Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-11-20

sanu, ana IL iB sixteen fest deep, OF
which is clay, and l115 feet excellent
sand.
No. 8 Is only or feet deep, ~ of
which Is clay, and the remainder is
sand.
No. ia in low part of the ground,
and is Is feet below the grade Of the|
street and to the bottom Of the sand.
No. 8 is on the east side OF the lot,
and has top soil of feet of clay, and
then sand.
No. is still further east, and was
only dug feet deep, 3lz Of which was
clay and 6I1 feet sand.
Mr.. Taylor's motion for q recess then
prevailed, and the plans were thorough.
ly examined.
When Council 70 assembled motion
was made TO adopt the report Of the
committee and purchase the Robinson
lots. Mr.. Farrell called for the reading
OF the report, and also tho report OF the
Building Inspector and Street Commis.
sioner, and called attention to the fact
that while the committee said there
!. J .. :: ore twelve feet OF sand in the Robin.
son lot, the inspector and commissioner
say there are only eight feet.
The discussion lasted tor fully an
hour, and at times there were some
pretty sharp passages, when hnaliy Mr..
Baynard offered an amendment tbat
the report be adopted, and that they
be instructed TO purchase the Elliott lot
also, provided that the three iots can Dc
pou ght Tor the money now III oahk Ior
that purpose he said that there was
within t@oo Of pelng as inucn money as
was charged lor the hoplhsoh anu
Al IL los. .lIN
Elliott lots, and ne thouRht they couiu
Dc secured.
! Mr.. Murray offered an amendment
that instead OF the Robinson lot the
Bradford lot in the western part OF the
city be purchased but the notion was
not seconded.
MI. Newnn opposeo .ne Diaiu io.'
anu saiu thst wni'e no was anAioue v, W
nave sand lot IN the western par. VI
the city, ne wanted one thaI nsu sohe
s0na IN IL. -,
mr. murray again alvocs'eu AZ anu
sald IL contained more sanW anu VI
huch petter Y qualty tnah Ine '.jDinsoi
iot.
Mr.. moore saad u hee'ned strange tt
MN now some men .Jrget or change
did not know "p'.ch. One year ago
when the pr.rb,se OF thee Bradford 10
was under consideration Mr.. Murray
iopposou IL, and said there was not ) lee
lof sand on 1t, and that what was Their
was very poor. He couldn't under
stand what had caused him TO change
un less be Is q better judge o. sand nov
than he was then.
Mr.. Farrell said he though tho 4. Hot
llot should be secured, as it will 20
only give more sand for less none,
than the other lots, but will also max,
forty. nine building lots, l6 feet front
on the finest avenue in the ninth ward
lin o section that is rapidly improving
'lwhile the Robinson lots will only maxi
IA lots, l6 feeJ front, and that on stree
which will be the same In twenty year
| from now as II Ia TO day.
AS the discussion seemed likely b
last ali nisht. Mr., Miller moved tina
the matter be laid over for ancahe
week. bnt upon vote being taken III,
a motion was lost by IA nays 10 9 ayes.
Mr. Farrell moved 10 amend the re
mort OF the COMMITTEES that tho Elliot
= lot be purchased for 81 900, instead o
: the Robinson lot and said that then /
|, they choose they could buy the othe
= lots with what was left This cause,
!, another discussion, when Mr.. Farrell
moved a postponerient until next meet
inc night INIT the motion was defeate,
. by an ave and nay vote.
Mr.. r. II. Taylor then called the pre-
, vious question. and upon the call bein
: snstai y ed a vote was taken on MI
Baynard,s amendment, which resulte
as ;oilous
Aves-Abele. RANCH. Blake. Barnard
,iparnev Rarnbill Rrison,. Dsnney
Grnhb Moore Mitchsll' Newell smith
u M.rr;s TanIor and President Farra-
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" Nay nrInr MoKanna Mnrray an
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M. M Eayroi roii moved IN nostnone IN