The Morning herald., 1875-09-04
THE CITY COUNCIL.

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THE ADJOURNED MEETING LAST EVENING
THE PUsEY q JONES CONTRACTION
DERs-coMM1TTEE BUsINEss-AssIsTAN,
I INSPECTORS APPOINTED. .ldst lIa (
The Council met, last evening, in. special
session, President Maris In the chair. III !.
Mr.: Febiger having the floor at the ,ad
journment the night preceding, took it, IL
point Of order. His argument Of the night
before was continued. g......, .-,,. b,
Referring to .Pusey, Jones & Co.'S contracts
he said it was the duty Of the Committee
awarding contracts to superintend their own
preparations. He read Pusey, Jones & Co.'S
letter and questioned if any committee
would allow the contracting persons to
charge $40 cents per pound for excessive
weight. With reference to the useless stops
which Mr.. Canby charged the Water Com
mittee with purchasing, last year, he sail
that they were purchased remarkably cheap.
Referring to the charge that he, Mr.. Ba-i
ker and Mr. Pickles had returned from Coun-
Gil one night, to defeat this contrac., Mr..
Febiger denied that they had not done so,
The contract was not up. then and they re-
tired to prevent this job from being given to
Pusey, Jones & Co. Mr.. Febiger claimed
that their action was right and proper. With
regards to Mr.. Canby's statement that he
had sought no office in the trust of the city
he thought the gentleman mistaken. Mr..
Mclntire speaking of the Water Department
and the recent operations there said that
the pipe laying in Wilmington was cheaper
than in any other city in the country. It
cost about 81 per foot which was 27h cents
less than the estimate of the consulting en-.
gineer. 80,
Mr.. Baker said he had discovered that
Council had paid $4,000 for stops, more
than was necessary. Mr.. Baker said he had
done his duty in the matter, proved that $2,-
600 had disappeared, which is unaccounted
for. .f0' .-.l. ,..H .,-.
Mr.. Adams called up on its third reading
the Ordinance reducing certain appropria-
tions for 1875, when it was passed n
Mr.. Pickles offered resolution, author
izing that the old bell be left in the keeping
of the Historical Society. Mr.. Pickles fur
ther said that the room in school No. 5,
occupied by the.tax collectors, was needed
by the city, but would have to be given up
for school purposes, on Monday, 9Th prox
He moved that the clerk notify the Board
OF Education, that the city would require
the. building after November /. Adopted.
Assistant inspector of the Seventh Ward,
Robt. Lea having removed from that ward,
Philemma Chandler was elected to fill the
vacancy.
Mr.. Pickles called up on its third reading
an ordinance amendatory of the ordinance
providing the manner of the payment of
bill. Another amendment making provis-
ion for the payment of the salaries of the
members of Council was added, when the
ordinance was passed. Hayes and McIn-
tyre voting in the negative.
The Committe on Irregularities of
Water Department, charged by W. w. Haw-
kins, reported as follows:
Your committee has examined large
number Of witnesses in the case and return
that while there have been some irregulari-
ties in the management of the Water De-
partment yet are of the opinion that the
evidence does not show any intentions on
the part Of any one connected with the
Water Department to Intentionally wrong
the city," The report was signed by the
committee.
Alex. NJ. Sparks was elected as assistant
Inspector in the Fourth ward in place of W.
B. Hyland, resigned.
Mr.. Mcintyre rose to explain what he
as fraud and obtained permis-
sion to read paper written by the clerk of
the Cool Spring resivoir. The paper stated
that money had been drawn by sundry per-
sons to the amount of $4O.50 for which a
false return has been made. The paper was
referred to the Committee on Irregularities
Of the Water Department
A discussion between Messrs. Pickles and
Mcintyre, when at 10 o'clock the Council
adjourned to meet on Monday evening next
1t half-past seven o'clock.
The following orders were directed to be
lrawn s. 8. Nichols, $16s; John McNeal
Y Sons 81. 93, G. Warner q Co., $24O9;
Albert Thatcher, SIS; Charles Stewart,
s2s4.SS; Hiram W. Moore, sl91.G6; P.
Chandler, 81 900.