Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-13
CITY COUNCIL,
THE DEMOCRATs PUT ON RECORD
LIN Favor OF THE WATER
CON MMIa0ION.

THE DEMOCRATS PUT ON RECORD
LIN Favor OF THE WATER
CON MISSION.
The regular weekly meeting Of City
Council was held Thursday evening, with
President Conrad In the chair. When
tho bills from the Street Committee
were reported, Mr.. Mention moved that
they be allowed aud orders drawn, but
said that he would recommend the
chairmeD of the different committees
to not have any more work done than
what was absolutely necessary, as there
was no money TO pay the hills. The
Fire Committee. to whom was referred
the communication Of j. b. Lawrence,
recomm ending the establishment of q
fire insurance company by the city.
reported In favor of referring the
matter to tho Committee on Legisla.
ton.
The City Treasurer reported balance
of s., ,O65 81 in the Union National
Bank to the credit of the city, and that
during the week he had received the
following amounts:
Tax Collector Moody, $500 for Ed.
mund Provost, deceased, $i34 Tax
Collector Kane, $500 Chief Of Police
Mcconnell, SS6s. 80 City Auditor
Ball, 1854 interest from the ellis trust
fund, &6.
The Street Com I'd issioner reported IA
men and 4 teams employ ed, with pay
roll amounting to S66. .02, and the SeweI
Department reported 6 men employed
with u pay roll amounting to $32.
The petition of w lillian X. Beatty
and others for the grading of Fifth
street from DUPONT to Union street, and
for the grading of DUPONT street from
Front to Fourth street, were referred u
the Opening Streets Committee
Mr.. Lynn presented the petition Oi
George W. Griffith and other residents
of the Ninth ward stating that Thatche
street was now covered with about two
ieeS of ice, that had been washed thers
by the freshet, and asking that Thatch
or street he brought to the same grad
as Eleventh steeet, 10 prevent its beini
overfiowed in the future.
The President was about TO refer tn
petition TO the opening Streets Commit
tee, when Mr. Lynn said he hoped that
some action would be taken on tn
mater, as the people in that sectior
were now In a suffering condition. HI
thought 1t would be well to have tn
Street Com missioner remove the ice, D.
that persons cou Id get in and out O
their houses, and that the bed O
Thatcher street should he raised with
. out delay, as these overfiows are of fre
uent occurrence.
Il Mr.. Farrell said that he did not thin
the petition should be sent to the Open
2 ing Streets Committee, as IL was nc
clear {, him that 1t WAS the duty {
I Council to attend to this matter. Ther
IhaI haar a l.anE thArA IN fb
al creek fIom overflowinR, and 1t ba
been removed by somebody, and b
thought IL would be better 10 refer III
> petition to the Law Committee, 80 this
: the whole matter could be properly il
vestigsted.
Mr. Lynn accused Mr.. Farrell of oI
b posing every thing that was offered IL
the benefit of the Ninth ward, but NJ
i Farrell denied the irnputation, and sai
| all he wanted was to ascertain who,
duty IL was TO do this work, and If
was found that 1t was the city's he VIZ
in favor of having 1t done as soon 6
possible. He moved that 1t be referre
TO the Law Committee. A discu ssio
ensued that was participated in b
Messss. Lynn, Farrell, Baynard, Blal
and Grubb.
Mr.. McKenna did not think IL
street was too low, but that the wat,
rose too high. Upon vote being take
the petition was referred to the La
Committee, those voting against
being Mr.. Lynn, and two or thr'
lothers.
A communication was received fro
III. T Htald, one of the Sinking Fur
Comm issioners, in reference to the cit
making the proposed loan of $4,000
land al vi tai n fh NJ The IN M las No.
consulted in the matter. 1t was +
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Richard II. Griffi tn pres. nted pei
tion, stating that he is baker by occ
< patton, and that about 9 o'clock in Il
4 morning, one day in February, 18s
rs he was driving along in his wage
t be had occasion TO cross the gutter
second and Adams street, and that
account of the neglect of the city
keep 1t in good order his wagon w
broken, aud he was thrown ont, recei
ing injuries from which he has not y
fully recovered he therefore ask,
that be be allowed damages. IT
petition was referred to the Law Cor
mittee.
oil Mr.. Moore called up his resolutit
providing for the adjustment of ii
!, Water Commission, and as soon as Il
, clerk finished reading 1t, moved that
be adopted.
vi Mr. Mention offered an amendmeI
|, that 1t be referred to the Legislati'
II Comm ittee, and the ayes and nays we
:. called for. Previous to the questi,
being put, Mr.. Farrell had been excu
I'D for the remainder Of the evening, al
left the room.
While the vote was being taken, M
i'll Blake went ont, and retured in a mi
ute or two with Mr.. Farrell, and wh'
Y the clerk had flushed calling the re
=. he asked 10 be recorded as voting ay
when Mr.. Moore objected, as hs hs
.t been excused for the evening. Preside
Conrad decided that the fact of his ha
e ing been excused, and leavir z the rOoI
did not debar him from returning al
casting his vote, and the clerk recor
led IT,
When Mr.. McKenna's name W,
called, he asked to be excused fro
yoting, but on objection being ma
by Mr. Mention, vote was taken al
MS request was refused. He tn
voted against referring it to the Lsgisl
!. tive Committee. When the vote W
counted, 1t was found that it sto
ayes IL nays II, and the Preside
declared the motion lost. All the Dem