The daily gazette., 1876-01-07
EDITION
|HE CITY COUNCIL.

kg5 TIE CHRISTlANA AND BRANDY Y
AWARDED TO JOSEPH HYDE-OTH-
TPAIRs.
City Council met in regular ses-
ast evening, Mr.. johnson in the
Finance Committee reported that
not advisable to appropriate more
so 600 to the public schools for the |
year. Adopted.
Street Committee reported favor
the following petitions For tho |
. and paving of the east side of |
street, between Third and Fourth.
he completion of the grading Of
ver Avenue. Adopted.
committee reported in favor of
pyer until next April the petition
paving and curbing Of l1th street,
Jefferson and Madison. Adopt
Water Committee reported in fa-
ailowing Il. ii. Jones, $50 for dam
pne his horse, by the bad condi-
Jackson street while tho water
tere being laid. Adopted.
Committee reported adversely
rick Maroney's petition for dam
account of the loss OF his horse,
was killed by falling into pipe
ON Jackson street, below Front.
Ir long discussion Mr.. Farrell
to amend the report by allowing
titionor $25. Lost by ayes 4, nays
5 The report was then adopted.
Water Committee also reported in
OF awarding the contract for laying
pipes across the Brandywine and
jana to Joseph Hyde.
bids for this work were as follows:
Wv Van Tail, New York, SLABS per
foot, John H. Rhodes, Brooklyn,
Joseph Hyde, SIG
Farrell objected to the report, as
lyde was not the lowest bidder.
Paynter considered Mr.. Hyde's the
i bid by S. per foot. He said he
hered the joint to be used by the
IT bidder, as worth nothing at all,
that the joint to be used by Mr..
was far superior to that to be used
e others, and really cheaper by IS
loot.
!. Jones said Van Tuilps joint was
flexible one bv any means, and was
: W NO obCu III ttk6 WOIh.
!. Hayes thought the opinions Of
brs. Paynter and Jones, both practi-
ben, should be sufficient to prove to
fair minded man that Mr.. Hyde
vas the lowest.
Febiger said the party who laid
water pipe across the SchuykIll did
bid for this work. His joints were
Iclass, and his bid for this work, dur
high times, was $40 per foot. He
ght the Van Tuil bid worthless, but
bot know how Mr.. Hyde'sjoint would
Yer a test. Still he considered Mr.
e's bid really the lowest of the three
;. Farrell said that MIR. Tuil had
g a bona fde did, agreeing to comply
all the requirements stated in the
krtisements for proposals. and yet the
Yer Committee desired to give the
ract out for $l.75 more than Var
rs proposal.
b. Febiger thought the calls for pro.
Us were rather loose in that they re-
ed no further guarantee from the
|ers than their work standing a pres
of 800 pounds to the square inch
be work failed the day after the test
applied, the city had no hold on the
FACTORS. He thought, also, the pipe
Id he laid six feet under the bed Of
reek, IN the channels, instead of two
as the specifications proposed.
Farrell moved to reSommit the re
in order that the points referred t.
q. Febiger might be attended to by
q &pmmittee. Lost, by ayes z, nays 13
report OF the committee was theI
ted.
y Ordinance for fixing the salarie
ealled up, and Mr.. Febiger said Ii,
see no use in acting on it now, Al
Is too late for it to have much effect
as' on motion of Mr.. MeIntire, lai,
until the last meeting in April.
rolls wore passed, as followed Wa
department ~ men and 9 carts
~; Street Department, (5G men an,
fts) $500
City Treasurer reported Balanc,
INK subject to the reservoir $40, ,736.
70 current expenses, 81, ,12l 40; to tn
nption OF bonds, $500 total $43, ,557.
9 Registrar reported the receipts o
932. =
le Clerk of Market reported collec
amounting to SeS 20 for the pas
ter. = -
John M. Curtis, Vaccine Physicial
re West District, reported 296 vac
LIONS for the past year.
Fe6iger presented an opinion fron
aty Solicitor, in relation to the schoo
opriation, which is referred to else
he.
titions and communications wer
and referred as follows,
ON John johnson, claiming S. 90 re
Grafton for damages done his waite
while the Second stseet main wa
g laid.
Fom r. B. Mcdonnell for the use O
Hall. on February Sd, 4th and 5th
he purpose OF holding q Good Tenn
b fair.
rom the Board of Education, askin,
ose of the Council chamber as
e of meeting.
ha annual report of the Chief Engi
ana Surveyor was presented an
red to be printed. Also the report
DO Chief Engineer of the Water Ds
mt mt and the Registrars report
puncli then proceeded to vote fo
cine Physicians, as follows:
es'ern District DIR. J. r. V. Blocl
10 votes; DIR. A. ii. GrimsEaw
astern District-Dr. Thos. A Brow
otes; DR.. E. e. Shortledge, 8 vote
Is' Blocksom and Brown were declal
lected.
communication was read from Hen
urner, Esq, counsel for James Law
fedfering to the hay owned by Joh
AL, OF the Ninth Ward, which
ed IN violation Of law, and askin
neil to enforce the removal of th
II this is not done, litigation wi
restored to. Referred to the La