Daily Republican., 1885-04-10
Our City Council.
A BILL PASSED GIVING JUDGE
CUM MlNS CONTROL OF
THE POLICEI
BUSINESS TRANSACTED.

BUSINESS TRANSACTED. |
The regular weekly meeting of City
Council was held last evening, with
President Conrad in tho chair. The
roll was called and tho miputes of the
last meeting read and approved, after
which the Standing Com4ittees were
called.
The Finance Committe rSported that
they had examined the REPORT of tho
City Auditor on tue accounts of Dennis
Kane, tax-collector for 1881, and Ed
mund Provost, tax.collector for 1882,
and found them correct.
The Opening Streets Committed to
whom was referred the communication
Of the chief engineer and surveyor, in
titles of tho beds of certain streets,
recommended that the matter be re-
ferred back to him and tho City Solici.
tor, and on the communication in
References TO removal of centre stone at
Fourth and King streets, that 1t be
referred to the Chief of Police.
| The Lamp Committee reported in
favor of granting the petition Of Alex
ander j. Hart, for lamp on Eighth
street between Rodney and Clayton
streets.
| The Legislative Committee reported
adversely on the petition of the Mallea-
bic Iron Company and Hilles & Jones,
to have Ninth street below ButtOnwood
street vacated.
The City Treasurer reported an over.
draft of 81 ,453 81 on the Union National
Bank, and that during the week he had
received the following amounts
| Tax Collector Kane, $3.50 Tax COL
lector Moody, $3.50; Binding Inspector
tChandler, S113; Clerk OF Municipal
Court Pennington, Si9. 80.
| The Building Inspector's report show
ed that during the month he bad in
spected property valued at S59, 600 and
received as fees Sl13.
The Law Committee reported that
they had examined the ordinance fixing
the grades of certain streets in the
Eleventh ward, aud found nothing
therein contrary to law or the city
Icharter.
The Street Commissioner reported
forty men and eight teams employed
in cleaning and repairing the streets,
with pay roll amounting to Sl51.3l,
and the Sewer Department reported
tive men employed with pay roll
amounting to SIC.
A petition for q lamp on Walnut
street between Fourth and Fifth streets
was referred to the Lamp Committee.
q. a. Arnold and others petitionei
: for the paving Of the sidewalk on LON
bard street between Third and Fourth
streets, and the petition was referred t
the Street Committee.
A petition from the Malleable Irol
8 Works aud Hilles s. Jones TO hav,
. Ninth street from Buttonwood street,t I,
r the Brandywine improved, and to con
. Ietruct wharves and inlets, was referred
8 to the Street Committee.
IL Mrs. Ia l.. Lummis was granted per
; mission fS g. Jet tv6f g iGinoofn nc ;,fi' strset.
oil The petition of Thomas Guthrie t
q have Heald street between Eleventh
= and Twelfth streets curbed and paved
8 was referred to tho Street Committee.
oil Mr.. Newell offered an ordinance t
Ichange the grade of Fifth street a
Harrison street, which was read
second time and referred to the La,
d Committed.
el Mr.. Edwin G. Moore offered 8 pream
a BILE and resolution asking the Lev,
IT Court to locate the new bridge over tn
:, Christiana at Fourth, instead of Thii
If street. MIR. Moore moved Its adoption
If and Mr.. Farrell called for the ayes an,
a. nays. Just as the clerk commenced
# call tho roll Mr.. Blake left the room
and although the baliff went IN scare
Of him he returned without hin, TIL
vote was then taken, and resulted |
ID a; es IA aud nays2; Mr. Blake bein
o, absent and Messrs Baugh, BrisoI
Latlmer, McKenna and Murray wer
II excused from voting. President Coz
10 rad and Mr.. II. II. Taylor voted nay.
,ol The Law Committee to whom was II
m ferred the ordinance authorizing IL
h. Mayor and City Council to issue ce
tificates for blank sums of money, r
M ported substitute, making the amour
$4,000, and IL was adopted.
Mr.. Mention offered motion ths
when Council adjourn 1t DO TO me,
next Tuesday evening at 7.3O o'c.ocl
for The purpose of passing bills, and
= % was adopted.
" On motion of Mr.. Farrell, Counc
as took recess Of ten minutes. Wbe
10 Council re. assembled the LegislatiI
a Committee presented an act increasin
3, the power of the Judge OF the Nun
IN cipal Court, which provides that
shall hold session Of court ever
morning, except Sundays and hol
days. The CHIEF of Police is made IL
a, officer of the court, and the Chief {
81 any of the officers who fail to obey a
go order of the court can be adjudge
at guilty of contempt, aud be suspende
rn for 80 days. 1t also gives the cler
10 power to issue warrants or take bal
re and increases hin salary 10 $3.50. I'll
ht act as read was conucrred il.
On motion of Mr.. Edwin 9. Moor
the clerk was instructed To send COP
+ of the preamble and resolution IN refe
as ence to locating the new bridge ;
,ss Fourth street to the Levy Court. III
al motion was passed after beinga1aende
in by Mr.. Merris Taylor, so that Gne vo
70 Of the members as recorded be SCI
70 with it.
On motion of Mr.. Newell. the Oper
ling Streets Committee was authorize
n to advertise for proposals for gradin
=; Fourteenth street from Rodney to Cla
III II ton street, and Council then adjourne.
u- s-s
ne Base ball.
I'D The following games were playt
H. yesterday:
A. BAltimOre-Baltimore, 8; Phil
delphia, 6.
At Philadelphia--Atbletic, q
40 Princeton, 2.
d. At Washington-Proviienoe, 8 N
es tional, 2.
MS At Richmond-yirgini., o; Broo
lyn4.
At Trenton-Buffalo, 10 Trenton,
NOTES.
L. 1t is said that Wilmington will ha'
OF q good team here this seaso, and effoI
ail are now being made to thai effect wi
lplayers who do not want the " earth
he Mandi Defeated
re- DoNooLA, April 0.-The Mahdi b
ry haa,, .oavereiy defeated at El Obei