Daily Republican., 1883-10-12
! H|RD EDITION
CITY COUNCIL.



A Business Session EX-COamcil
man Quinn ~ Permitted 10 Make
A speech.
A full meeting of the City Ccunci!
last night was presided over BY Presi-
dent Conrad, and after roll call and the
reading of the minutes, Street Commit
tee reported favorably on the petition OF
Frank Chandler for curbiDg and paving
on Gilpen venue between Rodney and
Clay on streets.
The Law Committee reported nothing
in the ordinance permitting GawthrOp,
Bro. Il Co., 10 lay Belgian blocks at
Fourth and Shipley streets, conflicting
with law and the city charter
The Committee on Opening Streets
recommended the payment Of $500 to
Patrick Carberry on account of work on
Scott street, which recommendation
was adopted, after Mr.. Carberry pre-
sented q certificate that sufficient work
was done to warrant the payment.
The Lamp Committee reported favor
ably on the petition for a lamp on Lin
den street between Adams and jackson
streets; one at Elm and Jackson; one al
Fifth and Broome; one at Front and
Searles, and one on Fifth between Spruce
and Church.
The Committee reported adversely on
the petition Of James Woolley TO have
a fire engine stationed South of Market
street bridge while the Levy Court is
building bridge across the Christiana.
Mr.. Pickles recognizing the need of
some protection from fire on the
South side, while the bridge was Oft
moved as substitute that the com
mittee ascertain the cost of placing a
hose carriage and a few hundred feet Of
hose there while he bridge was being
built, but his motion was detected and
the report of the committee was adopt.
ed.
The City Treasurer reported balance
in the bank to the credit of the city of
$94 $50 OS.
The City Audi tor returned the Wa; er
Depart ment checks without his APPROX
al and Mr.. Stevenson's stereOtyped reso-
luton was adopted by party vote of
12to 8.
Chief Engineer Coyle reported forty
men employed in the Water Depart
ment with weekly payroll of S402.5 80.
The Street Commissioner reported
twenty-seven men and eight teams en-
ployed in his department with week
ly payroll of $l69,95.
The following petitions were read and
referred to the appropriate committees ::
d. II. Kent for water pipes on Frank
lin street north of Fourth ? Car
ney, for the paving of sidewalks on
Twelfth street John S. Talley, tor gut
tering on Eighth street, between Poplar
and Walnut George H. 1indall, eighty
feet of water pipe on Maple and Chan
der streets in the FL venth ward AL
fred Herman, for safety ga es at the
crossing of Beech street and the =. w.
g. B. Railroad. The following petitions
were granted, the work to be done IA,
til. expense Of the property owners I'M
der the supervision of the Street Com
missioner Nathan Lieberman, for per-
mission to curb at Thirteenth and
Claymount streets George II Tindall
to set curb and pave the sidewalk on
Tenth street betw EN- Bennett and
Church.
Mr. Taylor stating that ex-Council-
man Quinn was present to makea state
ment of the condition of Market street
Cutters below Third street, and also of
disorders on French street, unanimous
consent was given to Mr.. Quinn to
make statement.
Mr.. Quinn with great earnestness
represented the filthy condition of the
cutters referred to. made so principally
by the filth that collects further up the
street, and is washed down to the lower
part of the stie He said that Front
street, while it was nothing to bag OF
in clearly point Of view, got blamed
for much Of the dirt washed dowr from
up town, and Front street. also got the
blame unjustly, for much of the drunk
enness that existed out Delaware ave.
nue..
Mr.. Quinn made an able plea for re-
pairing the cutters on Market street
below Second
The Street Committee presented a
deed from James Morrow and wife con
veyiDg to the City the bed of Morrow
street, AZ feet wide and 40 feet long,
which was accepted
Mr.. Garrett gave notice OF the intro
duction of an ordinance, authorizing
the Wilmington and Northern railroad
to cross certain streets.
The ordinance authorizing Gawthrop
& Bro. 4 Co., to lay a Belgian block
pavement in u driveway TO their new
building at Fourth and Shipley streets
was read a third time and passed.
Mr.. Farrell called attention to the
fact that y n. Kent had disregarded
the grade established by the City COun-
Gil at Fourth and Franklin streets, and
the Street Commissioner and Chief En-
pineer Of the Surveying Department
were instructed to examine into the
The matter, and report at the next
meeting Of Council.
Mr.. Baugh inquired what had becomt
of The drawings Of ShipIey Run sewer +,
at Maryland avenue, and the Chic
Engineer was instructed to present
them at the next meeting Of Council.
Mr.. Lynn called attention to the
hardness in the matter of grading
Fourteenth street from the p. W. & b.
Railroad to Marsh Lane. Mr.. Garrett
said he was authorized to advertise for
proposals to do the work but could not
IDh wv I't'i'N iHlUpIiLiHP MN ~ ~
so. After considerable discussion, Mr..
Simmons was requested to have IA new
one prepared.
Mr.. Pickles reported that the City
Auditor had made an assessment of
{: 26I ON telegraph, telephone" and fire
alarm poles, and ill.,, auditor was, by
resolution, instructed to proceed to cod.
|rr' NE ~aIur. The same member >li
united an ordinance providing that III"
money paid 20 rhr tity Treasurer on ac-
'uunt Of rrrbing and paving sidewalk :
shah J." placed 10 the credit Of that al,-
Precipitation, and It passed secu It
reading. He also submitted r.SOIu.
non, which was adopted, requesting
the Board OF Health 10 investigate the
complaint ot the filthy matter that i.
flowing into the drinking water supply
Of the city from Rat Desnake run, anC
70 take snch steps 10 rrlI cdv the EVIL as
they may deem necessary or rxpedlent.
The following bill. wer" allowed and or
ders were drawn for the respective amounts
Water COmmittee--F., ", \ Il. X, X. 90