The daily gazette., 1876-08-18
The City Council.

REGULAR MEETING-COMMlTTE RE-
PoRTs-PAY ROLLS AND PRTIroNs-
PROPOSALS FOR PAVING WALNUT
STREET. &c.
The City Council met in regular
session, last evening, President Lich
tenstein in the chair.
The Finance Committee on William
Silver's petition for the refunding of
money for paving claimed to have
been paid twice, reported adversely,
on account of lack of evidence to
sustain the claim. Adopted.
Same committee reported adversely
ON Geo. W. Rowell's petition for dam
ages; and on T, j. Dizer's petition for
the refunding of tax, adversely on si,
milar petitions from II. Tatnall and
]. B. Fisher, and favorably on Isaac
Strahan's petition for the refunding of
capitation tax paid twice. Adopted.
Same committee reported adversely
on the bill of the Holland Greek
Marsh Co., for the amount asserted to
be due, by the city, for repairs to the
banks of the marsh. Adopted.
The Street Committee reported as
follows: Favorably on ). G. Files
1
from 18Th street to Jessup's Road
Estimated cost, $50. Adversely on
the petition of III. Pretzchner and 9TH
ers, asking that all work OH Fourth
street be stopped for the present. Fa-
vorably Oh the petition OF Thomas
Curley and others for the paving of
cutters on the south side of Second
street, between Van Buren and Harris
son; estimated cost, $40. Adversely
on the remonstrance Of r. Beste and
others, against the construction of a
sewer over Shipley Run between
Seventh and Eighth streets. Adverse
ly on the remonstrances OF the A. U.
N. Z. Church, r. q. Fraim, and 9TH
ors, against the paving of Walnut
street, All adopted.
The Water Committee reported as
follows: Adversely on Geo. Klein
stuber's petition. for damages on ac-
lcount of the breaking of his drain by
the laying of water pipes. Favorably
lon d. Lemons petition for the refun-
ding of ovcrpaid water tax to the
amount of So. Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported Ball
ance in bank subject to the reservoir,
ISL, ,754 81; to cnrrent expenses, $45,
1888 68; to the redemption OF bonds,
/. $500; total $47, 1888 40
J. The Street Department pay roll (72
men and 13 teams employed) was
| 1862 IL.
The Water Department pay rolls
were as follows: Reservoir Q07 men
$940 81; horse and cart, (25 teams
i @368 SO; Department, (31 men and
n teams) $318 OF; total, $1626 SO.
Petitions and communications wer'
. read and referred, as follows.
II FromsJacob Beltz and others for al
I.il lamp at 11th and Union streets.
Il From VIM. Smith and others, ask
3 ing that no further proceedings b.
: .aken in regard to collecting tn,
Fourth street assessments until the
: street is properly paved.
Il From the Board of Health asking
!. the adoption of measures by Council
compelling officers of the Water De
: partment TO execute all reasonable or
: ders of the members of the Board o
!. Health in regard:to impurities in tn
I Brandy wine water.
Mr., Mclntire referring TO the peti
tion said the Board of Health shoult
+ prevent impurities from coming iut'
: the water, but that the duty OF thu
Water Department officers was Il
: supply the city with water, and the.
: should not be interfered with.
The petition was referred to thu
: Law Committee.
: From G. A, Rodney and others, TO
!; the grading of franklin street, from
J. Gilpin to Lowering Avenues, and fo
the grading curbing and paving of tn
west sidewalk, and for the necessar,
!, tagging.
n From A. F. Williams and others, ,fo
: the grading of Jefferson street, nea
the footway over the Brandywin
J. race.
: From Owen Traynor, for the re
s funding of "a overpaid tax.
@ From Adam Grubb and others, fo
= the opening of Tatnall street, from
i Esd street TO Elliott Avenue.
= From H. +. Pickels and others
asking that Tenth street be brought t
grade from Heald street to the rail
d road.
a From Patrick Hughes and Others
s. for the grading of Van Buren, street
). from Fourth to the Reservoir.
10 From the Fame s. F. E. Co., askin
y for their semi-annual appropriation {
n $1,000 in advance.
l. The resignation of Thos. McCracke
Assistant Inspector of the Third War
i was read and accepted, and John f
TX Graham was elected in his stead,
r. John r. Mari was elected Assistar
! Inspector of the Second Ward, vic
d. Georgs 81. Leech. resigned.
MIR. McMenamin presented mum
Oh Der of proposals for the paving (
IN Walnut street. Five of them, he st,
/ ted, had been received after the spec
q; fed hour (5 o'clock p. m. Thursday
- and Mr.. McIntire moved that the fly
ve be destroyed unopened.
.. In the discussion which follOwe,
20 Mr.. Ford stated he had heard that Il
five bids in question had been recei
= ed one minute too late,
Mr.. McIntire said the time specific
in the advertisement was plain III
opponents.to the paving of VAIN
street were looking anxiously for al
flaw in the action of Council, ar