The daily gazette., 1875-08-27
FIRST EDITION
orrY COUNCIL.

,opTa. PETITIONS AnS
Pos,s, ,s,,rER's QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
NM, n THE BREE7E 1T occAsIorED.
n @,o city Council met in regular
Iav last evening, President Maris
IN the chair, ,.,,,oo -ono-+od 9.
otably IJ on the petition for paving and
Olsni Os;,ins of cutters at s. w. corner of
Eepahpn pnren and Elm streets. also
san,oblv an on the petition fer gutter
s,Ga" .,e north side of Elm stre.t, between
,aros and Jackson. and for repaving
% : Snttcrs on the north side OF Reed
,.ssst. between Jackson andNanBuren.
S..-orably on the petition for the curb.
r Snd paving Of the north side of
W to5h etreet, between Orange and Tat
III III Tavorably on the petition for
IN, royinr Of cutters on 22nd street,
r"on ny f" Washington and jefferson.
nN ,tcse reports were adopted.
AT IN" Water Committee reported in
ror rnr NJ awarding the contract for
nv, nisb,rc cement for the new basin
IN 1''H II Eent & Co; and the contract
~ furnishing sand to r. s. Smith,
adopted ,,.,. n,
-se in bank subject to the cool spring
n.Srroir, Sl8l ,322 ,99; to current ex-
onses s2l ,s1G,7 20; to the redemption
\ S bords, 5000, total, $l53, 1877.
4 Thr Street Commissioner reported
Ia men and IL horses and carts en-
Piored in the Street Department. Pay
foIi, s4Ol,7i,
n and "a horses and carts employed
The Water Department, Pay rolls,
honartment, 1858 50; reservoir, 81, 73e,
3 nine LAYING, S544 90; horses and
{ farts, s5l2. So; total, $9,24e.s2.
ID The Water Committee reported in
avor Of awarding the contract for re-
ewing the wheel and forebay in Price
Phillips mill to VIM. Kennedy, for
S647. Adopted
Petitions were Rad and referred as
ollows'
From D. Woolmah and others, for d
amp on West street, between Second
Ind Third
From Chas, Rowland and others for
lamps on Broome street, at the corners
ii 9Th, 10th 18th & 18th streets, Penn
7lvnnia avenue, and 18th and 14th
'ttreets
4 From L. Mcdowell and others, for
hanps on Pennsylvania avenue at Rod
|heT and Harrison streets, and on the
.sonare between Broome and Harrison
|sHeats,
From A Thatcher and others, for
water pipes on Pennsylvania avenue
from Broomc to Scott streets.
\ From r II. Rowe and others, for
4 the paving. curbing and guttering of
Lammot street, from o2d street to Van
dever avenue
From Mr. BnGke, member OF Coun.
Gil from the Tenth Ward, calling at.
ts1;ion to the injuries done to his
house S W corner Front and Jack.
500 streets, By the workmen Of the
Water Department who recently laid
|vster pipes along jackson street, and
cut his terra 7otto drain during their
operations.
Mr., Hayel presented an Ordinance
prescribing the form of a bond book
b be used by the Bond Committee
Read twice.
Mr. Pickles presented an Ordinance
bro7idiug that bills presented at the
Gst meeting of Council previous to
1he city election, may be reported up
Pc and passed at an adjourned meet
ing held during the ensuing week.
Read twice.
Mr. Baker arose to question of pri-
ilege, and spoke In relation to Pusey,
a ones q Co.'S contract for furnishing
tops for water pipes. In the course
bis remarks he said a number of
%topR had been furnished under this
eontract In excess of the weight agreed
ppoa by the supplementary proposal
'ne contractors, and that this excess
"a weight amounted to over 81 900
pounds, which was charged at 8 $40
en,s per pound. The entire stops,
l'h all the brass and other work
ere contracted for at this price per
ppna, and he did not consider IL fair
or the city 10 pay s $40 cents ner
oaDu Tor This extra weight of cast
.un, @ he thought 1t had more the an
earance OF fraud than he had ever
een in Council. " ""' ''e'
srfoin fgssts' Is Csnby and Hayes thought it
nIair 70 make such remarks undar n
SsfiTh 'or,iI ol privilege, and that the charge
uoutu 20 made IN manner which wouId
&naEe them subject Ia invas,;not; -
fouucil. " 'n'es'igation Dy
NE NJ; t9tigar thought MIR. Baker was
s'.naoie IN bringing the matter bring
s tne matter before Council in any
aape ne saw fit, and that Council conid
enand and provide for the inyast;ea
.jonno / ie Stn i9Finer said that when Pusey,
~ IT, y 70. . bids were read, he wonder.
fbem br. ~ were to make money by
a NV NJ T SuI now he understood.
kai IT,, ~. Sanoy said that when the propo-
<tataI .tIW Fusey, Jones & Co. was read IL
M S cSoat suat the excess in weight was 10
popnd Hdd'Isea n at the average price Der
.ros % sa ah1 That the whole ,transaction
frand r' ~ ne denounced tho charge of
ksa G eplger said if the Water Commit
sghed contract allowing Pnsav
ns., S S z 20. y $40 cents per pound for
fSs;rI Iou, they We're more Ignorant Of
A NJ p9s,tlons than he thought.
oa ~. oaker thought that the transac.
~ l Ma either fraud ON the part of Pn.
Ds,t zones os y. go, or incompetency on the
Ain ~ tne Water COMMITTEES. To nav
6efrsSrvdS;nats vSnts per pound for cast iron VAS
AIR. Candy denied the cha,a,. =, a..