Daily Republican., 1885-07-10
City Council.
EVENIN6-THE OvERDRAFT
DIMINIsHIN6-
OF A HARBOR MASTER.

COunCll WAS uolu laSt 0VouinB, Wltn
President Farra in the chair. The roll
was called and the minutes partly read
when, on motion of Mr.. Newell, the
further reading was dispensed with.
The Street Com ittee reported favor
ably on the petition of Isaac Pyle and
others, asking that the east side of
jackson street between Fourth and
Fifth streets be paved.
The Opening Streets Committee 70
ported adversely on the petition Of
Amos Brown, asking that the bed of
Fifth street from Broome to Rodney be
graded, and the bed of Fifth street from
Clayton be condemned also ad versely
on the petition of Patrick Bowen, to
have Fourth street opened west oi
Broome street.
The Committee on Law presented the
opinion Of the City Solicitor, on the
petition Of the inspectors, asking that
the ballot boxes Of the Twenty second
district be opened and the votes count
ed, that the petition did not constitute
a contest, and that Council had no right
to open the ballot boxes until after the
Expiration of sixty days, prescribed BY
law, when they can be opened and the
votes counted. The opinion was re-
ceived aud filed.
The Fire Committee presented the
annual report of the Chief Engineer of
the Fire committee, and on motion of
Mr.. Blake four hundred copies were
ordered to be printed.
The Lamp Committee reported in
favor Of granting the petition of Peter
F. Martin, for q lamp at Front and
Rodney streets, and one at Hawley and
Webb streets.
The Police and Finance Committees,
to whom was referred the bill of Drs.
Bush, Grimshaw and Springer, amount.
ing to 1929, for examining the As
police officers appointed by Mayor
Rhoads, reported I'D versely on Day ing
1t. as according to the city char ter, they
being officers Of the city receiving q
salary, are debarred from taking fees
from the municipality.
The City Treasurer reported an over.
draft in the Union National Bank of
$12, ,577. .06, and that during the week
he had collected the following amounts: |:
Tax Receiver Moody, $l1, ,809; Tax
Receiver Kane, Sc. 700; Clerk of Munic
pal Court Pennington, $71.42; United
States Treasurer, for interest, $50.
Fl. r. Pennington, Clerk Of the Mu-
nicipal Court, reported that during tn Q
month of juno he had received $44 for
fines, 1882 for costs, and $3.50 for fees.
making total of $71 AZ, which he had
paid to the City Treasurer.
The Clerk of the Market reportsd
that during the quarter ending June
30th he had collected $379.2B.
City Auditor Ball presented the as
sessment for curb lines and sidewalks
on Morrow street, between Ei9hth and
Ninth streets, and on Broome street,
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets On motion of Mr.. Mention the
assessments were approved, and the
amounts ordered to be entered on the
lien book.
The Street Comm issioner reported
forty-nine men and ten teams employed
on the streets of this city, with a pay-
roll amounting to S27O AZ, and the
Sewer Department reported a payroll
amounting to $83.75.
A communication was received from
the Board of Port Wardens, stating
that at recent meeting they had cleo
ted George Saurhotf Harbor Master.
The communication was received and
filed.
The petition of the Weccacoe Fire
Company asking for donation of s., 900
TO assist them in building a new house,
was referred to ths Fire and Finance
The Rev. s. T.Gardner. and others DE-
;itioned for lamp on Eighth street be.
iween French and Walnut streets, and
IN motion of Mr.. Baypard the petition
vas referred to the Lamp COMMITTEES.
With power to act.
A petition was presented from Will
lam Miller and Leighton Grimes, ask
ng that the ballot boxes of the six
eenth election district be opened at the
expiration of the sixty days prescribed
~ law, and the .ta1ly-sheets, which
we're placed in the boxes by mistake,
AIKEN out, 30 as to be able to ascertain
Y no is elected inspector and assistant
Inspector in that district. The petition
vas referred to the Law Committee.
s. Bradley and others petitioned for
lamp at Twelfth and Brandywine
treets, and the petition was referred to
he Lamp Committee.
A petition asking for an increase OF
our police officers for duty in the west
rn part of the city was received, signed
y Secretary of State Bayard, George
". Bush, William Bush, Peter J. Ford.
nd large number of other property
olders in that section of the city, and
hen the clerk had finished reading 1t,
he President was about to refer it to
ne Police Committee, when Mr.. Farrell
aid that in view of the respectability
md high standing of the petitioners.
nd of the fact that If 1t was granted il
you'd entail an additional expense of
!, 200 or q, 900 a year on the city, he
hought it should also be referred to
ne FINANCE Committee, and as there
vas no objection, it was referred to the
finance and Police Committees Joint.
Y.
Theodore H. Pratt was granted per-
nisslon to set 122 feet of curb, at his
wn expense, on Franklin street be.
ween Fourth and Fifth streets, under
ioner.
On motion Of Mr.. R. Fl. Tavlor.
)ouncil went into a nomination and
lection for Harbor Master. and George
aurhoff was unanimously elect.i.
,ouncil then adjourned.
During the evening the following
Ills We're ordered paid
W. 5; Bullock, S3.35 James r. Nc.
'ride, Sl6.5S James II. Beggs & Com.
any, $278.25 j. V. Carlisle & Com
any, 50. SO Wilmington Coal Gas
company, $252. SO; Sayers & Brother. 81
d Allen Speakman, So. .78: Bratton
2 Pyle, $5 w. f. Robinson, rs cents:
he Hare and Morgan Company, $4.O7;
ames Morrow & Sons; $37. so Wilson
81. go.
Every Evening Publishing Company,
ll1.23 the James 8 Webb Prin ting
nd stationary Company, $2yO.75; the
tar Publishing, $2l.93 Wilmington
'.reie Presse, $17 .2S; News Publishing
company. SlO4.13 George W. Vernon
!, Sons, $2o.9l Edwin f. Eakel, "a;
.homas ! Kossiter, ~; Martin Keogh ,S67.-
: Walter McEvilley, SIS John e..
'errY, 80 centA Wilminuton Coal GO