The daily gazette., 1875-08-20
FIRST EDITION
THT CITY COUNCIL

--,rp's HANDs-BID5 FOR CLAY, FOR
on.DrNa AND OTHER woRK-AssIs-
T.Nr INSPECTOR ELECTED, &C.
The CITY Council met In regular scs
lion last evening, President Maris in
The Street Committee reported tay-
o,ably on the petition of Z. Jold,n and
o,ners for the curbing and paving of
Adams street Between Wawaset street
aol lowering Avenue. Adopted.
Also tnvorabiy, on A. T. Peterson s
,otition for the prevention of flow Of
roter into his cellar, by curbing and
,ovinc Scarles street, between Front
s. and second. Adopted.
The Committee on Public Buildings
IN Thomas Gibson's petition in rcla
81 ZION to the stones around the Fourth
street spring reported that the subject
N bql been attended to. Adopted.
Same committee reported favorably
& N Tho7. Anderson petition for per
mission to erect frame building -
4 A opted
Tne special committee on in7estiga
q ring the building of the reservoir, re.
q oorted that the author Of the charges
a If irregularities had been interviewed
and could ell nothing. The commit
Z Tee asked 10 te discharged Adcp
q ted.
4 The City Treasurer reported balance
n bans subject to the reservoir $142,.
s. 7A6 soto current expenses, $44, 600 81
q IN the redemption of bonds 500 total
s &sls7,447 81.
Tie Street CommlssinneI reported
46 nen and II horses and carts en-.
e ployed in the Street Departments Pay
Al roll, $4l0 o..
The Chief Engineer reported 44G
men and Il horses and carts employed
in the Water Department, Pay rolls
Department S929 52; reservoir, 81.
s $40 30; pipe laying, $70l O3; horse ana
cart S1j3 52; total Sc, ,524 G7.
A petition WAS read from Geo. Thom
and others, asking for the paving Of
& cutters on Second street. between
Il Washington and Jefferson. i.eferr-
Il cd.
Mr.. Adams presented a communica.
lion from City Treasurer Vincent, re
iltive TO attachments laid In hiS hand
lpaiDst Thomas Mills for which judg.
mcnts had been entered against the
city, and asking what c purse he should
pursue.
These judgments We're not settled
because orders for tho amount due
Mills by ;he city had been placed in
the hands OF the Treasurer, and he did
not wish to settle either until properly
advised so as not 10 be required to pay
the amount twice.
Mr. Adams offered resolution re.
leEring tho matter TO the CITY Solicit
tor and requesting hlm to appeal from
the Judgment AID test them in the Su.
psrlor Court.
City solicitor Cummins being pre-.
sent was invited to speak on the sub
iset He said, that Thomas Mills
lately policeman hal assigned his
8 wages 70 his son Wm. f. Mills, and
j hat the treasurer whcn garnished on
the attachments, had ans wered no funds
3 NotT!.h3tanding this answer Judgment
vas given against the city and the
#q2astion is whether the assignment
was 5cga fde or not.
y Tic resolution was adopted.
Dir. VIM. NJ. Candy presented the
following bids for grading the bed of
New CoStlcAYcnue, which had been
forgotten and mislaid when the Other
bids we're read last week
Geo Cochran, 90 cents pen cubic yd,
I, L. Nichols, 81 " ="
On nmotion of Mr.. Baker the contract
wasNwgIded to Nichols.
ihe resignation of ]. Park Postles
Assl2tant Inspector OF the Seventh
" ard, was accepted and Thos. j.
Bowen elected to fill the vacanc,
Mr' eauoy moved the drawing OF
order for S15 in favor of c, Hill
sion, = 'e~'n' oon"'iS
inc cA.ir decided that the bill under
thc provisions of Ordinance would
pc approved by the Auditor and the
ppgnlng streets Committee.
mr. Canby appealed from the de
"upn' NO. @ ana the appeal was lost.
proposals. > '0 'n q
fSr renewing the wheel and forbay
estI G,'E ~ NIL! No. 2: Vim, Kennedy,
" Washington Cause, 5000; John
m hopkins, 1926; put in double
uiAiae a ae wheel, 8 horse power and for,
OaH VI 500; John A. Patterson. 5000.
OR FURNISHING CLAY FOR THE nAs1r
IS, = bTSdford 60 cents per cubic yd
q y. Denio $225 g
= & A Belts 5OS35 C.
h; A. Child, 60S25" " g
IN The two latter bids the lower fis.
sh gtes are offered with the provision
Pn$ the clay. A''i ''A
d =; ~ C. stotaenburs, deliver clav .,
PSVpeE ~. cubic yard, or 81 SIS per ton.
load, ~ <''no at ~ w pei
81 a per barrel 's''''' % 10 "no
We me 3Ida 3Ida were all referred to the
VI, Candy moved that when Con.ct
euJopfn 1t be to meet at the rcservoi,
n Monday afternoon, at 8 90 O'clock
ma ~ Stuei to inspect the samples of.clay
au decide upon the pudding ~ thu
'a"n Adopted. VI TIT
ORDERS:
curing tho avani,o A., .n.