The daily gazette., 1876-11-17
FIRST EDITION!
The City Council.

REGULAR MEETING-ROUTINE BCsINEss
ORDINANCE PAssED-A SAFE FOR
THE AUDITORS OFFICE, &c.
The City Council met in regular session
last evening, President Lichtenstein in
the chair rIf4rl s3F I-1l
The Street Committee reported favor
able on the petition of isaac Murray and
others, for the curbing and paving of the
north side of Reed street, between Adams
and Jackson. Adopted.
Same committee on the petition of
John Palmer and others for the improve
ment of Vandever Avenue, reported that
the prayer of the petitioners had been
complied with. Adopted.
Various other committees were con-
tinued on all business in their hands.
The City Treasurer reported: Balance
in bank subject to the reservoir, S7O.41; /;
to current expenses $6, 288 03; to the re-
dempuon of bonds, 500; total 81
058 "A. r .-.r ~ -
The Street Department pay roll Q27
men and teams employed) was S312 20.
The Water Department pay roll go
men employed) was S4S9 81.
Petitions were read and referred as
follows:
From John Coyle and others for a
Church streets.
From SamI Miller, and others for the
Improvement of the west sidewalk of
Poplar street between Fourth and
From David Lemon. askinga reduction
of his water tax.
From Albert Thatcher and others, ask
ing for repairs to the south sidewalk of
Delaware Avenue, between Madison and
Adams streets. na
The ordinance for the relief of the ap-
preparation for repairing and cleansing
streets was called up for q third reading
by Mr.. Pickles. 1t provided for taking
800 from printing, $4,000 from paving
beds of streets, 500 from lamps, and 500
| from public park, and applying the ag-
gregrate $500, to the appropriation for
| cleaning and repairing streets. The ordi-
nance was adopted without opposition.
Mr.. Pickles moved that Gawthrop &
Bro, have permission to open the street
| ON King between Front and Water, in
order to lay private drain, as ordered
| by the Board OF Health, the public drain
already there not being sufficient to
| drain all the houses in that neighbor-
hood.
Objection was raised by Mr. Candy, on
the ground that it required an ordinance
| to grant this permission.
Messrs. Pickles and Baker asserted
that the Board had full powert to have the
| work done, and that the assent of Coun-
Gil was merely formal.
The motion was passed with an amend
| ment requiring the Board to obtain the
opinion of the City Solicitor before COM
mencing the work.
Mr.. Baker presented the return of the
commission on opening Tatnall street,
| from Twenty-third street to Elliott Ave-
nue.. The damages were as follows: j
=. Armstrong, $500; Thomas Mousley,
Adam Grubb, Joseph Tatnall, heirs of J
IDerrickson, j. ID. Winslow, 6 cents each
cost of the improvement, S400.
Also the return of the commission on
opening Franklin street, from Rodney
street to Pennsylvania Avenue; damages
James Downward, $1860, Thos. j. Jour
dan, 500; cost of the improvement; S201t
The returns were referred to the Commit
tee on Opening Streets.
Mr.. Pickeps stated that the safe in the
Auditors officewas to small and would no
contain all the important books. H'
moved that the Finance Committe be au
thorized to procure a new safe, ut COS
not exceeding S400.
Mr.. johnson opposed The motion, oil
the ground of economy.
Mr.. Baker suggested that the books b'
kept in the fiire-proof safe in the City
Treasurer's office. He offered a motion
requiring the Finance Committee to se'
if this arrangement cannot be effected
and report to Council. This motion wa
adopted.
During the evening the following or
ders were directed to be drawn:
Francis Schue, S8,91; Julius Krauspe
50; Hilles & Jones, S3,77; j. @. File, $50
10; NJ. Keogh, S152 33; G. II. T. Simmons
S28 SO; George w. Stone, 50 49, james !
Bro. S53 A !; A. II. Cook. S772 10; Phili
Tyre, $50 80; Pat. Reynolds, $156 22
Henry Meredith, $40; James Nc1ntire
S291 Sc; p. Chandler, SIT 81; Ferris !
Garrett, 44c.; w. & T, Davidson, S400; l
. Lynch, 500 80; w. w. Simmons, 158 4,
! Bernard McKenney drawn in favor {
Street Commissioners, 81 IA; George W
Bush & Son, $40 33; j. Adams, 81 q
Joseph Flanagan, $3.50 92; Collins & OF
: yer, 1893 So; j Hammond & Co., So 30 ,
Hammond for Auditor 1870 Treasure
Board of Health, 100.