Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-23
City Council.

called to order by President Farra
after which the roll was called and th,
minutes partly read, when on motion O
Mr.. Z. 81. Taylor, ths further reading
was dispensed with.
The Street Committee reported IL
favor Of granting the folio wing peti-
lions: Philip G. Plunkett, TO have
Front street, from Shipley TO Madison
paved with Belgian blocks; d. W.
Hughes, to have Front street, from
jackson street 10 Maryland avenue
paved with stone; Daniel j. Chamb bers
TO have Second street, from vanBurer
to Madison streets, paved with
stone during the coming summer
Samuel A. Price, TO have Third
street from Madison to Harrison paved
Patrick Ryan, to have McCaullsy stree
curbed, guttered and paved; Spencer
Jordan, TO have the west side of Lom.
bard street from Eleventh To Nc cCaulley
street curbed and paved; Joseph L
Carpenter, Jr.. to have the curb re.ser
on the east side Of Shipley street, be
tween Ninth and Tenth streets; Johr
Wagner, to have So feet of Chippey
street above Thirteenth eurhsd and
paved; John Carr, to have rs yards on
the west side Of Twenty second stree,
curbed, paved and guttered; Francis s.
Bradley, to have crossing placed al
Twelfth and Brandywins streets, and
TO have the east side of Heald street ai
Twelfth, and the south side OF Twelfth
street at Heald, graded; Peyton g
West, to have Fourth street from Wash
ington TO Madison paved with Belgian
blocks; II. e. Gallagher, to have Twenty
second street from Market 10 Lamotte
street curbed and paved; James Clark,
to have Fifth street from Jefferson tc
Madison street paved; K. B. Cooling,
for . crossing vt Fifth and Madison
streets; Patrick Gormley, TO have .
twelve-foot trunk added to the one on
Harrison street, between Fourth and
Fifth streets, TO drain his property
George W. Sutton. for o crossing al
Fourth and franklin streets; John O.
Patterson, to have the west side OF
Adams street, between Second and
Third streets, paved; anc that of Pete
KeeRan, TO repair the cutters on Wes
Front street.
The Finance Committee, to whom wa
referred the resolution in reference t,
the interest alleged to be due on loan
Nos. z and 8 by the Water Com m ission
reported that they had conferred witt
the commission and found that they
had submitted the matter to their coun
sell.
The Law Committee reported tha,
they had examined m ordinance to fiz
and establish the width OF the side
walks on o street between Twelfth aud
Thirteenth streets, and between Orange
and Tatnall streets, and an ordinance
to amend certain ordinances of the
city, and found nothing in either CON.
trary to law or the city charter.
The Lamp Committee reported favor
ably on the following petitions That
of Thomas j. Daniel, for q lamp on
Pine street between Tenth and
Eleventh streets; I. Samuel Lee, for q
lamp on Van Buren, street between
Shallcross and Lowering avenues, an d
that Of ID. 7. Bradford, for q lamp on
Jefferson street between Twelfth and
streets.
The City Treasurer reported a bal.
anoe In the Union National Bank OF
S26, ,612 Al to the credit of the city, ana
that during the week he had re.
ceived from Tax Receiver Kane, S4OO,
The Street Commissioner reported 81
men and teams employed In cleaning
and repairing the streets, with q pay
roll amounting to $239.12, and the
sewer Committee reported = pay roll OF
STA 30.
Tho petition of John A. North, call.
ing attention to the sidewalk at Gilpiu
avenue and Scott street, and asking
that 1t be placed in good condition,
Was referred to the Street Committee.
Edward p. Williamson and others
asked that Fourteenth street from Rod
uey to Clay ton street be graded without
further delay, and reminded Council
that the work was ordered to be done
last year. The petition was referred to
the Opening Streets Committee.
James Conner petitioned for perm Is.
sion to tap the drain on West Fifth
street, and the petition was referred to
the Sewer Committee.
Tho petition of Thomas Darlington,
trustee, to have the south side of Sixth
street between jackson and Van Buren,
paved aud guttered was referred to 6he
Street Committee, and also the petition
Of Joseph p. Martin to have 170 feet on
the west side Of Van Buren, street be-
tween Seventh and Eighth curbed and
paved.
j. p. Almond and o number of others
asked permission to lay q terra Gotta
drain pipe on West street from Della
v are avenue TO Fifth street, and the
petition was referred TO the Sewer Com.
mittee.
The petition of J. B. Robinson for q
lamp At jackson and Van Buren, streets
was referred 70 the Lamp Committee.
DsHaven Morris and sthers petitioned
for the resettinE Of the curb and repair
ing of the street In front of the Academy
Of Music. Bullock's wheelwright shop
and Smiths marble yard, and that flag
stone crossings be laid. The petition
was referred to the Street Committee.
John Mines petitioned TO have Con-
rad street between Van Buren, and Har.
rison streets curbed and guttered, and
the petition was referred to the Street
ommittee.
A communication was received from
Thomas Ryan and others, stating that
hey were anxious 10 60 ahead with q
lumbor Of improvements on Webb
'treet, and asking Council to meet
here at an early day for the purpose of
aking some action toward having the
'treet graded and sewer laid.
Mr.. Mention moved that the petition
,e granted, and that when Council ad-
ourn 1t be to meet at Front and Broome
treets, at O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
lie said that Council could 60 out and
Tiew the ground for the new park, and
Ittend TO this business ct the same |
ime.
Mr.. Farrell said that he thought 1
''clook rather an early hour, rs some Of
he members would be Obliged to work /
Until IL o'clock, which would not allow
hem sufficient time 20 get ready and be
present at that hour. He offered AMI
that Couucil mset at al
''clock at the City Hall. The amend
nent was accepted by Mr.. Mention, and
he molten adopted.
George W. Bush was granted per.
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