The daily gazette., 1877-06-08
FIRST EDITION!
Our City, Fathers.

Inc Law Committee reported that
tneIe was nothing contrary to law in the
ordinance reorganizing the Fire Depart
lnent, also the same report was made on
the ordinance in reference to cleansing
the streets by contract Both reports
were adopted. VI
The Lamp Committee reported favor
ably ON the petition of I. J. West, and
others, asking to have the oil lamps on
market street, in the Ninth ward, repla-
peice. Adopted.
The City Solicitor and Chief Engineer.
OF the Water Department, to whom was
referred the opinion of the solicitor read
at tne previous nesting, in reference to
the liability of Joseph Hyde, for the
Dreakagc OF the water main across the
brandywine, submitted the result of a
conference with Mr.. Hyde, in which thew
recommend that the pipes be Immediate
~ taken up and examined as to the cause
OF the breakage, and that he put them
down again i'm good air-tight condition.
Inc matter of cost which will not be
over 5000 TO be submitted to the Mayor.
whether Mr.. Hyde is entitled to compen.
sation nor not. The Mayors decision to
be final in the meter.
On motion of Mr.. Febiger the report
tions.
was adopted, and the Water Committee
was instructed to carry out the su&fes-
The City Treasurer reported So, ,559.53;
In Dank to the credit of Cool Spring Re
servoir; and current expenses S3,926I4.
Total $9,48567.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De.
partment reported 80 neil in his employ
for the week june 5th, and tile Street
Commissioner, 40 men, IL double teams,
and single teams.
The following petitions and commun-
cations were read and REFEREED
From Jesse X. Baylis and others ask
ing that the bed of Ninth street, from
Washington to Monroe, be paved, Re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
:. From James e. Price Il Co., and Will
liam Lea ~ Sons, asking that present
schutes used in carrying the drainage into
The Brandywine. be remedied as the pre-
sent ones are entirely inadequate In
case OF rain they become jammed up
with sand. thereby causing the water to
overflow, and wash away the race
banks.
On motion of Mr. Febiger. the matter
was referred to the Street Comm ittee
with power to act.
The majority of the Public Building
Committee submitted a majority report
in favor of walling up the windows in
the rear of the back cells, facing the resi-
dence of Alexander Saville.
Mr.. Windle, moved to adopt the re-
port.
Mr.. Chandler, arose to a point of or
der, and said the report was out of order,
as it did not state the estimated cost.
Mr.. Windle, then inserted the estima-
ted cost $40.
Mr.. Chandler, chairman of the COM
mittee, submitted minority report in
which he was in favor of allowing the
windows to remain as at present.
He moved to amend the motion to
adopt the majority report and adopt the
minority report, as the hall had be
thoroughly cleansed and it was not neces-
sary to wall up the windows.
Mr.. Baker wished to know what he
meant by being thoroughly cleansed, as
he had just had living illustration in
cleansed.
Mr.. Chandler, replied that what he
meant was the hall had be scrubbed
swept, and "oderized," I" from the cellar to
the tower.
Mr.. johnson, said, that he was supri-
sed at the gent eman submitting q minori-
ty report, and would have to differ with
him. He was passing down Market
street, on last Monday evening, and
some one was in the cells, raising the
very mischief. He had gone to the Mayor
about it, and he had said that it was an
outrage tn confine men in the cells there,
as they disturbed the whole neighbor-
hoad when they were very drunk. The
language used by the prisoner on the
night in question was outrageous, and
not fit for man, least of all a lady, and
he thought that something ought to be
done to relieve the suffering family of
Mr.. Saville.
Mr.. Chandler. said that he was sur
prised at the stand the gentleman who
had just spoken had taken, he was sur
prised at the majority report, he was sur
prised to think that they did not know
anything: The gentleman who had been
complaining abol the bugs and noise
in the cells had been complaining about
one thing or another for over twenty-five
years. Why was it that if the bugs and
noise were so bad, had he cut another
hole in the wall between his propertyand
city cells, thereby throwing his property
more liable to the bugs He had not
only cut the hole "without leave or Ii
cense" but now comes to the Council,
and asks that the windows facing his
be walled up, Why if you wall up those
windows the sound of walking up the
stairs will 60 out of the upper windows,
and then he will ask that they be board
ed up. After they are boarded the sound
will descend and go out of the cellar
windows, and then the same thing will
be asked in reference to them, aud so we
may go along and wall up all the win
dows that faces MIR. Saville's property.
Have we any more right to accommodate
one man than another? There are other
persons living near the Hall, and they
should be projected as well as that man.
If Mr.. Eckel should ask that the win
dows looking out upon his property
should be walled up, and the people on
King street the same thing how are we
{ get into the building. Are we to go
back to the Spanish inquisition? wall up
the windows of our prison and and make
dungeons of them? He had known of
members of City Council aye even May
or's to have been arrested. Would they
like to be confined in those dark cells
where no fresh air could reach them?
We have as much right to protect a poor
nan arrested perhaps through the malice
of some. las we have to protect a rich
man.
Wr. Windle said, he was equally sur
prised at the member from the Seventh
Ward. 1t appears that he did not know
ANYTHING, Wedon't claim to make good
cells for drunken loafing bummers;
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