The daily gazette., 1876-02-04
[ST EDITION
r CITY COUNCIL.

,rIoN- LUMBFR AgAsURERs AND
ECToRs ELECTED, ETC.
CITY Council met at the usual
last evening, Col. McIntire pre-
Lamp Committee reported IA
" on the petition for n lamp at
mes Lane and New Castle Ave-
Estimated cost $12. Adopted.
Law Committee reported favor
n the City Solicitors request for
esion to employ assistance. if
ID necessary, in conducting GER
Eases. Estimated cost, $751;
ted,
Water Committee reported in
of awarding the contract for
hing the Water Department
no ions of bituminous coal to
" Bush s. Son and Chas. War
Co. Adopted.
preamble and resolution offered
McMenamin at the last meet
bd laid over, in relation to the
IS made by the Gas Co., for
b. gas lamps and laying pipes,
Withdrawn by consent OF Coun-
City Treasurer reported: Bal
In bank subject to the reservoir,
b, ,S5; to current expenses, $17,-
to the redemption of bonds,
total, $67, 1S2. so.
L Street Commissioner reported
en and and IL horses and carts
oyed in the Street Department.
koll, $276.59.
e Chief Engineer reported 81 men
Dyed in the Water Department.
toll. $lS7.
e Registrar reported receipts of
<Water Department for January
hitting to $37, ,510.75.
ktitions were read and referred, as
Tvs:
om Joshua Baker and others, for
hp on Second street between Pop.
|nd Lombard.
om VIM. A. Murphy and others,
bg the passage of an ordinance
Aging the street market from King
1 h to Fourth street, also to require
es to be kept in each square for
convenience of the Jersey truck
50 that their produce may be dis
N ed along the market. Sixteen
b ed names were appended to this
lion.
tom Jos. ii. Gould and about 20
b butchers, urging Council to pass
L proposed ordinance forbidiag the
F. Of meats upon the streets in less
btities than 0le'quartcr.
tom Edw. Belts and others for a
b on West street, between Seventh
i Eighth.
lr. Paynter presented au ordinance
ealng the "Ordinance relating to
sale of meats upon the streets, "
I1inncr Ordinance.) Read twice.
Dr. Hayes presented the following
) for hauling 1000 cubic feet OF
~, from the southside to the new
1krvoir
d hl coJle, IS cents per cubic yard.
"
1bt c Smith, 90 " "
The second proposal was moi
ned
4r. Ford presented "a protest from
hself protesting against the award
Rinst any contract for hauling the
|ire amount of the clay, on the
nnd that by previous contract be,
een himself and the city for furnish
n four double teams for hauling he
va entitled to use these four teams in
G1oling the clay.
p. Mclntire called for the reading
o. the opinien of City Solicitor
dance, In 1874, in relation TO the
of teams, which stated
~ the Water Committee had the
#Ner to employ teams additional tc
ose contracted for. when necessary
4 do SO.
he proposals and the protest were
Pm referred to the Water Commit.
Mr.. Mclntirc moved that Council
Pceed to the election of inspectors
Measurers of lumber. Adopted
PR Mclntire nominated Frank W
yer and ii. w. Wickersham; Mr.
m' ID. Candy nominated Ellis Gar
xbryer received IA votes, Wicher
.hm, II and Garrett IS. All were
2clared elected, as the ordinance pro
PES for the election of one OF
1ore.n
PR Underwood presented an "Or.
nsnce in relation TO the sale of meat.
2on the streets" 1t prohibits the
le Of meats upon the streets in any
4htities, or in any manner what
Inc ordinance was read once wher
motion for q second reading created
2hslderable discussion. Mr.. Under
pod said he did not father the ordi
snce, but presented it because it wal
pnaed to him by q butcher. The
ins was raised that on this account
could not be presented to Council
me chair declared the point no
Rell taken.
lnally the motion was adopted ane
Y ordinance read second time
'er which, under the rules, it went
lhe Law Committee.
'it' Bickta, from the Law Commit
reported an agreement with the
company, in relation to the cree
~ OF gas lamps and the laying O
pes' by which the Will. Gas Com.
Iy Stipulated to do all the digging
set the lamps for "a per lamp, re
nlnS Its right to connect pipes will
mains; the city to repave tn,
eeIs and accept the ownership o
lamps. Heretofore this work cos