Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-15
The Temperature, To-day.
AS REaIsTERKI AT TUE cosruncIAL orTTcE.
Ats A, H., 81 All P. H., 6
city Council.

PROCEEDINGS, LAST EVENING" BILL ALLOWED
CITY OFFICERS WHO THE PRESIDENT DECLARED
WE'RE NOT LEGALLY HOLDING THEIR Place
AIR. FARRELL MAKES ANOTHER ExPosE
The regular stated meeting nf City Council
WAS held, last evening, President Lichtenstein
in the chair. The chief interest in the Council
had died out with the last adjournment, con-
seouently the :" Common Council was not
So large, and not more thsp the usual number Of
spectators were present. Almost ali Of these
left near 10 o'clock, when the passage OF the
pay-rolls was taken up, and they missed Mr..
Farrell's last expose" OF Mr.. Hayes. 1t was
not very severe, however, nothing more than a
charge of deliberate lying, and fell upon un-
willing ears without any visible effect.
THE PRooEEDNGs.
The Street Committee reported adversely on
the petition OF John Payne for damages and IA
vorsbly on that of Lewis r. Springer aud others
for crossings at 9Th and Jefferson and the paving
Of cutters on the East side of Jefferson street.
between 9th and 9th, both OF which were adopt
ed.
Lamps were ordered at the intersection Of
Pennsylvania Avenue with Harrison, Rroome,
Rodney and other streets, and also ut Bird Ave-
nue. and Nancy streets.
An adverse report was made by the Opening
Streets Committee on petition OF James HarIigan
for damages alleged to have been sustained in
filling the contract of James Curran in grading
ysndever Avenue. Adopted.
The pay rolls-Water Department s3.359.T5 {;
Police, el,549 So; Miscellaneous, Sl,5i6,23 +;
Street, sl2l. O9-were psssed.
When the Water Department pay roll proper
(slS0.5S) was on its passage, Mr.. Febiger in
qulred of the President il parties named therein
were not legally elected to their positions could
they draw their salaries ? The chair ruled that
they could not and Mr.. Febiger went on to say
that he had been informed the engineers at the
City Mill and at 10th and Market streets had
been appointed by minority of the Water Com
mittee, and read from the ordinances to show
that such officers must be elected by ma jOrty
Of the committee. The appointment had not
been confirmed he said.
Mr.. Hayes admitted that the men had been
placed there by Mr.. Paynter and himself two
weeks ago after consultation with the Chief
Engineer, and he thought that although there
may have been some nformality in their selec-
ton he thought they should be paid as they dis
charged their duties faithfully On Monday
night next, he promised a meeting of the Water
Committee should be called, when he had no
doubt the appointments would be confirmed.
Mr Farrell, who seems determined to force
the Water Committee to recognize him, then
had his say in many words, showing up another
slight by I" the Democratic Party (Mr Hayes
and charging that gentleman and Mr. paynter
with directing the dismissal OF the
old engineers, for, he said, he had
the proof OF 1t in their letter to. Mr. Hyde d.
recting such action Two weeks ago, Mr.. Far
rell said, he had sought to find out the authori-
ty by which these men were displaced, and was
then told by Mr.. Hayes, in Mr. Hyde's presence,
that Mr.. Hyde had done it OF his own accord
and had accepted the statement because Mr.
Hyde said not word in contradiction lie af
terwards learned that Mr. Hyde was deaf and
he now accused Mr.. Hayes OF "tellng dehber
ate lie on man who was afflicted by Almighty
God" MIR. Hayes, he said further, assumed t
be dictator, and that wherever yon trap hiu
you will find the germ Of the Dictator in his ac
tion.
Mr.. Paynter explained that the letter to Mr.
HYDE was eimply one OF recommendation, an(
| that gentleman and rome others endeayored u
show that Mr.. Gallagher had established r pre-
cedent for such action ~ had been taken touch
| ing the engineers, when the bill was passed, ant
| All adjournment was made to Z 3O this evening