Daily Republican., 1886-05-07
City council.

aud the minutes partly read, when ON
motion OF Mr.. Blake, the further read.
ing was dispensed with.
The Street Com miesee reported favor
ably on the following petitions: Samuel
Mccormick to have Union street from
Sixteenth 20 Delaware avenue filled In
with ashes; DeHaven Norris, to have
the curb reset and street paved at Della
ware avenue and Tatnall street, and
crossing laid In front of the Academy
of Music; John Mines to caro- and gut
ter the south side Of Conrad street be.
tween Van Buren, and .Harr son streets;
George T. Simmons, to- pave the bed OF
Lord street from Spruce 20 Church
street.
Mr.. Murray wanted to l;now how
much this work would COST, md moved
that the report be referred book to the
committee to ascertain the gcat, but be-
fore the motion was vote upon Mr..
Abele withdrew the report. The peti.
tion OF John Steward to Lavs the bed
Of Pine street, between 9aN enth and
Eighth streets, paved, was reported fa-
vorably, but was also Withdrawn by
Mr.. Adele.
The committee also reported favora.
bly, on the petition of Thomas Darling.
ton to have Sixth street, betw cen Jack
son and Van Buren, streets, guttered
and curbed, and on the petition of
Joseph K. Martin to have sone hundred
and seventy feet on the westerly side of
Van Buren street, between Seventh and
Eighth streets, paved and curbed.
The Lamp Committee reported IA.
vorably on the petition Of Peter
Haughey for lamp at HoWland and
DUPONT streets.
The Sewer Committee reported ia.
| vorably on the petition of Benjamin
Nields and others, for torra.cotta
drain pipe on West street, from Della
ware avenue to Fourth street, to con
meet with the Tatnall street sewer al
Fourth street.
The President announced that the
Mayor had returned with his approva
the ordinance fixing and establishing
the grade of part OF Second, Third
Clayton aud DUPONT streets.
The City Treasurer reported a balance
Of l9,781.92 in the Union Nationa
Bank to the credit of the city, aud thai
during the week he had received tht
following amounts: Chief Engineer
Robinson, $3.50 08; Tax Receiver Moody
$500; City Auditor Ball, $400. Sc; Ta1
Receiver Kane, 5000; Clerk OF the Mar.
ket Writ, $50 80; President Farra, 81. 80
The Street Commissioner reported
that during the week he had "a mel
and teams employed in cleaning an(
repairing the streets Of this city, with I
payroll amounting to S101.61.
The Coal Oil Inspector reported tina
during the month of April he had In
Ianpctad @ 25h pallnna 0f nil
The Sewer Department reported ;
pay roll amounting to $151.12, and al
order for the amount was drawn II
favor of the Street Commissioner.
The pay roll of Che President an,
members of Council, amounting S677. 81
was presented and Mr.. Mention movet
that orders be drawn in favor Of tn
parties named, but Mr.. Murray asket
that the names, with the Dunlber 0
Council and committee meetih IS eacl
member had attended, be 'ssd -VhicI
was done by the clerk.
; Mr.. Murray then said that 1t SCENE
strange to him that there was such
difference In the amount due the men
bers, as he found that some we're gettin
almost four times as much rs other
II might be said of him that he had re
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could not be said OF others, as theI
were some who would willingly serv'
A vote was then taken on the motion |
pass the pay roll, and it was carried.
Francis T. Dillon was then granite
permission to set 500 feet of curb &
Fifth and jackson and VanBure
lstreets.
/ William II. Griffin petitioned fl
inlets and traps on the north and soui
eide of Fourth street, near Poplar,
prevent the stencil rising from IL
sewer, and the petition was referred
the Sewer Committee, with power
act.
The Wilmington City Railway Con
Z pAny asked permission to lay tracks {
ID Sixteenth street, from Delaware aven,
:, and DUPONT street, aud the petite
was referred to the Street. Committee.
Mr.. Murray presented q protest fro
citizens of the Tenth ward again
Council purchasing park, and NJ
n McKenna presented one to the san
ir effect from citizens Of the First - ar
~ Both petitions were referred to q
1- Special Committee on Parks.
10 The petition of John Davis, to pa
70 and gutter the north and south sides
r Maple street, between Maryland aven
= and Jackson street, was referred to {
Street Committee.
The communication from the Boa
of Water Comm lssioners, as pnblish
ar in the REPUBLICAN last Weinesda
a was read by the clerk, and referred
te the Finance Committee.
'. On motion of Mr. Merris Tayl
a Council went into nomination al
, election for building inspector. N
"a Taylor nominated Patrick Dillon, a.
~ Mr.. Moore nominated Philemma Chan
a. Ter.
The President appointed Mess
Baugh and Bayuard tellers, and til
No announced the vote az follows: Patri
# Dillon, 10; Phiiemma Chandler,
"a blank,
al Mr.. Newell called up for third rea
! ing tho ordinance regulating the sal
= OF the City Auditors clerk, and Wh
y the first section was read moved TO /
:. the blank with S720 per annum, maxi
an increase of Sl2o per annum.
MIR. Murray opposed the ordinan
and said that he had always been und
the impression that the Democra
"a party was in favor Of reform and kee
"a ing down the expenses, but instead
~ found that they we're continually raj
"a ling salaries. He was opposed to tbi
y, ss he Knew there were numbers in u
10 CITY who worked hard for less than {
auditors clerk now gets. He had
objection to the young man, and co
sidered him his friend, but he owed
N duty to the taxpayers which caus
st him to oppose the increase.
Mr.. Newell asserted that Mr.. Murr'
T. ihAd said that he thought the sala
ut should be raised, but Mr.. MUIR,
denied having made such remark.