Daily Republican., 1883-05-11
CITY COUNCIL.
The Meeting Last Eveniug-War ON
the Telegraph Psles-The Water
Commission.

The Meeting Last Eveniug-war NJ
the Telegraph Psles-The Water
Commission.
The regular weekly meeting of Cit,
Council was held last evening, witt
President Conrad in the chair. Tn.
Street Committee reported, with favor
able recommendation, the petition OF
the Lobdell Car Wheel Company, ask
ing that Front street, between Walnut
and Poplar streets, be re-paved and
placed In good condition. The same
committee reported on the petition OF
Nathan Lieberman, asking that certain
obstructions on Shipley street, below
Front, should be removed ; that in their
oplnion the resolution OF Mr.. Talley,
adopted at the last meeting of Council,
fully covers the whole matter. They
also reported on the communication OF
the Board of Health in reference TO the
condition Of Morrow street, that if the
gutter on the west side was repaired
the nuisance would be abated.
The Law Committee reported that
they had examined the ordinance fixing
the salaries of city officers, and found
nothing In it contrary to law or the city
charter.
The Public Building Committee re-
ported on the petition of Mary McCue,
asking permission to keep huckster
stand on King street, that under the
city charter they had no power to grant
the request.
The Opening Streets Committee re-
ported favorably on the petition of
Charles Warner, to open Ninth street,
between Franklin and Broome streets.
The same committee also reported
favorably on the petition of Daniel
Collahan, for the grading of Lobdell
street, between Townsend and Locust
streets, and adversely on the petitions
of t. f. Gallagher, to open and grade
Seventeenth street, and the petition of
Henry l.. Wood, to open Clayton street,
from Fourth to Fifth streets.
The Printing Committee reported In
favor of acting on the recommendation
of the City Solicitor to have the new
charter printed and indeXed, and on
motion OF Mr.. Miller the revisers were
instructed TO have the work done
Mr.. Quinn rose to "a question of privi-
legc, and said that he had been ma
ligned and lied about, but he believed
that lie had never become low enough
to be rated sneak thief. He consider
ed the last Legislature and their hench-
men p set of sneak thieves, who had
tried TO steal away the rights of the citi.
zens Of Wilmington.
The Democrats were becoming very
uneasy under Mr.. Quinn's scathing re-
marks, and Mr.. Newell called the previ-
Gus question, which was seconded by Mr..
Blake still Mr.. Quinn continued, not
withstanding the Presidents gavel was
raped loud and long. Finally, Mr..
Blake got an opportunity to say, "Mr.
President, Pm tired OF listening to that
man; we come here to transact the
business Of the city and are retarded
and kept back by him."
"Oh, you are, are you, retortel Mr.
Quinn, and Mr.. Blake replied "Ycs.
Pm ashamed of you. "Well, If ! !
had no more brains than yon, I'd be-
Of myself" said Mr.. Quinn.
- | nUst insist on the geutieman from
the Second Ward coming to order, -
said the President. and MI Quinn took
his seat with the remark "You may
choke III" off now, but I'll get another
shot at YOU.
Tn" City Treasurer reported a ba'ancr
of$6 ,Mi IL in bank TO the credit Of the
city.
Register Bond reported that he had
;ull"c'"! from water rents aud other
,oni cta 81 22J.j4 which he had deposit
, ! in bank to tn" credit of the city
The Chief Engineer Of The Water De-
partment reported that he had eighteen
non employed, with payroll amount
ng to s204.00. The report wa, accept
1d and All order drawn for the amount.
Strcot Commissioner IabIcy reported
hat during the week he had twenty-six !
nen and five single teams emp Dyed in
cleaning, opening aud repairing the
trcets Of the city, with IL payroll
amounting to $l9s.75.
Mr.. Quinn complained of the bad
condition Of a pavement on Third street, Il
'etwecn Lombard and Pine streets, and t
'ttrred a motion that the Street Com
missioner be instructed to have it re-
'airnd, bus afterwards Withdrew the
notion, and the matter was referred to Il
h" Street Committee.
Permission was granted William Is.
''hC's ~ 'hiD hIi lhNc nan llSpH Sllttby
'etwenn Eighth and Ninth streets, the I
york to be done at his own expense, I'M !
er the supervision Of the Street Com |
missioner. A communication was re-
eived from the Western Union Tele- o
raph Company, calling attention to the Il
act that the tax on telegraph poles in U
his city was higher than any other city a
II the country, and also, that they had II
right, granted by Congress, to erect {,
heir poles along all postal routes in the l
Jnited States. They therefore petitioned a
hat Council take measures to have the n
AK reduced. q
Mr.. Talley thought it singular that Il
he Company were 80 long in tinding u
ut that they were taxed too high. A b
lonth or twoago the City Auditor hal, G
nder Instructions from Council, noti- 5
ed this Company that the tax duo on 81
leir poles must be paid, and they had IL
sked for few days time, until the
ecessary red tape could be unwou nd, d
nd promised that it should then be :.
aid. This was granted, and now this Ii
the payment they offer. President G,
onrad said that he would like to know 4
the Law Committee had not already v
ported on this matter, and Mr.. Beech !,
:, in reply, said they had, and moved Y
ia' the City Auditor be instructed to D.
move all poles in this city belonging I
} the Company, IL the tax was not paid ..
| five days. "
Mr.. Quiun would like TO know where h
ouhri obtained the right toallow them "
erect these unsightly poles; he y
fought Council hai exceaiel their IL
overs in this matter, and if tho Telr- y
raph Company should place one on his "
lvement he would cut it down, and -
zen they might sue him if they wanted A
A vote was then taken on Mr.. Beech. III
IS motion, and it was adopted. ~
The petition Of Henry Hammond and ne
hers, asking that all ordinance be III
'ssed preventing goats aud geese from Re
inning at large IN the Eleventh ward, pa
as referred to the Law Committee. II
The Memorial Committee of tho h'
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