Daily Republican., 1883-11-02
CITY COUNCIL.
s0uErMlN0 THAT m. DAUGH
COULD NOe UUDE0o4AND-
A NOBEL aEQqIou.

s0RErMIN0 THAT m. DAUGH
COULD N0e UNDEoo1AHD-
4 AoDkL oEa910u.
Al President Conrad was not present
At the time for opening Council last
evening. Mr.. Pickels waa called TO the
chair, but By the time tho minutes bad
been rcd, President Conrad came In
and took his seat.
The Street. Committee reported In
favor of granting the pNtitioa Of Will
liam M. Candy, for curling and gutter
ipg on Rodney aerest between Pennsyl-
yapis avenue and Fourteenth street ;
also favorably on that Of Caleb p. john
son, for permissiou 10 build coal
vault under the sidewalk 1t Fiji h and
orange streets. The same COMMITTEES
reported in favor Of awarding the cou-
tract 10 repair Stalcup sewer between
Third upd Fourth streets to Patrick Car
berry, at es26; also In favor Of repairing
sluice at mouth Of the river and Chris
tiana avenue.
The Opening Streets Committee re.
ported In favor Of granting the petition
Of Nathan L'ebsrnsn, for grading
Thirteenth street from Claymont To
Dure street also In favor Of accepting :
the proposal Of Patrick Carberry. TO!
grading Rodney and Oak streets, and
Railroad avenue.
Tho Lamp Committee reported favor
ably on the following petitions
Isaac T. Pyle, lamp OH jackson
street betweeu Filth and Sixth stretts
Henry McLear, lamp on Washington
street between Fourthan Fifth streets ;
John T. Kennedy, lamp on Madison
street between Fourth and Fifth streets ;
Dr. X. g. Sbortlidge, lamp on New
street, in The Ninth ward.
The City Treasurer reported . bal
ance CT $7S, ,982. "a In bank to tho credit
OF the city. Tho Auditors report on
the report Of the Clerk Of the Municipal
Court WAS read, showing that during
the month of October he had received
a. When the Clerk had finished read.
inc tho report, Mr.. Baugh said !: "Did
understand shat?" The Clerk repeat
Cd the amount, when Mr.. Baugh again
said ~ can't understand how that
can be there were over three hundred
arrests last month"
The Auditors report, returning tho
checks drawn In favor Of the Chief En-
gineer of the WHter Department, waa
read, and upon Mr.. Stevenson Offering
the weekly resolution 1t WAS overruled
by the usual aye and nay vote. The
Chief Engineer of the Water Depart.
ment reported that he had thirty-one
men employed, wi h payroll amount
ing to $3O8. %. As the report was moi
audited, 1t was passed by AL aye and
nay vote. The Street Com missioner
reported that during the week he had
twenty seven men and eight teams en-
ployed, with payroll amounting te
$l7592.
The Building Inspector reported that
during the past month he had inspect
cd property valued at $l52, 45O, and had
collected fees amounting TO $242, whic
he had paid over to the City Treasurer
The Coal OIL Inspector reported that
he had inspected IS, 800 gallons Of Goa
oil in October. The report of II. r
Pennington, Clerk of the Municipal
Court, was read, sho wing that during
the past month he had received for fine,
81; costa, o. fees, 81 total, -, which
he had paid to the City Treasurer.
The petition Of William r Beatty
asking that Lowering avenue between
jackson and Van Buren, streets bt
brought to grade, was referred to th'
Opening Streets Committee.
Samuel T. Warner called attention
to the condition of Fourteenth str o.
between Jefferson and West streets, ,ant
asked that measures be taken to have i
paved and curbed. Referred to the
Street Committee.
A communication was received from
Mayor Wales, stating that he had ap
pointed William II. Cochran on the po
lice force, in place of officer Thomas
deceased, and that he had passed tn
physical examination prescribed b.
law before the ph hysicians Of the Boar
of Health also, that he had appointed
special officer Turner on the regula
force, In accordance with the provi
sons of an ordinance increasing the pc
lice. The communication was receives
and filed.
A petition was received from j. Lind
sey, tor two lamps on the west ban
Of the Brandywine at the foot c
the steps leading to the suspension
bridge Referred to the Lamp Commit
tee.
Permission was granted to John II
Miller to set curb on Lincoln stree
between Sixteenth street and Dels
ware avenu subject to the supel
vision of the Street Commissioner.
A petition, asking that the ownt
OF a lot on the north side of Mint
street between Poplar and Lombar
streets, be required to pave a plat
about fifteen feet In the Sidewalk
was referred 10 the Street Commi
tee.
The petition of Samuel Cook, for
lamp on Taylor street between Locu'
and ButtonwOod streets, was referred
the Lamp Committee.
John Davis petitioned for lamp 9
Claymont and Davis Streets Referre
To the Lamp Committee.
James Monaghan asked that iron gu
ter plates be placed on Madison stree
from Front to Fifth street. Referre
to the Street Committee.
The p tition of Jacob Sinnex an
others, asking that the property owne
on Pleasant street, between Van Burt
and Harrison streets, be compelled
curb and pave in front Of their propert
was referred to the Street Committee.
The petition of Robert A. Armstron
lor lamps at Second and Broome, ar
second and Rodney streets, was refe
red to the Lamp Committee.
An ordinance was introduced by M
Garrett establishing the grade of Beet
street from Maryland avenue to Il
Wilmington and Northern Railroad.
was read q second time and referred
!he Law Committee.
The Mayor returned, with his q