Daily Republican., 1884-05-02
The petition WAS referred to the Street

Telegraph Company TO erect poles on
Front street from Van Buren, WAS re-.
ferred to the Street Committee.
A communication was received from
Cornelia Bradford, stating that she was
the owner OF water loan bond for
81, 600, that fell due April 1st, 1884,
which she had lost or mislaid, and she
asked that the City Treasurer should be
instructed to pay her the amount due,
and take her receipt for the same The
matter was referred TO the Finance
Il Committee.
| Mr.. Pickels presented deeds from
Charles Tindall and wife, for the bed OF
Tenth street, and they were referred to
the Opening Streets Committee
Samuel II. Z. First, asked that the
gutter on Fourteenth street between
Wes' and Washington streets should
be paved, and the petition was referred
10 the Street Committee.
A communication was received from
Mayor Wales. stating that he had ap-
pointed the following members OF the
Board of Health
| l.. p. Bush Nj. D., A. H. Grimshaw,
NJ. D., Alfred Gawthrop, plumber, 3. II.
Feast+r, general business man. he al
80 said that he had appointed the fol-
lowing special officers: At the City Park,
James Vincent, and on the Brandy
wine, John w. Lewis and Robert Bar
ry.
Samuel Chambers asked for lamp
nt Fourteenth and Clayton streets, and
William X. Hope for lamp at -Four.
teenth and Claymoht streets. Both pc.
titions were referred to the Lamp Com
mittee.
Elijah Green asked that q gutter on
Jackson street between Maple and
Sycamore streets should be paved, and
the D. titlon was referred to the Street
Committee.
Mr.. Moore asked that the ordinance
regulating the duties of the building
inspector Should 1e taken up for the
third reading, but upon objection being
made, IL was on motion of Mr.. Pickels
postponed for one week.
| Mr.. Newell called attention to tn e
fact that one year ago Council directed
that safety gates should be placed al
Beech and Linden streets, but as YET
nothing had been done, and he would
like to hear from the Street Commits
sioner in reference to the matter
: Street Commissioner Zebley said that
he had notified the General Superln
tendent of the road, and he had
promised to have the matter attended to
+ Mr.. B9ugh said that one of the gate.
, at West street was broken down, and
, that IL man made narrow escape from
being killed at noon yesterday. On his
,, motion the Street Commissioner wal
| ~ k,n IN MN a
paired.
Il Mr., johnson offered resolution au
thorizing the Street Committee to adver
tse for proposals for building the sewer
at Maryland avenue and Chestnut
, street. He made az earnest appeal tt
. Council to have this work done with
out delay, as the necessity for it wal
very great, and upon vote belnt
, taken, the resolution was unanimously
adopted.
MIR. Eastburn asked that the Stree
!, Committee should be authorized to at
+ vertise for proposals for the paving o
Harrison street bet ween Delaware ant
Shallcross avenues, ard it was granted
On his request the committee was ais
r authorized to advertise for proposal
, for repairing Third Street. from tn
I, railroad to Church street
Mr.. Eastburn gave notice that he in
tended at a future meeting to lntr"duc
an ordinance providing for "a system
n of sewerage for this city.
n On motion of Mr.. Pickles Council
!. proceeded to nominate and eject clerl
a for tie City Auditor. Mr.. Hersey nc
minated Samuel Chambers, the presen
| 1, al nfI If
a On motion of Mr.. Moore, an election
p was held Tor member of the Boarn Q
:. Revision, which resulted in Joseph X
k Adams being chosen.
al Mr. Pickles said that according t
# the city charter the Finance Commute
" were obliged to make their estimate
n for the coming year, commencing Jul
"a lst, Oh the first meeting night in May
aud presented the following, based o
\, an assessed valuation Of property {
=. SIS, ,OOO, 900 and with the same rate
;. last wear, 81. 10 on 800 city tax, an
T. 40 cents on 500 school tax. Revenue
city tax, 1924, 900 school tax, $l05 900
y Wa or Department and all other IT
~ - ceipts, Sl04 900 total estimated revt
nue., $5O3,OOO Expenses, linking func
"a Sl1 900 F.; redemption of loan NO. y
10 81, 900 ; loan No. 26, $500; loan NJ
At 90, So, 600 loan No. 80, 80 600 oertii
"a cate of indebtedness to Union Nations
u Bank, $25, 900; interest, ST. $50 Wate
tn works, $4,000; health of city
W 81. 200 opening and grading streets
:, Sl2, 900 public buildings, $4,000
!" ! fir, companies, $4,000 publ
-. lamps, S26, 900 repairing and cleanin
- streets, $50, 900 paving $ reefs, $30, ,oo
" y sewers. S., 600; incidental and miscells
~ peous, SiO 900; salaries, $d5, 200; publi
No ne square, $1,000, replace wooden fent
at with stone coping and curp anu pay
N sidewalk; printing, 5000; garpag'
" IS 900; curbing and paving sihewalR
~ 81 900; road to Delaware river, e3,4o
,n ,S lamps, s26, 1000; Board Of Educatln
a. (current expenses), $S4 ,OoO;new puoi
" schools, q, 1000; new pubic park on IL
a Brandy wine, $4,000; paving FOUR
r. street with Belgian blocks, 5,ooo. M
n. Pickles declared verbally that u
NO estimate foramps was 10000, ,althoue
or it was not on his written estilnat
~ (which makes the expenditures on q
~ written report amount to Sa01 ,"3o.
" Mr.. Eastburn offered ii, resolutlc
a, which was adopted, authorizing u
h. Street Committee to purchase lo'o'
W. bushels of oyster shells for use Ill
N. nairing the streets.
Mayor Wales returned the Ordinan'
~ leasing the saud hole lot to the in,ii'
NJ, with Ills signature, and President oo
II. rad declared tie same an ordinance
I'd the city. r-u,;,
nd EAfore adjournment the follo"ai
ar bills were passed: Clerk fraiih' @
II. John Hamilton s. Co, II; pay-roll
nj Council and miscellaneous pay-ro
ne S5lO sa Patrick Dugan, S64.5 5S ; Jol
T. .Johuson, $s7.5s; John Grlnnag
ar $y7 9lz James Ii. Grinnagc, Sl23-
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