Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-01
THE CITY ENGINEER.
City Council Receives Another Petition
Asking for Frederick III. Robinson's Re
appointment-The Fire Plugs.

Asking for Frederick III. Robinson's Re
appointment-The Fire Plugs.
Before the opening Of City Council last
night Colonel Milo w. Locke, Charles b.
Lore, ESQ, L. G. Yandegrift, Esq,
James l.. Devon, H. S. Christy and
Francis g. Simmons, a committee from
the Beard of Trade, appeared and ne
quested an informal conference over the
matter of widening Tenth street. II was
decided, however that II would be better
to have the conference on Saturday
evening.
Immediately after Council was called to
order Mr., Quinn moved that when Coun-
| Gil adjourn il adjourn to meet on Satur-
day evening at 730 o'clock, to meet the
committee from the Board of Trade Mr..
Roberts objected, and asked why the
gentlemen from the Board of Trade could
not be heard at once Mr.. Quinn ex-
planned that Council had received an in
vitation to attend Colonel A. X Nc
Clures lecture before the Shields Lii
brary Association aud desired to go. He
thought it well r. give the Board of
Trade Committee entire evening The
motion was carried
Mr. Forrest of the Law Committee re-
ported on the petition of p ]. Ford as k
ing that an act be sent to the Legislature
making valid the sale of a portion Of the
sand lot. The report stated that such an
act would be ready to present TO Council
at the next meeting night
The report Of the city treasurer was as
follows: Balance to the credit Of current
expenses, $l57, 627 43 park fund, S427. O4 !;
received Of Z. p. Moody, 81, 440; NJ. J.
Mealey, 1925.
The miscellaneous payroll for January
amounting to 81 sos SO was passed: also
the police payroll for January, amount
ing to So, 93l60
A communication from the chief engi-
neer Of the Fire Department was read.
stating that the fire plugs did not have
uniform outlets, many of them being two
inch instead of two and one-half inches.
Mr.. Baugh offered a resolution requesting
the Board of Water Commissioners. in
view of the trouble experienced in find
ing reducers. to change the fire plugs to
the size required by law At Mr. Quinn's
suggestion the word request in the reso-
luton was changed TO recommend. after
which it was carried.
A communication from William II. Lee.
secretary OF the Board Of Health, was
read, submitting the annual reports Of
the secretary and registrar. The reports
were referred to the committee on print
ing.
A petition recommending the reap
pointment of Frederic H. Robinson as
chief engineer Of the Surveying Depart
ment was read, signed by Alexander
Kelly, j. Parke Postles, R. r. Robinson,
Edward Darlington. James Morrow, j. +.
Casperson, Enoch Moore ID. W. Harlan,
James F. Devon. F. L. Gilpin, Mark NJ.
Cleaver, Harry Emmons, James Bradford,
Charles E. Fritz, c. f. Thomas &. Co.
Washington Jones & Co.. William Bush
& Co. and Francis McCloskey.
Orders for sundry bondholders were
directed to be drawn, for interest due on
February l on city debt amounting to
50, S67 So
Mr. Qninn stated that he had been re-
quested to invite the members of Council
and representatives Of the press to the
lecture of Colonel A. X. Mcclure before
the Shields Library Association. The
invitation was accepted and Council ad-
journed to attend.
Bills were passed as follows: John
Conway, 81; w. H. Hartlove. $1775;
Delaware Printing Company, $57 Sc; NJ.
J. Mealey, commission for collecting
taxes. $2SS; Patrick Dugan. 500 jobs
E. johnson, Sos. 80; John Mcbride
sos. 33; Martin F. Keogh, sos. 49,
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