Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-05
CITY COUNCIL.
TaE REGULAR MEETING LAST
EVEN 6HAG-LlsTLE BU0INE08
AND a SHORT sESSION.

The regular meeting of City Council
was held last evening, and in the alb
sence Of President Conrad, Colonel
Robert II. Taylor was called to the
chair.
The Lamp Committee reported In
favor of granting the following petit
tions: That Of George e. Wheeler, for
. lamp on Seventh street, bstween
jackson and VanBuren streets j. r. e.
Montgomery, lamp on Sixth street, be-
tween King and French streets,
| The Fire Committee reported favora-
bly, on the petition Of the Fame IRE
company, to be paid the full amount OF
their appropriation.
. The Committee on Public Buildings
reported that tha instruction Of Council
in reference to the eand lot had been
compiled with.
l The Finance Committee reported In
favor of paying the Water Commis-
sioners 500 each for their services. The
same committee, to whom was referred
the petition of Peter j. Ford, asking
that 81. 80 overpaid tax on property at
Front and Union streets be refunded,
reported in favor of paying him S4.56.
The City Treasurer reported q balance
of $3.50, ,970.75 in bank to the credit of
the city, and that he had received the
following amounts during the week
Building Inspector Chandler, $94
Chiet of Police Mcconnell, SIG Clerk
of the Market Writ, $100.9 Chief En-
gineer and Surveyor Robinson, $125. 90;
Tax Collector Kane, "a, 534.98; Tax Col
lector Moody, 81, ,410.32.
| The payroll OF the Sewer Department.
amounting to $45, was presented and an
order drawn for the amount.
i Tho Gtraof Novn m aaio onar ranOPtnd
81 men and IA teams employed, with
a payroll amounting to S2S5.66.
The Law Committee reported In
favor of paying Farra and Pagan $50
for building q wall on Harrison street,
to change the grade. The report tcaused
considerable discussion, and was
finally referred back to the committee.
Shortly after 8 o'clock President
Conrad came in and took his seat. The
petition of Thomas J. Killirain for 90
feet of sidewalk on Van Buren, street,
north of Elm, was referred to the Street
Committee.
William Cam sent q communication
stating that on the night Of August 9th,
while be was driving along Maryland
avenue, at point where it Is being
graded, his carriage was thrown down
an embankment and broken, and that
there were no lights or danger signals
to warn him Of the dangerous condition
of the road. He also presented bill for
81. sc for damages to bis carriage, and
on motion of Mr.. Newell, the whole
matter was referred to the Opening
Streets Committee.
u. b. Curlett petitioned for the re-
setting of the curb and lowering of the
pavements on Van Buren, street, be-
Tween Maple and Linden streets, which
is necessitated by the lowering of the
bed of the street. The petition was re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
The petition of William II. Hanna,
for lamp on the west side Of Walnut
street, between Ninth and Tenth streets,
was referred to the Lamp Committee,
and also the petisIon of Frederick Pyle,
for q lamp on Broome street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets.
The petition of w. q. Il. .Colquhoun
called attention to the fact that al
though he had petitiOned Council last
July to take some action in reference
to the gutter at Delaware avenue and
lDuPont street, nothing had as yet been
done, and he asked that the matter be
attended to at once. 1t WAS referred
to the Street Committee.
George H. Brown petitioned for grad
ing on Gilpin avenue, between clayton
and Rodney streets, and stated that q
previous petition for the work had been
sent to Council some time ago. The
petition was referred to the Opening
Streets Committee.
i The petition of John G. Cloud, TO.
curbing and paving on Claymont street,
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets, was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
The Coal Oil Inspector reported that
during the month of August he had
inspected 8, ,42i gallons of coal oil.
The Build ing Inspector reported that
= during the past month he had inspect
cd property valued at $50, 750, and receiv-
cd S94 for fees.
The Sewer Committee reported in IA
vor of allowing John Flynn S9.14 for
damages to his property caused by fix-
ing the sewer at Adams street.
J On motion of Mr.. Newell, the Open
ing Streets Committee was authorized
to advertise for proposals for grading
Sycamore street to Van Buren, street.
Ou motion of Mr.. Blake an order for
81, ,250 each was drawn in favor of the
fire companies, and 500 extra for the
Washington hook and ladder truck, to
pay the appropriations for the past six
months
}! Inc same gentleman mOven thaC Or
ders be drawn in favor Of the Chief En-
gineer of the Fire Department and two
ASS istants, for their salaries for the past
6 months and the motion WAS adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Linn the ordinance
to fix and establish the grade of rail.
road avenue, and widen the sidewalks
on that thoroughfare was read q sec
ond time, after which Council ad-
journed.
During the evening the following Or
ders were drawn
Walter McEvillsy, $37. so and $50. 80 !;
Andrew Seminar, $33 80. Harbor Com.
missioners, $500 Milton s. Shippers,
81 25 Peter j. Ford, S4.56 President
and members of City Council, 1871.
John Flynn, $9.14. Davis & Simmons,
S1,77887. Southern Electric Light
Company, $40 David &. Reeder, $lOO !;
j. Curtis Wigglesworth, $50 David A.
McCullin, $50 Delaware Fire Com
, pany, 81, $50 ; Friendship Steam Fire
Engine Company, Sl,25O: Fame Hose
Company, 81 ,250; Phoenix Steam Fire
Engine Company, S1.250 Reliance
Steam Fire Engine Company. 81, $50 +;
Washington Steam Fire Engine Com
pany, $l,25O; Weocacoe Steam Fire
Engine Company, $l,250.