The daily gazette., 1877-10-12
THE CITY COUN GIL.
REGULAR MEE1iNG--REpoRTs AND
'PErTToNs-ExTRAoRnINARYi" " o.
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tensteip in the chair "A w o5 e4ad j
The Street Committee reported id.
versely on the petition of j.. 8. well
don and Others, for the paving Of gut
ters on jackson street, from Delaware
avenue to the Brandy wine. Adopted.
| " Same committee reported favorably
| on the petition of VIM. L., Gilbert and
Others, for the repairing of gutter
plates on FrontGstreet. Adopted. &C..
The Water Committee reported fa-
vorably on the petition OF John Green
and others, for the exteasiye of water
pipes on Lord street, Estimated cost
| s. DO, Adopted. rH
\ The Pubic Buildings G Committse re-
ported adversely on Samn' England's
petition for permission to stand on
the street, and sell articles. Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported. Bal
ance in bank subject to the reservoir,
"a. 998,95, TO current expenset, $7.016.-
OF. total $l2.047.02. .i-.4 =.
The Treasurer also reported that
: f0.l2 had been paid out during the
week on account Of the reservoir; to-
tal paid to date ON the draft Of the
Water Commissioners, $19, ,465 20.
The Chief Engineer reported 1S
men employed in the Water Depart
ment.
The Street Commissioner reported
~ men, 4 single, and Q double teams
employed in the Street Department.
Pay rolls were read and passed, as
follows: Street Department, $162,11,
Waller Department, $l94.82, total
$356.93.
Petitions and communications were
read and referred, as followe:p
FronJ. t. Cause and others, call
ing the attention of Council to the
condition of Shipley Run, and asking
the adoption of Immediate meas ures
to prevent the breaking of the banks,
and suggesting that the stream be
wIdened 20 feet from the Railroad
crossing to Marsh Lane.
From j. Morton Poole 81 Co., asking
for tae adoption If measures to re-
man at Water and Thorne streets In
order to relieve them of the danger
they now are threatened with from
passing trains. So tel
From James W. Ware and Others,
asking for the paving of cutters on
Eleventh street, between West and
Washington.
From J. Park Postles and others.
asking for the lowering OF the grade
at Washington and 14th street. 80 as
to carry the water off more freely
than at present, also for the guttering
and paving of sidewalks ON both sides
of the street.
Mr.. Townsend moved to refer this
petition to the Street Committee with
power to act, but objections being
offered, the motion was Withdrawn
and the petition was referred in the
usual manner.
From David Lemon and others,
asking for two sewer inlets at Ninth
and Walnut streets, to relieve the
water overflow after heavy rains.
From James e. Price d Co., and
Mm. 6. Lea 8 Co., calling the atten-
tion of Council to the filling up of the
race by sand from the streets leading
into it, and asking that these streets
be paved, as the city will be held re-
sponslble for all damages sustained
by the flliog up OF the race.
From James Bradford and others,
asking for repairs to the culvert under !
Delaware avenue, near the Railway
the overflow of water.
From s. McClary, Jr., and others |
asking for lamp on the south side |
of Seventh street, between Vest and |
Washington.
The subject of fchanging the grade
at Twelfth and Franklih streets was |
laid over until next meeting.
Mr.. Baker offered the following |
preamble and resolution, which were |
Whereas, 1t was understood when
City Council opened Franklin street /
west of the Cool SpriRg Reservoir.
that it was for he special benefit of |
the same, and with the distinct un-
derstanding that the amount paid as
damages for the same should be re-
funded to the current account of the
city from any loan authorized by the
General Assembly, therefore, be it.
Resolued, That the Water Com
missioncrs be requested to con-
ider the propriety of refunding the
amount go paid, $2,511, and charging
the same to the Cool Spring Rsser-
voir fund.
MT. Wlndle called up for third
reading the ordinance, making addi-
litional and extraordinary appropri-
ations for the different departments
Of the city. 1t provides for the in
crease of appropri atoms as followsd
interest $4,000, water works, $1,000,
opening and grading streets, $6Co,
amps, $500, repairing and Cleansing
streets, $SU00, Sc ewers. S6500, incident
Al expenses. $500, pubic buildings,
$4,000. 1t was passed by vote of Is
20 5, Messrs. Gutherie Hazlett, Knight
and Norton voting in the
Negative. as.= ---.
During Inc evening the following orders
Veredireeted to be drawn:
Francis Vincent, $12 35; Kirkman q Son, |
70 so; James McKendrick, $207 q; Thomas
Bradford, 1866 81; w w Simmons, $l09 90;
. w Hoopes, S II 33; Philip Lynch, S44;
Nary Hanna, $26 81 Frank Gingleboch,
/ 81; Benz Ewing, 2l 81; John McCioskey,
8; p @ Chandler, 40 7s II L Tatnall q Co,
8 go; James & Bro, 10 8, Geo W Stone, 76i
James Harrigan, 4 s3; Lobdell Car Wheel
20, SO 10; David Woolman, % 72; Geo II
rindaIl, 60 50; John Bachus, l3 10; Martin
seai, IL; John 8 Bostick, IS; Benz Hirst, 8 50;
4 w Cause. IS 20; Perry Ewing, 40 So; Ken
laId Trusty, 2S so; Sam'l Cory, 62 89;Thos
q 90aWm 8 Bullock ,35 40;E Bar
on, 20 50;S G Simmons d Bro, 8 81; q H p
Simmons a son, 224 26, Lloyd d Smith,
4 72; James McIntire, sci 66; Jos Flanagan ID
So "a; IL r Pickels, lss, 81 L Tatnail, q "a :,