The daily gazette., 1876-09-22


pletc the fiscal year of 1876.
Petitions and Communications were
read and referred, as follows:
From V. g. A. r. Tatman and others
complaining of the butchers market
on Third street. and asking that it be
removed as il is q nuisance and detri-
mental their business.
From John T. Mercer asking per-
mission to finish frame and brick build
ing on the east side of Orange street,
between Seventh and Eighth, which
he has commenced.
From VIM Penewell Tor the prlvil>
epe to have fish stand at the east
end of the Second street market
house.
From Neil Duffy and others, for
lamp on Fifth street, between Walnut
and Poplar.
From the Reliancs S. F. E. Co., ask
ing for fire plug in trout of their en-
gine house. ..
From Henry Whitaker. for the re-
funding of overpaid tax.
From the Wcccacoe S.'F. E. asking
that $500 of the $500 retained from
their last semi-annual appropriation
bo returned to them.
(The Company owe the city $1,000.
and they desire to pay it in yearly in
stalments of $200.)
Mr.. Pickels offered an ordinance re-
pealing the ''ordinance regulating the
pay o: laborers in thes.employ of the
city, passed April 18th, 1876" Read
twice,
He also offered AMI ordinance maxi
ing an extraordinary appropriation for
the benefit of the appropriation for
interest. Read twice.
On motion of Mr.. Pickels an order
for $4,000 in favor of John Peoples,
cashier of Union Bank was directed to
be drawn, to meet note falling due
on the 25th inst,
Orders were also directed to be
drawn for interest due sundry bond
holders. amounting to 50, ,33s,O3.
Mr.. Underwood offered the following
preamble and resolution.
Whereas. On the 26th of August
last, contract for the grading of Wal
nut streets, from Front to Fourteenth
streets. was made by the city with a
person representing himself to be Pa
trick Murphey, q bidder for the same,
| anu WuObC DAo udb UCCn dCCCpbCo p1
the committee to whom it was referred,
and
Whereas, it appears to the satisfac-
tion of the committee that the person
representing himself to be the said Pat
rick Murphey is named VIM. O'Brien,
and that the said VIM. O'Brien, OBJ
tanned the said contract by misrepre--
sentatlons and fraud. therefore,
Resolped, By this Council that the
said contract is hereby revoked and de.
clared null and void, and of no effect
whatsoever.
Mr.. Paynter objected to the imme-
diate adoption of the resolution. He
said he understood Patrick Murphey
was the contractor; but If the old
Street Committee was deceived, the
present committee was also likely to
be.
Mr.. Underwood said that Patrick
Murphey's name was VIM. O'Brien,
and that he was employed on the
Street Department, on the recon-
mendation of Mr.. Ford.
Mr.. Ford denied that he had recon-
mended the man.
Mr.. Lynch moved to lay the matter
over one week.
Mr.. Baker said that Patrick Murphey
was myth. and that Wn. O'Brien
had signed the contract as Patrick
Murphey, and that he was evidently
backed up by some one else.
Mr.. McGlinchey was of the opinion
that the contract was worthless, and
that if O'Brien had signed it as Patrick
Murphey he could not obtain any
money.
The contract was called for and read
II was signed "Patrick Murphey" with
Patrick Sullivan and Michael Hayes as
sureties.
Mr.. Baker said that the Street Com
A mittee did not propose to allow the
work to go on above Third street, il
the matter was laid over one week.
Mr.. Febiger, asked Mr.. Ford if ht
knew such a man as Patrick Murphey
Mr., Ford said he did.
=. Mr.. Febiger asked if Mr.. Murpbey
signed the contract.
Mr., Ford said he did moi know; he
J. had hired his teams to the sureties, ,anG
would hire them to any one who
. would pay for them.
y The motion to lay over one weel
n was lost, and the preamble and resolu
n tions were adopted:
4 Mr.. Underwood also offered aresolu
= tion stating that VIM. B. Davis held
e contract for procuring stone from tn
IF Eleventh street quarry, which wa
s never authorized by Council, and de
claring the same null and void; an
further ordering the Street Commis
= sioner to depose the said William L
Davis,
er Mr.. Underwood said the contraC
q was made by the Street Committe,
K; and was not authorized by Council