The Morning herald., 1875-11-05
THE CITY COUNCIL.
REGULAR sEssION-ROUTINEB BUSINESS

! REGULAR sEssION-ROUT1NE BUSINESS.
City Council met in regular session las
night, VIM. Canhy in the absence of Presi
dent Lichtenstein, occupying the chair. Th'
following petitions were returned with ia
vorable reports, which were adopted:
By the Street Committee, petition ofWm
P. Nestbrook and others for the erection O
telegraph poles on Walnut Street, from 5tl
to 9th street.
By Committee on Opening Streets, the
petition of j. B. r. Seal and others for the
opening and grading of Jackson street
Seventh to Delaware Avenue, At cost of one
Thousand dollars.
By Law Committee, on communication
from James Lawler, complaining of the
storage of hay near his residence, in the
Ninth Ward, that it is in violation of an
ordinance; an ordinance for relief of Street
Committee, that there is nothing in the Or
dinance contrary to the city charter
on ordinance contrary; the same on Or
dinance for making addition to city charter
tion for interest account.
- Soih 1uhiSaulON Vdb pTcbcilttu Uy r.,
McMepamin, in behalf of the Street Com
nittee from Jno McNeal & Son, offering to
furnish the city with iron pipe for sewers at
S37.25 per gross ton, delivered at Whining
ton. Referred to committee with power to
act.
The weekly report of the City Treasurer
showed total balance in bank to the credit
Of the city of $S4,216 Is, of which $72,-
OH 79 is for Cool Spring Reservoir, $l1,-
59S SO for current expenses, and 5000 for
redemption OF bonds.
The weekly report of the Street Commits
sioner showed 81 men and IA horses and
carts in his employ, and that of the Chief
Engineer of the Water Department, 421
men and 56 carts, distributed as follows
At Cool Spring Reservoir, $50 men and
carts, " construction of pipe, 1l2 Water
Department proper.
During the session the following commu-
nications were presented:
A petition from Jno. w. Bailey and others
for lamp in Tatnall street between Seventh
and Eighth.
A communication from Charles Reynolds
calling the attention Of the city authorities
to an open well in Adams street, near Dela-
ware Avenue. Referred to Committee on
Opening Streets.
A communication from the Friendship
Fire Company, No. 1, petioning payment Of
$2O0, due them from the appropriation of
1864.
A petition from J. Taylor Cause and 9th
ers asking Clayton st. ,fromP Pennsylvania
Avenue to Eleventh street, be graded. Mr.
Farrell, objecting to motion that referred
the communication to the Street Committee,
- fn on& a. %oI %l.A
had used the "English Bull'' engine belong
ing to the city, for six days-at cost to the
city OF $50; and moreover horse roller,
part OF the city's property at the Basin.
Mr.. Canby explained that Mr.. Cause had
paid for the use of the engine. The matter
was settled by striking out with power to
act, and tho passing of the motion.
A communication from Walton, Whann
4 Co., asking the appointment of Jas. Ket-
tlewood as city weighAastcr. Granted.
Mr.. Hayes presented petition from Jas.
E. Price q Son, for the use of city engine on
Water street. Referred TO Water Commit
tee with power to act.
The President announced that he had an
pointed Messrs. Underwood, Ford and Nc
Gllnchey, special committee to look into
the complaint of P. Burke, as per inStruc
tion at last meeting of Coun"il.
The ordinance for additional appropria
ton of 81 800 to the Interest account, trans
ferring it from the Centennial. fund, was
read third time and passed.
An ordinance providing for an appropria-
lion for the increase of salaries, in the sum
If $4,000, and that $4,000 be added to the
appropriation for cleaning streets, was pre-
'ented by Mr.. Hayes, and read twice. |t
Adjournment was effected at 8 O'Clock.
ORDERS.
The following orders were approved snd !,
irected to be paid:
VIM. Silly, Sl3; Wm. johnson, $40; for
'ay roll of the Water Department, 81 ,G7S65:
or Labor and Time bill, $446 So for Cool
pring Reservoir, s75s.4S; for Labor and
lime bill, sG43.44: for Pay Roll of Street
Committee, 81 ,40.72.