Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-12
CITY COUNCIL.
M. Groves BiIl-Tbo Petition OF
sbe Electric Light Company
Proposals for Grading Markes

M. Grsve'S BiIl-Tbo Petition OF
the Electric Light Company
Proposals for GrAdipg Msrkes
street.
The regular weekly meeting of City
Council was held last evening, with
President Conrad in the chair.
The Law Committee reported that
they had examined the ordinance to
amend AN ordinance concerning the
health of the city, and found nothing
in IL contrary to law or the city char.
ter. The report was adopted.
They also reported In favor of paying
the bill OF az, presented by Charles
Groves, for damages for injuries receiv-
I'd on election day while assisting an of.
fcsr 10 make al arrest.
A motion was made that the report
be accepted.
MIR. Blake was opposed to paying the
bill, AZ he thought it would be estab-
fishing bad precedent.
There were others injured that day,
and II this bill was allowed Council
would be flooded with claims. The
speaker thought that every one who
was burt that day had ~ much right
to recover as Mr.. Groves and moved to
amend the motion by referring the re-
port back to the committee.
MI. Paynter said that he had signed
the report under the impression that
Mr.. Groves had been Injured while as
sisting an officer to make an arrest, still
II there was anything wrong abont 1t
he had no objection TO its going back
to the committee.
Mr.. Beecher stated that Mr.. Groves
had been before the committee and
testified that he saw an officer trying to
arrest man who was acting In riot
GUS manner At the polls, and although
the officer called on several for assist
ance 40 one responded; finally he called
on Mr.. Groves, who immediately went,
ard was then struck on the head by the
prisoner.
Mr.. Groves testimony bad been
corroborated by tho officer, and the
speaker was In favor OF paying the bill.
Mr.. Blake again rose to oppose the
report, and was proceeding to detail
what happened at the polls, when Mr..
johnson raised the point Of order that
he was not speaking on the question
under discussion.
The President admonlshed the gen
tleman that he must Contina his re-
marks to the subject under debate, and
Mr.. Blake proceeded and stated his oh
jectiOns.
Mr.. Quinn also opposed the payment,
as in his opinion it would only open the
flood gates for an overwhelming mass
of claims. and everybody who had ever
boen injured under like circumstances
would be presenting bill for damages.
The speaker thought that he had good
grounds for claim himself, as he had
been Injured 80 badly In assisting an
officer that he spit blood for two days.
Several others expressed their views on
the matter, and upon - vote being ia
ken the report was referred back to the
committee.
The Opening Streets Committee re-
ported favorably on the petition for the
grading of Seventh street from Broome
to Rodney.
The same committee presented the
deeds from George w. Bush and DR..
Lewis Bush for the beds OF certain
streets in the Western part of the city,
whiGn wSlo .oH.., ~.
The report Of the Chief Engineer and
Surveyor WAS received, and two hun
dred copies ordered to be printed.
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Eiectric Li9ne oolhpany, Inpauh ~ p"Io nn,.s on
wires on tho hre a'Arlu .eioh,"pA s;o,; po''0'
unGer the iolio~'.s s"isb ies'i.h',n nrnSs ,,sc.s
me company 70 aarnasn ,'an .ha oipn ''H0 SS
for their own use, anu pay 'mS nSo '''y Tha ="
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