The Morning herald., 1876-10-27
CITY COUNCIL.
TEE COAL OIL CONTRAcT IN ne
INVESTIGATED.

Inc Street Committee on the cOmmuni-
cation Of A. Gillespie asking damages done
his property by repairing Church street,
reported adversely.
The same committee, on the petition ol
Amos E4stburn and others asking repairs
made on New Castle avenue, reported favor
able.
On the petition OF James Mitchell and
others, asking that Jackson street be grad
ed, curbed and paved, reported In favor OF
paving sald street, and on motion of Mr..
Pickels the balaLce Of the petition was
referred to the Committee on Opening
s reefs.
On the petition Of Joseph Flanagan, ask
lug 10 rent the 8 one quarry on Eleventh
street, The committee reported adversely.
The committee reported that the overflow
Of water complained of In the communica-
tton of Enoch Moore, Jr., had been attended
to, and The evil removed
On the petition of Drake g. Co.. asking
space in front of their store on Fourth
street, the committee reported In favor of
granting space Of twenty feet.
On the petition of H. F. Dure and others,
! asking that Read street be graded from Har-
rison to Van Buren,, reported favorable.
On the communication of John Gallagher,
| asking for q donation to assist him
in pay ing expenses incurred by him, on &C
count of injuries sustained by his daughter,
caused by carelessness of city employees.
The.committee reported unfavorable.
The same committee. on the petition of E.
G. Shortlidge, President Of Board Of Educa-
tion, asking the paving of sidewalk on wes,
side Of Harrison street near the school
house, made an adverse report.
On the communication of Benz. Lee, M.
D., complaining of deposit of city dirt on
| the sand lot, reported that the evil In this
! case had been remedied.
> The Water Committee reported, that the
horse, wagon and harness had been sold for
sum of $lM.45.
The Committee on Public Buildings, on
the petition of Mrs. John Reaves asking for
he use of the City Hall during Christmas
week, reported In favor cf granting the
request.
The Law Committee reported: The ordi
nance to repeal an ordinance providing for
the appointmen of Clerk of the Registry
Bureau, and the ordinance making extraor-
dinary appropriations were in conformity
with The city charter.
The same committee, on the communica-
tion from the Bo .rd OF Health 10 relation
to impurities in the Brandywine water
reported, that in theil opinion it was MOI
expedient to pass an ordinance at
present as the Chief Engineer had full
control of the matter and could stop
running the pumps at any time if he thought
the wafer not fit to use.
The City Treasurer reported in the Union
National Bank for week ending October 10,
to the credit of the city: For current ex-
penses, So ,5O4 90; Cool Spring Reservoir,
$7151; redemption bonds, $500; total,
$4,276.41. And for the week ending Oct
26f : For current expenses, s., ,539, ,64, Cool
Spring Reservoir, 81 81; redemption
bonds, $500; total, $4,Sl1.15. The City
Audi or reported thst he had examined the
accounts vf several city officers, aud found
their accounts to be correct.
The Street Commission reported 48 men,
double teams and 8 single teams employed
in his department for week ending October
24th.
The pay roll of the Street Department,
amounting to $312GS and the pay roll OF
the Water Department, amounting to
$164.75, were read, and on motion ordered
to be paid.
In compliance with resolution offered
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Clerk of Council presented list Of persons
who had paid claims to the city, but had
not received proper credits on the lein
book, which on motion of Mr.. Pickles was
adopted. and the clerk authorized to make
the proper credits.
The following petitions and communica-
tions were read and referred to the proper
committees:
From Joseph G. Seeds and others, asking
an extention of water pipes on Pennsylvania
avenue.
From James Davis, asking extention Of
water pipes on Buena Visa street.
From John Palmer and others, asking
that Vandever avenne be completed and
placed in good condition for travel during
the coming winter.
From VIM. Forrest and others asking an
extension Of water pipes TO Thirteenth and
ClaymOnt streets.
Mr.. Frbiger presented deed from Joseph
and William Tatnall, for aportion Of Van
dever avenue.
Mr.. Lynch presented and had read pre-
amble and resolution returning thanks OF
Council to the P. W.. & B. r. R. Co. for
courtesies extended by the company to MEM
bers of Council and city officers on Dela-
ware Day. Which on his motion was
adopted, aud the clerk instructed to for
ward copy to the superintendent OF the
company.
on motion of Mr.. Febiger, the Auditor
was directed to credit the account OF Henry
Grant with $l13 SO, and the account OF
Joseph Tatnall with $1O,they being charged
wit those amounts bv mistake.
Mr.. Pickels presented and had read the
inte' est list due Nov. 1st, amounting to
81, ,OO7 81; which on his motion was approved
and oruered to be paid.
Mr.. Jones, Chairman of TIE Lamp Com
mtt,ee, reported that the contrac, or had not
furnished oil to the city since October s, and
since that time the city had been without oil
and asked instructions from Council.
Mr.. Pickles moved hat the Committee on
Lamps be instructed to advertise for new
proposals, being in his Judgment the best
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