The daily gazette., 1877-02-16
FIRST EDITION!
City Council.

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City Council met last evening al the
usual hour.
The Street Committee reported on the
following petitions and communications
Petition of Robert Logan, asking to
have Robinson street brought to grade.
The committee reported that the Street
Commissioner had been instructed to de-
posit ashes on the bed of the street there
by obviating the nuisance complained of.
The report was adopted.
On the petition of Bishop Lee, in ref
erence to the nuisance in the city sand
hole, reported that there was no nuisance
there. ea
Mr.. Candy objected to the report of the
committee, and hoped that it would not
pass, as there was nuisance there-is
was taking away value from the property
in that neighborhood he did not see
how any member of Council could vote
for the report, as it was deleterious to
the health of the citizens in the neigh
borhood.' g -IffltDl
Mr.. Pickles said that there was no
nuisance there in any degree, and he
would defy Bishop Lee or any other pers
son to point 1t out. 1t was true there
was q nuisance there last year. About
month ago the ice from the cutters was
hauled there, but no dirt. The commit
tee had made arrangements to dispense
with the dirt so that It would not be
hauled there any more.
MIR. Candy replied that the Street Com
missioner corroborated what he had said
about there being a nuisance there but
that there had been no dirt hauled there
lately; but that did not alter the case,
there was nuisance, and terrible one,
but 1t is covered up. He did not believe
that there was such another nuisance in
the city, not excepting the "bone mill"
and that was out Of the city. If the
committee would modify their report so
should be deposited on the lot, he would
vote for the report. .En. a'
Mr.. Baker stated that he in company
with the chairman of the committee had
visited the locality spoken of in the COM
munication and found the lot covered
with ice but no nuisance.
Mr.. Canby-That all may be true, but
the nuisance is covered up.
Mr.. Irelan, asked If 1t was such great
nuisance, and made such good manure,
why would they not let the farmers hall
1t away. Years ago he had tried to get
some but never could, and he had won
dered whether the city sold it, and had
never known until last night that city
had piled it up there so as to make nui-
sance.
Mr.. Chandler said that he would like
TO. know why the city would not let the
farmers have 1t if it made such good ma
nure.
i. Mr.. Pickels, modified the report so as
to read that arrangements had been made
with the Street Commissioner, so as moi
, to deposit any more dirt there.
The report as amended was then adopt
: ed.
; The same committee reported in favor
l Of granting the petition of Charles Can
non and others, asking to have crossing
laid at the corner of Peach and HealC
: streets. Estimated cost $26. Adopted.
: The Water Committee reported adver
, sely on the petition of the Christians
i improvement Company, asking to be re-
: leased from paying for the laying of thu
4 4 water main on the South side. Adopt
I led.
y The Law Committee reported tina
there was nothing in the ordinance yaca
: ting certain streets, conflicting With tn
s city charter. Report adopted. re..T
The City Treasurer reported that ther
> was in bank TO the credit ofthe city, $4J
Q 5S3,2S; for current expenses, $3S, ,932, 81
: Cool Spring Reservoir, $5,930,43. Re
q demption Of bonds, $700.
VI The Street Commissioner, reported 2
o men. and double teams in his emplo
during the past week; and the Chief En-
gineer of the Water Department, 80 mer
e Under new business Mr.. Febiger, offel
d ed the following Resolution which on hi
:, montion was adopted.
q Resolved, That the CITY Solicitor, be ASK
L ed TO report to the Council, the liability {
.. the contractor for laying the main over th
Brandywine Creek, as per contract entere
into by the city and contractor, and that
IN be requested to hear what the contractt
:. has to say on the subject, also IL he wi
'r that of the late chairman of the Water Coz
mittee. .l..-.l. I'D -t fr b d
.Mt. Baker, called up for third read
ing the ordinance, vacating Walnut stret
from Front to Water street, from RobiI
d son to Front, and Second street, froI
'r Pine to Church. The ordinance is ft
the purpose of allowing the p. w. u
h' H. No., W erect u uepob anu iouh
q house.
% The ordinance was passed with but on
SO dissenting vote that of Mr.. Ford.
or Mr.. Baker, moved that the clerk be il
structed to properly engross the ordinant
and place it in the hands Of the Solicito
= to be Immediately forwarded to the Lei
. islature. So ordered.
1Sl During the evening the following o
ders were directed to be be drawn.
Pusey & Rice, 50,1 ]. Barkly e. Bro
81; G. b. Guyer, $3, overpaid water ia;
y, NIB. Culbert, So, overpaid water ia,
4, Il Pay Roll Street Commissioner, $90,3
la Pay Roll Chief Engineer Water Depar
ment, $324,06; John Peoples, cashi
~ $4,000, to pay note due Feb. goth.
, On motion Council adjourned.