Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-10
CITY COUNCIL.
.ra JUNKETING TRIf
n..ps,arD-DEnOCRATIC
IDEA or ECONOAY.

.,,,ar j meeting Of City Council
p ia Ies last evening with Presideot
10 ns'I IN the chair. The clerk called
III III q. Of memb bers, and on motion OF
mi p,.re the reading OF the minutes
sn,."snss.l n," With. The Street Com
y. u.'e ,erported in favor of gran ting the
wing pet Etions
Ps,of Il. B. Pierce for . crossing ct
\ .nd Jackson streets, and Z side.
y nn Jackson street, above sixth !;
L.m III &. BROTHER for gutters and side.
y M an 4 trenton street. between Tenth
vIsrsnth a streets Hiram YerRer,
's crossing at Maple and jackson,
/ Chandler and jackson streets !;
Armstrong, for gutter ct
" and Harrison streets; Charles
lam for = crossing at Ninth and
,is @ streetA ; Thomas Banning, for .
I.iDo and gutter on Chestnut street;
|s1ss r. gallagher, to have curb re-
=, 10 Elsventh and French streets.
.sme committee reported unfavor.
nm an the petition Of Joseph L. Car
sr Jr, 10 have Eleventh street,
Market to Tatnxll street, paved
Raglan blocks, and on thsas Of
MeSorle v to have Market street,
l Twenty fourth street TO the city
| n,yed .as the bed Of the street does
belong to the city.
N Public Buildings Committee re-
u that they had awarded the con-
for furnishing the heaters for the
= station TO the Schoen Company at
S that being tho lowest bid.
.Lav Committee reported on the
sfJohn b. Martin for % 3b for
.aes TO harness, caused BY his horse
ps in q mole on Kennebec street.
ibey did not consider the city liza.
and recon mended that the bill Of
r0s Kirkman for $18. 10, for dam.
70 bis carriage on election day. be
rred To th b Police Committee.
ks Lamp Committee reported favor
on the following petitions
Iram Yer ger, lamp at Maple and
kson streets, and one at Chandler
Jackson streets Geo. w. Humph.
. lamp At Third and Rodneysstreets ;
liam H. Farra, lamp on May street.
BE- SpeciaI Com mittoe, appointed to
er with the railroad officials in re-
bn to changing the ordinance regu'
bg the speed Of trains passing
bugh this city, reported that they
met the officers of the company
Couucl o grant them permission
isit Jersey City, ". j.. and Wash
on, D. G. to inspect tho system In
10 those places.
Lynn suggested that they visit Chi
also. When vote WAS taken oi
o,ion to adopt the report, It wa
he'd, all the Democrats voting for 1t
be City Treasurer reported . bal
in The Union National bank o
,l67. 10 I'd the credit Of the city, ant
during the week he had receivet
from T Ak Collector Moody, TO
pund Pro vost, deceased.
hs Street Commissioner reported 4
and ~ teams employed on tn
~ Of this city, with = pay-rol
Cnting tb $y4.80.
b Sewer Committee reported fiv
employed, and payroll amount
to s54
he petition of Robert M. Gibson, TO
imp at Front and French streets, va
rrtd to the Lamp Committee.
llghman Johnson was granted per
pion to set "a feet of curb ON his owl
Per'y. at Wright and Cedar streets
Ommunic cation was received from
ecker & Hoffecker, attorneys fc
National Dredging Company ,statinl
they he id a claim against the cit.
sW0, for work done by the company
asking that 1t be settled as soon a
Rlble. 1t was referred to the Financ
pmiitee --
larles Il orn presented . bill TO
" Tor paving sidewalks in 1876
II Was r fsrred to the Finance Com
1ce. A Communication was receivet
Isaac McKeag, stating that h
beeli as !, ssed for, and paid take
Piece Of ground on Church street
Filth 10 Lord streets, which h.
not owl Z, and he asked that tn,
pey be re funded. The petition wa
ffrd TO I be Finance Committee.
ne petite IA of Henry G. English, I,
sha!lcross avenue graded from
Asoh street, and to lay crossings
10 take action on the trunk a
Ason street and ShallcrOss avenue
referred to the Street Committee
Il, A. McElwee petitioned for th,
e'I'hg Of 100 feet of curb, and t,
.he gutter repaired at Front ant
naien 9 reefs, and the petition wa
Ifed to the Street Committee.
We petition of Ruth & Brother, Il
th'eh Z tdar street below Wright
ielerred q to the Opening Street
a'a't'ee. A communication WAS re-
eu from William Y. Warner stain,
oh The 9Th of November he vii
a large sale, and that he worlt
-: tent on the lot of the Bett
.aiue Company. As the lot Is no
y sns large 1 enough, he asked permission
'e :. lhe tent extend q few feet OF
~. M street. which was granted. Smitl
pef ia pelltloned for the opening ant
us OF DUPONT street, from Tentl
,oe W rei nsylvania avenue, and tn
a,n avn was referred to the Openinl
e's Com mittee.
~ petition of Joseph l., Carpepter
n nave Mcdowell street from Tent
~, ~, hth street, opened and graded
nm;,. m,.lred to the opening Street
%i'.ht. an't. A deed from James l.. D.
:, Aaa W ife, for the bed Of Mcdowell
rs,;n was presented aud accepted.
n t'aeht st Conrad stated that tn
: urawn at the last meeting fo
!, ~ ~ ,aVo or OF Enoch McCabe, on tn,
n" ~. De1 mis- Kane, had been with
~ ~ MN, as MIR. Kane had caiIcJ OF
10 ao mex I morning and stated tha
ma,,s. s Y misunderstanding abou
@sef' a'h' and that he had no recollec
le may. navi pe signed the order.
prr.,a " wa-, at the suggestion o
blmit nueht referred to the Financ,
Milton Sin,n.ra ~ ..oh. enn a uiI
hmis.; sfo OF books for the Water
y for oroehrs, WAS referred to thai
ao' se' tleDent.
hui,,ao isaol OF Mr.. Farrell the Sewe
pro,"s' was authorized to advertis.
b te4, tsat ! Tor building an addition
and Ra me ne sewer at Maryland ave
IA ma,. oee ecb str. cts.
iu.,rnoi oi Mr.. Newell the clerl
for a . eu to request the Mayor Il
The Lnt n'nistion to assess damae el
pin and y, DUPONT street, between
H. Ah4, awaseit avenues.