Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-14
OUR CITY SOLONS.
WAR ON BLOWING STEAM Wits
Ties AT NlGHT-A SHORT
SESSION Of COUNCIL

SESSION Of COUNCIL.
A regular stated meeting OF the Cit,
Council WAS held last evening, Presi
dent II. G.. Conrad In the chair and al
the members present,
The Water Committee reported ad
yersely on the petition Of Matthew
Slater, to have water assessment re.
funded.
The Lamp Committee reported favor.
ably on the following petitions:
+. II. Burk and others, for lamp NJ
Fourteenth and Scott streets, for lamp
on VanBu and Lowering avenues
NJ d. Crossand and others for lamp on
Monroe street between Sixth and Sew.
enrh Edward Belts and others for two
lamps, one at Fourteenth and Jefferson
and one on Jefferson between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth.
A communication was received from
the.City Railway Company, to the effect
that they would build se wer over their
property on the avenue and wait one
year for their money. The committee
recommended the acceptance of the
offer, which caused some discussion
Nr Baugh objected to the city running
in debt and allowing private individu-
ais to do the work, which would have
to be paid by the next Council.
He was in favor Of the city doing
the work II they had the money; il not,
to let 1t 60 undone until they had the
money.
Mr.. Eastburn agreed with Mr.. Baugh
IL some respects, but on account of the
trouble the city had experienced he
thought the work should he done, and
further that the Council was bound to
build the sewer ON account of certain
agreements being made when the right
wa, granted through adjacent prop
erty.
Mr.. Pickles thought the work should
be done and the action ofthe committee
adopted.
After some further discussion the
report was adopted and the work order.
ed done.
City Treasurer Pierce reported
balance In bank, 10 the credit VI the
city, Of &49, ,334 40.
The Water Department check was
f City Auditor Ball, and Mr.. Steven.
.n > stereotyped resolution overrulng
the action Of the Auditor was sub
mi"td and adopted by party vote.
Chief Engineer Coyle reported thirty
men employed in the Water Depart
me,t with a pay roll amounting to
t}OS ST. The amount OF the pay roll
was allowed by Q strict party vote.
Street Commissioner Zebley reported
70 men and single teams employed
Oh the streets with q payroll amount
ing to $l22.9l.
The following petitions were read
and referred
From II. Is. Gordon and others for
laup on the east side Of French street
between Water and the Chrlstiana
nver from Arthur II. Smith, for a
sewer over Shipley run from James
Parker, requesting that Broom street |
be- brought to grade between Sixth and |
Seventh streets from Il. l.. Rice, for
the privilege OF setting curb at Penn
sylvania avenue and Broom street, at
his own expense from Nathan Lieber-
man, to have the bed Of Dure street
gra led calling the attention of Council
10 The grade on Lowering avenue at the
intersection Of jackson street from j.
Frank Ruth, for the extension of water
pipes on Seares street to Third, and on
Cedar street below Wright also, for
Strengthening Cedar street.
Mr.. Grubb offered the following.
which was adopted
r. solved, That the Street Commits.
sivler be instructed 70 notify George
". Bush Il Sons, to remove Obstruc-
tons from the lamp at the foot ofFrench
street, as it is Of no use in its present
coalition. |
The following ordinance was offered
By Mr., smith, regulating the blowing
n; .,.,,, ,.,hi,, a.. ,.i,hinn ,ha n;,,, nt
Wilmington:
SECTION !. II shall not be lawful for
the owners, lsssees or managers of any
shon ,nau,,fur,nrv nv hniI,linu h.vjny
s,aan, ,i,i.,Ta. .,t.i -
e,,nn ,,"'n Whistles rlt, a.'acneo .nere.1 TO
cause "a h' n, or permit any sucn M steam whistle
O'clock in tL. evening and Nix O'clock
in ,h,. ,or,,inn ~, ,ha EiI,,.;mo a.
,nI w. "o' n.us VI sno m'.o"ins .ay
'l" any person oHehdihg against the
dermed guilty OF common nuisance,
and mon couviction therefor shall :,
forr !, ara ,., sn. ~ o aoi,a.s ,
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