The daily gazette., 1875-09-04
|RST EDITION
cJTl COUNCIL

4 ~ NALL BELL-AsslsTAET IN
- :. rIrcrEp-TnE ZIG INVEST.
Il e. gp1 a1ov:IirTEH'gIIrTLr REPonT,
1 c,.r Council met in Adjourned
Il. last c7cning Prcsia' { MaFis IN
F3,'i 3r,',.i-,r hqv.pg been on the 1oor
I l1.<<,nlc.i adjourned, on Thursday
/ rcsumed his argument,
.s irT To Pusey, Jones & Co.'S
f., ,'7 he said it was the duty of the
kI,aes - ~ awarding contracts, TO su-
nad tbe;r preparation. He read
~ lanes {; Co.'S letter ION the
H. of which tho contract was
= = tbcu) and questioned 1t any
H. Committee, after the letter,
olloy The contractors permission
no. $40 cents per pound for
live weight
csnby % charged the old Water
fiitee with purchasing Inst year,
tbese stops were purchased at q
EtabIy cheap price, and were in.
N bo used In crossing the
iana river, in carrying water to
[uthside, where they would have
Snpk very deep, and that was
sSon they had such long stems
errinr to the charge that him.
I'm, Baker and Mr.. Pickles had
from Council one night TO de.
He contract, Mr.. Febiger said
611net done so. Tho contract
{rt I'D then, and that they retired
sr:rl this Job from being given
4 .ey. tones & Co. IIc claimed
q vi W Of the money The city had
3 Ibis contract, their action was
&ul proper
i Fsa.qcr continued at some
II, referring to operations at the
H.
I'M tl.i.lp, TciCifing 10 Inc ulIbuS-
abo alluded 10, said-tt was
fal..Yu pcvcnt the auti.ring
lcafa from carrying on tho city
hmaa'. and 10 crush William NJ.
a Ht Icfeiral to the recent on.
b. Of the Water Department, and
Il Pine laying in this city had
[drnl cheaper than in any other
D. the country, 1t cost, in sub.
II about 81 per foot, which was
l9wariaRn the estimate of the
tlarc engineer The cost of lay.
d l.rc now down according 10
D mr. estimate, was SEQ, ,042. so.
fa@.c'st was SIC, ,261.30, leav-
Ibslal.o in favor of tho city of
ll,l Iuy total cost of the pipe
r.Qo .1ying was $G3, ,241.SG.
lgci the assertion that the af-
|cti.l Water Department for the
yci Aad h1cn carried on twenty
!, .rt cnearcr than any previous
: Ia.G sud he had developed the
u Cclacil lad paid to; Pusey,
/ l o. > COO for stops over and
E y. lggr5s in their proposals,
!, Baker said if the contract had
I'D II Council il was done
IT,. !, ~c7 sealed, signed and
'e.a3, s1d there we're items in it
We ae; contained in the pro-
/ Ii thought he had simply
.4i duty in tho matter, It was
/. tic AGnl5 OF the taxpayers,
\ i footed the cost, and they will
/ 'gok alter ii
+ discussion here ended.
Adams 0rdiuancer .dueinc
4 appropriations was read a third
kal passed It reduces the an.
.loa Tor printing, $4,000, for in.
ll23 t3.Q0aGd the public build.
t.cksls offered arcsolution an.
Hns tie placing Of the old bell
-5 Clly Hall in the custody of
"osieal society for safe keeping.
+I'kels said the room in School
{ occupied by the tax collectors,
seded by the city, but would
. oe given up for school purpo.
Monday, He moved that the
noviiy the Board of Education
CITY VIII require the use of the
y after the LIST of November.
resignation of Robert Lee. As.
INSPECTOR of the Seventh Ward
coivgd, and Philemma Chandler
/ Il p.l,i 10 al The vacancy.
E4sAels called up the Ordinance
aus presented at the last meeting
ilgt previous to tho City Elec.
Il 4l also the salaries of raembers.
4 IA lowed @ at an adjourned meet.
f. previous 10 the first meeting
ag| Council. TWAS read a third
/ H. pI PISSED by ayes Is, nays, 5.
!eEeIs, from the committee 10
1'e certain charges Of irregu.
1 III Ile Water Department, pre-
4 john ". Hawkins, renorted
r'.! uHe mere bad been some lew ir.
'"e3 Tue evidence tailedto show
F',A''ol ,.I, On tho part Of those con.
4 6, g1'A The Water Department 10
/ Ae cIly. ALLOTTED.
e., ''''gfalion OF Wm. b. Hyland.
1es ,,1 Inspector OF the Fourth
/. "ds va received, and Alexander NJ.
'''cled TO Gil the vancsncy.
Il, ORDERS:
ras IAe evening the following
i "ero read and directed to be
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