The daily gazette., 1876-05-26
FIJI Isl EDITION
TIE CITY COUNCIL.
REGULAR MEETING--A BRIEF BUSINESS
sEssIoN-RoUTINE BUSINESS -THE
SUIT OF JAS, wooLLEY AGAINST
THE CITY REFERRED TO
ARBITRAToRs-PRo.

The City Council met in regular ses-
sion, last evening, President Lichten-
stein in the chair.
The Street Committee reported fa-.
vorably on the petition of II. II. Nc
Danel and others, for the repairing OF |
cutters on TIE north side of Seventh |
street, between Madison and Windsor;
estimate cost, $25. Also, favorably |
on petition of A. Grubb and others,
for q crossing at Goth and Market SITS. {;
estimated cost. $40. Adopted. Also,
favorably on the petition of John |
Roberts and others, for the paving of
Claymont street, west side, from 18th |
street to Vandever avenue, Adopted,
with the proviso that the woIk be not
done until the first of October. The
committee also reported adversely
upon a remonstrance against the per
fermance Of this work.
The Water Committee reported as
follows: Favorably on the petition of
Swift, Beecher, Courtney & Co., for
water pipes on 18th street, from Will
son to Walnut; estimated cost, S170.-
Adversely on VIM. Cummins' petition
for an abatement of water tax; and in
favor of refunding David Campbell$l,
overpaid water tax. Adopted,
The City Treasurer reported: Bal
ance in bank subject to the reservoir,
$18,s5S 40; to the redemption of honds,
$500; total, $10,63 40. Amount over
drawn for current expenses, $129 21.
The Street Department Iay roll (5S
men and 10 horses and carts employed
was B433 12.
The Water Department pay rolls
were as follows: Department go men
employed) @24s 05, reservoir, (1S5
men 81, ,12l 20; pipe laying, ga men)
S10593; horse and cart, $50 teams J
1864 81; total, 81, ,03989.
Petitions and communications were
read and referred, as follows:
From City Solicitor Cummins, sta
ting that in the suit of James Woolley
against the city, he had agreed with
plaintiffs counsel to refer the case to
three arbitrators, viz: Edward IT.
Bellah, Edward Belts and Francis Bar
ry. He desired Council to approve his
acti0n. On motion of Mr.. Taylor,
} chairman of the Law Committee, the
. action was approved.
From Patrick Cannon and others,
for various crossings and paved cutters
at Ninth and Pine streets and vicinity.
From VIM. Candy, for an extension
of water pipes on Tatnall St., bet. Sth
and Ninth, about 40 feet; referred with
! power TO act.
.. From Michael Megarey, for per
mission to erect a temporary frame ad;
. dition to his house, No. 406 Tatnall
: street.
i From John Dougherty and others,
. for the paving of the bed of Walnut
street, from Front to Fourteenth.
From Patrick Mulroeney, asking
9 thai the cutters be repaired on TIKI
r north side of Chestnut street, from
}. Jackson to Van Buren,.
o From Michael Hessian and others
4 for gas lamps on Sixth St., at Broome
d Franklin aud Harrison streets.
Mr. McMeramin presented the fol
leWing proposals for grading the be-
- of Rouney street, from Delaware ave
nue. to Eleventh street.
Robt. Cook, ..... 2S cts per cubic yd
Patrick Sullivan. 90 4" &" :"
Thbs. Conner. 26l -
Thps. Ford. .... 80 " /" "
d Geo. Cochran. -. go " = C
kelerTeu 10 Ine OtTeeI SoHiHltlcc,
Also, the following bids for cor
structing sewers on Dupt Mt and Ad
es ans streets:
o Butcher 81 Virtue. $1,35 per percl
se Washington Cox,.... 1.5O " "
A. j. Peters, ....... 1.5o "
+. C. Simpson, ,............... Sl3S
John McCluskey, lay bricks, SIG pc
1000.
I The above bids referred only to th
work of constructing the sewer, an
: furnishing the brick, sand, lime an
y cement. Special bids were made fo
u, covering the sewers with stone. The
Ii were referred to the Street Committee
Adjourned,