The daily gazette., 1874-09-25
FIRST EDITION! ]!
THE COUNCIL MEETING.
MILFORD JOTTINGS.
COMING POLITICAL EVENTS.
The city Council.

ING Low, &c.
The City Council met at the regular
hour, last evening, President Maris in
the chair.
lhe Finance Committee presented a
report on James Woolley's statement
of eXTrcasurcr Killgore's accounts 1t
will be found elsewhere
The street Committee reported in
favor of remedying the unsafe condi-
tion of Tatnall street below Water (as
petitioned for) by the erection of wall
on the east side of the street Estima-
ted cost $lGU Bdoptcd.
Same committee reported in favor of
filling up Front street, between Broome
and Clayton, as petitioned for. As |
this report cont ainedno estimate of the /
expense of the work, it was rccommit
ted
Same committee reported that the |
| contract for. paving Pennsylvania |
Avenue between Harrison and Van ]
Buren, streets had been awarded toGeo |
| III. l.. Simmons, also in favor of award
| ing to Wash Cox the contract for
| constructing II sewer ON Reed street
| between jackson and NanBuren. Adop-
ted.
| On the petition OF Swift, Courtney
| and others, for the opening of Walnut
street, from Fourteenth to the Brandy
| wine, the Opening Streets Committee
was continued until the first meeting
| in January.
The Law Committee reported that
the Ordinance authorizing the constuc-
tion of sewer ON East Ninth street
from Walnut to kirkwood was correct
and legal This Ordinance was after
wards read a third time and passed
Nc McIntire's resolution requiring
the discharge from the City Hospital
of all patients not suffering from TEN
porary sickness came up for consider
alton.
MIR Lichcnstcin offered an amend
ment excluding from the provisions of
this resolution those persons at present
: in the Hospital whese board is sprompt-
ly paid
MIR McIntrc read II section from
the act incorporating the Hospital,
which especially provides that only
those needing temporary relief, can be
admitted to the Institution. He said
there was now there one mcurablc pa
ticnt from Newport
The amendment was adopted by ayes
! and nays, rs follows:
. Ayes Messrs Adams, Burke, VIM.
r Candy, VIM NJ Candy, Downing, Febi
ger, Farrell, Hayes, Lichtenstein,
Lynch, McMenamin, Murray, Pickles
Iaylar, Undc. wood President Mars
Ii
Is Nays Mcssrs. Baker, Bickta, John
n son, McIntire-4
- The resolution Was then adopted 10y
2. the same vote, excepting President
Matis, who voted in the negative.
. The report OF the City Treasurer ant
City Auditor We're read. The latte
showed II balance on hand Of 81
10 1U3 a
The Street Commissioner reported 3
men and II horses and carts employe,
- in the Street Department. The pal
n roll amounted $19S II.
= The Chief Engineer reported l29 mel
employed in the Water Department l 1
2. Of whom were employed on the ney
e ae reservoir, The Department pay rol
amounted to S262. ID, and the rcservoi
te pay roll to $3.50 81,
oi Petitions and communications wer
70 read and referred, as follows,
D. For the macadamizing of Orang
ns street, from Water to Dock, and tn
o curbing and paving of the sidewalks.
.e For iron cutters plates at Ninth an
ho King streets.
ms For tagging across the east sid
o. o. of Taylor street, ut " ilson street.
le. For the repeating or modification {
no the Ordinance, requiring all cesspoo
'u to be cleaned by the Odoriess EXcay
de tor Signed by Wm Bright. VIM. Re,
lily noldS, Saml McCaully, Henry q. Di
Is lon, Dr. Fl. +. Askcw, Ferris " Garre
Iat ID. McCullin, llr r. Bringhurt, Gct
BY " Bush, James Elliott, &. Chandle
y, Geo. Ii. Bates, NJ. NJ Child and OF
70 crs.
or Mr.. Melntire NOS ed to refer to speci
nat committee of three.
ire Mr. Febiger moved to amend by refe
nd ring to the Board of Health. Lost, by
vote of 9ayes to ii nays.
Mr. Mclntircs motion was then adop
ed, and follow lg committee appointe'
McIntirc. Wm NJ, Canby and Undt
!. wood.
For lamps at 10th, llth and Claymo
streets at their functions with Rai'ro
ro- Avenue; and one at l4th and Claymo
:, streets
the For the maeadami2ing Of Jacks
aapr1 street between Th~d and Fourth.
For the paving of cutters on East ii
eat Mr. Lichtenstein moved that Conn
ear proceed to nominate and elect Super
, tendent of City Hospital.
He then nominated VIM. Y. Moore.
MIR Farrell nominated VIM. ii. Patti,
| son.
5 A ballot BENG taken, Mr.. Moore
sai 81 ceiyed IL votes, and Mr.. Patterson ..
ths Whereupon the chair declared N
ent Moore duly elected Superintendent
ow- the City Hospital
or Mr.. Wm. Nj. Candy presented prop
3D. al for constructing the sewer on East
na 'na street. 1t was from Robe., Lee, W
,nai proposed to build it for S2575. Refell
to the Street Committee.
ore. ON motion of Mr.. Liehtenstein ord
NH were directed to be drawn infavor OF
ord different fire companies, as follows:
our. Fame Hose, 500; Reliance, $500: Pho
ix, 1925: Delaware. $1,000; Washingt
o. SlG)O; Friendship, s9c }; Water Wit
S9I2. 80; Weccacoe, $3.50. Total, S6,7s7
Mr.. Adams called the attention OF
heads of the different committees to
,r fact that the appropriations were gett
I'D low. and said it money was spent here
| Ton 10 ~ had hnnn sppnt the uppfopl