The daily gazette., 1874-10-10
The Citu Council.
ADJOURNED MEETING LAST EVENING

ADJoURNED MEETING LAST EVENING
| CHARLES BURTON, JR., ELECTED
| REGISTRAR VICE f T.. CRUDE, De
| CLINED.
The City Council met in adjourned
session, last evening last evening, at
the usual hour last evening, President
Maris in the chair.
Mr. VIM. Candy called up for third
reading the Ordinance providing for
~ widening of the French street side
walks one foot additional, from Front
to Fourteenth streets, The Ordinance
was passed.
nance authorizing the matchmaking
OF the bed of Orange street, between
the F., W. IL b. Railroad and the south
side of Dock street, which was read
Twice
Also, an Ordinance making an addi-
tional appropriation for the repairing
and cleaning of streets, by taking from
the appropriation for sewers. Read
twice.
| Mr. VIM. NJ. Candy presented the
following proposals for grading Van
Idever Avenue:
Philip Lynch, "a "a cts per cubic yard
p. W. Reynolds 80 q" L" 1" "
Martin Kehoe, 32 " " 4" &"
They were referred to the Opening
Streets COMMITTEE.
Same gentleman presented some cor
respondence between City Solicit or
and the Water Committee, in which
the latter inquired whether they were
authorized to hire horses and carts to
work on the reservoir at the same
rates paid to Ford and Nichols, who
have the contract for furnishing teams
for the reservoir, when said contractors
could not furnish II sufficient number :;
also, whether they could cease employ
ing the teams of the contractors when
ever they though necessary.
| TO the latter question the Solicitor
answered in the affirmative, but to the
| iirst, the answer was that the Commit
tee should first advertise for proposals
for furnishing the necessary teams.
1t was suggested that additional
teams should he hired by the hour as
the days would very soon he getting
short.
MIR. Candy replied that this would
be done, and that the time for labor
| on the reservoir would be reduced to
nine hours per day next week, by Chief
Engineer Hyde.
| lie then moved that the Committee
be authorized to advertise for propo-
sails for furnishing additional teams.
| After IL long discussion as to the
manner of employing teams, the me-
ton was adopted.
| MIR. VIM. NJ. Candy moved that the
COMMITTEE on Public Buildings be in.
structed To furnish mating for the
floor OF the Surveyors Office at Tenth
and King streets. Adopted
| On motion the rules were suspended
and VI. l.. Lichtenstein was appointed
II member of the Water Committee, in
place Of Mr.. Febigcr, who declined tc
| serve
MIR. William NJ Candy presented q
communication from Evan Z. Grubl
declining the position of Registrar of
the Water Department, which was &C
ccptcd.
| On motion of the same gentleman,
| Council proceeded TO II nomination
and election TO ill the vacancy
| Mr.. Candy nominated Chas. Burton
IJr., VINO received twelve votes to forl
for blank, and he was declared duly
] elected.
Mr.. Hayes presented petition from
&. Il. Collyer, asking permission To
put up temporary frame building on
Second street, near Shipley, for the
the purpose of taking photographs.
| Referred
| During the evening the following
orders were directed to be drawn
| Ferris II Garrett, 10 cents VIM. ii
Pierce, 40 cents John McSorley, 81
Joseph Jones, 80 81 jackson 4 SHARP
ICo., SIS 20 Nj, l.. Lichtenstein, "a
| VIM. III. Foulk, Sl1l 81 Quinby Il
Co, $3l OF John r. Holt, So w. NJ.
Myers, 500 9S S. l.. Nichols, 1912 80
Thomas Foord, 800; Robt. McIntire,
600
On motion Council adjourned.