Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-15

ing of the City Council was held last
evening-Mr. President Wiley, in the
chair.
Mr.. Ropes presented petition from
the Foreman of Red jacket Engine
Company, No. 4, relative to the dilapi-
dated condition of their engine house.
Referred to committee on Public Build
ings.
Mr.. Schultheis petition from the
German Lutheran Church for lamp
post, for the opening of Centre street.
Referred.
Judge Tenney,-petition for tagging
in front of certain lots in Morrell street
Referred
Mr.. Lyon presented resignation of
William Day, as assessor of Seventh
ward, which was accepted.
Mr.. Cowell presented the resignation
of John McGrath as inspector. Accep-
ted.
| A remonstrance was presented from
the residents and property owners upon
Jefferson avenue, between North ave-
nue. and Port avenue, against the pro-
posed paving of that avenue with Bel
gian pavement. The main objects ur-
ged are that there is not sufficient ira
vel upon the avenue, and that the side
walks are not as yet tagged or graded.
A petition of G. Reinhardt, for per-
mission to lay the tagging in front of
his own property, at his own expense,
was granted.
Mr.. Ropes presented petition from
Nicholas Dabb and others for fire ny
drant at the corner of Franklin and
Third streets. Referred to fire COM
mittee.
Mr.. Cowell called up the ordinance
Strengthening Washington avenue, from
Broad street to Pearl street-said ave-
nue. to be &C feet wide.
Councilman Schultheis nominated
Murphy Lyon as an inspector. Refer
red to ST. eet committee.
Mr.. Cowell wished to know why it
was necessary at this time to refer these
nominations to the different commit
tees.
Capt. Ropes replied that as nomina-
tons for sewer inspectors had been re-
ferred to the sewer committee, he
thought it was no more than right that
the same courtesy should be extended
to other committees.
Mr.. Cowell thought that members
were as capable of deciding the compe-
tency of inspectors as members of the
committees. He had always supposed
that Councilmen from the wards di-
rectly concerned were better qualified
to Judge of the merits and dement's of
persons to be appointed than members
from other wards. He could not I'M
derstand why this matter was being
urged at this time. 1t was a new ar
rangcment to him.
Mr. Gray concurred with the gentle
man from the Seventh ward, and consi-
sidered that it was all wrong to take
away the prerogatives of the Individual
members. There is no better way of
selecting competent inspectors than to
entrust these matters to the members
from the wards interested. The recon-
mendation of member should be suffi-
Gent. Members could and would be
held responsible for these appointments,
whether good or bad.
Mr.. Price thought that the board
should have charge of these appoint
ments.
Judge Tenney calledupon these mem
bers who wereopposed to referring these
appointments to the sewer committee,
to rise, and tell him what the duties of
a sewer inspector are. OF all the sewer
inspectors appointed last year, there
were but one or two who might proper
ly be considered competent inspectors.
He could d" tell tales that would aston
ish the gentlemen of this Council.
Mr.. Cowen wanted to know who was
most interested in behalf of the proper
ty-owners of the Eighth ward--a gen
tleman from another ward, or the mem
bers from the ward in question. He
did not wish to take the power from
any committee. They certainly have
charge OF all inspectors, and should a
person be reported to this Council fol
incompetency or any direliction of duty
he had no doubt but that their recon-
mendation would be adopted.
Mr.. Gray thought as he had drawn
up one or two ordinances defining the
duties of inspectors, he ought to be
able to state such duties, but he would
not take the time Of Council in SO doing.
He would, however, ask the chairman
of the sewer committee to name a sin
gle person who had acted as an inspec-
tor in the Fifth ward; who had proven
unworthy or incompetent