Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-06-12
and then dischsreing them ="

and then u1scharging them ~
Mr. Mention explained 70 ME. MAyrayI
that the Obairman Of the Street 'Com-
mitteo was not to blame In this matter,
~ the men had been employed by order
of the Finance Committee.
A discussion eusued that was partici.
pated in by Messrs. Hawkins, Mention,
Murray, Abele, h. H.. Taylor, and
Martin Farrell, when . vote was taken,
and the motion to draw the order was
carried.
The Opening Streets Committee repor-
ted payroll for last week Of $146 81,
when ". Murray remarked "that's
anOthefnew payroll"
Mr.. Newell said that he would state,
for the information of the gentleman,
that the money to meet this payroll
would be taken from the Opening
Streets appropriation. which still had
%, 900 left, rs = sample of chairman.
ship.
The Sewer Department reported q
payroll Of $50, and Mr.. Farrell moved
that an order be drawn for the amount.
Mr.. Hawkins wanted to know who
hired the men and what they had done
to earn the money; he also wanted IN
know who the men were. There was
LO iCPiy w NAts INV Aihbt ehu eho hAo-
tioL was carried.
The following petition was presented
from James Lynn by Mr.. Raymond:
To THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WTLMINa
TON.
GENTLEMEN : The petition Of James
Lynn respectfully represents that, at an
election held on Saturday, the 9th day
of june, A. D., 1885, he WAS voted for
rs q candidate for member Of Council
from the Ninth ward Of the city OF
Wilmington, and that he doth verify
believe Le WAS elected. Your petitioner
respectfully asks that the ballot-box Of
the twenty second election district be
opened and q re- count Of the ballots be
made, believing that therein the fact OF
his election will be established.
STATE OF DELAWARE, I
NEW CASTLE COUNTY. : =
Be 1t known that on this 10th day OF
June, A. ID, 1885, before me, Joseph
w. vandegrift, a justice Of the peace in
and for New Castle County, personally y
appeared James Lynn, party to this
petition, known to me personally to be
such, and being duly sworn, doth depose
and say that the facts set forth in the
foregoing petition are true to the best
N his know ledge and belief, that the
above petition is not for the purpose OF
vexation and delay, but that he DOH
| verify believe that he has just grounds
| for contrasting snob election.
JOSEPH W. VANDE0RIFT,
Justice of the Peace.
On motion Of Mr.. Baynard, Council
decided TO meet on Tuesday evening,
| she 23d inst, 10 investigate the matter,
and the clerk was instructed to give
notice ofthe meeting in two OF the
papers.
U. x W. Pyle petitioned to have a
city trunk removed from tha bed OF
Harrison street between Fourth and
Fifth and the water course changed.
Mr.. Latimer asked to have the bal.
lot-box of the Sixteenth election dis
trict opened and the ballots counted.
not be opened within sixty days except
| In case of n contost.
Patrick Daley was grapted permis-
sion to curb in front of his property at
Fourth and Union streets.
Mr.. Miller inquired by what
autI ority certain city property was
al vertised for sale on Saturday, and
called attention to the fact that the
act OF the Legislature only granted per
mission to sell the sand lot bounded by
Twelfth, Thirteenth, Orange and Tat.
nall streets. Colonel Tay lor announced
that he would consult the city 3d.
licitor.
| Mr.. Mention presented and had read
q second time. an ordinance to amend al
ordinance concerning auciioneers;a also
sn ordinance taking 81, 600 from the
appropriation for eurbing and paving
sides W alks and transferring $500 to the
appropriation for incidental expenses
aud $500 to cleaning and repairing
streets.
| Mr.. Abele presented an ordinance
raising the salary of the Street Commis
sioner from $500 10 blank dollars. AL
three ordinances passed a second read
ing.
Mayor Wales returned with his ap
proval the ordinances providing for tn,
opening of Hazlstt street, and fixing tn
grades of certain streets In the Eleventh
ward.
Council then adjourned.