Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-30
CITY COUNCIL.
An intended Short Session Draws Out
Into Long One and q Hot Discus
sion-Col. Norton Denousced as no
Democrat.

The City Council met last night
promptly at O'Clock, the members
mopping the sweat from their brows
with handkerchiefs.
Clerk Messick stood up to read the
minutes of the last meeting, when Col.
Il IL. Taylor, In order to hurry up and
have short session, moved to dispense
with the reading. Every member voted
Tor 1t and breathed q sigh of relief that
few minutes would suffice to do the
The work. Alas! for human expecta-
| tionsl The session lasted until about
10 O'Clock. The electric light matter
was called up when Mr.. Dillin, anxious
TO get away, had it postponed another
week.
The following petitions were reported
favorably or granted: e. p. William
SOD and others, for a lamp on -Four
teenth street above Rodney; G. T. Nor
ford and others, lamp ON Bennett above
Tenth; John Mulvaney, to place 100
feet of curbing at Sixth and Van Buren,,
divided between the two thoroug fares;
Benjamin Nieids and others, to lay q
terra Gotta drain on West street from
Delaware avenue to Fourth street, to
connect with a drain at Fourth and
ratnall streets, the work to be done by
the petitioners; Joseph L. Carpenter,
Jr., and others, for terra Gotta pipe on
numerous streets in the western part OF
the city.
The City Treasurer reported S161..
206 81 in bank to the credit of the city.
Street Comm missioner McCloskey re-
ported single and 2 double teams: SO
men and l foreman employed on the
streets, with 8 men and foreman al
the sand hole, and 81 loads of sand
hauled during the previous week. The
pay coll, S479 SS, was passed, as was
one OF $57 so of the Sewer Department.
and one of 30 921 6S, OF the Police De.
partnent. Seven men were reported as
employ ed by the Sewer Department.
President Eckel announced that the
ordinance relating to drainage had
been returned signed by the Mayor,
and Was now law.
Mr.. Hawkins presented protest
| from Robert Smith, read and referred to
the Street Committee, against the Will
minRton City Railway Company lay
ing siding on Sixteenth street, be
tween Clayton aud Dupont streets. He
claimed that the commission appointed
to condemn tue street had failed to per-
form Its duties and hence the street
still belonged to him He asked that
an investigation OF the matter be made
Mr.. Chambers presented a petition
from J. I. Heald q Co., for the refund.
ing OF the capitation tax of Charles e,
Weldin.
| Mr. Murray presented a petition from
lJohn Mulvaney, asking for perm ission
to curb and pave 100 feet at Sixth and
VanBuren streets. The request was
granted, the work to be done under the
supervision of the street commissioner.
| Mr.. Adele stated that q majority OF
the Street Committee had agreed on
awarding the contract for removing
the ashes of the First district to Franz
Ginglebach, the old Contractor, foI
lsl700.
Mr.. Newell presented a minority re-
port in which Mr.. Blake concurred
substituting the name of James r. Nc,
Bride for that of Franz Ginglebach
Mr. Newell said the proposals were the
same, and in stating his preferences fol
Mr.. Mcbride he did not wish to cas-
any reflections on Mr.. Ginglebach. L
was however we'll known, he said. tha
the latter had not given the best salts
faction while Mr.. Mcbride In all tn,
contracts he has had has always giver
satisfaction.
Mr.. Norton said that no did not prc
pose TO be run by any one or two mel
in that Street Committee. These tw,
men, he said, came into the committe
with slate made up. have no axe T.
grind, but want to do wha. is best
These men had signed the contract will
Gingleback, but after wards scratches
their names off.
Il Mr.. Blake-We had cause 10
scratching our names of, and you know
what that cause was, (he said turnin
to Mr. Norton). / am in favor G
Igranting this contract to Mr.. McBrid
on good grounds. There have bee
r very grave complaints against Ginglt
g bach. In my neighborhood he spille
6 ashes over the pavement of q gentl,
r man who demonstrated with him whe
I he cursed him. l saw him one da
: -ispill ashes on the pavement, and whe
3 demonstrated with him he cursed IN,
! When he found who l was he made a
t apology.
ii Mr.. Abeie and r. HI. Taylor advocl
g ted the majority report. Merris TsY Il
l and Mr.. McKenna favored the minorit
/ lIreport.
IL Mr.. Norton wanted to know IL the,
? was not something else that made M
!. Blake change bis mind.
Mr.. Blake said he would be qualiie
r that there was not.
e Mr.. Norton Your qualification
j not worth anything.
vi Mr.. Murray favored Mr.. McBrid,
4 There were three bids all the sam
v lSl700. He had known Mr.. Mcbride 6
one of the best contractors In the cit.
I'll The vote was then taken, but I'll
Q President not beiug able to decide, q
Q aye and nay vote was demanded, Il
motion being to substitute Mr.. MI
n Bride for Mr. Ginglebach. The folloy
y ing is the vote:
d Ayes-Messrs. Ayars, Blake, Barr
10 hill, Cham bers, Hession, Miller, M
Is Kenna, Murray, Newell, Sswdon, Me
r ris Taylor, President Eckel.-12.
oi Nays-Messrs. Adele, Brison, Hs,
q kins, Moore. Mitchell, Norton and
q II. Taylor.-7.
stl MIR. Blake then moved that the nan
ID of Michael Reilley be substituted I,
ts thai of Henry McKenney for the secor
70 district
Q. Mr.. Blake stated that the bid
es Michael Reilley was $4,000 and that
re Henry McKenney was IL 800.
lRI Mr. N0rtOn.-N NOW you beo tuo
S, iiect. The whole plot was made up
o. tween these two men from the Ten
d and Eleventh wards"
igl Mr.. Murray.-''I beg pardon; neith
OF them Is from the Tenth ward" ?"
n Mr.. Norton-"I stand corrected fro
ir the Third and the Eleventh wards"
n Mr.. Blake-"I want to give the co
ts tract to the best bidder, even II he Is
3. little higher than another. MT. Refill
at is the old contractor; he has his hors
ne and carts and is ready to go right
Ia with his work. Nobody can say that
is has not done his work right; there h
to tnayar haan any cnrnnlaint AGAINST hiI