The daily gazette., 1875-01-12
FIRST, EDITION
The .CifU Council.

Jhe .CttV ,CoAncH
Adjourned Meeting Last Erening--Rou-
tine business Numerous Petitions
and Communications - Proposals tor
Furaish,aJ Curb and Flag Stoae-I
The Approprtatioh Ordinance Con-
sidcred.
The City Council held an adjourned
meeting, last evening, President Maris
In the chair i-~Ai p I'VE ~ H'ri
The reports of the City Treasurer
and the City Auditor were read,
showing a balance in bank Of 1884,,
464.32.
The report OF the Registrar of Water
was read for the month Of December,
showing the amount deposited in bank
to be o., ,867.76. i
The Street Commissioned reported
4 lpen apd IL horses and carts EN-
ployed. ,8..'e IA .Ae.r'. .
The Chief. Engineer OF the Water
Works reported II men, employed
/. The Clerk Of the Market reported
@e0U &c collectcdfor tiiequarter ending
Dec, 9Th, 1874. III - 80 = -
bhrhe feport OF tho. w ater COMMITTEES,
responding favorably ,on tho petition Of
w. s. Hilles aud ot hers, asking Co uncl
to accept he small ressryojr plat, was
adopted ~ .sf-asJ
A communication from the Board Of
Education was read, stating that the
Board would require an appropriation
Of $40, 600 for the year 1875. ~
A petition was read from James b.
Devou and others asking that the side
walks be paved on the west side OF
West street, between 18th and 14th.
Referred.
A petition from the Diamond State
Iron Company fand others, asking
for gas lamp at the corner OF Third
and Spruce streets, was read and re-
! fcrrcd
A remonstrancc WIS received from
Joseph N. Cooling, Brother and Com
pany against the erection OF frame
bazaar By Henry Prctzchner at Fourth
and French streets.
| The Delaware 5. r. J.. Company
asked to be allowed to purchase hose
of such size and quality as they saw
fit, not to exceed 1900 feet, as the host
heretofore purchased Fire Committee
has not been fit for use, and in the
event of the rejection of their petition
they will not accept hose from Council
Referred
Joseph Seeds and others asked for ,
culvert at Thirteenth and Scott streets
Il Adopted. -.---a.-.s.------.-------.. --..--
II A communication from Philip PfuG
ket asked to have the curb on Waite
street between Market and Tatnall re
set as his property had been damaged
by its beng raised. Referred.
Rev. NJ. X. Fallon asked for the lls
II of the City Hall for two weeks, TO
the purpose Of holding fair for st
Paul's Church The request wa
granted.
John McCluskey asked tor the re
funding Of tax paid on his house o.
Harrison street, in the Tenth Ward
Referred.
A communication was received fror
) the Mayor Withdrawing the name
. John G. Murdock as prison keeper.
= H.eB. McIntire gave notice of his In
tcntion TO introduce an Ordinance II
pealing an Ordinance for the relief Q
Henry PretZchnef, and moved that MI
J.. Pretschner DC asked to discontinu
@ work on his frame building until th
= Council acts on the matter.
!. The following proposals TOR curb an
q flag stones were read
''0'''' 7" fiae ~ 4osc" !"
Philip p. Tyre, curb stone, estc g g =. -
d g flag 40c =" e
: Hughes & Walker, curb, 53c " "
. .: flag, 41c g "
John Thomls, flag stone, 26c :. .
4 communication was received frol
the Treasurer containing the report
t, the chairman Of the Finance Commi
\ tee. h1tr A4s
:. Henry Pepper asked to be allowe
to take the ice from the Rodney sire
basin and Wm. Canby moved that t..
Water Committee enter into contra
l2 with him, he being responsible Il
damages "a
The reports of the Chief ngineer
the Water andSurveying Departmen
70 were received and referred to thee
Il, mittee on Printing, with instruction
:. TO have 200 copies of each printed.
The ordinance making appropria
ions for tho, year 1875 was taken up fl
!. a third reading. The appropriate
lie for the Boafd Of Health was reduce
from $1,000 to $500. '
The opening streets appropriate
was reduced from Si0, 600 to S5,00U.-
-. The appropriation for Public Bull
or ings was raised from 81, 900 to $17,0t
A motion to reduce the Water appr
pristion from $50, 600 y $50, 600 WI
lost and on motion of II, F. Picke
Council adjourned until this evenir
at z! O'Clock.
During the evening the followiI
ng orders were directed to be drawn:
Robert Lee Lee, 1855 72; Coke al
Allen, S13i 10; Jno. Jones, SIS.