The Morning herald., 1877-09-07
CITY COUNCIL.

SHORT SESSION LAST NIGHT-THE STAND.
ING COMMITTEES APPo1NTED-E.r.w WAR
NER ELECTED HARBoR MASTER.
City Council held regular meeting last
night, President Lichtenstein in the chair
% motion of Mr.. Baker the reading of the
minutesof the previous night were dispensed
with until next stated meeting. The same
gentleman also moved that the rules, which
governed the last Council be adopted by the
present one, Tor the ensuing year. The
minutes of the previous regular meeting,
we're then read which occupied about twenty
minutes.
The nomination of the standing commit
tees was then gone into, and on motion the
rules were suspended, and the chair nomi-
mated the following:
Finance &C T windle, John Jones Lewis
Paynter. ....
Wster-J G Baker. John Jones, Henry
Evans, Lewis Paynter, r II Taylor
streets-Aaron Conrad, J G Baker, s A
Price, B F Townsend, Lewis P Lynch.
PrintiDg-S A Price, G T Windle, VIM B
N n. r,s .",
Opening Streets-Philemma Chandler, J
G Baker, Henry Evans, G T Windle, W J
Maxwell, Bennett Hazlett, B r Townsend.
Public Buildings-Jos K Adams, G T
Windle, Thomas johnson, B Townsend
VIM B Norton.
Police-Thomas johnson, H W Downing,
G T Windle, Henry Evans, Lewis P Lynch
Accounts-John Davis, Philemma Chand-
Ter, John Guthrie. '-.., =.
Hospital-Thomas johnson, G T Windle,
81 W Downing, Lewis P Lynch, B F Town
send.
Lamps--Jobn Jones, Thomas johnson, s
A Price, R H Taylor, Edwin G Knight.
Educatien--H Henry Evans, Jos K Adams,
K H Taylor
Bonds-H W Downing, @ T Windle, R H
Taylor, H Evans, F Townsend.
Navigation-S A Price, John Jones, Thos
johnson, Lewis Paynter, Bennett Hazlett.
Engrossment-Aaron Conrad, Philemma
Chandler, VIM J Maxwell.
New Map-Ph ilemma Chandler, ] G
Baker, VIM j MAXWELL.
Law-Pbilemma Chandler, Aaron Con-
rad, Jos X Adams, Edwin G knight, Lewis
Paynter.
Fire Companies-Joseph K Adams, Thos
johnson, H W Downing, R H Taylor, Lewis
P Lynch.
City Treasurer Vincent reported $562.64,
in bank to over drafts, $17,s9s,4s to Cur
rent Expenses. Total, $17, ,335.79.
Street Commissioner Hoagland reported
IS men IL double teams and 5 single teams.
Chief Engineer Gallagher of the Water
Department reported Al men employed.
The Registrar Of the Water Department
made the following report Water Rent,
1876, s97. Water Rent, 1877, $445. Penal.
ties $3.50. Protection, $17. Fractional
Water Rent, $64.35 Ferrules, $36. Total,
$621.95.
On motion of Mr.. johnson the election Of
Harbor Master, was gone into with Messrs
Windle and Hazlett as tellers. Mr.. john
son nominated E. T. Warner, who was duly
elected, having received 12 votes to blanks
Mr.. Windle presented the following reso-
luton Resolved, that the Assessors and
Collectors be and are hereby required to
give security to the amount of $4,000
each within five days of their entering upon
the duties of the Office.
Mr.. Paynter-Don't our ordinance call
for the amount if that be the case we
cant raise the amount $4,000. The ordi-
nance fixes the amount at $4,000. Mr..
Windle stated that there was nothing in
the written book or phamplet, fixing the
amount. Mr.. Paynter here withdrew his
objection and the resolution was accepted.
Council then adjourned, and on the kind
invitation OF President Lichtenstein, the
members of Council, His Honor, Mayor
Whiteley and the press, repaired to Wea>
ver's Ice Cream Saloon, where ample JUS
tice was done by all to the delicious cream
and cakes, for which the press returns its
thanks.
During the evening the following orders
we.e directed to be drawn: Pay Roll
Water Department, $293.95; Cool Spring
Reservoir, $102.o2; A. Gawthrop, $3.50
Friendship Fire Co. $SGS.75; Reliance, 5000;
Delaware, $1,000; Pane, s925; Water
Witch, $3.50 Washington, 5000 Weccacoe,
5000 Chief Engineer Hanna, 800; First
Assistant Thomas, $50 !; Second Assistant
.Baylis, $50.
CAPSIZED.