Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-21
A BREEZY SESSION.
lsus McKENNNA AND MUIR
Cy OBJECT TO THE DEMO.
.pATIC METHODS.

CRATIC METHODS.
,ssnlar meeting OF City Council
sald last evening, with President
lsd I in the chair. The roll OF men,
~ was called, and the minutes part
a when on motion Of MIR. Robert
lor. the further reading was dis
III with, and the staodipg COM
Isss called. The Law COMMITTEES
gp,ed that they had examined the
Nance fixing and establishing the
u NJ Elm and other stres tss In the
!. m part of the city, and found
Iinp contrary to law or the city
IL Lamp Committee reported In
h Of granting petitions Tor . lamp
svlor street, between Lombard and
y.,yrets. and one ut Van Buren, and
sset streets. -
Street Committee reported bill
kl6I 10 from Martin Keogh, for
which he had delivered at the
breaker, and MIR. Abele moved
I'm order be drawn for the amount.
Murray objected, on the ground
ibe stone belonged TO the city, and
hat MIR. Keoeh bad DO right to
any charge for.
claimed that the stone came from
ton strest, which keogh WAS paid
tade, and that conseq uently all
that came out of 1t belonged TO
tity. He moved that the bill be
|ei back to the committee.
Abele eaid that the stone spoken
y some boulders. that were in the
lie of Clayton street, which could
brought to grade until they we're
rel, and that Mr.. keogh had
t aud paid for them.
Blake said that he noticed when.
Q bill was presented from Mr..
Mr.. Murray objected, and that
he had met with the committee
previous evening, he had done
pg but walk the floor AID strike
ksk with his fist. He was afraid
be- Gentleman forgot that when he
contract for grading Fifth street
bis point Mr.. Farrell called Mr..
to order, and the chair decided
e must confne himself to the
pn. Mr.. Blake then continued,
I'D that Mr.. Murray always was a
bad and complained about every.
iuuay denied the accusation, and
ID his assertion that he was Ger.
at these stones, for which the city
lei upon to pay, belonged to the
Ld the whole business was run.
: peoples money sDent by a
Of men, who during the year, had
tGuandered nearly $50, 900, of the
[ets' money. ...s
Pickels moved that the Street
ss oner be heard In reference to
f,er, but Mr.. Murray objected,
y that hs was only Commission
lne, and subject to the orders
tbalrman of TIE Street Commit
)n'ch be vas obliged to obey.
lrther discussion ensued, when
lon TO hear the Com missioner
Iliy lut by the President, and
Commissioner Zebley explain.
natier, and aid that the stone
10 Mr keogh, and a. tho
ied them, they had been bought
M He admitted that they
p Ct Clayton street, but con.
par heogh had bought them
former chairman of the Stree,
tee. In reply to Mr.. Murray 4
that he was only Commission.
PIE, he said that the Street
fee appointed the men to do the
lut he had authority to dis.
hem If they did not do right.
relations with the committee
very pleasant, and he hoped
Ill continue so
cke.s said as Mr.. Murray had
Ne charges against Mr.. Keogh
'reeI Committee, he should
u an opportunity to substan
., and Mr.. Abele moved that
cotnmittee OF Ave be appointed
gate the matter. The motion
I'd, and some time later Ia
ng, President Conrad appoint.
lowing as the committee
H. Taylor, Mention, Merrii
lynard aud Miller.
Treasurer reported balance
VI In bank, to the credit o.
nd that during tho week ha
Ied the following amounts
Gilles Trust Fund, So /; In
Herdman Fund, $50 /; Ia,
ane, $500 /; Tax Receiver
for Edmund Provost, de
y; Clcrk of the Market Writ
+t Commissioner reported
20 men and l3 teams ein
Cleaning, opening, and 70
Streets Of this city. with ,
ounting to $36S. 81.
fr department reported
Ied, with pay roll amount
salnst opening Cedar stree
from s 8. England, AMI
ae Opening Streets Com
Trump and others, callet
ne almost impossible con
sidewalks on Maryland
- the street had been gra
q that the property hold
to pave their sidewalks
az referred to the Stree
OF David G. Reed, TO
an Buren, street, bet W eel
,,rd streets, WAS referre,
,mmittee.
Rrotler petitionsd for
evefh and ,Adains streets
adlng Of Eleventh stree
. trenton street, and tn
eferred to the Street ali,
reefs Committee.
Tis petitioned for q lam
Ind Clayton streets, au,
q referred to the Lam
was granted permissio
Welfth street, betwee
heaid streets, under tn
ne Street Com missioner
stated that the Sewe
built walls for Shiple
Maryland avenue, an
In a dangerous COL
ed that the Street Com
acted to have plank
rail- erected, ard tn
lied.
offered the followinG
y be adopted
ntre has been aevAra