The Morning herald., 1876-11-17
CITY OOUNCIL,

CITY COUNCIL,
Short Sssstos-O Ordinance for The BslSef ef
ths Street Depsrssssnt- Ordsrs Dresss.
A stated meeting of the City Council was
held last evening, President Licbtenstein
presiding.
Minutes of last stated meeting read and
approved.
The Law Committee reported nothing in
the ordinance for the relief of the Street
Department, for cleaning and repairing
street, in conflict with the City Charter.
The City Treasurer reported In the Union
National Bank, as follows
For Current expenses, S6, 6,22S OS
" Cool Spring Reservoir, 7041
Redemption of bonds, 700 90
Total, $7,06S a
The Auditor reported the several accounts
Of the city officers correct.
The Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
ment reported 50 men employed during the
past week.
The Street Commissioner reported 12o
men, 2 single and double teams employed
during the past week
The pay roll Of the Street Department
amounting to $s12 20, and the pay roll Of
Water Department amounting to SAS9 0l,
were read and approved.
The follow ing communications were read
and referred: From Samuel Miller and
others, asking that the sidewalk on the
west side of Poplar street between Fourth
and Fifth streets be put Ia good condition.
From John Coyle and others, asking for :
lamp at the southwest corner of Lord and
Church streets. From D. Lemon, asking .
reduction In water tax. From A. Thatcher
and others, asking the paving Of stdwalk
on Delaware avenue between Adams and
Madison streets.
The Street Committee, on the petition of
Isaac Murry and others, asking the paving
of sidewalks on Reed between Jackson and
Adams streets, made Q favorable report,
which was adopted.
The same committee, on the petition OF
John Palmer and other, asking that Van
dever avenue be put In . good condition for
the present winter, reported that the prayer
of the petitioners had been compiled with.
Mr.. Pickles called up for third reading
the ordinance for the relief of the Street
Department, when on his motion the blanks
were filled as follows: From Printing $500;
Paving Beds of Streets, $4,000: Lamps,
$500; Public Park, 500; total, $500.
After which the ordinance passed BY yeas,
10, nays none.
Gawthrop & Bro, were granted the privi-
ledge to tear up the street for the purpose
of laying private drain on Front and Water
streets a. directed by the Board Of Health,
provided the City Solicitor would say the
L - ho lob IN IN
The Opening Street Committee reported
the return of the commission for opening
Tatnall street from 2Sd street to Elliott ave-
nue. as follows: j. Poulston Armstrong,
$500; Thomas Mousley 8 cts; Adam Grubb,
8 cts; Joseph Tatuall, 6 Cts; Heirs OF >:
Derrickson, 8 Cts; ]. D. Winslow, 9 cts. Total
cost OF improvement $500.
Also the return of the commission for
opening Franklin street from Rodney's line
to Pennsylvania avenue as follows
James Downward $500; Thomas J.
Jourdan and wife in right of said wife 500,
and the Estimated cost of the whole I'm
provement $2,0l0.
Mr.. Pickles from the Finance Committee
reported the safe in the Auditors office as
TOO small to contain the books of the city In
said Office, and moved that the committee
be authorized to procure new SAFE az al
expense not exceeding $500.
The motion was amended by Mr.. Candy
80 a. to read that the subject be referred to
the Finance Committee with instructions
TO make arrangements to place the books
of that Office in the Treasurer's vault every
night.
During the evening the following orders
were directed to be drawn:
Francis Scheu, So 0l; Julius Krauspe, "
Hilles & Jones, $3.77; j. G. File, $3O.l5;
", Keoeh, $152.38; G. H. P. Simmons,
sSS. 50; George W. Stone, sass; James q
Bro, SIS. ~; A. H. Cook, $772.lO; Phillip
Tyre, S5O.82; Pat Reynolds, $3.50 ~; Hen
ry Meredith, $270; James McIntire $20l .66
P. Chandler, S17.97. Ferris & Garrett, &c.
W. q T. Davidson, S400; P. Lynch, 500 80
W. W. Simmons, 1853 Al; Bernard McKen
ney draw in favor of Street Commissioners
4. il; George W. Bush g. Sons, 9O.SS; J
Adams, SITS; Joseph Flanagan, $50 %
Collins & Oliver, 193.o5, J. Hammond =
Co., IS; J. Hammond for Auditor 81
Treasurer Board Of Health, $50.
Adjourned.