Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-06-05
Our City Fathers.
DEMOCRATIC INSPECTORS

DEMOOna1lO lNOI LO1UNG
The regular weekly meeting OF City
Council WAS held last evening, and Mr..
Mention was called to the chair.
The roll was called and the the min
utes of the last meeting read and ap'
proved.
The Street Committee reported in
favor of granting the following petit
| tiOns:
William ii. Phillips. for curbing and
paving on A street, between Heal ID and
Townsend streets, and for crossing at
Townsend street. John A. Morgan, to
have Twelfth street from Heald to Clay
mont streets curbed and paved. Henry
Conner, to have gutter on Penn street
between Sixth and Seventh streets re-
paired. Patrick Monaghan, TO have
Harr ison street from Front to Third,
and Front street west ofHarrison street,
paved. On the communication of the
Board of Health, relating to two ponds
of stagnant water at Fourteenth and
DUPONT streets, the committee reported
in favor of having them abated.
The Lamp Committee reported In
favor of granting the petition Of James
Mitchell for lamp on Jackson street
between Gilpin and Delaware
avenues.
The Opening Streets COMMITTEES report.
ed in favor of awarding the contract
for grading Clayton street from Front
to Beech, to Peter j. Ford, at "a cen ts
per cubic yard.
The Legislative Committee reported
$40G, for services during the recent
M Of ha orta lot Qnd q
motion being made to draw an order
for the amount, Mr.. Murray asked If
that was the last bill from the com.
mittee, and Mr.. Farrell replied that as
| far az he knew 1t was. The motion
was then carried, Mr.. Murray alone
voting in the negative.
The President announced that the
Mayor had returned with his approval
| the ordinance making appropriations
for the coming year, and that 1t was
now a law of the city.
The report Of the City Treasurer show.
ed balance in the Union National
Bank OF $o,S74.93, to the credit OF the
city, and that during the week he had
collected the following amounts Chief
Engineer Robinson, $l08 08 Clerk of
the Market Writ, SiiS.S4 Tax Receiy-
or Kane, S765 Tax Receiver Moody,
$675; Building Inspector Chandler,
5000 Chief of Police Mcdonnell, $28 !;
City Auditor Ball, $75l.9o.
The City Auditor presented commu.
nication, which he.,h had received from
the Western union Telegraph Compa.
ny, enclosing checks for $143 and SILT
respectively for tax on telegraph poles,
which they stated was paid under pro-
test, as they did not think they were
obliged to pay it, and would hold the
city responsible for the amount.
The Street Commissioner reported
that he had 81 men and II teams EN-.
ployed In cleaning the streets. with a
payroll amounting to S572 43. The
Sewer Department reported payroll
amounting to $1,000. The payroll of
the mer,bers of Council amounting to
$439. 80, vas also prelented, and orders
were drawn for each.
The X ..iding Inspector presented his
report, showing that during the month
OF May he had granted permits for
property valued at Sl2G, $50. and Ieceiv
ed as fees S2O9.
The Coal Oil Inspector reported that
during the past month he had inspected
500 gallons of oil. Tho Clerk of the
Municipal Court reported that during
the month of May he had received $751;
for fines, Sl2 tor fees, and s25. SO tor
costs, making tota of 1859.
The City Auditor reported that he had
examined the accounts of Dennis Kane,
tax collector for the southern district
for the year 1882, and found $770.73 due
the city, for which Mr.. kane's order
on the City Treasurer was enclosed.
The report was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Mr.. Newell called up for a third
reading an ordinance establishing the
grades of certain streets in the Eleventh
ward, and 1T YVES passed, subject to the
approval of the Mayor.
The petition of James r. Sutton, to
have the bottom of Shipley Run sewer
repaired under Eighth street, was re-.
ferred to the Sewer Committee.
John Maxwell petitioned to havel
Gilpin avenue, between Lincoln and
Union streets, curbed and guttered,
and the petition was referred to the
Street Committee.
The petition of the Weccacoo Fire
Company for permission to excavate
the pavement at Second and jackson
streets, for the purpose of making al
manure pit, and for she privilege to tapI
the sewer on Adams street, to drain
their new house, was referred to the
Street Committee, with power to act.
A communication was received from
the Board of Health, asking for $500.
the balance Of the appropriation due
for the year ending July 1st, and an
order drawn for that amount. Also a
communication enclosing preamble
and resolution adopted at the last
meeting of the Board, remonstr ating
against reducing the appropriation from
81, 200 to 81 900, and 1t was referred to
the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Newell offered q resolution, that
was adopted, instructing the City So.
licitor to have deeds prepared for carry
ing into effect the petition of Rebecce
McCorkle, which was granted by
Council for the opening of Haslett
street.
The resignation O John Haley, as in
spector of the Twenty-sixth election
district, Eleventh ward, was received,
accepted, and Harry Il. Smith elected |
to II IL the vacancy. The resignation of
the assistant inspector of the Eighth
district, Fourth ward, was q so accept.
ed, and Peter McAleer elected to fill the |
place. Patrick Cummins resigned as
assistant inspector of the Seventeenth
district, Seventh ward, and John Hark
ins was elected. George Buchanan re.
signed as assistant inspector of the
Twenty first district, Eighth ward,
and John Crowley was elected.
Mr.. Newell presented an ordinance
establishing the grade of mart of