Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-10
CITY COUNCIL
TIE REGULAR WEEKLY SESSION
LAST NIGHT.
Nothing But Routine Business Trans
acted-Proposais Received-A Large
Number of Monthly Bills Paid.

Nothing but Routine business Trans
acted-Proposais Received--A Large
Number of Monthly Bills Paid.
The regular meeting Of City Council |
was held last evening with Preside mt /
Eckel In the chair. The Finance Com
mittee repor; ed in favor of granting the |
following petitiors for return Of over |
paid tax: John Taylor, $1.25: John
Kellum, 81 SO; e T Dilworth, S13. 96; |
W. W. Birchsll, $3 10; Mrs. Ida r. Nc
Cam, So 80.
The Public Building Conn mittee re-
ported In favor OF granting the pt tition
of j. W. McAllister to widen the side
walk at Fifth and Walnut streets.
The Opening Streets Committee re-
ported In favor of awarding the con-
tract for opening Gilpin avenue be-
tween Harrison and Franklin streets to
tee also presented deed from Susanah
In. Andsi son for the bed OF franklin
street and Thirteenth street.
The Law Committee reported that
Ithey had examired An ordinance liking
and establishing the grade of q ; art Of
lGilpin avenue, and an ordinance fixing
land establishing the grade of Fifth
lstreet, between Madison and Monroe,
and found nothing in either contrary t.
law or the city charter.
The Committee on Accounts reported
that they had received q bill from K
lB Frazer, for SIC. for work done In
Isupervisipg the annual report Of the
Board OF Health, which they recon-
mend should be returned, as they did
not think 1t should be paid by the city.
The Sewer Committee reported in fa-
vor of awarding the contract for cover.
ing Rattlesnake Run Saver to James
Conley.
The City Treasurer reported balance
Of Sl79 046.86 in the Union National
Bank to the credit of the city, and that
J during the week he had received the
, following amounts: City Auditor Bail
Isl 121 rs Tax Rsceiver Kane, 81 $50
rax Rsceiver Moody, $500.
The Sewer Department reported
seven men employ ed, with pay roll o.
lS64 98.
The petition of Hugh Patton. to hav,
loo feet of the bed of Fifth street. be
Tween Franklin and Broome, filed in
, was referred to the Opening Street,
lCommittee,
Il 1indall Brothers were granted per.
imission 10 set 100 feet of curb on Mon
c iroe street, between Teath and Eleventh
tstreets, and L G. Van X leek wa
lgranted permi ission to set 80 feet OIL
ITenth street, between Spruce and Ben
lnets streets.
Mr.. Moore presented bill from
James 7. Leach OF S48. for sand AM
Il lerave! taken from his lot over Eleventh
!, street bridge, and IL was referred to th
IL proDer committee
al George w. Feeney petitioned for tn
having OF the side walk on Tenth street
} between King and French streets, au,
and 1t was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
The petition of w. j. Ellison, for
tlAmp on Adams street, between Mint
and Tenth streets, WAS referred to tn
etiLamp Com mittee. The petition G
, Hugh McConagy for LAMP on Pin
y. street betw cen Sixth and Sevent
Y streets, was referred to the same coH
tmittee.
IL a petition wsB received from th
Chief of Police and members of th
forcs, asking that they be advance
their clothing money, so that they wi
be able to order their clothes and hay
them In readiness for the cold weathe
1t was referred to the Police Committe
Isl g. W. Staggers & Co. asked permi
-. sion to use the south end of Hutto
! street, and 1t WAS referred to the Sire
II COMMITTEE, with power to act.
- On motion of Mr.. Merris Tay lor Il
lp lclerk WAS instructed to enter tvs pop
credits on the lien book for those WI
,havs settled with the City Auditor /
Isidewalhs or other work done by d
lefty.
\ Mr.. Ahele presented two reno
J. Istrances, one of which was signed
Hartman 81 Fehrenpach and the 9th
,Iby James Riddle * Sons Compan
IS against granting the petition of I.
Baltimore q Onlo Railroad Company
W lower the grade of Lowering avenu
/ h and they were referred to the Openil
Sire 9ts Committee.
The following proposals were re;
sh for city hauling: Michael Riley,
Ger is per load; Harry O'Neill, A
IS cents, James It. Mcbride, 392i CEN
4 John McKeown, 55 cents; Waiter M
~ Elvey, AZ cent?; James Riley, 40 cenl
r.. Proposals were also received for t
excavating of ZOO cubic feet of di
ne from the beds of Brown street fro
In ISixth avenue to Seventh aver ne al
", Seventh avenue from Brown street
n. I.Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroa
The price being per cubic yard WI
"a o. Meara, "a u cents; James j. Riley,
~ cents; James +. Mcbride, 271s cen
y, Walter Nc Klvey, 21A cents; Har
odIO'Neill, 4l. cents; Michael Riley,
cents.
The Opening Streets Committee,
10 motion of Mr.. Murray, was author!z
10 ad vertise for proposals to open Eli
aS, street between Broome and Rodney.
During the evening the followi
III orders were drawn: Dennis Kane, SO
E. P. Moody, 1924 68; w. s. Cloud,
j. + Ball, $3.50; Fanny McKeow
t72 90; r Walker, $l65 TAI Neal Duf
1871 co, Patrick Haney, S6375; L
ward Wilson, So so; James Stidha
nd lS21; Michael Riley, $49.8S; McClenah
s. Brother. S5S 20; Morris M. Weld
alSi; William Curran, $40; Patrick M
Geary, 50 80; Hugh Patton, S42 s8; il
KELLEY, $3.50 rs; Samuel Denney, S67
Emil Beck, $1.5O; Mrs. Quinn, S6
lP. Lynch, $27 30; John Hawke, 81 8
M. Maroon, SS5 90; Mrs. Hennigt
! S45 90; John Lavery, $48.75; Henry 4
l KINNEY, $176.25 Patrick Pagan, $65.
- IJohn Leonard, $6375; Mrs. Patri
Tucker, $65 90; James McKendri'
S264 68; Patrick Carberry, 800 90, Aly
he Alien, S29 10; Patrick CARRIER
"o S5 80; Burng & Monaghan. S12 90; Oh
Warner Company, 81 so; II. Bnrl
81 so, M. Kyle, 81 35; j. V. Carlisle
III, Co., $24 81 ; Davis & Brother, $685.
of Andrew Traynor, $21; S. G. Simm'
q Brother, $3.50 40; James f. McBri,
eS. lS25. 80 Michael r. Kelley 81 ;J. V. Q
iisle & Co., So cents; e G. Parker ~
SIy l75; Lawrence Burns, 50 80; 81
Frazer, 10 cents; Louis I. Gruoo, Si