The daily gazette., 1883-07-27
CITY COUNCIL AT WORK.
A BUSY ANo INTERESTING
NEE .l.S'i.
SOME HEAVY EXPENDITURES.
streets, Grades and Sewers Under Discus
siOn-Heavy InrOads Made Into the CIty's
Balance In Bank. F.a

Balance I'm Bank.
After an absence from the City Hall for
three weeks, City Council reassrmbled in
the renovated Council chamber, last even
ing, President Conrad In the chair. The ex-
pressions of administration at the beautiful
appearance of the room were unanimous on
the part of the members and spectators.
The Street Committee reported on the fol-
lowing petitions: Charles Stevenson and
others, for eurbing and paving on street,
South Wilmington; L. F. Watson and
others, for flag stone crossing to connect
Third street with Bridge street; William D.
Pickels, for street repairs at Fifth and King;
John May, curbing and paving at A and
Claymont streets; William B. Sharp, for
permission to construct vault at Fourth
and Market streets; on the resolution in
structint the Street Commissioner to open,
grade, curb and pave both side
walks of Church street, from
Third TO Fourth; petition of A. g. Eastwood
and others for permission to grade and curb
on Christisna street, from jackson to Van
Buren,; F. F. Bridgewater, for street repairs
at Gilpin avenue and Lincoln street; John
May, for hagstone crossings at Heald and
LoDdell streets. All the reports were
adopted.
The Public Buildings Committee reported
favorably on the petition of the Jersey
tru kers for the erection of a market shed
at Church street wharf; estimated cost, ,S400.
Adopted laa
The Opening Streets Committee reported
iavorably on Wm,P p .Froud's petition for the
opening OF Union street, for 4S feet west of
Fourth. Adversely on Edw Gregg's peUi-
tion for the opening of Ninth street, from
BroOme to DUPONT. Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported balance in
bank of S66, ,026 OF. ed .s..,....
The Auditor returned last weeks
Water Department checks without
his signature, but his objections were over
| ruled by the usual party vote.
The Chief Engineer reported % men en-
ployed IN the Water Department, with pay
/ roll of $258.05
The Street Commissioner reported 25 men
and teams employed in the Street Depart
ment; pay roll, S179.11.
The pay rolls Of the Police Department,
S2,711.68, and Miscellaneous Department,
81 1,9l3.l3, were read and passed.
Mr. Farrell presented remonstrances
| signed by William II. Turner and about 100
| others, protesting against the granting of
| the P, W. & b. R. K. Co. Is petition for per-
mission to pave the north sidewalk of Third
street, below Pine, with Belgian block.
They were referred to the Clerk of Council,
| for future reference.
| Mr.. Pickles presented a petition from
Tindall Brothers, for permission to curb and
pave on Twenty street, where they
are building Is houses. Referred to the
Street Committee.
Mr.. Garrett presented a petition from
Kirk Thompson, for curbing and paving of
the gutter on the south side Of Wawaset
street. Also one from Charles Dougherty
and others asking for gutter paving on
Union street, between Lowering and Shall
cross avenues. Referred to the Street Com
mittee.
Mr. Newell presented a petition from
| Alvin Allen and others, for curbing grading,
paving and water pipes on Front, Second
and Union street4, and F. urth and Frank
| lin streets. Also from William Forsythe
and others, for grading, curbing and side
walks at Beach steet and Maryland avenue.
Referred TO the Street and Opening Streets
Committees.
| Mr. Smith offered an ordinance empower
ing the P. w. & b. X. X. Co. to re-
move the curb and pavement Oh
the north side of Third street, be-
tween Pine and Spruce, and repave with
| Belgian block, with double row of flag
| stone along the gutter. Read twice.
On Mr.. Moore's motion the Public Build
| ings Committee was authorized to advertise
for proposals for erecting the market shed
| at Church street wharf.
Mr.. Eastburn offered resolution instruct
ing the Chief Engineer to make survey of
Shipley Run, from Maryland avenue to the
railroad, SO as to make the width II feet,
instead of 20, as formerly established, and
/ make 1t to conform to the contract for con-
| structing the sewer at this point.
Considerable discussion ensued as to the
| advisability of contracting Shipley Run so
near its outlet, and the resolution was laid
over until next meeting, in order to give
time for an examination of the sewer plans.
The ordinance establishing the grades on
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh streets,
from jackson to Franklin, ami jackson,
Van Buren, Franklin and Harrison streets,
from Fourth to Seventh, was read a third time
and laid over. The reas on for the delay was to
give time for considering the proposed grade
on Franklin street, from Fourth TO Fifth,
where three houses have recently been con-
? structed under the existing grade. In order
not to injure these houses, the engineer pro-
posed in the ordinance a rise from Fourth
street about half way up, OF three feet, and
an abrupt rise for the balance OF the square,
making very ugly street. Council will
view the locality on Saturday evening, at 6
o'clock.
The Street Committee presented report
in favor of awarding the contracts for re-
moving ashes as follows: Eastern district,
Martin Keogh, for 81 ,S4s; Western district,
Peter j. Ford, for s., ,S33. Adopted.
Mr. Garrett offered an ordinance fixing
grades on Eleventh, Twelfth, Thatcher and
Heald streets. Read twice.
On Mr.. kastburn's motion the petition in
relation to the paving of McCaulley street,
acted on at last meeting, was recommitted
/ o the Street Committee.
Mr.. Pickles ar lounced the appointment
of Milton s. Shippers as Clerk ofthe Finance
Committee, and moved that his appoint
ment be confirmed. Adopted.
, The deeds for Brandywine water rights,
recently purchased by the city, were pre-
sented by Mr.. Smith and accepted. Ad-
jo.' ned.
During the evening orders were
directed to be drawn as follows:
Merritt II. Paxson, $500; Perry W. Price,
s25; Patrick Carberry, S1,24S.07; James
Megrattsn, $72. 30; sundry bondholde.s, GIN
erest) Sll ,367.50; do, loan No. 80, s., 900;
I certificate of Indebtedness Union Band, $685.
600; Board of Education, for new schools,
$1,000; John Collins, Sll0; John p All
lnond, So; f. C. simpson, So; Peter P Tyre,
| 66; Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., So; George s.
Capelle, So; j. W. Vandegrift, 81 25; II. R.
Bringhurst, SO; Milton Lackey, So; c. p.
johnson, So; A. j. Hart, Sc; B. Lundy
Kent, S6; Thomas j. Bowen, So; Samuel
. c lambers, So; William W. Griffin, So
William W. Crawford, So; Lea Pusey, s..
I Oficers Elected.