Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-24
EDITION.
CITY OOUN OIL.


Personalities Murray knocks the
Wiad Out Of tho sand Lot Sails.
Tho regular weekly nesting Of the
City Council was held last evening,
Presideut Eckel In the chair.
The Opening Streets Committee pre-
sented . deed from Joseph TatnAll an0 !
wife, conveying the bed OF Race stree,
to the city. The deed was accepted.
City Solicitor Il. O, Turner appeared
before Council ct the n quest Of the Law |
to give ap opinion - 70 the
effect Of lowering the grade Of Lowering
avenue beneath the track Of the Balti
more and Philadelphia Railroad.
The City Solicitor said the wording OF
the resolution was rather biguous, |
and he hardly know what 1t meant
He, however, was certain that the city |
could open streets whore It plesses and
II would not be liable for damages 70 |
the railroad company, and neither
would the city be required to build
sbutments. be said that had be known
the true meaning Of the resolution he |
would have flsd . written opinion, and
that II time was given he would write
out one In 10 minutes.
A motion was made 10 grant him the
required time to write enc, and that
tho consideration Of the grade be laid
over until the opinion was fled. This
motion gave rise to . long discussion.
Mr.. BAynard thought they had better
act while the Solicitor was here, for 1t
was not known when they would see
him again.
Mr.. Il. a. Tay lor moved to postpone
the matter one week. and that the City
Solicitor be ordered to Fl lie his opinion
by that time. He thought that IL he
knew the very time he was to report he
would do IL. II this was not done 1t
might be long time before they would
come acroes him again.
Mr.. Murray wanted written opinion
and Mr.. Cham beys wanted it immedi.
ately, that action might be taken and.
IL favorable, work could be commenced.
Mr.. Chamber sharply criticized some
remonstrances against the lowering OF
the grade. A number Of persons had
signed the remont trance that owned no
property whatever. Some signed whose
property would not be injurtd, among
whom were Hartmann & Fehrenbach,
but there WAS one, Mary Kinks prop.
erty, that would be injured and she
should be paid damages.
Mr.. Norton was opposed to the low
erlpg or tie grade, as some $50. 600
worth OF property would be damaged
by doing 30 He gas as a general rule
opposed TO grade crossings bat this was
fixed and let it stay liked. Lowering
avenue, he thought, would not be much
injured by letting IL remain hs 1t is.
Mr.. Chambers referred 10 the great
lojs of life at the grade crossings OF the
p, W. & B, Railroad ana said that the
I - tr.
the com m cbity than of making the
proposed change. Every railroad
crossing in the county, he thought,
should be either above or below grade.
After considerable more discussion,
in which the me mbais seemed TO take u
particular plessurs IN reminding Nj.
Turner OF his long Continued spells OF
absence from the City Council, Mr..
Taylor's motion was adopted.
Tbe Lamp Committee reported favor
ably for lamps ut Third and Searlee
Pine, between Sixth and Seventh; Thir-
teenth. between Washington and JEFF
ferson; Adams, between Ninth and
Tenth, and one at Kennebec and Will
son streets. The reports were adopted !.
The Police Commit reported favor.
ably for extending the terms Of the spG
cial policemen at Franklin Park and or
the Brand wine two months longer.
Mr.. McKenna, from the COMMITTEES
on Accounts, to whom the bill Of e B
Frazer for rem ANNEXATION for extra scr
vices, reported In substance that their
was NO ground for part Of the claim,
Amongst the items were "a cents salary
due for three years Is Registrar oil
Deaths and BarIsls, $6 for postage In
mailing reports, one days salary fol
serving over his term OF office, and q
claim for supervising the printing o.
theannual report OF the B )ard of Hea ltt
after his term expired. The salary o
the Registrar Was $500; monthly
$50 662s. He was paid every month
$66.66, leaving tHo-thirds Of cent due
which amounted to 8 cents In yea
and "a cents In three years. His tern
OF Cffice expired June 30th, but tn
newly elected Registrar dia not take hi
place until July2 This made the odt
day in Mr.. Frsz.r's dill.
The report gave rise to o long debat
bet Ell Merris Taylor criticising tn
action Of the committee, and Mr.. Nc
Keuna defending the committee
action. TIE cent debate occupie
halt an hour, and was referred back
the committee.
City Treasurer Griffith reported
balance 10 bank OF $ls9 .9sl 05, and r.
oeipts as follows: Dennis Kane, $40
Judge Cum Minis. for the municipal an
city courts, S4S6.75. City Auditor Bs
reported examining this account an
finding 1t correct.
Street Com N issioner McCloskey r
ported So men employed by him, wit
weekly pay roll OF $40, 435 Loaf
of eand taken from the sand lot durir
The week. Seven men we-e reported
employed by the Sewer Department
with Q weekly pay roll Of $61. SO.
The following petitions were Ieferrt
to the committeet: For lamps at FL
aud jackson and west side OF Jackso
above Third; for curbing, pavemeI
etc, on the eat sic of Franklin sire,
from Che smut to Elm, and ether poir
IL the same locality opening and gra
ing of franklin street, from Front
Fourth; paving and curbing OF the W,
side OF jackson, betw cen Eighth q
Ninth; permission to change the lo'
tion OF railroad tracks at Christia
and Heald and to raise the grade
that point, and to grade laird sire
between Clayton and Scott.
A com munication was received fr
Preston Lea proposing to light
Ninth ward with incaI deecf mt eleci
ehts AZ $40, 80 per lamp per year
I've years. The com nunicatiOn v
referred to tie Lamp Commi toe.
Mr.. Murray, referring t. the petit
OF Thomas Anderson in relation to
grade on Third street bet ween Clay
and 8 ,ott st eets, said that a SINH
petition had been rhree times presen
and that the work / adj not been d.
yet. He then moved that the ST.
Committee be instructed 10 make
grade as requested IL the petition
Mr. Blake movad tn strike mt the