The Morning herald., 1876-01-14
D city fathers In Council.

and keene, do, the Exchange adjourned
u" city Fathers i'm Council. F''
PETITIONS PRESENTED, AND DISPOSED OF
THE BIDS FOR SCITY PRINTING-CITl
TREAsURRR's REPoRTAoRDERs DIRECrEI
foeBE DRAWN. r.i'.a -r's4Jr sia ~ 'Tt
City Council held q regular meeting, last
evening, President Lichtenstein in the
| chair.
The following reports of the different
committees were made and disposed of: On
petition Of Robert Mcdonald for the use OF
the hall for the benefit of the Good TEN
plars, favorably; on petition for a street
lamp on Third street, between Tatnall and
Orange, North side, favorable, estimateu
cost $25, both reports adopted. ..' u
A petition from H. H. Barry and others
requesting the passage Of an Ordinance or
tho amendment of the old Ordinance upon
the subject, providing that no meats
should bo sold upon the streets in Quanti-
ties less than quarters. The petition init
mates that determinations are made by the
old Ordinance which are unjust. Hr
A petition from John Wood and others,
requesting Council not to favor the petition
of John Lawler, for the removal of hay
from the stable adjoining his premises was
presented. r...Y f........ .-.,.. .. .,t,.,,,
Also petition from Rev. 8. Sorrentini,
for paving Delaware Avenue, between Clay
ton and Dupont streets. VI. ni ,l llj u.,,J
The sealed proposals for printing were
then opened and read, as follows, and re-
ferretl to the committee with power to act:
OByrne Bros., advertising, cents per
line, two insertions; job printing, so cents
pet page plea type, set solid, to be printed
on fifty pound paper sticking and covers
ineluded; blank Auditors receipts, so cents
per hundred. For pay rolls, large size, 81. .35
per 100; small size, 80 cents per 100; letter
!, heads, As cents per 100; for hand bills, go
cents per 10O;cty statement, cents per line.
Commercial Printing Company. Financial
Statement, 5 cents per line, City ordinances,
cents for first insertion, 8 cents each sab
sequent insertion; Essry Eyening Publish
ing Company, ordinances, ~ cents per line
one insertion in all editions; cent per line
in the first edition. Comnaercial Printing
Company, 6 cents par- line uirss.xins srtion, 3
cents each subsequent insertion, for orlis
nances, Statement, 5 cents per line, ,Dsla-
soare Pioneer, 5 cents first Insertion, 3 cents
every additional insertion, translatfons IN
cluded. Gazette, Financial Statement, ;$40,
ordinances, cents per liLe. f., .,t,.q ,,,
Glatts & Eckel, Pamphlet per page 55
cents Auditors receipts, per 100, SO cents;
Pay rolls, per 100, $500; Bill heads, per
100, 50 cents; Handbills, per 100, go cents.
/ The City Treasurer reported the follow
ing balaueal In bank to the credit of the
city, Cool hg Reservoir, $40, ,7OS so; cur
rent expenses, $5,4S1.47; redemption of
Bonds, $7O0; Total, $46, ,S79.97. y y '' d 81
The Street Commissioner Ireported67 men
and 1G horses and carts engaged at work on,
the streets.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De
partment reported II men and / horse and
cart at work. .............. '..,...t a
The ordinance relating to city printing,
which Mr.. McIntire introduced last Thurs
day WAS defeated upon third reading, by a
vote of ays, 6 nays,it requiring a majority
of Council to pass It, .l.'7''' Ei'i' i''' d4'
Mr.. McIntire introduced an ordinance,
which was read twice, providing for the ap-
pointnlent of two inspectors Of lumber for
the city. 'ht- I'D N1li"iu83l an 40 2riH
: The ordinance providing that the two
inspectors shall be appointed by caucus, and
their duties consist in inspecting and meas
uring all lumber brought to the city, when
parties SO desire it, and their record shall
stand rs proof that contract has been filed
or not rs the case may be " ~ 'I7 ~ IS
They are to be proved by tiers, 20 cents
per thousand feet for inspecting and 25 cents
for inspecting and measuring. ..',.
.., ." '' N'''' ORDERS. wv. '.' ''''''''
During the evening the following or:ers
were directed to be drawn: :'p eEM72
.o s. L. Nicols, S704.46; Dennis McMenna-
men, $5O, ,O5: Martin Seals, $40. .O6: Mrs, N,
CLANCY, $685.; Samuel Bradford, sos 5.56;
John Backus, ~ 5000, Edward Greene,
s45.1O; Thomas Curry, S146.66; Charles
Bullock, s3s .s5 u no. Bradford ~ 80; Pusey,
Jones s. Co., $5l %; Homer Barry, $50;
George W: Bright, $3.50; Springer, Morley
n Cause, $5.40; G. P. johnson, $A.4O; NJ.
B. King, ~ o5, Wilson, Wood & Co., o.,$74.hO;
Philip P. Tire, 1851 .0l: Cog & Allen t$15.
80; D. H. Kent 4 Co., 10; Wm. Mendin-
hall, $S.1O; Eliza Frazier, %; A. Woodside,
$l.50;iW. H. Billaay,, $t.5O; VIM. Allen,
$SO.s6; A. L. Ruth S2O075; Ferris n
Garrett, $3.50; j. T. Ingram, $144,50; H,
W. Moore, $283.32; Lewis G. Springer,
1855; A.. McCue, S4.e8; Patrick Dunn,
S30.9S. Pay Roll Street Department, $685.
81; Pay Roll Water Department, .$137. 7.56;
Pay Roll Cool Spring Reservoir, $S4.67;
Police Pay Roll, $l,533.27; Miscellaneous
Pay Roll, 81 ,451 .2S; Robert Morrison, $7S.-
II; Samuel Murphy, $12.
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THE STOOPS ABDUCTlON CASE.
THE FATHER LEAVES THE CITY WITH HIS
nr nl. TWO CHILDREN. 9&
The readers of the HERALD will remem-