Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-26
| CITY COUNCIL.
Lu,rx AFTER CLERK PaN
n~ms ABOUT THE mUNI'
TpAL COURr FEES.

weekly meeting Of City
iesa as held last evening, with
We Conrad in the chair. When
4, e.. sss .' called there was but one
.s," a ouorum present, but two
.nau csms in while the clerk was
. mart Of the m minuteA the re.
!. nprtjon being, on motion OF
Plske, I dispensed with.
Openiug Streets Committee re.
Visvorably on the petition Of
a banning, to have Banning
,,.ded and put in Q passable con-
and on the petition OF William
,.On % to have ashes placed on Oak
p"cborape streets; also on the
of James Riddle, Sons 81
W., n have Scott street opened
.,a s to Riddles road, an ad,
!, on the petition Of Lewis p.
n have Beech street opened from
mn to Union streets.
Police Committee reported ad-
|, IN the petition Of David Lind
\ otbers 10 have the special police
brandy wine, whose time expires
srst OF October, continued on
month or two longer, and Mr..
!, moved that the report be
Mr.. Farrell said he did not
,ny good reason why it should be
Vi as he thought It necessary
~ people who walk along the
sSis the fine weather lasts, or
vbo reside along the stream
a be protected from the depredA.
a ramps, and moved to amend
.yrt, that the prayer of the peti.
ne granted.
ssakman said that he, rs one
@mmittee, had signed the re-
Ia, since doing 30 had received q
.uuicalion from Mr.. Tatnall, sta
hal while officers were absent at
Ehe had fifty dollars worth of pro-
destroyed and stolen, and he should
fore vote in favor of The amend.
Mr.. Merris Taylor said that he
In favor of adopting the report OF
Ommitte, as he was under the i'm
iOn that the petition had been got
ID BY the officers themselves, who
ID to retain their places As long rs
ble He also thought that the prop
further from the Brandywine,
more subject to depredations.
rsrsl other members spoke on the
bet, and upon vote being taken
amendment was adopted by IL ayes
hays.
s Lamp Committee reported In
Z OF granting the petition Of Tindall
Brother for lamps at Tenth, Elev-
and Trenton streets, and on the
petition Of Charles b. Lore, Esq,
others for a lamp on Ninth street,
Ieen Market and Shipley streets.
be Sewer Committee reported IN IA
dOf granting the petition of W.
Colqlhoun, for the completion OF
ever at Dupont street, and also
petition Of A. II. Smith for the sew
gOf shipley Run, from Ninth to
(qs street, as soon as there was
Gent money to pay for having the
tdne. The same committee also
rAin favor of awarding the con-
s@pntting in a new sluice on the
Nj property, at the foot of b street
lillian II. Crook at his bid of 1925.
MCity Treasurer reported o bal
Of fl53, 20 in the Union Ma.
y Bank to the credit OF the city,
mat during the week he had re-
Nd the following amounts Taz
etor Moody, $40; Tax Collector
y $500 City Auditor Ball, 936.
Ne street Commissioner reported
sae has "A men and IA teams en-
o, with a pay roll amour ting u
y. The police payroll amounting
ALoS, was reported and an ordel
Sa Tor that amount.
gorge W. Humphrey and Others pc
Oued iOra lamp at Fifth and Rod
sueets, and Hiram Yerger petit
lN ior lamp at Maple and Jack
s'ieels' Both petitions were 70
% % the Lamp Com mittee.
asoo ierker also petitioned for ston,
ssAgs at Maple and Jackson streets
!" Chandler and jackson streets
le petition was referred to til
tei Committee.
sVlm'lnication was received from
y Engineer of the Water Depart
NJ Melh'ire, stating that he ha,
Instructed by the Water Commis
~ ask tha. all bills for the Wate
,tnhent, man which had been paid b,
MA MIA since the first of january
b W. nr delivered to Registrar Bond
", Me communication was referred I
water Committees,
'T petition of Joseph l.. Carpen
,,;s. %;. 'or lamp at Eighth an,
mp Committee.
s,y us,; H. Armstrong petitioned fo
ss,a s,'ns at Eighth and Harriso
No., a., ana the petition was refer red .
Imss s'1, D Committee. The petition c
rss,, @ b. Morrow, for q lamp O
ainu, 1a street, between French an
Inn uS ~ streets, was referred to th
Ip Committee.
t,ian ues b; Gallagher's petition for r,
eras,i s ,Giurb, and laying pavement 9
The su S,.d ana King streets. was referre
WilI!stee W street Committee. The petitio
l,n. man IL. Foulk and others, fo
ven,hp p on Poplar street, bstwee
tbs tl ! and Eighth streets, was referre
ios toe Lamp Committee.
svsI, v.epa L. Carpenter, Jr., asked tn,
|tss,s ., VI street from Market to Tatua
|ocks 'nonld be paved with Belgia
ths I, Z. and the petition was referre
IC n p'',ee' n Committee. The petit tic
|apkIiuh II Eaton, for lamp at Cedar an
Ann o., streets, was referred to Il
..s,,9 ,uumas Marion petitioped for tb
b hs % I OF the curb, and that a crof
tfes,. @ laid at Chestnut and Port
b ST., St,.s. ana a the petition was referred
bon aeet uaa Committee. A communic
Phich as received from John Chandlt il
toum;,,was was referred to the Finap
bent 'ee' on complaining that the asse,
kate Ava lou owned by him at Del
ntirsIr I'nue and VanBuren streets w
Tb,ely Tbs E too high.
hrouoh nstees ps of st. James churt
ion 10 TO- - tnishop Becker, called atte
Pailadslu.He ue iact that the Baltimore
brown n" pnia Railroad Company h,
lhurch Up an embankment near the
stdnp 70 oaat "a, almost prevented perso
b the oUaa9 M ,me building, and petition
elawarpp' p'nihe OF DUPONT street, fro
similar avenue to Lowering stree
William petition was received fro
snsrs n pollard and other proper
eferred ~ 'ne vicinity, and both we
@. W The Opening Streets Comm
be- y, so oMcKenna said he wou,d ,,la