The daily gazette., 1878-10-11
The City Council.
REGULAR MEETINa-ROUrINR BUsI-
kEss-PETITIONs-TH CITY
HOSPITAL TO BE co.,

S~cbAh hhETlN0-hoUVINk BUbI-
kEss-PETITIoNs-THH CITY
HOSPITAL TO BE COZ
rINUED, ETC.
The regular weekly meeting OF City
Council was held, last evening, Presl-
dent Lichtenstein In The chair.
The Finance Committee reported
favorably on the petition OF Patrick
Roach, for the refundiug Of $4.Y4, over
paid tax, andof Enoch Moore, Jr., for
the refanding Of $8.l6, overpaid tax.
Adop'ed.
The Street Committee, on the petition
OF John Kirkman & Son, for the paving
OF cutters on the south side Of Tenth
street, between Walnut aud Poplar,
reported favorably. Adopted.
The Lamp Committee reported ad-
versely on The petition Of WIN. Z. Gray,
. d othe .or Q lamp on Chestnut stree',
between Monroe an,i Adams. Adopted.
The Printing Committee reported
adversely Oh the bill Of francis Scheu
$3.50, TOR printing, as the work for
which this amount Is charged was not
ordered to be done. Adopted.
The City Trei sut or repo ted Balance
In bank suiject to current expenses,
8S,so4 9S; paid during tho week on
tue draft Of tue Water Commissioners,
f949.44 total paid to date, $l26 59S.S2.
The Auditor reported collections for
the week amounting to $4l2.25. The
Street Commissioner reported AZ men,
u single aud 9 double teams employed
in the Street Department pay roll,
$300.47.
The Chier Engineer reported SO men
in the Nat-r Dspai tment /;
pay roll, Sl6l.54.
The Registrar of the Water Depart
ment reported receipts for the week
ending Oct. 9th. amounting to $l92.S0.
Petitions and communications were
read aud referred as follows
From John Hare, setting forth that
In the summer OF 1877 he bad improved
the properly at the N. e. corner of Ninth
and Adams, At cost OF $500, and
claiming that on account Of the delay
In effocting q change OF grade recently
ordered by ordinance of Council his
had suffered ,me damage the
petitioner asked that the curblines be
set Immediately. He stated that the
engineers claimed as reason for not
dong the work that the ordinance was
it had not been propeIly pub
iished, and asked that Tie illegalIty, If 1t
existed, be remedied.
Mr.. Paynter moved that this petition
be referred to the Committee on Open
ing streets, with power to act; and with
instruction to report thereon at the
next meeting. Adopted.
From John Worth aud others, for the
guttering, AMI paving of the
north side OF Taylor street, between
Wilson and Walnut.
From Elizabeth Stewart and others
for the curblng, paving and guttering of
the south side Of Twelfth street,
between Washington aud Jefferson.
From Tood, Riley & Co., asking that
a clear ,pacs of eight feet be- kept in
front of their store, No. 3U7 King street,
on Market days.
From J. FL. Keetless and others, for
an oil lamp on a small street back Of
Elliott Avenue, near st. JShn's Church,
Ninth Ward.
From VIM. Joyce and others for
paved gutter aud crossing on the East
side of Jackson street, between Reed
and Jackson.
A Communication was read from the
Board of Health, in rela ion to the petition
sent the Board by Council from various
asking for licenses 10 clean cess
pools by the bucket-system, stating that
the Board could not grant the petitions
without violating its rules.
A communication was read from NJ.
Meyers, stating that horse he was driv-
ing stumbled over a pile Of rubbish at
Front and Union stseets, and was dam
aged to the extent of $50. As there was
no light in the vicinity to enable him to
zee the obstruction, he desired Council
to pay for the damage sustained by the
animal.
MIR. Guthrie's revolution for the abol-
ton of the offices of Superin endcnt and
Physician of the City Hospital, coming
up as unfinished business, was lost by the
following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Guthrie, Hart, Jones,
Norton and President Lich-
Nays-Messrs. Adams. Conrad, Down
ing, Evans, Huested, Knight, Lynch,
Paynter, Price, Rowe, Taylor,
Townsend, and wOod--14.
Mr.. Guthrie stated that as 1t was like
ly the ordinance to repeal the offices
would meet the same fate as the resolu-
tion, he would move for its indefinite
1t was suggested that he had better let
the ordinance lie and die natural death.
Mr.. Norton objected to this, and called
the ordinance up for third reading; he
wanted the people to see how many
economizers there were in Council.
The ordinance was then defea'ed on
the first section, by rising vote Of to
@.
Mr.. McGlinchey presented the follow
ing proposals for cutting a ditch looO
feet long, ID feet wide 'and 7 feet deep,
on the north side of Christiana avenue,
between Alrich's bluff and the west bank
Of the Delaware river. oo
Dennis Bulger, soou
Dennis Bradley, 25 cents per cubit va;
Donn;S RuIoer Jr 500
FradaricL KL,nd 1900
25 cents per cubit yd.
Thomas Ford, 80
Matthew Maloney 52a &c" /"
The proposals, on motion of MIR. NC
Glncbey, were referred to the Commit
tee on Opening Streets, with power to
act,