The Morning herald., 1876-12-22


order was directed to be drawn in favor o
/, Mr.. Jordan for the amount.
Mr.. Pickels called up for third readini
the ordinance regulating the salaries o
city officers as follows:
Mayor 1920 per annuu
Clerk of Council 800 g
Bailiff 600 :"
City Auditor 900 " "
" I" Clerk 900 +" "
Street Commissioner 500 " "
City Solicitor 500 "
Supt. City Hospital 500 g "
Hospital Physicians zoo
Register Of deaths & Burials 100 Z" "
Vaccine Phycisians 100 g g
Clerk of Market 500 g "
Chief Engineer Water Dept 200
Register of Water 800
Chief Engineer of Surveying and Engi
neering Department, sl,700 per annum
Assistant Engineers, 900
Regulator of City Clock, IS - q
First Watch, 500 '' "
For collections made during July and
August, and until tke election in Septen
ber. $500. For all collections made there
after 6 per cent.
High Constable, 500 per annum.
Sergeants of Police, $50 -
Police Constab bles, 600 - -
Mr.. Baker advocated the ordinance, Mr.
McGlinchery opposed it, saying that the
policemen received but 81 81 per day, and
were compelled to work seven days in the
week. Mr.. Baker said that no laboring
man could get from his employer that
amount of money per day, and deserved
all To be placed upon record.
Mr.. Lynch moved that the matter Of
prison keeper be postponed until the first
meeting IN February.
Mr.. Pickles said, ''ain't you sharp" The
ordinance then passed By yeas and nays,
as follows:
Yeas-Baker, Chandler, Kendall, Candy,
Downey. Davis, Feaster, Febiger, Jones,
Ireland, johnson, Pickles, ,Windle and Presi-
dent LichteDstein.-l4
Mays Ford, Lynch, McGlnchy and
Taylor.
Mr.. Pickles introduced, and had read a
hrst and second time, an ordinance for the
benefit of the Street Committee, for the
for the year 1876.
the ordinance prescribing the duties Of the
NlcEk III SouuCeIs " ulCu dllONS buC SltTh
to give the printing TO whom he may desire,
under orders from the Chairman of the
Printing Committee, which passed Council
BY the following vote.
Yeas-Baker, Chandler, Canby, Downey
Davis, Feas,er, Febiger, johnson, Jones
Kendall, Pickles, WiLdle aud President
Lichteustein-l3.
Nays-Ford, Ireland, Lynch, McGliuchy
and Taylor.
Mr.. Jones from the Conmircp n Lamp:
presented The following couImuulcai
John Jones, Esq. Chairman Lamp Com
mittee, Wilmington.
I will contract 20 furnish gas and oil aud
light and e1,inguish the ci.y !smps for the
year 1877, Us follows:
First. The lamps 20 be lighted every
nigh. as st present, s32 90 per year each
Second. The time Of burning for tie
hrss and fourth quarters OF the Year IS a
present, ssd the second and third quarter:
as Der agreement with Ihc Gas Com pany
tor 1875, s2s 90 per year each: or l VII
furnish gas for the gas lamps, consumed ty
average metre measurement, al 81 80 pel
1000 feet.
Very Respectfully,
GEORGE RICHARDSON.
President.
Mr.. WiDdle from committee on printing
offered the following resolution:
Resolve, That the Commute on Printing
shall order the printing OF al sueh papers
blanks. reports. haDGbills, OF other printing
aDd all advertising by,any committee there.
of excep, tine Water Committee, or any o.
the officers of the City; and it shall be the
duty OF the Clerk 10 decl!Ce 20 receive or
present to Council any bills for printing OF
advertising that may not have been con.
tracted for or ordered by .aid Com
and the name of the member or members
thereof, ordering said report set opposite
to each item chraged in the bill which on
his motion was adopted.
Mr.. Pickels moved that an order be
drawn for interest due, Jan. lst. 1877
amounting to $l2,697, so. Mr.. Baker
desired to know where The money was
coming from, Mr.. Pickles replied "that is
all right" (No doubt Harry is all righ.
the money has been bulldezed, intimidA-
ted ard we trust not counted out
The President appointed the follow iug
members as the Committee On Fuel:
Mess1. johnson, Taylor, Windle. Baker,
Picksls, Feaster, Chandler, Downing,
lsfarss and