The daily gazette., 1875-12-17
FIRST EDITION
vYR CITY COUNCIL.

Rogs1. ,or1s-Ihc Acknowledgements
etAl AlnT'he Free Lunch Committee, &c.
rN. City Council met In regular
..;on last evening, President Lich-
,.os,.jp in the chair.
STs. Finance Committee on Jacob
u.aussr's NV petition for an extension of
iina bnot tor paying some curbing assess
tno s,s reported it inexpedient to in-
nsI n,"rs iu the matter, as it was a subject
s y, settlement by the Auditor. -
ADOPTED. o,..
,I.r % of laying over until the first
Ia Ia's,,nr in April, the petition for the
D D'e.;yins of Delaware Avenue, from
pIss,son to Madison streets. Adopted.
Ssme committee reported favorablv
,hs petition for the curbing and
Ou u,;"r Of the north side of Sixth ST.,
| s.,wsen Adams and Jackson. Adopted.
aSs Opening Streets Committee re-
.,,,od In favor of awarding the CON
i.s% for grading Clayton street, TO
T p.,riek Sullivan, at II cents per cubic
,srl Adopted.
'T The pay rolls were passed, as fol.
lows: D ,,
MT: pipe laying, $6lS.i6, depart.
.snt sl46.80; total, $S25.7l.
s,,eet Department, $4,000
IN. street Department force was
,.noTed ss &c men and 16 horses and
,s Osyt, md 1.-The Water Department force
s.lsl men and 2 carts.
me City Treasurer reported: Bal.
ann in bank subject to the reservoir,
N692S; to current expenses, 81
@so9: TO the redemption of bonds,
tsO; total, $4S, ,6l7,9O.
A petition from John Wood and
Nbers. for a lamp on the west side of
West street, between 9th and 7th, was
rsd and referred.
communication was read from the
Delaware s. F. f. Co, Withdrawing
heir recent petition for n loan OF
5000.
Mr.. Farrell offered a resolution in
Gve,iDg the clerk to charge the sal
v Of the Hospital Superintendent to
be appropriation for salaries.
iNors.-The act of Legislative au-
Aorlling the establishment of the
AO,p al limits the annual appropria.
ton, for its maintenance TO $4,000.
The resolution was adopted.
Assessments for grading, curbiug
and paving in various parts of the city
snosutiug to 81, 3C6 54, were read and
referred to the Auditor for collection.
The e0rdinance providing that space
Of ten feet in front of each door Of the
market house at Third and King Sts.,
be kept clear on market days, was cad
atAird time and passed.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Candy offered a resolu-
ton authorizing the chair to appoint
two additional members to the com
mittee On the invitation received by
Council to dine at the fair of the Afri
can Union N. L. Church, ,on the nights
oiDec. Goth or 30th.
Mr.. Hayes moved to lay over the
motion until the first meeting in Jan
vary.
This motion gave rise to several dill
dy motions, members asking to be
acused from voting, and calling for
hsAyes and nays. Nine republicans
and eight democrats were present, but
while the votes were being taken, Mr..
Paypter entered.
The motion to lay over was then
los. by tie vote. 0 to 8, and the reso-
uhOa was also lost by the same vote.
M Hayes offered resolution re-
CueaDg he City Solicitor TO give his
opinion on the law regarding the City
Hxpital-whether Council can legally
eyHnd more than 81 1000 per year for
the support of the Hospital, In any
manner whatever. Adopted.
ORDERS.
During the evening orders were di.
ecied to be drawn as follows:
Richard Heritage, SO; Thos. Ford,
tVO; Walton s. Bro, SO 20; w. G.
Woods, $3.50; VIM. M. Candy res
Ctived Of w. & W. X. r., $95; Frank
Sealey, $l03 80; John McNeal & Son,
E@s4; p. Magarity, $35; Chas. F.
HUDSON, 83 cents.
OA notion. Council adjourned