The daily gazette., 1876-09-30
FikS1' EDITION
The City Council.

ADJOURNED MEETING-oR PASS
ED-A BLOW AT FREE MARKETs-PooR
PEOPLE MUST PAY HIGH FOR. THEIR MEAT.
The City Council held an adjourned
session last evening, President Lichten-
stein in the chair.
The Law Committee reported favor
ably on the ordinance making an extra
ordinary appropriation for interest, after
which it was read third time and pass
ed. 1t increases the appropriation for
interest $4,000.
An order was directed to be drawn
for $1,000, in favor Of G. W. Weldin, to
meet bond falling due October 1st. An
order was also directed 10 be drawn in
favor of Joshua II. Heald; VIM. s. Nc
Caulley and VIM. 5. Hilles. Sinking
Fund Commissioners. for 1852,
Mr., Pickels presented petition from
W. Chalfant for the position of Fire
Watch. Also petition from John Hart
man and others, for culvert at Riddles
Road and Delaware Avenue, Referred.
The Ordinance repeating the Ordi-
nance regulating the pay Of laborers il
the employ of the city" was read third
time and passed by the following vote:
Yeas-Adams, Baker, Candy. Davis,
Downing, Febiger, Feaster, johnson,
Jones, McGlinchey, Paynter, Pickels,
Underwood, Windle and President
Litchenstein, Is.
Nays-Ford, Irelan and Lynch. 8.
Mr., Underwood moved that the street
committee be authorized to advertise for
proposals for the removal of 275 cubic
yards Of earth from Walnut street be-
tween Front and Third. Adopted,
Mr.. Chandler called up for a third
II M hub N
| sale of meats upon the streets. He OF
fered an amendment to section l., exempt
ing from the provisions Of the ordinance
farmers selling prok of their own raising
or manufactured into scrapple and saus-
| age, from the Goth Of October to the Isl
of February, inclusive.
Mr.. Paynter opposed the ordinance
deeming it unfair in its bearing upon
our citizens, by keeping city butchers
off the streets.
Mr.. Lynch opposed it on the ground
| that it would create a monopoly, and
drive the people to the market houses
| for their meat. where they would have
to pay four or five cents per pound more
| for it.
Mr. Pickels favored the ordinance, be
caues' he was opposed to street markets
thought they ought to be obsolete.
| ut hutuohChU W do UuCa dAOPtCo.
| Mr.. Febiger asked if the ordinance
would prohibit farmers from bringing il
meat and selling it to citizens at thei
houses.
The chair said it would not.
Mr.. Fehiger thought it would.
Mr.. Pickels offered an amendment
providing that meat shall not be sold o
offered for sale at any stall or stand IL
any of the street markets Of the city.
Mr.. Febiger then asked ifia man witt
a man with State lioense for peddlint
could peddle meat in defiance of any or
dinance of the city. No one answered
him.
Mr.. Paynter insisted that the ordinanc
was a strike at the poor people it woult
cause them to pay higher prices for theil
meat.
Nj. Pickles amendment was adopted
and also the section as amended
The other sections were then adopted
and the ordinance passed by nays AM
ayes, as follows:
Ayes-Adams. Baker, Chandler, Davis
Feaster, Ireland, McGlinchey, Pickeli
} Underwood, Windle and President Lich
, tenstelu-11.
Nays-Downing, Febigel, Ford, Jone
Lynch, Paynter.-G
| Adjourned