Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-17
CITY COUNCIL.



LESsON-WAR ON DOGS.
The regular weekly meeting Of City
Council was called 10 order promptly
at 80 o'clock last evening by Presi-
dent Conrad, and the roll of member
ca lied by the clerk. The miuut ca
were partly read, when, on motion OF
Mr.. Moore, the further reading WAS
dispenssd with, and the commit tees
called,
The Law Com nittee, to whom was
referred claim of W lillian Tay lor
for damages, reported adversely, on the
ground that Council had no authority
to act ia the matter.
The L smp Committee reported favor.
ably on the petition Of Charles w. How
land, for lamp on Broome street, /
between Seventh AMI Eighth streets, |
and on the petition of Isaac Morrow |
for a lamp at Fourteenth and Lincoln |
L streets. /
The Opening Streets COMMITTEES re.
ported favorahly on the petition OF
Henry English, to ohaveShsllcross avenue
graded at Jackson street, and on the
petition OF Thomas A. Becker, for the
|opeuing and grading of Dupont street;
also on the petition OF William Dollard
, for the same, and adversely onI
pent ter, Jr, for the opening and
! grading Of Mcdowell street from Tenth
: TO Eleventh streets, and on accepting
! the deed of George l.. DeVOu and wife
for the bed of that street.
Il The City Treasurer reported balance
q lof BIG. 144 80 in the Union National
Bank to. the credit of the city, and that
, during the week he had received the
, following sums United States Treas.
. urer, interest on LAtimer bonds, $40;
+ Tax Collector Moody, 1920; for Edmund
!. Provost, deceased, $462; Tax Collector
4 Kane, $3.50.
= The Street Comm issioner reported
!. that during the week he had 81 men
=. and 10 teams employed In cleaning,
= opening and repairing the streets Of
q this city, with payroll amounting TO
a $3.50. 81.
n The Sewer Department reported five
men employed, with q payroll amount
0 ing to $40.
!. Clerk Pennington, of the Municipal
a burt, sent communication to Coun.
Gil stating that he had nearly compile ted
I. an itemized account OF the fines, fees
r. and costs received by him, which he
a would have audited and present to
"a Council at the next meeting. On mo.
,fI ton the communication was received
Va and filed.
IN John McNally etitioned for lamp
M at Adams and Linden streets, and the
petition was referred TO the Lamp Com
mittee. A communication was received
"a s.ym the Wilmington and Brandy @int
Cemetery Company, asking fbr be
Quests TO aid them in keeping the lott
,e and graves In proper order, and 1t wa
ne referred to the Public building Com
~ mittee
UT Mr.. Farrell presented the bill of Mil.
a ~ ton Simpers for $50 fer opening new
p set of books for the Water Com mission
~ ~ with a communication from the Chic
a Engineer, stating that it was not pro
~ per claim for the commission, and OF
ny motion it was referred to the Financ
" Committee. The following communi
"a. cation was also presented FROM th
us Board of Water Com missionors
es' "The Board of Water Com M issioner
ne respectfully represent that ia pursu
no apce of a resolution of said board tn
II" chief engineer of the Water Depart
ment addressed 10 Frederic H. Robin
10 ION, chief engineer of the Survey I'M
Department. the following com munica
90 tion on October Z. At meet
lth ing of The Board of Water Com IN ission
,n ,no ers held on the evening of Tuesday SEP
y tember 80, 1884, the following resolu
:. tion was adopted Resolved, That tn
Ut Oh eff Engineer of the Engineering AM
Surveying Department be and is hereb
on requested to plot all property of tn
ay city OF wilmington used by the Waite
it, Department when requested to do s
It's, by tine City Solicitor 1t elected tn
ch following reply to Chief Engineer Nc
q a Iutire from Chief Engineer Robinson
air October IA !: Your communication c
be the 9TH instant containing the follow
210 ing resolution is received. Her
loo follows copy of the resolution printe
olo above !" In reply 1 would say that
are was instructed by John M. Newell
all chairman of the Opening Streets Con
50i mittee of City Council, not to compl
900 with the above mentioned request c
all the Board OF Water Commissioner
The which was made by the City Solicitor.
led Under the date of October 14th, tn
are City Solicitor wrote the following :
nd the Board OF Water Commission ers '
on have requested the Chief Engineer {
or. the Surveying Department to plot tn
of properties belonging to the city of Wi
lch board, and he informed me that he ha
are bsea instructed by John NJ. Newell
as Chairman of the Opening Streets Con
for mittee, not to do 30, and If requested
ON do 80 his refusal would be backed u
ent by him (Newell.) In my opinion II
I'm water rights on the Brandy wine shoul
be be surveyed and plotted as soon as po
ing sible and without delay and 80 state,
refer this matter to you for your col
o . sideration." Joseph A. Bond, Secretal
ted of the Board of Water Commissioners
rec appended the following "The BOal
the of Water Commissioners considering
nst, possession of complete maps of all tl
the property of the city used by the Wat
)me Dena rtment of great i'm Dortance to tt
the end that they may properly perfor
on their duty in caring for aud pro toe
Sec. ing it, respectfully ask your homo
ded able body to take such action in t
uut premises as will enable them to secu
the the possession of the drawings ask
md, for"
and The President was about to refer t
ally Communication to the Water Comm
avs tee, when Mr.. Newell said he thoug
IL should be referred to the Openi
Streets Committee, as according to I
Ordinance that Committee alone h
control of the Surveying Departme
"and neither Mr.. Chief Engine
McIntire, or Mr.. City Solicitor Turn
had any ri: hit to-order the Chief s
yeyor what he should do or what
should not do" He had told the s
ave. veyor not to respect the order, at the
quest of the Committee, and thou,
that If the Commission wanted t
work done they should have sent tn
On, req uest to the Committee. The mat
and. Wae 49,. ~Po""s oo'e
are The petition of Henry c. Engli
ctN