The Morning herald., 1876-03-03
UITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meseing-- yetitjosss and ResO-
l,sttens-- Reports of C1ty Ofacers---A
ltvesy Debate about Joseph Fla'a0a"'s
Contract.
Council met In regular session last eve
ming, Mr.. Mcintyre in the chair.
The City Treasurer reported $39, 1885
in bank to the credit Of the city, as follows:
FOR Cool Spring reservoir, $3S, ,9OS.6, for
redemption of bonds, 500.
The Street Commissioner reported ~
men and 9 horses and carts at work.
The Chief Engineer Of the Water Depart
ment reported II men at work.
The Street Committee reported no
nuisance OH the city lot over Market street
bridge where the dirt from the streets Of
the city is deposited. Some discussion
followed, Mr.. Candy stating that he thought
that the matter would at some time be- in
furious to the health Of people who may
live there. The report was lost. Mr..
Canby moved that the report be recommit-
ted to the committee without instruction, to
find some other place to deposit the city
dirt.
Upon the petition of Robt. Graham for
the erection of frame addition to his
house, the committee reported adversely.
Several new street lamps were ordered TO
be put up.
The resolution of Mr.. Nc Intyre relative
to the city printing was laid over for one
week.
The petition Of VIM. .McC Claaerty that he
might retain his signs on Front street:
The Register Of the Water Department
reported $2,27s collected in February.
The following petitions were read and re
ferred: Andrew Reilein, for permission to
sell peanuts on the streets: from Jas. T.
Barnes for lamp at Second and Spruce
streets; from the Diamond State Iron
Works, for new water pipe on Church
street, from Third to Robinson; from Pat
rick Kehan, for lamp at Union street and
Pennsylvania avenue; from the Finance
Committee of the Board of Education, that
certain bonds authorized by the Legislature
for school purposes, be sold to obtain mon
ey for the erection of the school house
No. s.
The Committee on Streets we're authori-
zed to pave the south side Of Delaware ave-
nue., between Madison and Adams, and
charge the same to the Gas Company, as
they had neglected to do the same as by
law required.
The following proposals for grading Van
dever avenue were opened and referred to
the Street Committee with power to acts
Samuel Cutters, 25 cents per cubic foot;
BENJAMIN MINI, SO cents per cubic foot;
Thomas Cookerall, 24H cents per cubic
foot: E. Nicols, IS cents per cubic foot; j..
Delan, 80 cents per cubic foot; 0. Donohoe,
27L cents per cubic foot; Patrick Reynolds,
2815 cents per cubic foot.
Mr.. McMinimen offered resolution, with
several preambles, to the effect that the
contract which Joseph Flanagan now has
with the city, to furnish stone for Macad-
amizing purposes, was irregularly given
out bv the Street Committee, and therefore
null, and the resolution proposed to cancel
the contract.
The matter provoked long discussion
in which matters of party character, en-
tirely foreign, were brought up and some
what thoroughly talked. Mr.. W. Candy
made long explanation of the manner in
which the contract had been given out, and
stated that although the matter had been a
little irregular, that he thought it bind
iue. also adding that If the city should not
fulfill its part Of the contract, that law
suit would follow. Mr.. McMinimen de-
| nounced the giving out Of the contract by
the committee (being a Republican one at
the time) as measure to retain members
In power.
Mr.. Hayes wanted to know if the con-
tract was not drawn up. by Mr.. Spcrreece
who was not the Solicitor at the time,
whose duty it was to sttend to such mat.
ters. Mr.. iCanby replied that such was
the fact, but failed to see what that had to
do with the matter.
Mr.. Farrell said that had Mr.. Hayes
had his way, Mr.. Sprucnce would have been
Solicitor. He (Hayes) did all in his power
to elect him, and related some facts in
support of his statement.
After further discussion and several
motions to postpone and lay upon the
table, vote was taken on the resolution,
which was rejected. .....
| A note Of 1000 for current expenses
was authorized.
Aftera personal explanations by Messrs
Farrell and Mcintyre, which will be found
in another column, and the refusal to ca IL
upon the City Solicitor for his opinion as to
the legality Of the donation Of $500 to the
Firemen's Centennial Association.
During the evening the following orders
were directed to be drawn: Street Com.
missioner, $2s6.9S; Chief Engineer Water
Department, $135; Ed. Provost, $500 fol
collection of taxes; Ed. Farmer, $500
Friendship Fire company, $S66.75; Reliance
81 900: Delaware 81 900; Phoenix 1926;
Water Witch $3.50; Fame 1921 .88; Wash
ingtOn, Ssl3.Ss; Weccacoe 81 900; Assist
ants Vandever and Dutton $50 each.
The Council adjourned. a
i New Plan