Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-01-08
City il Council.
mF. MURRAY OBJECTS TO THE
PAYROLL OF rHE OPENING
STREETS COMMiTrEE.
PHYSICIANS ELECT ED


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City Council was called to order last
night puDctually at 7.30 o'clock by
President Farra, and the roll called aud
ths minutes read and approved.
The Lamp Committee reported In
favor of granting the petition OF Patrick
Hughes, for n lamp on Sixth street
between jackson and Van buren
streets.
The Sewer Com mittee reported favor.
ably on The petition OF 3. b. Carswell,
for permission 70 repair the sewer on
his property nc Second and 5hipley
streets
they had examined the ordinance pro.
viding for The appointment OF clerks
for the assessors, aud fixing their ealA'
ries, and that they found nsthing In 1t
contrary to law or the c ty charter.
Tho City Treasurer reported balancI
OF S97 ,65B.l4 In the Union National
Bank 70 tho credit OF the city, aud n
special deposit OF S3,6Si.59 from the
sand lot. He also reported that during
the week he had rtcsived the following
amounts: Tax Receiver Kane, 81 100 {;
Tax Receiver Moody, 81. l.O35; City
Auditor Ball. 1856 10; CLERK OF Mu.
nlcipal Court Pennington, Sl64 60
Building Inspector Chandler. S42 ;
Chiet Engineer and Surveyor Robinson,
SIS Chief of Police Dougherty, $ll
MaYor Rhoads, $i.b0
On motion Of Mr.. Mention, the clerk
was in, tructed 10 make the proper en-
tries on the lien book.
The Street Commissioners reported
that 10 bad men at work during tht
week cleaning and repairing the streets
liz also presented q communication IL
ANS wer to the, motion inEtruotiDg hiu
TO re- port tho amount OF bills due and
unpaid by the Street. Committee, stat
ing that there are 81 ,70209 unpaid bills
and $lO6 BIO. unpaid pay Toils. Th'
Communication WAS received ant
filed.
TIE clerk OF the Municipal Cour
reported that during the past month ht
hal received the following amounts
Fines. SOS; fees, S2a; costs $3.50; total
Sl6i 90 which he had pAidlto tho Cit!
Treasurer.
The report OF the Building Inspecto
| for the month OF December Shove,
that during the month hs bad inspect
ed property valued At $40. 600 and hao
received Sl2 lees.
The Coal OIL Inspector reported tha
during the past month no inspectct
3.S39 gallons Of oil.
The report OF DIR. w. G.. Winner
vaccine physician for the nortbeaa
district, showed that during the yea
| 1855 he had vaccinated l03 persons, o
which 9G were successful, 3 were fal.
ures and in cases the result is not ye
known.
Dr. Joseph p Pyle, of the northwes
district, reported that during the yea
he had yaccinated l5i persons, OF whic
pumber 81 wsre white end l23 colored
The vaccination was successful in IL
cases, and In ~ were failures. The re
port also stated that ha found q gIca
many persons who refused 70 be vacc
| mated.
Tho pay -ro.l OF the President an,
membsrs OF Council, amounting {
$4Si -, was presented, when Nj
HawkinE asked that 1t should be read
after which 1t WAS passed and order
drawn for tho parties named.
The pay. roll OF the Opening Street
Department., amounting to $l04 9o, wa
presented, when Mr.. Mnrrsy aske
that it should be read. The clerk Com
menced 10 read the names, when Nj
Murray said he was not anxious I
hear the names. but he did want I
know what tho mtn had done.
Mr.. Newell, the chairman OF th
comm ittee, said the men had been Ell
ployed on streets that were not u
graded, as the city WAS bound To kee
them in repair.
In reply, Mr.. Murray contended tha
the committee had no power to hay
work done exceeding $50. withot
advertising for proposals..
Mr. Newell said that this bill cover
cd the work done during the last thrt
weeks, and that only three or four me
had been employed Mt a time 10 fl
these ungraded streets ard put them
q pas,ubl5 condition. The streets O
which the work was done were full {
holes and people living on them conl
not eyen get coal, until they were fla
ed.
> Mr. Blake sustained the course pu
sued by tho onmlttce, and said thi
I parsons living OH these streets paid Ia
: the same as Others, and they were el
; titled TO have them In passa BILE cond
ton. he had seen the chairman of u
| com mittee having ashes haulrd TO Il
buC LbiCb thtIbs hbh JHb
had been authorized by a resolution
Council to have all such work done.
MIR. Hawkins wanted the resolutiC
read. hut withdrew his request whs
he WAS informed that il was passed
1876. aud that It, would be almost i'm po
Hible Tor the clerk to fiud it. Tho di
' cussion was continued for some tim
and when at last n vote WAS taken
the motion to draw orders In favor
the parties named, it was carried.
The President announced that ii
Mayor had returned, with his approve
} the ordinance TO fix and establish
grade Of part OF Market street, d
ordinahce in relation to telegraph, tel
phone and electric light wires, and q
ordinance to amend an ordiD aDce
prevent damage by fire, and reeula
the FIRE department.
The petition of E. A. Humphries. 4
permission to connect his property
No. 2iS Market street with the sawe
was referred to the Saver Committee.
William Rigg petitioned for permi
sion to drain his property. at Fifth al
Monroe streets, with a private sew
belonging to Joseph Stoeekle, viii,
n oonnects with Shipley Run sewer, al
y the petition was referred TO the Sew
Com mittee with power to act.
The petition of William Donnelly, I
lamp on French street, betwe,
Tenth and Eleventh streets, was referr
to the Lamp Committee.
Arthur II. Smith petitiontd for d
4 lgradiDg of Clay ton and Dupont stree
y from Front to Fourth streets, a,
Second and Third streets, from q ay t.
TO Scott streets, and the petition W
referred TO the Opening Streets Cor
mittee.
i. The petition Of Samuel Sam worth. I
q lamp at Fifth and franklin stree
was referred to the Lamp Com mittes
A communication was presented fro
tho aa,ralarv of the Board of Wat