Daily Republican., 1883-11-16
CITY COUNOlL.
Ms. Farrell W. MP. EestbuSA--A
Little DPe0se - An Amendmens
To the MaRk OF OpdlOance.

MH. EoftO1l W. MT AosNDWbh-A
Little Dssose An AmendmeDt
To the Market Ordnance.
President Conrad called City Council
to order last evening at precisely 7.3O
O. clock, and the clerk had barely com.
menced reading the minutes when, on
pensed with, and the committees called.
The Printing Committee reported sd-
versely on the bill of the Every Even.
lug Publishing Company for $3.50, and
on the bill Of the Morning News Com.
pany for $44.b9.
The City Treasurer reported . bal
ance Of S65, 5,626.l6 in bank to the
credit of the city, and that he had re-
cieved 5000 from E. Provost, $500 from
Dennis Kane, and $3.50 from Joseph g.
Bond. The usual weekly report Of the
City Auditor returning the checks
drawn In favor Of the Water Depart
ment was read by the clerk and over.
ruled by Mr.. Stevenson's motion, which
was passed by II ayes to 10 nays.
The Chief Engineer Of the Water De.
partment reported thirty.two men en-.
ployed with q pay. roll amounting to
S276.49. As usual the roll was not
signed by the Auditor, and was passed
by an aye and nay vote.
The Street Commissioner reported
that during the week he had twenty
four men and eight single teams en-
ployed in cleaning, opening and repair.
Ing the streets, cutters and sewers OF
the city, with a payroll amounting to
S177.59.
The petition of the Baltimore & Ohio
Telegraph Company to erect poles on
certain streets in the western part Of the
city was recei we'd and referred to the
Street Committee.
Mr.. johnson presented the petition
Of Solomon Hersey and others, asking
for curbing and paving on the north
west side Of Rodney street, from Della
ware to Shallcross avenues, and said
that some time ago . similar petition
had been presented to Council, but by
some mistake had been mislaid, and
the committee reported on another petl'
ton for street that Is not yet graded,
thinking 1t was the one for Rodney
street. 1t Is absolutely necessary that
the work should be done without delay,
and on his motion the matter was re-
ferred to the Street Committee, with
power to act.
Joseph l.. Carpenter was granted per-
mission to set curb in front OF his own
property at Ninth and Harrison streets,
the work to be done under the supervt-
sion of the Street Commissioner.
A communication was received from
City Solicitor Turner asking that he be
provided with desk for bis exclusive
use at the Municipal Court. The mat
tor was referred to the Public Buildings
Committee, with power to act.
A communication was received from
Matthew Slater, stating that some years
ago he purchased the property at
Thirteenth and Orange stree's, and
shortly afterwards paid for water pipes
in front of it ON Thirteenth street.
Recently pipes have been laid on
Orange street, for which he had also
paid, and he now asked that the latter
amount be refunded. The communities.
ton was referred to the Water Com
mi ttee.
Joseph Tatnall petitioned for the re-
pairing Of Market street near the Bran
dywine bridge, and the petition was
referred to the Street Committee.
A communication that had been sent
to the Board Of Education, asking that
a sidewalk should be laid on some
street at the Forty Acres, to enable the
children to reach No. II school, was re-
ferred by that body to City Council. 1t
was accompanied by report from the
Board, asking that some action be taken
in the matter, and Mr.. Speakman
| moved that it be referred to the Street
Committee, with power to act. Mr..
| Farrell objected, as no particular street
was named, but Mr.. Speakman ex-
planned that there were several streets
that could be rendered passable by paw
Ii ing about two squares, and the object
In not naming street was to leave that
part with the committee, and let them
use their own discretion in selecting the
one that would be the most convenient.
The motion to refer TO the committee
was then adopted. :,
Senator Eayard and others asked
that Broome street from Front to Ban
ming streets be graded, and the petition
was referred to the Opening Streets
Committee.
A number of residents on Delaware
avenue between Madison and Jefferson
81 reefs asked that fire plug be placed
at the junction of theavenue and Madi.
son street, for the purpose of washing
the cutters two or three times o week.
The petitioners represent that there Is
not sufficient fall to carry off the watel
that flows into the gutter, aud conse
quently it lays until it becomes stag
nant.
They also state that the filthy 'watel
has caused considerable sickness in tht
vicinity, and several deaths have ra-
suited from diphtkeria and scarlet fevel
which they believe could be traced tt
its agency. The petition was referred
to the Water Committee.
G, w. Weldin and others asked tO
crossings at Ninth, and Tenth. ant
Broome streets, and on motion OF Mr.
Pickels the petition was referred to tht
Street Committee with power to act
John Chandler was granted permission
to vet curb, under the usual restric'
tions, on Gilpin avenue between Jack
son and VanB Buren, streets.
A communication was received IRON
the National Dredging Company, stat
ing that they had completed the worl
on the extension of Fourth street, will
the exception of where the road join
ithe river, and that they did not think
advisable todo that until some measure
were taken to prevent the work from
washing away. They also offered, t tn
=. money due them was paid, to allow
rebate of $500, for the purpose OF build
j. ing wharf, provided the work wa
!, done within three years.
!. The Street Committee, who were no
ready to report when the committee
t were called, reported favorably on tn
9 petition of Arthur Chew and others, 70
! a sidewalk on Tenth street betwee
Church and Bennett streets, and recon
= mended that the Street Commissions
be instructed to notify the owners of tn
property to attend to the matter, an
have the work done.
\ The same committee also reported II
!. favor of granting the petition OF tn
I, wilmington Glass Company, for pei