The daily gazette., 1874-12-04
CITY Council.

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OCULAR MEETING LAST EVENlNG-THE
COMMITTEE TO DISTRIBUTE FUEL TO THE A
poon-RLFcrIoN OF AN ASSISTANT TREA- 4
sUIEn-woRK ON THE NEW RRsERvoIR, :,
&C., --- .-' .ltAf
The City Council met in regular session, t
last evening, President Maris IN the ehan. 2
The Committee on Bonds reported that
am examination of the bogd book showed
that all the officers had bonded. aud tnat the 8
Treasurer and Auditor had given new bonos b
there being Irregularities claimed In thsir
old bonds. Adopted. .,
The Opening Streets Coinmlttss we're '
continued until the first meeting IN Aafch !
next, on the petitions OF W. r, y y. aASss
and others .---.i
Comr ittee ON Distribution Of fuel.
First Ward-Thomas Johnson 81 /,
second Ward.-H. b. McIutife. N' Bod +'
Third Ward--Wm. Green. ni' .-
Fourth Ward---Jo ohm Gi Baker.
Fifth Ward--A. F. Pickels. .,...A 4
Sixth Ward-John II. Adams. .p r
seventh Ward--A. L. Lichteustein. .rel 4!
Eighth Ward---H- w. Downing. H,
Ninth Ward-C., Fsblger, -.
Tenth Ward2Mties Bnrke., 3ll 70 ~, y, |
Mr. Adams declined, and his collssgus,
VIM McMenamin, wos appointed Instead.
The reports OF the City Treasurer and
CITY Auditor were read..--The former stated
| thai the water loan sstes tor the week were
S5, 900. The latter showed n balanss in
bank of $53. .63222. 40
The Street Commissioner reported 50 men
aud IL horses and carts employed In the
Street Department. Thepay ioli amounted |
to s292 81.
The Chief Engineer reported "a men etn- |
ployed in the Water Department., and auo |
men and "a horses and carts at the Spfing |
Reservoir. The Department pay roll
amounted to $303 go, and the reservoir pay
roll to $57S.74. ,,l
The reservoir horse aud cart pay roll
amounting 10 sa9s.12, was also read and
passed.
The Registrar reported that the receipts
Of the Water Department, for November,
were S2l2.
The report Of the Finance Committee,
relative to the disposition OF the FUNDS srls-
, ing from the sale Of water loan bonds came
} up for consideration under the head OF un-
finished business, and was, on motion, re-
. turned to the Committee for ono week, ~
await the opinion OF the City Solicitor ON
the subject.
i A committee from the Washington s. +.
e. Company petitioned for loan OF $2,OOo
fiom the city, to bo secured by n mortgage
on the Company's real estate. referred to-
= the Committee on Fire Companies.
Tho White Rose Assembly pctiiionsd ior
tie use OF the City Hall an the evening oil
Dee 3lst, Tor the purpose CT hoid'nS a
sociablo. Granted. -
Nr. VIM. III. Candy presented the
Ieturn of the commission on opening
d Vandever Avenue betwccnAMarket and
y Lamott streets. The damages assessed
- amounting to 81 100. O6 benefits, none.
lReferred to the Opening Streets Com
mittce. l. ....K
le MI Burke asked for information III
relation to the suapenalon oil woik on
The reservoir. fkt-L. l.. .4I
Mr.. VIM. n. Candy said it was be
n cause every bit OF work done oaitc
u frost set in Is 80 much money tlrowl
away.
"A Mi. Farrell said no had been informe'
4 by good authority that there was nc
frost enough in tho ground to interior
with woik Oh the new reservoir. III
Thought thut the work should 20 OF
H. in Justice TO tho poor laboring mc1r'
MIR. Vim. nj. Candy said that I'll
II men. who gave the information kne'
ID nothing about the subject. T. -
Mr.. McIntire, objected to Mr. CAMP
stopping the work on his own rcspol
600 slbility. ~. fH
90 Mr.. Candy said tho ground had M
"a "a been fit to work on since Saturda
90 and that last night the whole Wat
800 Committee had decided to discontin'
@oS oSS the work. But as much work W
.0C0 be done during the winter as pos;
,59o BILE. Es. .f4.,,
,o0o ,oo Mr.. Adams moved that Council pr
500 coed to the nomination and election
0O0 an Accountant for the Treasurer
oS49 ,S9 office, and nominated Mr. John
t7SO Taylor.
I260 Mr.. Hayes nominated Harry Owe
ooo shine.
800 5UT Mr.. Taylor received twelve vott
- Mr.. Ovenshine eight, and blank OF
9.Wo whereupon the chair declared D
Taylor duly elected.
$50 Mr.. Lichtenstein offered resoluti
!, n,ubs Te authorizing the Finance COMMITTEES
employ Mr.. James Woolley to ms
n B out balance sheet up to and includ
I. M. Nov. S0th, 1874.
u Mr.. Mcfntire called for the ayes
nays on the resolution, which resul
ss follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Adams, Baker, Y
Candy, Downing, Lichtenstein, un'
wood.
NayS-MessIs. Dlcktd, DuIho,
NJ Candy, Febiger, Farrell, Gre
Hayes, johnson, Lynch, Murray,
Menamin, Taylor, President Mar
ID.
/ So the resolution was lost.
mate mate Mr.. VIM. M. Candy moved that
.Te1' Water Committee be authorizeC
apply for bids for furnishing n
4; H. =; pipes for 1875, and the pipes for I
ioeni. ing the necessary connections with
new reservoir. Adopted.
nprsss During the evening the follo'
orders were directed to be drawn
ill be Water Witch 3. F. E. Comp
,lde,s. $8s Chas. Burton, Jr., $3.50. 70
ef 'ns Belts, $23S J. II. Publ, $2.31
Burton, Jr., $50. 50 Michael Aele
SONS 461 David Campbell, $400; j.
Maharty, $216.66.
isn A number of bills were read, ar
" 3D. motion Council adjourned.
issersa 81 ss Naohionahlo Nurnit,