Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-12-17
CITY COUNCIL.

Tho Chief Engineer Caiys Attention to
the Condition of West Froat Street
The Petition OF the Jenney Electric
Light Company Granted.
The regular stated weekly meeting of
City Council was held last ev enlng with
President Eckel In the chair. The roll
was called, and the minutes of the last
meeting read and approved.
The City Treasurer reported bslance
iof $64 625 In the Union National Bank
to the credit of current expenses, and
|S27 1l.26 to the credit of the Park
fund. He also reported that during the
weak he had received the following
amounts: City Auditor Ball, 1924 81;
Tax Receiver Kane, 1926; Tax Receiv OF
Moody, $506.
The Street Comm issioner reported
that he had 20 men and team employ
ed, with q payroll amounting to $780,
III.
The President announced that the
ordinance fixing and establishing the
Rrade OF a part of Lowering avenue had
been returned by the Mayor with his
|spproval, and that 1t Is now law OF
this city.
A communication WAS received from
Chief Engineer aud Surveyor Robinson,
stating that Front street between
Adams and jackson streets Ia unfit for
travel, and that IL Is now closed. He
wanted to know whether 1t should be
allowed to remain closed, er whether
he should compel the contractor to put
1t in passable order at once
A discussion ensued, during which
Mr.. Hessiop said the street was in q
terrible conditiont and impossible. Mr.
Miller said the entire matter is now In
the hands OF the Opening Streets Com
mittee, who were doing AL in their
power TO have the work done, when
they were stopped by the weather.
Mr.. Adele moved that the Street Com
N issioner be instructed to place two
men to block off the street.
Another long discussion ensued,
which was participated In by Mestrs.
Hession, Murray, McKenna, X, II.
Taylor and Barney, and when it closed
Mr.. Adele withdrew his motion. Mr.,
Hession then offered q resolution that
the Street Commissioner be instructed
to close Front street from Adams TO
jackson, or such part Of 1t as may be
unfit for travel.
Mr.. Forrest said he would like to hear
the opinion of the City Solicitor on this
matter, when Mr. Abele remarked that
he thought 1t was well understood by
this time that the Solicitor refused 10
give verbal opinions.
Mr.. Turner, who was present, said
h3t he had tried to get to see the con-
tract. as he had been approached by
the attoriey OF the Front street Railway
Company in reference to this matter,
but he had learned ~ " he contractor
had it in his pocket na" '>rt
The clerk, thyepsh PrssidsnSs, Eckei,
deuied this assertion and said ,6atbe
contract Was in his possesei on, and IN sS
the Solicitor could see it whenever hs
wanted to.
After another long discussion q vote
was taken ON the resolution and 1t was
adopted.
A communication was received from
the convention OF firemen which met
on Wednesday evening, stating :has it
had been decided 10 ask the Legisla.
tuIe to pass az act increasing their ap.
preparation by dividing the appropria'
tio1 Of tue defunct Water Witch Com
parry among the companies now In
service. They aleO requested that the
Legislative Committee OF Council act
with their committee in this matter.
The comm unicatioD was referred to til Q
Fire Committee.
Two bills were received from Pro
thonotary Maxwell, o, Q OF which was
for $425 with interest," and costs, amount
ing to 500 II, in the Colquhoun case
against the city, and the other for $3.50,
with interest and costs, amounting to
Sl3S.7 in the case of Kent vs. the city.
Tho City Solicitor gavo a lengthy
opinion on the application of the Jen-
ney Electric Light Uompany for right
OF way through the city, which decid cd
mat Council had the power to grant
uoh right.
On motion of Mr.. Merris Taylor the
report OF tie joint committee, recon .
mending that the right be granted
under proper ordinances and restric-
tious was then adopted.
During the evening the follow ing
orders were drawD: For park purposes.
Bishop Curtis, $l4, 900; VIM. Baeden-
kopf, Sl,s55; William McGaryey, $500;
william Dennison, 81 ,2e0; John MuI-
ray, S325 The following bills we've
also allowed: Boushman & Oo., $26 80;
Il. p. Moody, "a; Ferri Bros. $3.50.