Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-10-01
CITY COUNCIL.

Long Session and Considerable Dis
cussion Last Night Registrar Frazer a
Bill Not Aliowed-An Opinion on the
Lowering Avenue Grsds.-Comm,ttss,
ON Legisiatioz Appointed After Pro.
tracted Discussion.
The regular weekly meeting of CITY
Council WAS called to order st z "a
O'Clock lastevening by President Eckel
and the roll called by the clerk. The
% ilutes were partly read when on mo
titn OF Mr. Blake the further reading
Was dispensed with and The standing
committees called.
The Opening Streets Committee re-
ported favorably on the following pc
titions: Daniel McKsnney, for grad.
Ing franklin street, from Front to
Fourth street, at an estimated cost oil
$400; Thomas Anderson, tn put dirt or
Third street, between Dupont and
Scott streets; g. j. Wiley, to have
Thtreet nth street, bet ween Franklin
and Broome streets. opened and grade ed
The committee als0 reported In favor Of
Awarding the contract for rsiing
Fifth street to James r. Mcbride, as
he is the lowest bidder. The return OF
the commission appointed to assess
damages for opening Eleventh street,
awarding S2.0 900 70 Taylor Cause, was
pr sented by the committee with Q
Recommendations that It be rejected.
The Lamp Committee reported in ia.
vor Of granting the petition of d. j.
Mention, for lamp ON jackson street
between Third and Fourth streets, and
on the petition Of John McVey, for q
lamp on King street between Front and
Wafer streets.
The Law and Public Buildings Com.
mittees reported that the city owns the
Academy lot, now used by Mr.. Chad
wick, and recommended that the matter
of boundary line be settled by arbitra
ton. The report WAS accepted and the
joint com mittee instructed to take &C
tion in the matter.
The City Treasurer reporteda q balance
in the Union National Bank of $685.
8s6.83 to the credit of the city, and that
during the week he had received the
following amounts: Tax Receiver Kane,
$500; Tax Receiver Moody, 1925; Regis
trar Lee. $3.50; Mayor Rhoade, 81 80.
The Street Commissioner reported
that duriug the week he had 63 men
and teams employed on the eand lot
and the streets of this city, with q pay
roll amounting to $376.58, and the
Sewer Committee reported men en-
ployed, with payroll amounting to
$50 30.
TIE police payroll Of e 931 SO and
the miscellaneous payroll of 81, ,924. 81
were prese nted, and orders drawn for
the amounts.
The Committee on Accounts, to which
was referred the account Of ex- Registrar
Frazer, reported that an examination
of the Auditors books show that Mr.
Frazer is entitled to "a cents for services
rendered, and that he is not entitled te
pay for July /, az he did no duty what
ever on that day, and also that they
find he did not perform the work fol
which he claims pay in preparing the
yearly report of the Board Of Health
The committee further reported thai
they had also ascertained that he did
not use the postage stamps for the city
tor which he claims pay, and that from
1888 TO July Of this year there were
/ 1893 bodies passed through this city, fol
each OF which he received fee OF d
cents, for which he has never made any
returns to the City Treasurer. The re
port was accepted.
The spt ciAl committee appointed h
ascertain from the Street Com missiouel
the coet per load Of the sand taken from
the sand lot reported that for 917 two
horse loads taken out the cost WAS 87s.
cents per load.
The report caused lively debate, Ii
which Mr.. Murray took leading part
and called on the Street Commissions
to make . statement, which he did, Civ
ing the number OF men employed an(
loads of sand hauled. MI. McKenni
said that he had been informed ths
there are q number Of men kept around
the sand lot who do nothing, excep
draw their pay, and he asked the Stree
Com m issioDer II such was . fact.
Mr.. r. H Taylor objected to tn
question, and said that II Mr.. McKenni
had charges to prefer against the stree
Com missioner, he should do 1t In pro
per manner.
Tue Street Commissioner denied tha
such was the case, when Mr.. Murra,
inquired who employed the men, an.
made the assertion that the com mis-
sioner had nothing TO do with hiriul
them, and consequently had no contro
lover them. He moved that the cou
missioner be requested to state whethe
he or some ore else employs the mel
which are under him, but as he refueet
% put his motion In writing 1t was NO
lentertained.
The Law Committee presented
ilengthy opinion from the City SolicitO
lon lowering the grade Ut Lowering ave
Inue at It's intersection with the Balti
Imore Il Philadelphia Railroad, whicl
Ittated that II In the opinion Of the Chic
lEngineer 1t was necessary TO chang
1.-The grade, the city could not be hell
liable for any cost the raj road conpan,
kmay be put to in building abutments o
an overhead crossing.
Il A communication was received fron
The Baltimore s. Ohio Railroad Com
pany stating that they had oIdere'
safety gates for Scott street crossing
and had placed o watchman there unit
the gates can be obtained.
A communication was received froI
che Water Commission stating ths
they had re ejected the claim Of Mr.. MI
| Oaulley for $45 damages, as 1t wa
Ishown that he had sufficient time o
slowed him by the employees of ths ds
oartment to save his mortar bed, whic
Ihe neglected to avail himself of.
The petition of Robert h. Balm,
have the gutter on Jefferson street, b.
llw.en Ninth and Tenth streets. II
oairsd, was referred to the Street Con
: mittes, and the petition of George "
I / Bush, to have the gutter on Fror
D Il street, from searles to Union street.
oaved, was referred to the same con
lmittse.
samuel Price and others petitionf
for permission to lay drain pipe
Fifth street, from Washington to Wes
,cH m Ua aahi n otnn atreet from Ftfi