The daily gazette., 1876-07-15
The Governor to be Requested to
Call a Special Session of The
Legislature.

for the completion of the northern
compartment of the Cool Spring reser.
voir was called up MIR. Pyle and read
twice. (This ordinance was printed in
yesterdays GAZETTE
Mr.. McIntirc stated that at the next
meeting, when this ordinance came up
for third reading, he would, if in or,
der. substitute it with one more legally
drawn up.
The chair stated that such action
would be in order.
Mr.. Farrell said that no ordinance
could be drawn up by any lawyer in
the country which would not conflict
with the city charter, in regard TO rails
ing money for the completion of the
reservoir. He said the only plan was
TO have the Legislature convened, and
authority granted for the issue of
bonds.
Mr.. Paynter offered resolution pro,
vidiDg that the President and the
chairman of the Water and Finance
Committee be appointed a committee
to wait on the Governor and request
him to convene the Legislature for the
purpose of having passed an act auth
orizing the city to issue bonds for the
completion of the reservoir.
MIR. McGlinchey said that the same
gentleman (Mr. Pyle) was chairman of
both the Water and Finance Commit
tees, and therefore the committee
would be composed of two members.
Mr.. Mclntire thought this was no
time for trivial objections. He was
interested in the workingmen, being a
poor man himself. If the men were
not soon furnished with work they
would follow the example of working
men in Newark, N. j., and demand of
the city either "bread or work"
Mr.. Lynch moved as an amendment
that Mr.. Paynter be added to the COM
mittee.
Nr. Febiger moved as further
amendment that in case the extra ses-
sion of the Legislature is called, the
Council request that the completion
of the reservoir be taken from Coun-
sioners. He gave as a reason that the
amount OF money proposed to be asked
for (3O,000) was not sufficient to even
finish the north compartment of the
basin.
MIR. Farrell opposed MIR. Febiger's
amendment. He also said it was folly
to ask for only $4,000 loan from the
Legislature. Great loss had already
been sustained from a want of money,
and this time enough should be OBJ
tanned to entirely finish the work.
Mr.. Paynter replied that no sum
had been fixed upon to apply to the
Legislature for permission to borrow,
and that in case the extra session was
called an estimate could be procured
of the amount necessary to be asked
| for.
Mr.. Pyle stated that the Consulting
Engineer had given an estimate that
the amount necessary to complete the
northern compartment of the basin
was $25, 600; hence the sum mentioned
in the ordinance go, ,00O). In asking
the Legislature for permission to ere,
ate loan, the entire amount necessary
to fully complete the reservoir could
be estimated and applied for.
Mr.. FebIger in his further remarks
| intimated that the interest expressed
| by certain members for the poor men
was all buncome; there was not Re-
publican employed on the basin.
Mr.. McIntire-Yes, there are num-
ber of them.
Mr.. Febiger-Thcre is not colored
man employed in any department of
the city.
Mr.. Farrell here called on MIR. Nc
Menamain, who stated that several
colored men were employed in the
Street Department.
MIR. MeIntire supported Mr.. Febiger' S
amendment. He favored the plan of
Commissioners several years ago,
| when Mr.. Febiger and his party objec-
ted to it, aud spent $775 in bribing the
Legislature to authorize loan for the
reservoir without insisting on the
Commissioners. He also said that
when the work was commenced the
Republicans wasted 100000 in idle
engineering-digging French drains,
&c, around the basin lot.
Mr.. Paynter was willing to give his
solemn word to Council and to
Almighty God that he had NO political
views in this matter.
Mr.. Farrell insisted that Mr.. Febi.
gers request for Commissioners was,
like all his other movements in Coun-
Gil, for political effect. He hoped to
| have Conservative Democrat and a
Conservative Republican appointed as
two of the Commissioners, and thus
secure some benefit for his party.
Mr.. Febiger laughed at the idea of
any Republican controlling the ap'
pointment of the Commissioners
when the Legislature is almost unani'
mously Democratic. He wanted the
reservoir taken from the hands of
Council. He believed two thirds of the
work already done would have to be
done over again, and the paities who
finish the basin would have to bear
the blame. For himself he wanted
nothing whatever to do with the
work.
Mr.. Febiger's amendment, after
some further discussion, was lost by
) the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs.-Febiger, Downing,
Adams, Jones, VIM. Candy, McIntirc,
Taylor.
Nays-Messrs. -Bickta, Farrell, Ford