Evening journal., 1890-09-12
POSTMASTER STEWARDS REQUEST
flo Asks City Council 20 Have south VIII
mington Houses Numbered,

rio ASKS StfF GouMNAf 10 nave cDuAh W II
mington Houses Numbered.
City Council met last evening with
President Farra in the chair. Only
eight members were present at roll
call
The Law Committee made favorable
report upon the petition of the Street
and Sewer Department for the use OF the
sand lot at Thirteenth and Orange
streets. The privilege was granted with
the restriction that the department must
vacate 1t at any time upon order of Coun.
Gil.
The Public Building Committee re
ported a number of itemized bills which
were read by the clerk.
At the conclusion of their reading Mr..
McKenney arose and moved that the re-
port of the committe be accepted.
Mr.. Hawkins arose and made his regu.
lation Thursday night kick. In this in
stance the bills did not suit him, the read
ing of the clerk did not suit him, and he
kicked with both feet. Mr., McKenney
explained that the bills had gone
through the regular process before they
were presented TO Council, but even then
be kicked, because the chair never APP
pointed him upon any committees. When
it came to the vote ON the report Of the
committee his may" arose like the wall
Of a lost spirit.
The Finance Committee made an ad-
verse report upon the petition Of Alfred
Lee, asking for the return of $40 over
paid taxes. as the evidence presented
before the committee failed to show that
the taxes had been paid upon property
already sold
The city treasurer reported the balance
In bank for current expenses $40 6v9 o.;
special deposit Of sale Of lots. $l2 $40. 62 !;
received Of A. f. Messick, 81, $40 49, W.
Y. Swiggett, $37 Collector J. J Mealey,
81, 175; Collector e. p. Moody, $500.
Coal Oil Inspector Durney reported that
he had inspected II, $50 gallons Of oil In
August
Reports from the various fire compan
les were presented, read and fled Mr..
Sharlxey made motion making the fol
loving appropriations to the different
companies Weccacoe, $1,000, Wash
ingtop, 81, ZOO; Fame, $1,000; Phoenix,
Al, 500; Reliance, 81, 800 Delaware
Truck, $1,000; total, $40, 200. The
motion was adopted and the appropria
tions made.
A petition from L. II. johnson to have
80 So overpaid taxes refunded was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee
A communication from Postmaster
Daniel F Stewart wasread by the clerk. 1t
was as follows:
Il respectfully ask that you will have
the new houses numbered in that part of
the city south of Third street bridge
commonly known as South Wilmington
My object in asking this is for the bene-
fit of the citizens In that part of the city
In the receiving of their mail matter
As 1t is now their is considerable diff
Guilty in delivering their mail and I or
ton OF it fails altogether of delivery on
account Of the inability to have it ad
dressed to street and number.
President Farra referred the communi.
cation to Committee on New Maps, and
It will promptly order Council to call the
attention of tn , building inspector to an
him to renumber houses in that part of
the city.
A resolution was introduced by Mr..
Baugh to the effect that the mayor be
requested to petition Judge Grubb TO ap.
point a commission to condemn lands of
Lewis Bullock, at the corner of Vandever
hNtnue anu nuAtDu sNtftVn5 hhh iduA5 VI
Lavinia Price. in order that Sycamore
street can be opened from Clayton to Du
pont streets
The following bills were passed: DR.
E. G. Shortldge, $50; James =. Writ.
%60 Parker & Stanley, sic 80; J. "
Carlisle & Co., $4 80; NJ. f. Kelley, So;
h. s. Milman, So; w. Y Swiggett
$45 99 John Boughman, $751; James
0'Neill. $3.50: f. p. Dillon, $l0S IS (;
same, 1894 ;Sayers Brothers, SO GO; Vim.
0'Donnell, "a so; Bridget Price, SIT 80;
f. L, Rice, Jr, $25; George Haney.
1921. 30; p. ]. Walsh, $12 50 Adams &
Bro, % cents; Andrew Travers, $40 rs
Kennebec Ice and Coal Company. 81 80;
w Fl. Hartlove, $l.75 Every Evening
Publishing Company, $50 9S; News Pub
lishi Company, 5000, Thomas
Rossiter. So delaware Printing Company,
1856 20 90 and w Pyle Company 50. %; Nv
T. Baylis, SIP 49, William Dollard,
SAC so, John j. -Mealey, $500; Edmund
Mitchell, Jr., S11.25; Gamewell Fire
Alarm Telegraph Company, $25i 50;
Southern Electric Company, $53 90; w.
H. Hartlove, As cents J. V. Carlisle & Co.
$3.50; J. b. Shdham, el42; ]. w.
Aydon $i1.50 j. G. Brison, 81. 10.