The daily gazette., 1877-01-12
FIRST EDITION!
THE Getty COUNCIL.

City Council met last evening, Presi-
dent Litchenstein in the chair. =
The Water Committee reported favor
ably on the petition, of S. W. McCaulley
asking to have overpaid watertax re-
funded. Report adopted.
Committed on Fire Companies. on ne
tition of the Washington Engine Com
pany, asking donation $500 reported
In favor of granting them 5000 per
year, Tor the purpose of maintaining q
hook and ladder truck. Report adopt
ed.
The same committee reported favora
bly, on the petition of the fire companies
asking for an increase in their yearly
appropriations. Adopted.
The City Treasurer, reported that the
current expenses were overdrawn in
bank S2,946 ,5S, and that there remained
to the credit of the Cool Spring Reser
voir, s10,90, due for redemption of bonds
500.
The Street Commissioner reported SIS
men employed, and the Chief Engineer
OF the Water Department % men.
The pay roll of the Street Department
for $1Sl "a and the pay roll of the Water
Department, for 95,74 were passed.
PETITIONS AND co MMuNIcAroNs.,
The following petitions and communi
cations were read and referred. Commu
nication from the Reliance Fire Com
pany, asking to have their semi-annual,
LIST of FEBRUARY, Instead of March 1st.
Referred to. Committee on Fire Compan-
les.
Mr.. Febiger, presented a coinmunica-
ton from his Honor the Mayor, written
through the suggestion of VIM. Hanna,
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department,
requesting that each fire company be pre-
sented which a. map taken from the origi-
nal one in the Water Department, shown
the locations of the fire plugs, and the
water pipes, in the city. lt
Mr.. Febiger, said that he had consulted
the Chief Engineer of the Surveying De-
partment, and that a tracing map on
linen would cost about $40 each. Upon
his suggestion, the communicat ion, was
referred to the Street Committee.
The same gentlemen presented COM
munication Hon Il. I. Bayard, Henry
G Banning, and others, setting forth
that in the year 1869, the gentlemen, had
petitioned Council, to petition the Leg.
islature, for authority to issue bonds, to
the amount of SIC, 600, for the purpose OF
| laying water pipes from Eighth and
Broome to Front thence to Clayton and
along Clayton to Beech streets, the peti.
| TONERS agreeing to pay certain sums, of
money, pro rata, until the income from
the said improvement should be sutfi
cient to pay the interest on the cost OF
the same, that payments were made un-
| til January 1st, 1875 when they were
by the Registrar that the income being
sufficient to pay the cost on same there
was nothing more to pay. In viewl OF
the above fact they asked the interest
that was added on their regular water
bills be stricken off.
| Mr.. Pickels moved that the contract
that was signed by the parties still stand,
and that the Registrar be instructed to
collect the amount due for the years
1875, 1876 aud 1877. So ordered.
| Mr. johnson, presented pay rol
amounting to Sl1,70, for special police
| on election day, the names having beer
omitted on the first troll. Ordered tc
be paid.
Mr.. Picl1els, moved that the Auditor
be instructed TO credit the estate of DR.
r. r. Porter, with 1888 amountlof bill
for curb, that had been furnished to the
city by DIR. Porter.
On motion of the same gentleman the
Auditor was ordered to cancel q nnm
Der of checks for state tax on bonds, bt
longing to non-residents of the State.
Col. Febiger, moved that committed
be appointed to examine the city charter
and see what legislation was needed, ant
present the same to the Legislature thu
motion prevailed and the following gen
tlemen were appointed; J. G. Baker
John Jones, II. F. Pickles, L. H.Payntel
and r. II. Taylor.