The Morning herald., 1877-06-01
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City 0ouncil met last night, PfssideA1
Litchenstein IN the chair.
2 The niDutes of The pesyioaD nesting
we're read and approved. s; s5g431f
The following petitions wsEs - sepcEted
John I. Hasiock, 10 have soatAI ii sd q
Third street paved from Church % Bridge
street, sppr0ved.s eF4'1 @i8 t1'"s.t s8s
. Pasey, Jones u Co, gutter plats at
Front and Popular stvsstS, iAvsf6eiy.
s I. 3. Dat.sn and othsrs, eslvsEt enlarged
.. .PsssylyanAs avsaas, eost'eoooy approv,
:" !. E. johnson, p hays Bedford, ssrsss
paved betWeen A and Bstreefa,;s NJ;
J, PAlmer and others. : e!pesig o Van
bq5s1 g - eco 1.,,, -, 80 scss ~ .ggsovsa. I
King strsse, between Seesnd lnd Third
strssts approved. 3s!ai 10 st..u
J.M. Gfinath, culvaFt oysf 6hiyls yrun,
cost $50, approved. gA' Y ss1P'a y. q
R. Downiag, for the paaniiago of tsses on
the spot formerly occupied ~ 18th street
market house. Tha council reported that
had already been done. y 'ssi fssE ~ #
Mr.. Paynter presented 1ao peekion from
residents Of Christtana avenus,. asking that
street TO b repaired. n,
had alrsady attended to The sspaidng OF
that street.
Jane. K.y, to have lamp Il 1oth and
Railroad. Adversely. gaggs bs4
The Reliance Fire Company, fof 1rs
~ Asn - hASv lak 49, n
Approved. aa ~ ia %@sss..s-S4 @e
The Ordinance in relation 70 The Fire D..
partment, Was brought up but On, motion
was continued until next meetine.
Mr.. Pickels mentioned that I n0te for
CSC, 900 would be due on the l7th af June,
and on his motion the pr0per oficers were
authorized to renew the note for sixty
days. .eA z. Iss
The Ordinancs, In refsrsncs 10 giving the
work of cleansing the streets ly contract
was presented, but not read.
Tho following petitions we've presented
and referred ~. P. Johnson, for extension
Of water pipes on Jefferson street, 125 feet.
at cost Of 3125. J ~i:EA ',s
]. Il. Griffith for exteDsioa Of water pipes
on Monroe street, cost t102. M III
b. English, to have water tax refunded.
Report adversely. a l'sF q u
J. .Vankleek 70 correct seconpt OF water
tax charged against him. Approved.
Street C0mmiesioner McCluskey, reported
l2men, II double teams and 9 carts em-
Chief Engineer Gallagher, or the Water
Department, reported twenty .thres men EN-.
ployed /. ed. aie;sa
J. Crosby, engineer Of the water works, #
shbmitted his report for the month Of May.
The WorthingiugtOn steam engine, ran
1897 hours, made 1877 .tS2 strokes, pumped
n .026 ,2A0 gallons Of water, and uted 81 800
pounds OF coal.
Water Power ran 72Sx hours, msde57s 2c9
revolutions, pumped S5,s6 $40 gallons Of
water. p;r rt.l, ,t-1t.f .ss,.-} i
57O,6 O,6St. f'2f 1.i saFtc 3 %ifissf 5.
The nunber Of gallous panped ~ both
during the month, 10 $40. SEQ gallons. y
City Treasurer Vincent reported q, ,55S. IS
In the bank to the credit Of g. 8. r.. and
sA6, ,12o to current Expenses Total $685.
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1r. Febiger presented following petitions:
~. West and others, to have gas ID plaza
Of oil lamps on Market atrset II Ninth
Ward.
Jas. Tstnall and others to have the bed
Of asa Street graded properly.
=. Gallagher and othsra to, have water !.
pipes lad on 18th Street. i,
Two proposals. were presented BY Nf.
Chandler, for the repairing Of the Jersey
Shsrf at Front and Church sts. The same
gentleman motioned that they b referred to
The committee with power to not, bat Mr..
Lynch and others objected to that, - It wAs
stated in tho ordinance that all bids for pro-
~ Il AvAu ahnr,1H ~ "a ,-sa~A
~As not the case. Mr.. Lynch made . mo-
ion that the bids bs rejected and to adver-
tise for others. After some discussion his
motion Was lo.t, and the hrst motion was
carried. 80 .l egt 4s
Mr.. Febiger presented . resolution to
have Franklin and other streets, running 70
the New Reservoir, graded, 20 a. mot to
wash the north aide Of the basin, aud on
motion Il was carried.
The Same gentleman presented aoothsr
resolution In regard TO the contract Of Mr..
Hyde, In laying water main over Brandy
wine Bridge. The main Was not % repre-.
sented, and leaked badly. Mr.. Hyde saId Il
Wa caused BY Ice, and that II was ffosen
otherwise he would bear the loee. On MOI
ion Il was referred to the Chief EnRineer
of the ". D. and the City Solicitor Cum
nina to make arranSements with Ar.
Hyds. q
On motion of Mr.. Fsbigsr Council ID.
jeurned tomeet to-mofrow night q Frank
lin street and the Rssorvoir q ssven o'cleck.
The following ordrrs were directed 70 b
lrswn: Pay Roll w. D. e190,76 ". d.
White 388 81, ,-xaris elS.75; j. t1aniesu.
t96.1I; r. Simpson, e58.St John Peoplss.
SS0, ,000; r. Haggerty, 900; ". Cam.
mins, e6.81 Pay Roll Street Department,
$500. .sS Frisndship Fire Company e6.50
W. NendenhaA 66 cents.
oSltuaEys II.