Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-05
CITY COUNCIL,
THE WEEKLY sEssI N LAST
EVENING.
Reports Of Omcers for the Past Month.
Damages for the Condition
Of West Second Street.

II
The regular weekly meeting OF City
Council was held last evening, with
President Eckel In the chair.
The Law Committee reported ad
versely on the petition of McCaulley
Brothers for e45 damages sustained
Through the negligence Of the Water
department.
The Opening Streets Committee re
ported favorably on the return of the
commission awarding William Ferris
5000 for damages sustained by the
Iopening OF Fourth street. The commit
tee also reported In favor of granting
the petition Of j. r. d. Seeds for grad.
Ing hirk avenue, and that Of Franz
Gin gieback to have Fifth street between
Scott and Dupont streets graded.
The Fire Committee reported In favor
Fire Company, asking that they be nd
vsnced one half of their semi-annua,
appropriation, and an order was drawn
In favor Ofthe com pany for 1926.
Tho City Treasurer reported o balar oe
Of $93, 862 81 In the Union National
Bank to the credit Of the city, and that
during the week he had received the
following amounts:
Tax Receiver Kane, 1915; Tax Rsceiv-
or Moody, $3.50; Clerk of the Market
tSmelis, S126 "a; Clerk OF the Municipal
Court Hyland, S306 At, Chief of Police
DouRberty, $29 80; Oity Auditor Ball,
$272.04; Chief Engineer Robinson 81 49,.
40; Building Inspector Dillon, $129. 80.
City Auditor Ball reported the names
I Of parties from whom he had made ool-
lections on claims for paving and curb
ing, and on motion Of Mr.. Merris Taylor
the clerk was ordered to make the
proper entries on the lien book.
The Street Commissioner reported 40
men and teams employed, with . pay.
roll amounting to 4202 96.
The Goal OIL Inspector reported that
during tho past month he had inspected
II, 87S gallsns Of oil, and the Building
Inspector reported that during the
month Of October he had inspected
property valued ut $88, 900, and received
rs fees $120, and for privy wells 50 80.
Clerk Of the Municipal Court VIM. B.
by land reported that during the past
month he had received $167 for fnes,
Sb7 fees and $80.47 for costs.
Clerk of the Market Smeltz reported
that during the month OF October he
had collected $l26 "a, and that he has
succeeded In driving away the street
peddlers.
The pay roll Of the President and
members OF Council for The month of
October, amounting to 1881 "a, was pre-
sented and orders drawn in favor of the
parties named.
A bill OF $500 was prssen ted from
Mrs. Walther for damages sustained to
her business by the condition of Second
street, between Jefferson and Madison
streets. Mr.. Merris Taylor said he
hoped this matter would receive due
and on his motion 1t was
referred to the Law Committee.
A communication from the Board of
Water Commissioners, asking Council
70 pass an ordinance authorizing the
issuing OF bonds to the amount oil
6I6, 900 to psy bills falling due January
LIST, was referred TO the Finance Com
mittee.
Another communication from the same
body endorsing the resolution of thel
Board OF Health, recon amending al
sewer on the Brandywine, was referred
TO the Sewer Committee.
Mr. Merris Taylor presented o com.
munication from Squire Vandegrift,
stating that the horse and carriage us ed
by the Street Commissioner, belonging
stable and would be sold ON Saturday,
November 90 to satisfy Judgment
which ex-Register K b. Frazer had oh
tained against the city.
Mr.. Merris Taylor moved that an
order be drawn for the amount of the
Judgment and costs, aud the motion
was adopted.
j. r. d. Seeds g. Sons were granted
permission to set curb on jackson street
at Kirk avenue.
A communication was received from
ID ii. Coyle, complaining about the
condition OF West Second street BIS
tween Jefferson and Madison, with a]
bill enclosed of 1915 for damage to his
busintss. 1t was referred to the Law
Committee.
William Taylor's petition, calling
attention to the condition OF the side.
wax on Gilpin avenue, near Scott
street, was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
The petition OF VIM. r. Beatty, ask
ing that the work on Dupont street, |
between Front and Fourth streets, be |
completed 80 that the street will be |
passable, was also referred to the Street
Committee.
Patrick Cahill petitioned for lampI
at Third and VsnBuren streets, and /
one on Third, between VanBuren and
Harrison streets, and the petition was
referred to the Lamp Committee.
Levi O. Bird, Esq the counsel for
tbe B, and o Railroad Company, was
present, and, on motion of Mr.. Newell,
WAS granted permission to make q
statement In reference to the obstruc
tioDs placed by the company on Fifth
avenue, and which were complained of
at the last meeting of Council.
Mr. Bird read communication which /
he received from City Solicitor Turner,
and said that he referred it to Mr..
Irwin, the superintendent. He showed
q map Of the locality and stated that
neither Fifth avenue or Duncan street
pany have their turn.table. He ad-
mitteti that they had placed their tracks
on that avenue without permission of
Council, and said that while they were
to move them at once, il Coun.
Gil 30 ordered, 1t would cause them con
siderable inconvenience. 1t Is the In.
tention Of the company to erect largeI
workshops in this city which will be
completed by next spring, when they
will remove these tracks. He hoped
Council would permit the tracks to re.
main until next March, and II Council
thought 1t wise. the company would
pay the city reasonable rent for the
use Of the street until that time.
Mr.. Newell said that as the repre-
sentative from the Eleventh ward It
was his duty to see that the rights OF
the city were not encroached on and that
was his reason for bringing the matter
before Council. This street is not graded,
and he was satisfied that 1t would not
injure or Inconvenience any one to