Daily Republican., 1884-05-30
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

i COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TIE ORDINANCES OF THE BUILD
| ING INSPECTOR AND APPKO.
PBIATIONS PASSED.
| The regular meeting of City Counci
was held last evening, with President
Conrad in the chair. The roll was ca l.
ed, and the minutes partly read, when,
on motion of Mr.. Moore, the further
reading was dispensed with.
The Street Committee reported in
favor OF awarding the contract for paw.
ing King street. near the Brandy wine
bridge, TO William Simmons, he being
the lowest bidder. The committee also
reported favorably ON the following pc.
titions Calvin G. Mills, for paving
gutter on Sixteenth street, betwe en- Lin
coin and Laurel streets B. +. Colvil,
for gutter on the west side of Spruce
street, between Tenth and Ell eyenth
streets !; s. G. Warner, for gutter and
paving on Fourteenth street, between
| Washington land Jefferson streets, as
soon as the street is graded George
A. Le Maistre, for paving OF L[oIroe
street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets.
When the report OF the committee
was read in favor of granting the peti,
ton OF |. ID. Philips & Son, for sprink
ling Fourth street from Walnut to
Shipley street, and French street from
Fourth to Eighth street, Mr.. Blake
| moved to amend, to sprinkle Front
street from Market to Madison street,
aud Mr.. Moore moved to still further
amend, to sprinkle Flench street from
Eighth to Sixteenth street. Other
amendments were offered, and it L.
Probable would have been continued
until all the streets in the city we're
Included, had not the President ruled
that no further amendments were in
order. A vote was then taken on
| he report, and it was adopted az amen
ded.
The Law Committee reported that
they had examined the ordinance fixing
the grade at Fifth and Harrison. streets,
and found nothing in it con, rary to law
or the city charter.
The Public Building Committee re-
ported that they had awarded the con-
tract for placing new railing around
was the lowest bidder.
The Committee on Bonds reported
that all bonds given by city officers
have been approved.
The City Treasurer reported a balance
of $3,946.42 overdrawn in the Union
National Bank.
The usual report of the Auditor, re.
turning cheek drawn in favor of the
Water Department payroll, was re-
ceived and overruled by Mr.. Stevensons S
resolution, which was passed by strict
party vote.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De-
partment reported 26 men employed,
with a payroll amounting to $2722
bich was passed by vote Of IL ayes
to nays, Mr.. Mention not voting.
Mr.. Speakman, ofthe Police Commit
tee, presented the police payroll,
amounting to S2,783 63 and an order
was drawn for the am-unt.
The Street Commissioner reported So
men and teams employed in cleaning
and repairing the streets of this city,
with a payroll amounting 10 S267 63.
Mr.. Pickles, of the Finance Commit.
tee, reported the cellaneous pay roll
amounting to g., ,O37.13 of which 81, S62 :
13 was approved by the City Auditor,
and on motion of Mr.. Pickles, the ac-
ton Of the Auditor in refusing 10
approve the $l75 due Chief Engineer
COyle and Registrar Bond, was over.
ruled, and orders drawn for the fu!i
amount
The petition of Daniel Callahan for
the curoing, guttering and paving of Il
street, between Heald and ClaymOn-
streets, South Wilmington, was referred
to the Street Committee.
Charles Steward, and about one bun.
dred others doing business or residing
on West Front street, c0Iuplainet OF
the nuisance caused by the Front and
Uuion street Railway Company, plac-
ing red clay or sand between their
tracks, and asked that some measures
be taken to abate it. The matter was
referred to the Street Committee.
Bailey Il Hughes asked for water
pipes on West street, between 18th
and Nineteenth streets, and the petition
was referred to the Water Committee.
The petition of Freuerick Pyle, for
gutter on the west side of Broome street
below Tenth, was referred to the Street
Committee.
Hartman 4 Fehrenbach pettioned
for the paving of Scott street, from Della
ware avenue to Wawasett street. and
the petition was referred to the Street
Committee.
The petition of Charles Elliott, for gut
tering on both sides of Twenty third
street, between Market and Tatnall
streets, was referred to the same com.
mittee.
John W. Kirby asked that Sixteenth
street, between Railroad avenue and
Head street, should be brought to
grade, and the petition was referred to
the Opening Streets Committee.
The petition OF Thomas Ewing, for
grading, and water pipes on Linden
street, between Harrison and Franklin
streets, was referred to The Opening
Streets and Water Committees.
Mr.. Newell offered resolution, that
was adopted, instructing the Street
Commissioner to have Maryland ave.
nue., from Madison TO South street,
sprinkled.
Mr.. Abeie also offered resolution,
that was adopted, instructing the Com
missioner to have Fourth street, from
Walnut to Spruce street, sprinkled.
Mr.. Blake presented the resignation
of William j. Finn as assistant inspec-
tor of the Seventh district, Third ward,
which was accepted, and Hiram KIM
ball elected to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Speakman offered the resignation
of Isaac S. Bullock as inspector of the
Sixteenth election district. 1t was ao-
cepted, and Thomas l.. Robinson cleo
ted in his stead.
Mr.. Eastburn offered resolution,
that was adopted, instructing the Street
Commissioner to notify the Front and
Union Street Passenger Railway Com
pany to remove the clay and sand, and
nave between the tracks as required by
law.
On motion of Mr.. Pickles, tie Build
ing ordinance was taken up for q thi d
reading, when Mr.. Pickles said that be
,youId xuithd raw the substi t,ltp offered