The daily gazette., 1875-02-20
FIRST EDITION
The City COatncH

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Adjourned Meetiag-1he Investigation
Committee's Report DISPOSED, ct-MT.
Hyde's Action Disdppro0ed J-M'
Burton Receioes the " Unqudlitied Con
demnati0n" of COunctt-fetatsons-l
A Question Of Prac'tege. Dc I
The City Council metrn adjourned
session, last evening, President Maris
| in the chair.
Mr.. Vim. nj. Canby's substitute reso-
luton in regard to the Investigating |
Committees report was the first busi-
ness considered.
| Mr.. Pickles offered the following as
q further amendment
Resolged By This Council that while
we disapprove of the action OF Chief
Engineer Hyde in instructing Engineer
Maxwell to sign the name OF A. d;
Caulk, IN the latter's absence, and
| without his knowledge or consent; and
while we also disapprove of MIR. Hyde's
action IN asking the employees OF the
Water Department to contribute por,
ton of their wages to the Union Aid
Society, vet nothing of improper IN
tent appears in the action Of Mr.. HYDE
10 this matter and further, that oil
such assessments are prohibited in the
future.
II MIR. McIntire opposed the amend
ment as he considered it equivalent to
sustaining the charge made by Mr..
Febiger that Mr.. Maxwell was guilty
, of forgery in signing A. j. Caulk's
name to the contribution list.
Mr.. Baker contended that MIR. Max
wells action was forgery, and that
!. Mr.. HYDE was wrong in insWucting him
| to do so.
+ The amendment was adopted by a
!. vote of 12 TO 8.
}. Mr.. McIntirc moved to amend by adj
ding Mr.. Burton's name after Mr..
!. Hvdc's name in the amendment. Laid
;. on the table on motion of MIR, Pickles.
. Mr.. William NJ. Canby moved to
C. strike out the clause in the majority
G. committees report censuring Mr.. Bur
g ton for his appearance Mt the IN
4 vestigaton.
W Mr.. Pickles, after some discussion
c. moved to lay the motion on the table
Adopted, by the following vote +:
Ut Ayes-Messrs Baker, Burke, Down
ing, Farrell, Febiger, johnson, Lynch
Murray, Pickles, Underwood, Pres
Maris--11.
Nays-Messrs. Blc,ta, VIM. Candy
- Vim. nj. Candy, Hayes, Lichtensteiu
McNLenamin, McIntire, Taylor-S.
MIR. William nj, Candy moved t
n. strike ont that part of the last clause {
" the committees report, chasing th
Of work OF the Union Aid Society
N. " feeding an "indiscriminate lot c
OF tramps who infest our city" Adoptet
full Mr.. VIM Nj, Candy moved to amen
II, by modifying the unqualified col
or. demnation" of Mr.. Burton's conduct
lot "censure Lost,by vote OF II ay
me me to nays.
he The majority report as amended, WI
ant then adopted
m The report OF the City Treasur
an an stated that the total balance In bar
+. was $104, OIL "a amount to credit
rs, Cool Spring reservoir, $94, 1875 80 f
ave current expenses, SIC, ,425 22; boz
ns sales during the week, $3.50,
Teli The Street Commissioner report'
I'm, 10 men employed in the Street Depa
I'M. ment The pay roll amounted
sac. 81.
My The pay roll OF the W ater Departme
ors amounted to $145,S3.
tie An additional pay roll, for the iii
,nt men engaged i'll thawing fire plus
'n' amounting to $63, was also passed.
ery. Petitions were read and referred
follows
80. For lamp on Third street, betws
able King and French, south side.
NC, No From James Bradford, for the ope
No, ing OF Thirteenth street betwe
vice Franklin and Harrison.
R re- For the grading OF Pennsylval
avenue from Linden street TO the Ell
an, side Of Union street.
ders For the introduction of Brandywi
water into the Ninth Ward, signed
John Palmer and others.
For lamp at Lombard and Le
+ streets
President Mars again asked to
ex. excused from the new Investigate
ex- Committee.
iow' His request was granted.
Mr.. Lynch arose to'a question
privilege, and stated that his action
~, regard to the Investigation Comm
" tees report had given dissatisfacti
-. to some Democrats in Council, a
that one of them (Mr McIntire) had
serted that he was no Democrat.
rive insisted that he was Democrat, ]
no nt% that in Council he represented
whole people of his ward. He I
ther said that Uhe question havi
''s been previously asked by Mr.. NJ.
r AL. his Democratic constituents were
made satisfied with his course and wo1
call meeting and request him to
eeiis. sign he would chcerfully do SO.
Orders were directed to be dra
rms. for James G. Akin, Treasurer of
', for Fame s. F. E. Company, $1,000, on
count of loan, and p. F. O'Donn
Treasurer of the Reliance s. F. L. {
cts. 5000, on account OF Appropriation
On motion. Council adjourned.