIne, and Oak
and Broom" streets; Howard MrEllroy,
I,mp at Elliott avrnne and Washington
street. Charles Hendrickson, lamp on
Davis street. and for lamps at Fourth
and Rrmnlu.. and Fourth and Rodney
streets. The report in each case was
adopted,
Tie Fire Committee, to whom was
referred Me petitions of the Phoenix
and Water witch Fire Companies, ask
ING ior loans, reported that it would be
impossible TO grant the loans from this
wear appropriations, hut recommended
that the tax rate for next year should
be SO arranged that the request can be
granted. The report was adopted.
III, City TrcasurerrepOrted balance
ofSii. 10. 2G in bank to the credit of the
city.
The chief Engineer of the Water De-
parl,nonl reported twenty-five men
employed. with pay roll amounting
To S,',36,
TN, Stree; Commissioner reported
'ha; dnrinr III" week he had twenty
men and FIVE teams employed on the
streets of I'm" city, with Il pay roll
amounting :" Sl02.S6.
Dan" H. krnr asked that some ac-
lion bc taken in reference to the water
a, Fourth and Franklin streets, which
run into III" cellars of some houses he
is now huIding. Referred to the Street
Committee.
The Wilmington & Northern Rail
road Company asked for the exten sion
Of water pprs on Beach street, to sup
ply the shops which they propose erect
ing Al Beach and Oak streets, and also
for a locomotive stand. Referred to the
Water Committee.
The prti,ion of George W. Bush and
others asking for the opening of Union
street from Conrad 10 Eighth street,
was referred I" the Opening Streets
Committee.
Mr.. Bailey offered u resolution, that
was adopted. granting permission to
florists 10 Ai,.Ed on the south side OF
Fourth srt-"', from Market To King
streets. Ui'l .hr space vas needed Tor
Ilr saroi PEACHES,
Mr.. Quinu iu;ruduccd and had read
a second j,u" an ordinance providing
tor the appointment Of Il Building In
Nltct0r and defining his duties, which
was rel, rrcu 10 the Law Committee.
The bii o! Patrick Kcogh for 1913, for
collecting ashes during the month, was
rr>rn''. .,i.d caused considerable dis
rusSiOn.
Mr. Payr,rr said that he did not like
20 tird iau.I with Il contractor, but he
hough M.. kr"gh had neglected his
duty II was impossible to have the
ashes hauled where they are needed,
and although he Street Commissioner
had directed " he rr they should be put,
he r'uIH mt get 1t done. Instead Of
using the ASHES t" fill up streets where
they were Of some value to the city,
they had been used to fill up II wharf
for John q. Baker. If this was to be
continued, hr would oppose paying any
ihul' hllIs.
On motion "t Mr.. Quinn, the Street
'oNussiuu"r was allowed to make a
statement, aud said he endorsed all that
Mr. i'ayut"r had said, aLi that it seem
tilinI'"SSi,i,' 10 get the contractor 10
han the ashs here he wanted them.
lie !'ml rolrplaircd to y young Mr.. Kcogh
hUi Il, lu irrl,.,. wa-,akcn oft, and his
orders still ,tisubcyed, he had went to
Mr. krogh. the contractor, hut still the
matter mad not been rcmedied
Mr.. Eas;hurn said that where they
had been haul,.l ON Christiana avenue
they had i,,n nut ON the wrong place,
and III sum. places were almost as high
Il, the fence. There were places further
down Nh. ,y,nu., wh.ra thav ware
needed, but i, seemed impossible to
have ,hcm haulcd there. He did not
link thi, was the fault of the con.
tractor AZ h.. had , tnvta of that him.