Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-05-14
City Council.

City Council.
The usual weekly session Of City
Council was called to order at 1901
O'Clock last evening with President
Farra In the chair.
The clerk called the roll Of members
and proceeded to read the minutes Of
the previous meeting, but on motion Of
Mr.. Blake the reading was dispensed
with, and the standing committees
called.
The Opening Streets Committee pre-
sented eight deeds for the beds of streets
from NJ. M. Child, and one from Henry
Banning, which were on motion &C
cepted.
The Lamp Committee reported favo--
ably on the following petitions: John
O. Hartman, sr., for lamps on Clayton
street between Gilpin and Shallcross
avenues, and between Shallcross and
Lowering avenues; Daniel Bickta, for n
lamp on Madison street between.Seventh
and Eighth; j. b. Robinson, for lamp
on Eighth etreet between jackson and
VanBaren; W. j. McClary, for n lamp
on the south side of Sixth street between
Madison and Monroe.
The Sewer Committee presented two
plans for q sewer ON Webb street from
Front TO Second, one of which would
cost %, 832.98 and the other S3,7l2.31.
The committee made q report stating
that they deemed It tinexpedlent to adopt
either of these plans, and recommended
the construction Of q short fivef
sewer at cost Of $500, and the report
was accepted.
The City Treasurer reported balance
OF S12. 284 90 in the Union National
Bank to the credit of the city, and that
during the week he had received the
following amounts: Tax Reoeiver
Moody, $594; Tax Receiver Kane, $500;
John w. Hawkins, So; Building In
speotor Chandler, $119; Chief of Police
Dougherty, S83; Clerk of Municipal
Court Pennington, 500 80; Clerk Hy.
land, -.
The Street Commissioner reported 80
men and 10 teams employed in clean
ing and repairing the streets Of this
city, with a payroll amounting TO
$340. .96.
The Building Inspector reported that
during the month OF April he had in
spected property valued at 500, $50 and
received fees amounting to $119.
He also reported that from April 30th
to May 9th he had inspected property
valued 1t %, 983 80, and received fees
amounting 10 $40 63. The report also
stated that he had condemned build
ing at Taylor and Kirkwood streets, and
seven frame houses as follows: One at
Bird and Nancy streets, one No. AL W.
Second street, three on the south side OF
the p, W, b b. Railroad, south Of
Liberty street. and Two on Church
street at No. 808 $40.
Tho fuaraotar .anarn roandad tIa& aao
tion 2 of the fire ordinance, which pro-
vides that the first story In the rear of o
dwelling being briok, the second may
be built Of wood, for bath and porch
purposes, and not to exceed 216 feet
square, be repealed, ~ many persons
take advantage OF 1t, by apply ing IL 70
other purposes after they get closed In g..
making 1t dangerous, particularly
where whole rows are built in this man
ner. He also recommended u change In
the section providing for commission
TO settle disputes. The report, was re-
| ceived and filed.
The report of H. r. Pennington,
Clerk of the Municipal Court, showed
that during tbe month OF April he had
received the following amounts:
Fines, $51; fees, $l9 so; costs, SIS. 80.
The payroll Of the Sewer DEPART
ment, amounting to sl34.26 was pre-.
scented, and an order drawn for the
amount In favor Of the Street Commits
Isioner.
The President announced that the
Mayor had returned with his approval
the ordinance relating to the Auditors
clerk, and the ordinance authorizing
the loan Of $50, 900 for the Water Com
mission.
| The petition of Charles T. Simmons
asking perm .ssion to connect hi,
property at Second and Poplar streets
with Stalloup Run sewer was referred
to the Sewer Committee, with power tC
J lact,
A communication was received from
the Board of Health, stating that the
new Board had been appointed by
Mayor RhOads, and that after or2Ani-
! zing they had elected executive officers.
u Walter Cummins asked that the
Igutter be paved at Eleventh and
!, Adams streets, in front OF the property
/ built by him. and the petition was re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
The petition Of Charles IL. johnson,
for a lamp on the south side of Twelfth
} street, between King and Frenc
} streets, was referred to the Lamp Com
mittee, with power to act.
:. A communication was received from
Robert Smith, calling attention to the
ipetition to toe City Passenger Railway
Company to lay their tracks on Six
lteenth street, and protesting against
: it being granted by Council, as be
claims that the tracks will depreclste
the value of property belonging to him
3 on that street. He also claimed that
/ on account OF an informality In the
) deeds Of the bed of the said street,
: the city has no power to give the com
> pany any right to use 1t. The com
municAtlon alao stated that as the b. g
} P. Railroad Company had not con-
structed their station within the time
3 Ispecifed, when the street was vacated
3 for their use, 1t was the duty Of Oounci
2 to open tG through their property, anC
I closed with q request that the petition
3 of the railroad company be- dismissed
4 The matter was referred to the Stree
: Committee.
A communication was received from
Joseph o. Seeds, complaining OF a nui
sance caused by the city ON lot he
Q longing to him ut Fourteenth and Scot
;. streets, and threatening legal proceed
e ings unless Ii Is abated. The commu
0 nication was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
III William Forrest was granted permis
Q sion to set go feet Of curb Oh Heal
Q street at Thirteenth, and 65 feet ON Thil
i Iteenth street at Heald.
I,I The petition Of Frank Quigley for th
% grading, curbing, paving and gutterin