The daily gazette., 1875-10-15
FST EDITION
,,r CITY COUNCIL

,.6unmittee Reports
Msnnag MnIn.- DISCUSSION orer the
Ply h"'s ntmsntef Engineers
m'.aaSGs Water Works. s--
a.! a. couucil cv met in regular ses
CIty t:y,sniag, SGu,,P President Lichten-
sthe cnsl,, sslo,n,mlt.ee reported ad-
Stree, ,he Communication from
f,yac, 81 asking for damages
d.,rmjttec reported favorsbly yy
rolain,'csf 'Ilinn Of L. r. Springer and n
rll,,Gid r. nistes s. and crossings at l, 9th
IsI s.,,p,, p,a'sn street. Estimated cost
IdSpr'c, l4r Committee reported h,i, fav-
'Ss Is, Rsa,1'soo Rjsnps on 1' Pennsylvania R rs
h'I; !. +, lPPranklin, I Broome, Rodney
..is1p !, streets; estimated cost
lIlssT sss.vorsbly on the petition OF
y, .,n0 ,n,Vd and others, for a lamp at
Nsa'OD l.ns and Nancy streets; estl-
@ssls. Adopted. ,,,,,.o 70.
VEu"l V'aly nm lanes Harrigan 8
! 'Sr Enumeration for loss sus-
!, !, :" ne petitioner, by grading
y, lTenue, he having finished
Y u commenced by the contrac-
% sCorran, for whom he was
.,,1on Of Mr.. VIM. NJ. Candy
I.IrI ~ we're suspended, anil the pay
r,sed as follows;
y Department pay rolls
rnspt, $lSO5S; reservoir, ST.
i horse and cart. $500 90; pipe
sol 2l; total So, 1859 rs:
e department., $l,649 93.
rslapeous Department, 81
\ Department, $121 60.
(srtbe Water Department pay
n, under consideration, Mr..
NJ rO.e 10 point of order, and
Nh vas proper to place on the
\ tbs names of parties who have
ep legally appointed or elected
ii positions on the roll.
chair decided it was not.
EeNgsl then claimed that two
sOr hspsy roll were not legally
IpyIpg theil pOsitions. The Ordi
l be aid, reQuires that two engi
one OF each mill. must be ap
ed bythe Water Committee, but
d been informed that they were
hled bys minority of the com
/, and that their names had nevel
before the full committee. Il,
I'D they we're not legally appoin
rd were not entitled to any pay
Hayes said the two men wer,
sted by his colleague (Mr. Payn
-d himself, some two or thre,
$780, after consulting with tn,
Engineer. There doubtless wa
little irrcgularity in not calling
tlmitIee together, but the pro
iot the ordinance were acciden
@erOoked. The matter woule
tgght up before the next meetin,
committee, and disappointment
|Ied, He said the men ha,
dproperly since their appoint
nd should be paid.
Farrell thought it was a grea
talty When the changes wer
be had been informed that Mr.
made them on his own RESPONSE
which he thought was rathe
= Afterwards Mr.. Hyde produc
leiter from Mr.. Hayes and Payn
aaestllg him to displace certain
and TO put others in thei
He was surprised at the deli
lie which had been told to hin
considered it an unwarrantabl
Fre OF authority to make tn
ls Without consulting the CON
Hayes denied saying the Chic
reer made the changes on his ow
Sllly' He said Mr.. Hyde ha
ID them by order of Mr.. Paynte
ey were Of the opinion that onl
ulVeyor was required to be ele
the Water committee.
ftDlgersald the Chief Engine,
y a. authority to appoint q sing
ro ile authority is all vested
Water Committee.
|, rn9yn'er was of the same opinic
\, u hayes and considered the lett
IN ~ ne ne SIMPLY 81 signed a recomme
I,ahIa ~ W 'ltse Two men toMr. Hyde
saGa. laGIe consideration When CAPITA
d ssnpf snpa;',!' was Chief Engineer,
~ appointments ,I which never can
u e,dn ,ae committee and he took Ii
PTToper TopIS Precedent.
WY I Taylor said he was member
er Gait, Committee for one ye
NJ oallagher's administration, a,
ui,,.o ,at only Democrat then on t,
1l'.ee' h.se During that time he W
!. brought before the Committe
~. n',one S further discussion the D
aspassed and '' 'A' +
ii 1''ls1 .1,OM Of Mr., VIM. NJ. CAM
n.y. n.y. a adjourned ou until Frid