The daily gazette., 1875-11-12
FIRST EDITION
City Council.

m ra Ci,v Council met in regular
!.;on III, last evening, PRESIDENT Lich-
...Sstejn .,s in the chair. go,
'eTs'F nv finance Committee, on the bill
l1T Nm Candy, assignee, IS 33 for
l",sid "id tax, reported that under the
'elpi";ons 'elp; of the city charter, they
pI9',1 no authority to pay the bill.
ay w. ~ Vim. Candy said it was custo-
W. W. to refund ovepaid tax, and asked
aaly ~ y,e,son for this report.
", NJ Hayes said that no appeal had
y" ~ made at the proper time from the
'e'n 'e.,sment of the property on which
lSe,oh ,or had been paid, and therefore
ls ~ S,onerty was bound for the tax.
1ts Kin was for taxes ona lot on
rr treet, which was assessed to the
i.T.ar III estate, although it belonged at
I't time of the assessment to some one
r.. .s and was never owned by the Nc
Leaf estate. >,
Nr Febiger thought the tax should
- refunded as parties should not
made to suffer from the mistakes
,ftbe assessors.
NJ McMenamin said similar bills
I'd bcen previously presented to
ln .'onucil and reported upon adversely.
The report was lost by the following
| vote
vnch, McMenamin, Paynter-6
Ysys-Messrs Adams, Bailey, WIN.
rsnby Downing, Fcbiger, Ford, Ire
an McIntire, McGlinchey, Underwood
PRESIDENT Lichtenstein-11.
Mr. Febiger moved to amend the re.
nort by making it favorable, which
"a, adopted, and on his further mo-
.iou the bill was allowed and an order
lirected to be drawn for the amount.
The Street Committee reported that
| ;Ne contract for furnishing iron pipes
im mNe Fifth street sewer, had been
sWsrded 10 John McNeal & Son, Bur
,inrtOn y. j. at $3725 per ton.
Mr. Farrell objected to the report.
lie was opposed to the sending of the
contract away from this city, and was
turher opposedto extending the sewer
with an iron pipe. He thought the
sever should be built of brick, as the
ron pipe should be likely to sink deep
vim the marshy ground in which it is
% be placed.
Mr.. McMenamin said the pipe would
be laid upon planking and would not
settle, 1t was to run through a street
hstwould probably never be opened
md it would doubtless never be tapped
hence there was no necessity for max
1g the extension of brick.
The report was adopted.
The Water Committee reported that
EOrk had been commenced on the
aying of pipes aleng Walnut street,
oetween 18th and 18th, as petitioned
Or by James Z. Price. Estimated cost
200. Adopted.
Tie Public Buildings Committee
eported favorably on the petition Of
Alex. Saville, asking for the enclosure
daportion of the City Hall yard into
is property, in order of to afford him
letter light in his store. Adopted.
The Committee On Fire Companies
.eported favorable on the petition OF
he Friendship S. f. E. Company, fol
500 due the company from the appro
priation of 1864.
Mr.. Febiger asked why the appro
priation for 1864 had never beer
paid.
Mr.. Lynch said that the committed
mad made a close examination, bu
could find no reason except the fac
that there seemed to be quite numbe
Of Radicals then in Council, who sale
they didn't want anything more to dc
with the damned rebel company"
The report was adopted and an orde
directed to be drawn for the amount
The Opening Streets Committe
;,eported favorably on the petition o
j. i, Cause and others for the gradin,
dClayton Street from Eleventh stree
aPennsylyania Avenue. Estimate,
cost, s9OO. Adopted.
Also, faYorably on the petition o
Charles Reynolds, for the filling up o
an an Old well ON Adams street, nea
Ninth, Adopted.
Inc Law Committee on the petitio
u WIN, II. Bacon, ,Easking for the re
Nara offered by Council, for the arres
VI incendiaries, reported that tn
petllloner was entitled to the rewar
anu recommended that a note for til
amount (5OO)at 80 days be drawn in hi
lavOr. Adopted.
oame committee reported an Ordi
force.
The Lamp Committee reported ia
''Oraoly on petitions fer lamps as fo
.oSs: On Tatnall street, between It
40 s 9th; Washington street, bstwee
on and 9th; Ninth street, betwee
h sVnange and Tstnall. Estimated CO
- each. Adopted.
,the Hospital Committee onWm,
aooIe's bill for $13s,75, reported f,
"apiy and recommended d that an ord
.pl the amount be drawn in favor
me City Auditor Ito cover the de
uuency In Mr.. Moore's accounts.
Ao%spital superintendent Adopte
Inc order of business was suspend
VI motion of Mr.. McIntire. and Il
ny rolls read as follows.
.SIreet Department: $406 80.
ater Department: Reservoir, s
asl. ~, AZ pipe laying, $742, 81; horse a
,a, , So5S.l 10; department, $204s
Police Department: $1,591 60,
5lscellaneous Department Sl539, ;.
,n9 J9rolnances were read third til
anu anu passed as follows: Increasing I