Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-04
City Council.
THE REGULAR MEETING LAST
NIGHT - THE SAND LOTS
BOUGHT AHD PAID FOR.
THE GASOLINE LAMPS.

THE GASOLINE LAMPS.
The regular weekly meeting OF City
Council was held last evening, with
President Farra in the chair. The roll
was called and the minutes of the last
read and approved.
The Public Buildings Committee pre-
sented the deeds of John Fehrenbach
and wife, and Edwin Il. Barr, for the
sand lots at Twenty.fourth and Tat
mails streets, with the statement of the
City Solicitor, that he had examined the
titles and found them good, but that
there was an encumbrance on the Feb.
renbach lot.
He recommended that an order be
drawn, for the price asked for the lots,
in favor of the City Auditor, and that
he be instructed Ia conjunction with
the City Solicitor to pay the encum.
brances and turn the remainder of the
money over to John Fehrenbach and
wife, upon their giving the proper
deeds.
Mr.. r. Fl. Taylor moved that the re.
port be adopted and orders drawn for
81 1926 and S4 ,b42 to pay for the prop
lerry. Mr.. Murray said that he always
was opposed to buying these lots, and
called for the ayes and nays. On mo
tion of Mr.. Mention, the deeds were
read, after which the ayes and nays
were called and resulted as follows,
Ayes M essrs Abele, Baugh, Blake,
Brison, Barney, Barnhill, Denney,
Grubb, Latimer, Mitchell, Mention,
Moore, Smith, r. Fl. Taylor, N. Taylor,
Newell, Farra; II.
Nays-Messrs, Hawkins, McKenns,
Murray, Miller; 4, and the report was
declared adopted.
The City Treasurer reported a balance
| of S113, ,929 40 in the Union National
Bank to the credit of the city, and o
special deposit Of S9,6S0.S5 from tine
sale of the old sand lot He alsoreport-
cd that during this week he had receiv.
cd the following amounts: Tax Re
ceivar Kane, $1100; Tax Receiver
Moody, S475; Building Inspector Chand-
Ter, Si03 Chief Engineer Robinson,
|$75; City Auditor Ball, $3O8,57.
The report of the Auditor in reference
to the collections he had made, was
presented, and on motion of MIR. Men
ton the clerk was instructed TO make
the proper entries on the lien book.
The street Com missioner reported that
during the week he had 81 men and six
teams employed in cleaning and repair.
ing the sts., of this city, with pay roll
amounting to $50 10, and the Saver De.
partment reported q payroll amount
ing to $40.25.
The Building Inspector reported that
during the past month he had inspect
ed property valued at $52. 600, and col.
lected S103 as fees
Tue Coal OIL Inspector reported that
during the month Of Novem Der he had
inspected 13, 242 gallons of coal oil.
The payroll OF the President aud
members of Council for the past month,
Amounting to $547.34, was presented
and an order drawn for the amount.
The report of the Clerk of the Muui
cipal Court showed that during the
past month he had received the follow
ing amounts Fines, $104 fees: S36 so
costs, $40 58 /; total. $190.08.
| The petition of Patrick Hughes, for
lamp at Sixth and VanBuren streets,
was referred to the Lamp Committee.
Harry Sharpless petitioned for per-
mission to tap the sewer on King street
! at Second, and the petition was referred
to the Sewer Committee.
The petition of Edwin 81. Barnes fol
| a lamp ON Tenth street between Lom.
bard and Pine streets, was referred to
the Lam p Committee.
A communication was referred from
the Washington Automatic Gas Compa
ny of Baltimore, stating that theday be
fore the time for closing the proposal
for lighting the gasoline lamps in thi
city, they had been called on by al
agent of the Pennsylvania Globe Ga
Light Company, who represented g
them that his Company had purchased
sufficient stock in the Automatic Com
pany to obtain controlling interest, ant
that on account of these representation
they were induced to withdraw thei
bids, which were $3.50 per lamp TO
one year, or $1S for three years tha
since that time they have learned th
Representations were false, and onl.
made to get them to withdraw. The
therefore ask that the time for receivin
bids may be extended.
He also gave notice that the Penn
Isylvanta Company are infringing OF
their patents with the burners used u
this city, and that they shall hold tn
city responsible for their further ust
Appended to the communication wa
an affidavit settling forth that through
their attorney, Wayne McVeigh, the
had entered suit against this compan!
for the infringement. The communl
cation was referred to the Lamp Com
mittee.
i A communication was received an
read from the Water Commissioners
acknowledging the receipt OF the opin
ion of the City Solicitor in reference t
the interest on loans Nos. aud Z, bu
that they had failed to find the opinio
carries any weight.
They also state that according TO th
act Of the Legislature creating the CON
mission, they are only bound to pa
, interests on loans for the WaJr
Department, and that as loans aud
have matured and been paid, they a.
no longer bound for the interest. The
ask that they be informed il thes
! bonds are still known as water loan
or 1t they are now considered unds
another name. On motion of MI
Mention, the clerk was instructed
furnish the information requested,
A communication was received frol
tae Christiana Improvement Compan.
jcalling attention to the condition
Shipiey run sewer at Front and r ~
streets, and claiming $192 81 Tor dam
ages sustained to their property. Tn
matter was re.erred to the Sewer an
Finance Committees, jointly.
James Murray was granted perm
sion to set 81 feet of curb on Harrisa
street., north of Fourth.
John A. Stone petitioned for lam
|, on Maryland avenue al. e IN rect, al
, the petition was referred TO tn, Lam
Com mittee.
An ordinance in relation to telegrap
Telephone, and electric light wires W
read a second time and referred to t
4 Las Committee. The Council then q