Daily Republican., 1885-02-27
City Council
a SHORT SESSION LAST EvBnAn0
A PROPOkITIOA 20 ss =
BONDS TO PURCHA ASE LAND.
NO MONEY TO PAY OFF.

NJ MUNE1 ~ AAA OAAs
The regular weekly meeting OF Oity
Council was held last evening, VIA
Presidept Conrad In the chair. Tho
roll was called, and the minutes partly
read. after which the standing commit
tees were called. The Fire Committee
reported favorably on tho petition OF
the Fame Hose Company, tobe allowed
the full amount of the appropriation
due them.
The City Treasurer reported > balance
Of 81. .934.08 In the Union Nanopsl
Bank TO the credit OF the city, and tnas
during the past week be had received
from Tax Collector Kane 5000, and
from City Auditor Ball e979.64.
On motion of Mr.. Mention, the Pper
officers were instructed TO enter ATS.
faction oI. the lien book 10 the credit OF
the parties who have paid the claims
against them.
The Street Commssiorer or reported
amounting to S38.13, and the Sewer
Department reported one man employ
ed, with q pay roll oft9. =
A commu n ication WAS received from
Archibald Given, stating that he hao
t received q bill from the City Auditor
for curbing, paving and grading around
cntain properties of his, which work
: had never been done, and he ssked mas
. the matter be investigated, and coz
;. rect acc mt furnished, to enable him
b to pay the city the amount he justly
o~es The communication was referred
e to the Law Committee. =
II A communication was also received
from the Wilmington Glass Company,
T calling attention TO the fact that the
r. Baltimore Il Philadelphia Railroad
Company had cut through the bank ON
a the Christiana creek and that BY reason
8. of their 70 doing Commerce street and
the works of the petitioners we're flooded
" on the l6th of this mon b. The petit
n TONERS asked that some action be taken
~ to relieve the IN from danger in the fu-
ture, snd the matter was referred to the
- Law Committee.
re Taylor Gray complained that on ac-
count Of the had cuL ditIon of the gut
ters on Monroe street, between Eighth
or and n intb streets, the cellars of houses
H. in that vicinity are frequently flooded.
The matter " as referred to the Street
es Committee.
oi. j. H. Forrest, petitioned for q lamp
on Lodge stree between Clay mont and
ss, Heald streets, East Wilmington, and the
OF petition was referred to the Lamp Com
~, mittee,
The report of the Board of He alth for
~, 1884 was received rom Registrar FraZ-
mt Der of copies be printed, but n" acti> n
OTIS further than its acceptance was taken.
Mr.. Mention, tf the. Finance Committee
nv ssatet that he bad 'he police and mis-
nv n, cellaneous pay.rolls ready, but an
bie there was no money in bank to meet
them, they would have To lay over for
,es the present. A lien OF $i61. 80 was
.wo presented. by Mr.. Mention against Q. 8
eek d. Pyle, ior curbing aud pi wing on
ms. holiaop or which fha fftY Andt
tor was directed to enter on the lien
book.
A preamble and resolution was pre-
sented by MIR. Pickels, setting forth sht
need OF purchasing the land alopl
both sides Cf the Brandywine for usl
las public park, and for preserving
the purity of the water, and iDstructinI
the Legislative Committee to preparl
"a bill autl orizing the P AK Comm ission
ers t. issue bonds and borrow 500, ,00
for the purchase OF The lands.
Mr., Pickles moved that the preambl
and resolution be adopted, but on
viva voce vote being taken. the chat
declared the motion lost Mr.. Pickel
:. called tor division, and also the are
and nays, when Colonel Taylor raise,
the point of order that as the chair ha,
thet decided the motion lost, another yot
80. could not be taken. E
Gel. President Conrad stated that b
t it would like to withdraw his decision
ta- when Mr.. Baugh said that no one wa
ios more in favor of having q public narl
To tSan he was, bat he thought the presen
an. a very iuopportune time to take actio,
J. on the matter, as meetings ha ye alraad,
egg been held by the citizens, protestin
ow against an increase of the debt of m
Ter city.
'k- Mr.. Pickels male lsnathy arp,,
ew ment in favor of the reaolution. kc0r
will tending that debt for the purchase =
the land was very different thing from
ce, debt tor current expenses. Mr. Fare
its replied, saying that he favored a parl
mt, under any ordinary circumstances an.
for- then went off to discussion of ths nr
be position OF prominent citizens. wh
ing ought to know better, to the borrow in
OF 100000 desired by City Council Ia
legitimate expenses, and charactar,ze
their action az revolutionary.
Il Mr.. Farrell moved to amend the mr.
ear uon to adopt, by referring the matte
YER to the Legislative Committee. and m
.fnl anne pdment was accepted by M,
ion Mr.. Mention offered resolution IN,
his the Committee on Legislation be r.
RS structed to prepare bill, to be presen,
ON. ed 10 the Legislature, authorixipo C;t
,ere council to sell the lot bounded ~
rec orange, Tatnall Twelfth and Thirteart
the stlsets, shs known as the sand l,t, and pa
( 1t ~ Ia aol les.,lze9 10 the City Auditc
to TO DC deposited by him in the city tres
uld snry; The resolution was referrsd =
erv the COMMITTEE on Legislation.
1, Mr. Mention also submitted n re.o,,
nnd @ ZION providing for an act under whic
,est new streets could net be opened nnIs.
will Tue owners of the properties thara~
nda decided the beds of the streets ',vO ar
graded, cnrbed and paved them AZ ,ha
own expense, and moved its refersn, @
70 Farner ,ne legislative eG Committee. Chairms
for arose and presented q bill aIrasSs a. on'
ubt pared to the same effect, which pr
o ~ adjourned. "nicn the
ent q. pear,ng es nd the evening orders amount,r
ter 5000 were drawn for interest =.
II IA sundry bondholders. 'oleSs ds
uL-
ago Tho Crnnls lssh ~.