Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-25
CfU Council.

COkuInlttt6 Oh IuUllC pullulbkD
ted, through City Auditor Ball report
stating that he had examined and found
correct the statement Of Robinson Il
Co., in respects to the sale OF the
sand lot, and that he, Ball, had paid the
check for the amount TO City Treasurer
Shippers, with instructions to make
special deposit Of 1t for sand lot pur.
poses.
Mr.. Abele, from committee on Open |
ing sire cts, reported in favor OF grading |
and curbing Fifth street between
DUPONT and Scott, apon the petition OF
Carl Specht and others.
Mr. McKenna raised the point that
the street does not belong to the city yet
and Mr.. Murray also said 1t did not !
belong to the city. On motion OF the
latter the matter was laid over one
week.
Mr.. Baueh, from the Committee on
Lamps reported verbally in favor OF
chan Ring four gasoline lamps on
Broome street 10 gas lamps. The matter
had been referred back TO the Lamp
Committee at last meeting OF Council.
Mr.. Baugh said q misunderstanding
arose in reference to the matter, 1t
being inferred that the price Of lamps
WAS included In the estimate. Mr..
Curley, he stated, had informed the
com mittee that he would charge $64
for the four, SIS each for two, and S1I
each TOR the other two. The difference
was on account of the gas main extend
| Ing to two of them, and not to the other
two.
Mr.. Blake said that he WAS prepared
| TO make good lilo promise that he made
at the last meeting of Council, that the
change should not cost the city more
IN ~
| lam ps $40 more, and he was prepared to
deposit $20a whenever Council might
direct, as a pledge of his sincerity and
TO meet the differeSce.
Several members wanting to know
how he would have the deficiency made
lup to him he said that was nobody's
business, it was not to cost the city more
than $40. He moved that the report of
1.-THE com mittee be accepted at cost not
IexceediDg $40 to the city.
r. III. Taylor arose TO point of order
that the report was only verbal.
Mr.. Baugh then presented his report
lin writing, when chairman Farra ruled
that MIR. Blake's motion was in order.
Mr.. X II Taylor said be could not
vote for the motion. He thought the
lefty should pay for the improvements
that were made, and not members oil
Souucil W Pn5 io' onoHA ooe va 'AA v" =
pockets.
Mr.. Moore, would like to know the
object Mr.. Blake had in such AN offer
MIR. Blake mean exactly what
say. Mr.. Moore; But such thing II
q | extraordinary, there must be something
i'm 1t, Mr.. Blake:w hat does the Rentl 9
man mean by what he says? wan
him to be careful how he makes in
situations.
" After more remarks by Messrs. Bar
Q ney, Brison, Miller and Blake, Merri
Tay lor said he had no notion Of lettini
q member of Council pay for improve
mepts the city ought to pay for, ant
: moved to insert $40 in place of $40.
Mr.. Murray said the gas COMPANY
had offered to do 1t for $6S, land he move
/, that $40 be substituted with S68. MI
y Barney said the company had offered I
= do 1t for s64, and he moved that be tn
+, substitute for s68. Mr.. Taylor accepte
all these amendments, and the mono
as amended was adopted
City Treasurer Shippers reported {
8 balance in bank Of $l87, ,080. SO, ard tn
: following receipts: K. p. Moody, $3.50
& gIDennis Kane, $500 Board Of Waite
commissioners, S2,010 j. Frank Ball
), les, $50 IS. Street Commissioner Nc
lCloskey reported seventy five men an'
8 seven teams employed on the streets.
A communication from Street Com
missioner McCloskey was read, stain
that he had notified the Front Stree
Railroad Company to pave between thei
= tracks wi hin thirty days, that tn
70 time had expired, that no answer ha
10 been re eeived, and that he had notifie
y the City Solicitor to proceed in accord
!, ance with the resolution adopted.
Icl nntl Nd nthara n tinn a
to have B street curbed and paved fror
Heald TO Townsend. E. W. Jackso
lasked the privilege of connecting wit
o. Sewer at l0Eh and Jefferson streets, +
- connect with Shipley Run.
~ J.J. Flanagan and others petition
% 81 for a flag stone crossing at Delawa,
" avenue and jackson street.
10 George w. Stone and others petition
no ed for the curbing and paving OF Gilpi
avenue from Broome to Rodney street
Chief of Police Dougherty and all th
other member of the police force aske
p, for the fall appropriation of $50 each IL
10 overcoats and winter suits.
re George w. Coyle asked to have Il
ne grade of Market street changed IN frol
Id of Bellevue hotel between I'D and 2;
- streets
G. q Maris petitioned to have Seven
street brought to grade, TO enable hi
Ito introduce water into some houses
OK had control of.
ew William Maype asked to be protects
,g, against an overflow of water at Fou
gh tsenth and Scott streets. The foreg
IN, ing petitions were all referred.
gh Mr.. Barnhill called up his resoluti,
of two weeks before directing the Coz
mittee on Opening streets to advert
for proposals TO grade Tatnall sire
81 from Twenty.third to T@enty fifth.
IN Mr.. Able said the estimated &C
ch would oe about $3.50 Mr.. Mention ga
au- he had been informed that the wo
I'VE would cost aboat 81, 600 Itwas laid ov
nor a week with directions to the chief en-
neer to measure the number of yards
City Solicitor Turner reported t.
the attorneys for McIntyre ct. al.
Vail damages from the overflow ut I
at III arsh resulting from the building O
sm sluice outside the city limits, south
nal the Christiana had proposed refe,
eet trial. Mr.. Farrell said the parties
an amazing amount of gall and che
The matter was referred to the L
COMMITTEE.
eet, The report of the commissions
OF award damages caused by the open
ele- of streats was read as folio
YER. Dupont. between GilYin and Lover
the helavenues-I1wis Bartholomew, 1857
P. P. Tyre, $94. Mcdowell, betw
Tenth and Eleventh.. L. Gar
81. 900 Stroud between Maryland q
bird Railroad avenues, the ChristiaDa Ri
ish, Improvement Company, u cents.
resh last was accepted and an order '
but. drawn for the amount, while the ott
cred were referred.
Marria Taylor offered a resolution