The daily gazette., 1875-04-09
FIRST EDITION
THE CITY COUNCIL.


LEAD-oRDERs DRAwN.
City Council held regular mectin,
last evening. President Maris in tht
chair.
The committee on streets, on petition
OF Jno. Lang and others asking fol
crossing at Sixth and Adams street re
ported favorably. Adopted.
On the petition of Thomas Neil and
others asking for the paving of cutters
on heed and other streets, reported
favorably. Adopted.
On the petition of John A. Harris,
asking for compensation for damages
incurred by the raising of grade DIVA.
ter streets, reported adversely. An
amendment was offered by Mr.. Febi.
ger requiring the building ON the cor
ner of Water and Orange street, TO be
taken down to the building line of
Water street. The report as amended
was adopted.
The committee on opening streets
on the petition of VIM. r. & H. Cause
asking to have bed of Sixth street from
Adams to Broome graded, reported ad-
vversely. Also to have Franklin street
from Fourth to Eighth. graded, repor-
ted adversely.
On the petition of JAS Flanagan and
Others to have Union street from
Front to Beach street graded reported
adversely.
Reported In favor of cancelling the
bonds of Daniel Farra late Chief En-
gineer of the Department of Surveys.
The City Treasurer reported a bal
ance in the credit of Cold Spring Re.
servoir, SAG, ,208.77; for current ex-
denses, $11 ,502 80; for the redemption
OF bonds. 81, $50; Total Bala q $168,.
26l.70. The City auditor r, ,>.rted the
Treasurer's account correct.
The street commissioner reported
Az men and 10 horses and carts en-.
ployed.
The Chief Engineer of the Water
works reported ~ men employed.
The Law Committee reported the
ordinance making an appropriation to
toe Centennial Exhibition as not CON
hictlng with the city charter.
The following petitions and commu-
nlcatlons were received:
Petition fiom Jos. Richardson ard
others asking for lease of the ground
covered by the Second street Market
House.
Petition from VIM, Welsh and 9th.
ers asking to have the bed of Williams
street graded
Petition from Jacob Kienle and
others asking for covered iron cutters
on Front street at shipiey and Tatnall
streets.
Petition from John q. Yates and
otherr asking for the curbing and nav
ing OF West street, between Thirteeth
and Fourtesn nth,
fetltion from Robt. H. Logan and
others asking for the Strengthening and
walllng of Shipley Run between Fourth
and Fifth streets.
A petition from Isaiah H. Thomas
asking for the use of the CITY Hall
from May 3lst to June 5th, for the pur
pose OF holding a strawberry festival
for the benefit nf Union Church The
petition was granted If the hall be not
previously engaged.
A petition from Thomas Worrell and
others asking for additional water ia.
ellitles on Tatnall street between 9Th
and 9th.
"A communication was received from
the Secretary of the Board of Trade
inviting the Mayor and Council to a
lecture to be delivered before the
Board on Tuesday evening next, bv
Thomas M. Auchincloss, on the sub.
]ect OF The practicability of estab-
ishing commercial relations with South
America"
The. invitation was accented and |
Council resolved to attend In a body.
The quarterly report of the Superin-
tendent of the City Hospital was read
The report will be found in another
column.
A communication was received from
NJ. l.. Lichtensteln regarding articles
which lately appeared in the Eperv
hSsnsng relating to the case of Samuel
+. Russell, a sick and destitute person.
who, 1t is alleged, was cruelty refused
to the City Hospital The
showed that the Hos
pital Committee, who were the proper
persons to apply to for permission TO
enter the Hospital, were not consulted.
and were In ignorance of the whole
affair. The communication was order
ed to be filed,
The Ordinance authorizing the HI.
nance Committee to subscribe AS 600
for the purchase of Centennial stock
was read third time and passed.
An indenture between Chief Justiee
diipin and the city, giving permission
to lay water pipes ON Eleventh street
between Madison street and Old Kings
Road was read, accepted and ordered
to be.recorded.
The following proposals for hauling
water pipes were read
|
Isaac Il; MeKaig. ....$1.sO per ton.
lsopert II. smith. h...........H I"
Frank Nicely. .............,,7O Z"
David Campbell 80
Crosson & Sutton. OK i" ("
Joseph FIaragan. .75" ."
The Water Committee was author.
Ized to award the contract to the low. {
EST bidder If suitable security is fur
sIhc following proposals for furnish
ng pig lead for the use of the Water