Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-08-20
CITY COUNCIL.
A LONG DisCUssION ON THE IH-
PRODUCTION OF THE ELECTKIO
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The regular wee kly meeting Of City
Council was held last evening, with
President Rckel in the chair. The roll
was called and the minutes partly read,
when on motion the further reading was
dispensed with.
The Opening StIeets Comm ittee re--
ported in favor OF awarding the contract
for grading Trout street at Aiams to
Patrick Carberry.
Mr.. e. II. Tay lor presented a commu-
nication from the electric light CON-
pany offering to furnish all the gas useA
III the city hall, in addition to Inc elee-
trio light If it is introduced, for $leb
per year, making 81 600 per year for
Doth.
Mr.. Taylor moved hat the ommuni-
cation be accepted and the con tract to
furn ish the light be awarded TO the,
company. This lead to q len n thy dis
cussion, which was participated IN by
Messrs. Blake, Murray, Norton, N ewelI,
Moore, Bay nard, Chambers and Bar
ney. While Mr.. Blake was speaking
in opposition TO the electric light, he
contended that the company WAS in
Icreasing the number of electric
lights to such,ans extent. that the plap,f,
would not be sufficient to supply the
power, and that the lights not
burn, especially during the holidays.
He said that be did not believe Mr.. Nor
ton knew anything about the light
Mr.. Norton said he did not, and Mr..
Blake continuing said that he knew ala
about 1t himself, and no one could tell
him how much power 1t took to run It.
NV a will Inn IN
tee and ask the company questions
about the light, when Mr.. Norton re-
joined, "Oh yes, you would be willing
to serve on any committee" This was,
received with laughter, and MIR. Blake
said "I'll attribute that to your ignor-
ance." He then continued and said
that he was opposed TO the light and
would vote against its introducIion. a
vote was then taken which resulted In
ayes IL, nays 10, and the President
decided that the motion to award the
contract to the Electric LigGJ Com
pany was adopted.
The City Treasurer reported a bal
ance of $l9l, ,2l5.42 in the Union Ma.
tional Bank to the credit OF The city,
ana that during the week he had re-
ceived the following amounts: Tax
Receiver Moody, SO 27O.65; TAX Re-
"a
Ball, S2l4.15; CLERK Messick, 81
The Street Comm issioner reported;
that during the week he had IS men
and 10 teams employ ed in cleaning and
repairing the streets, with a payroll
amounting to S44173, and the Sewer
department reported pay roll Of $62.-
l22.
The petition OF E. T. Dilworth, TO
have Sl3. 06, overpsid tax on properties
on jackson street, from Nos. 5l9 20 525
refunded, was referred to the Finance
Committee.
w. W. Bircball a. ked that he be re-
| lieved from the payment of 8S 1U Capita
tion :ax TOR the present year, az he re-
meved from the city last March, and
the petition was referred to the Finance
Com mittee,
The petition Of d. W. Miller 10 have
Seventh street from Rodney to DUPONT
streets, and Clay ton street from Seventh
to Eighth graded, WAS referred to tho
Opening Streets Committee.
| w. 7. Straghn's petition To have
Monroe street, above Tenth, curbed and
Iguttered was referred to the Street COM
mittee.
| A petition to repair the gutter at
| Shallcross avenue and Union street.,
from Hamilton Stewart, was referred to
the Street Committee.
James Riddle, Son & Co. petitioned
for the paving OF Scott street, from
Lowering avenue to Riddles Road, and
the petition was referred to the Street
Committee.
A petition was received from resi-
d ents on Bird street, complaining thai
the Wilmington & Northern Railroad
Company had erected fence across itr
and asking that it be removed. At ths
request of Mr.. Newell The mater was
referred to the Opening Stres!s Com
mittee.
M. Newell called up for third
reading The ordinance establishing slae
grades of certain streets in the weseeJn
part of the city and it was passed, sub
| ject to the approval of the Mayor.
Mr.. Adele offered resolution In
structing the Sewer Committee to clszn
the traps, as they have all the spph-
| ances for doing the work. The resoln-
ton was opposed by Mr.. B-ison, who
)contended that it vas the duty of TIM
Street Committee to attend TO this.
work, which was denied by Mr.. Abela..
The resolution was finally referred 10
the Street ard Sewer Copomitteas
Jointly.
On motion of Mr.. Merris TAY Ior the
clerk was instructed to make the proper
enteries On tho lien book, in aeeoidanoe
with the report of the City Aud itor, and
Council then adjourned.