The Morning herald., 1876-04-15
LOCAL NEWS.
CITY COUNCIL.


CITY COUNCIL.
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NJ. geAool-AEr. Hs~sa EysessS ChSef
Ess0iseer Of tho Fire Deperssss'ss-1kr.
Hayes Rsstgss s,sd Mr. Pyle Elected
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City Council met in adjourned sessien,
lat evening, President Lichtenstsin in the
chair. Every member was in his seat.
The City Treasurer reported balance in
bank to the credit Of the city of s5e, ,1o1 M
y follows Cool Spring Reservoir,
1s7 ,aOl .se; Current Expenaea, sls,ae9 6o:
Redemption of Bonds, 500.
The Street Commissioner reported forty
four men and eleven horses and carts At
work. a
The Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
ment, reported 1873 men and two horses
and carts at work, as follows: Cool
Spring Reservoir, 66 men and two horses
and cart, construction Of pipe 50 men,
Water Department, II men. The Chief
Enginesr explained that by the transfer of
certain men from the construction Of pipe,
there was really but 60 men on tho pay
roll, and at work.
The following petitions were presented,
and referred to the proper committees: y
For lamp at Eleventh, and Madison
streets; From the Board of Education, ask
ing that the water pipes on Walnut street
be extended between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets, to enablethe Board to con-
meet the water pipes of No 5. school with
the mains; from T. H. Cause, asking that
Rodney street, from Pennsylvania Avenue
to Elm street, and Eleventh street, from
Rodney to Clayton streets be graded: from
Joseph Denias, asking for tho use Of the
city plugs for water TO- be used in sprin-
king the streets; from Robert Carswell,
asking that gutter, plates be placed over
the gutter 1t Third and Pine streets;
from the trustees of the Elm street Bap
tist church, ssking that they be allowed to
erect frame addition to the church, fifteen
by thirty.two feet; also from James T.
Haddock and others, Aasking that the pS-
tition be GRANTED, from W. r. Writ and
other farmers in New Castle county, asking
for space on King street to dispose of their
produce on market days. cu g.. -
| VIM. Merick was granted q license to
sell goods At auction In the city from April
20, 1875 for one year. n. ...ir,
! Mr.. McMenimen presented deed of VIII
son street from Lobdell to A street, which
was referred to the City Solicitor for. his
opinion, and NJ. NJ. Childs was ordered to
be paid a. for drawing the deed. s,J.
! Mr.. Febeger called up the ordinance
authorizing the issue Of 81 500 worth OF
school bonds for. building No. 5 School,
which was read and passed. He also called
tup the ordinance to amend the ordinance
concerning certain nuisances, and the public
economy, regulating the placing of goods
boxes on the side walks, which upon third
reading WAS passed. C'l
Mr.. W. IN. Candy called up the ordinance
for the amendment of the ordinance con
cerning the public economy, and certsin
nuisancesj regulating aicertains space be-
tween vehicles when crossing railroad tracks
which was passed after an important amend
taents having been added. l.l
CHEF IHeINEER OF THE FIRE. DEPART
| MENT.
On melton of Mr.. Lyncn, Council pro
ceeded TO tho election of Chief Engineer
Of the Water Department, and nominated
Mr.. Hanna, of the Washington Company.
Mr.. Downing nominatedlMr. A. D. vande
YER, of the Fame. .''-n,
The vote was Is follows: H.
9sndss'sr, -1lr..7 .H-rt? !?
Burke, J.!
Blank ks'atAf I2iD"t1t
rbs r0ts,. Chair announced .a.. M, Howard ~
had been duly elected Chief Engineer Of
the Fire Department.
An order was directed to be drawn II
favor of Pusy, Scott & Co. for $40, amount
of water tax overpaid.
A note of $4,000 was authorized at
ninety days, and an order directed to be
drawn IN favor of John Peoples for $20, 900
It's nav 4 note fallingdue Monday. ,.r, , /,
An ordinance for the relief Of G. w. Dor
sey, who wishes to tap the water main on
Market street at Nineteenth, granting hin
that privilege was presented and read
twice. "A r,, g.. ~ .
Mr.. Hayes then arose, and after referring
to his proposed resignation, stated that HI
wanted to place himself right before thil
community. It had been his effort, during
the three years and more he had been II
the council, to do that which was economi
cal and just. He had erred, perhaps, but
If he had, It had been unintentional. h,
had tried to do right, as far as he knew.
The Democratic party had come int
power on the issue OF economy, but sum
cient vote had been gathered from botf
sides of this chamber to defeat every meas
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