The daily gazette., 1877-05-04
City Council.

IRREGULAR MEETING-ROUTINEB BUSINESS
| SALARY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF REVISION, ETC.
The City Council met in regular session
last evening, President Lichtenstein in
the chair.
The Finance Committee reported that
| the ordinance in relation to the reservoir
bonds would be finally reported upon
when the plans and specifications for
work on the reservoir, which the Water
| Commissioners are now having prepared
| are completed. Adopted.
The Street Committee reported favor
| ably on the following petitions, and re,
| monstrance:
Delaware s. f. E. Company, for per.
mission to have their wagon standing in
front of the engine house, when not in
| use.
w. j. Morrow and others, to have mac
| adamized streets sprinkled at the expense
of the city; estimated cost $500.
j. Beltz and others, for the enlarge
| ment of culvert at Pennsylvania avenue
and Union street; estimated cost $500.
james Murray and others, for culvert
| over the water course between Front,
| Second, Adams and Jackson streets; esti-
mated cost, $500.
Gatta & Kaiser, for permission to have
wagons standing in front of their place
| of business at Third and Walnut streets;
allowing them a space ON Walnut street
so feet long and 10 feet wide.
Remonstrance of G. S. Grubb and 9TH
ers, against the passage of the ordinance
| authorizing the construction of q sewer
on West street, from Delaware avenue to
Fifth street.
The committee also reported that in
structions of Council in regarded to re-.
pairing the site of the Twelfth street
market house had been carried out.
All the reports were adopted.
The Water Committee reported favor
ably the petition of VIM. Bacon, for pers
mission to fill street sprinkler from the
fire plugs, reserving the right to revoke
the permission at any time. Adopted.
Also, favorably on the petition of
j. Dunntfor the extension of water pipes
on New Castle Avenue, estimated cost,
$120. Adopted.
The Public Buildings Committee, ou
the resolution instr1cting them to search
for the City Hall flag, reported that it
could not be found. Adopted.
Same committee reported adversely on
the petition of e. Pennington and others
for street Market on Madison street.
And favorable on the petition of the Fire
Companies, for the improvement of the
tone of the City Hall bell; estimated
cost, $3.50. Adopted.
rtThe City Treasurer reported; Balance
inIbank subject to the reservoir. So, ,74 4S;
to current expenses, So, ,5O2 08, total, $12,-
256 56.
The Registrar reported that the receipts
of the Water Department tor April
amounted to 1928 90.
The Water Department pay roll IA
men employed) amounted to S163 88.
Street Department, 40 men and 8 teams
empioyed) $233. "a. Police Department,
1888 "a. Miscellaneous Department
$1290 83; total $4071 80.
Petitions and communications were
presented, read and referred as follows:
From George w. Vernon and others
for crossing on King street., between
Second and Third. Referred to the
Street Committee with power to act.
From Edwid w. Jackson, and others,
for water pipes on Ninth street, between |
Adams and Jackson.
From Alex. Saville asking that the |
prison recently erected in the rear of the |
City Hall be removed, as the lice and
other vermin from the prison have
migrated to the petitioners house adjoin- |
ing; and further that the petitioners |
family has suffered much annoyance |
from the noise and obscenity of the |
prisoners and vagrants occupying the |
premises complained of. Referred to the
Committee on Public Buildings with
power to act.
From Bloomfield H. Moore, for per
mission to construct sewer along Brandy
wine avenue from the st. Augustine
mills to the month of the long race, on
the north side of the Brandywine Greek, |
in order to prevent refuse matter from
the mills from running into the Brandy |
wine water where it Is used for drinking
purposes, Referred to the Street Com |
mittee, with power to act.
From John Palmer, and others, for a |
crossing on Hutton street at Vandever
avenue, Ninth Ward.
Mr.. Baker offered preamble and re- |
solution requesting the Attorney Gener-
al, if compatible with his duty, to con-
tinue the cases of the city against the |
Brandywine manufacturers, for empty |
ing deleterious matters into the Brandy |
wine water, until the November term of |
Court, in order to ascertain the result of |
the arrangements now being made by the |
manufacturers to remedy the evil COM
planned of. Adopted.
Mr.. Baker called for third reading the |
ordinance regulating the salary of the |
IN ,mbers of tho Board Of Assessment, |