The daily gazette., 1876-09-15
The City Council.

My 1~98AA1Ahs
REGULAR MEETINn-CoMMIrTE RE-
PoRTs-PEriTIoNs, ORDINANCES. &c.
The City council met in regular ses-
sion last evening Mr.. Baker in the
chair. W.
The Street Committee reported az
follows: -,s1rlf5-.7is
Adversely, on the petition of j.
Kirkman &Son, for crossing from
the Northeast to the Southwest cor.
ners Of Tenth and Tatnall streets.
That the pond Of stagnant water at
Third and FAn Buten gtreets, con
planned OF tythe Beard nf Health is a
subject which the Board ssk6uld attend
to. Adversely on the petition Of j. A.
Harris for the removal Of fence
from the foot a. Shipley street. as the
street u xentcd by 5anIes Murphey.
Adversely On Patrick Haggerty,s petit
ton for the curbing and paving of
Buena Vista street. Adversely on the
| petition of Elisabeth Taylor and oth>
ers. for the paving Of cutters on Clay
mont street, Adversely on the. peti.
| tion of rhos. Stewart and others, for
the paving of cutters on Bennett street
between Taylor and Eighth. All adop-
| ted.
On a number of other petitions the
committee was continued until the
first meeting in May next.
The Water Committee reported fla
vorably on l.. Il. Springer's petition
for new water pipe on jefferson
street between Ninth aud Tenth;
estimated cost, $75. Adopted.
The Police Committee reported
adversely on John McSorley's petition
for damage done his property in the
Tenth Ward. by rioters. Adopted.
The Street Department pay roll
| (63 men and IA teams) was $250.73.
| The Water Department pay roll (16
men) was $158.7I.
The City Treasurer reported: Over
draft in bank for current expenses,
l$4.842. .04 balance in bank subject to
the reservoir, $293. n; to the redemp-
ton of bonds, @70O; total balance
; 1928 n. total overdraft, $3.91S.27.
Petitions and commucations, were
read and referred, as follows:
From Fergus I'aggart. asking per-
mission to erect frame building at
: Front and Lombard streets.
Il From the City Market House Com
. pduy, dshluS iOr COutiOi VI tuc slUc-
: walks in front of the Second street
Market House, on Market and King
> streets.
From j. Morton Poole s. Co., COM
iplaining Of the depredations of tramps
and asking for the placing of street
lamps at Thorne and Dock and
, Orange and Dock streets, as means
!. of partical protection. Referred with
:, lpower to act.
From Drake s. Co., asking for a
, clear space of 40 feet in front of the
a old Naff building at Fourth street, on
Il market days.
e From John Palmer and others, for
8 the paving of cutters on the East side
,t of Market street, between 22d and 23d
{ and for flag stone crossing at 22d and
/ Market.
: From John W. Hawkins and
{ others for the curbing and paving of
e cutters on the north side of Twelfth
= street, between French and Walnut
s and for a crossing at Twelfth and
e From Patrick Murphey stating that
l. he was the bona .tide contractor for the
y grading of Walnut sti eet, and that ht
d desired the money for the grading al
=, ready done, SO far as Third street
a to be paid to no one but himself.
= Mr.. Plckels said that Mr.. Philip
IS Quigley had agreed to loan the city
@ $50, 900 at per cent, for six months
v and moved that note for the same b:
4 discounted. Adopted.
e Mr.. Febiger gave notice for tn.
,r chairman of the Opening streets com
IS mittee (Mr. Baker) that at the next
d meeting he would introduce an ordi
nance to repeal the ordinance creating
the office of Clerk of the registry Blu
reau.
Il Mr.. Pickels presented an ordinance
designed to increase the salary of the
Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
ment. Read twice.
e Mr.. Underwood presented the deco
" for the sand lot at Twelfth and Tatnal
n streets, the last payment having beer
made by the city. Referred to thu
Law committee.
8 On motion of Mr.. Underwood, tn
! semi annual appropriations for tn
q Fire Department were ordered to b'
}. drawn, as follows: Reliance, $S40
y Friendship, $S6S rs; Delaware 81 900
= Washington, 1914 SO; Weccacce $500
Is Phoenix, 1924. VIM. Hanna, Chic
Engineer, 800; Chas. Thomas ant
n Sam1 Baylis, Assistants, $50 each.
e MIR. Underwood presented an ordi.
8 nance changing the course of Shiplel
'e Run, between Seventh and Eight
y streets, which was read once.
l. Geo. W. Bush, was elected Harbol
" Master.
e Orders were directed to be drawn t
l. pay the salaries of the Inspectors ant
Clerks of the City Election.
Adjourned.