The daily gazette., 1883-01-05
WILMINGTON. DEL, FRIDAY, JANUARY s. 1888

when Council adjourn 1t do SO TO meet or
Friday evening to consider the market ordi
nance.
| Mr.. Baugh thought the members should
pay more attention to business and make
the sessions of Council longer.
| Mr.. EastDurn said he was tired of the
trlning with the market ordinance. Tho
people Of Madison street asked for the
market and they would get it. Unless more
attention and consideration was given by
the members to the question be would nc
longer attend the meetings.
An election for vaccine physicians was
then taken with the following result First
district, DR.. n. B. Morrison Second, j.
Paul Lukens Third, Sylvester H. Chad.
wick Fourth, DIR. John Palmer.
! Mr.. Baugh moved to take up section OF
the market ordinance. Not seconded.
Mr.. Bailey reported that the Church street
wharf was In bad condition and needed
| immediate attention, and presented an offer
from Henhoffer & Vaughan to make the
necessary repairs on the wharf, TO last 10
| years, for S459.50.
| Mr.. Paynter said he had inspected the
wharf and 1t would be necessary to have II
| entirely rebuilt The firm who made the
| otter had their machinery on the spot and
| could do the work cheaper than it would
| cost at some future time. 1t was the only
wharf the city had that was yielding reve-
| nue.. The speaker then made a motion TO
| accept the contract.
Mr.. Quinn spoke upon the want OF city
wharves and said 1t was a disgrace, and the
fault of Council that there was no wharf at
which steamboat could moor.
The contract was then awarded to the
1rm making the offer.
Proposals for the grading of Market
street were taken from the bid box, when
Mr.. X. Kenna said he thought the bids
should be destroyed and new ones asked
Tor, owing to some Rinformality In the ad-
yertisement.
Mr.. Garrett explained that the reason no
provision had been made for the disposition
of dirt taken from Market street was that
the Street Opening Committee were not
certain where they would require the dirt.
II contains much sand aud the city needed
that material badly.
A discussion as to whether the bids should
be read or not, followed, the advertisement
under dispute being read The bids were
then read as follows: James NJ Mcbride,
"a cents per cubic yard slerritt II. Paxson,
"a cents Martin KeoQh, 1897 cents
Broomall Brothers, stone 48 cents and dirt
"a cents Patrick Carberry 43 cents Lewis
w. Linderman, 55 cents. Bonds and sure
ties accompanied all bids to the amount Of
500 excepting the one of Martin Keogh.
An animated discussion arose as to
whether the bid of Keogh, whose bondsman
had neglected to sign the bond, should be
referred to the Opening Street Committee
or not. Finally Mr.. BeeeheF arose to point
of order that the opening of the bids was
not done according to law, which specified
chat the President, and nOE the Clerk,
should have performed chat duty.
Mr.. Garrett moved that all the bids be
rejected and the committee advertise for
new bids. Carried.
After the reading of list of bills Council
adjourned
The following orders we're granted during
the evening: w. W. Pritchet, Sl32; Samue
Bradfoad, Sl12; John Collins, S55; George
w. Cooney, SIS.