The Morning herald., 1878-06-07
CITY CoNUCIL.

REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT-PRoPos
SAILS FOR REMOVING CARRIAGE, Etc.
PETITIONS.
A stated meeting Of City Council was
held lsat evening, President Lichtepstsin n
the chair.
The Street Committee reported favorably
on petition Of F. E. Gallagher, asking for
tagging at 18th and West streets. Estima
ted cost, $50. Reported adversely on the
petition Of E. P. williamson, asking to be
allowed to fix curb. The Committee said
the matter asked for was fixed by the City
Charter.
The Committee on Water reported favor
| ably on petition of Edwin Forrest, asking
for water pipes on Adams street from 7th
10 sth. Estimated cost, $3.50.
The Committe or Opening Streets in ref
erence to The petition of j. s. Lee, asking
for the establishment of grade on 10th
street. between Union and Lincoln, re-
ported that the grade had been established
| by Council.
| The same Committee reported adversely
on petition of j. B. Cornell asking that
Jefferson be opened from Front street to the
Railroad, and fayorably on the petition OF
Doane q Speakman asking for the opening
ard grading of Sherman street; estimated
cost, $40
The bids for the grading of Ninth street
were, on motion of the chairman of the
Opening Streets Committee, all rejected.
The deed of Edward Springer. to accept
a piece Of land known as Conrad street, vas
rejected, unless the street be brought to
i Tha a, &c onh{ {,,o. 81; ;pt.
and wife, and j. A. McCaulley and vile,
were accepted and filed.
City Treasurer Vincent reported balance
OF SO, 1S4.94 In benk to the account ot
current expenses He also reported having
to the Water Commissioners the sum OF
$437 60, and in total to date, $97. .297 A3.
Street Commissioner Hoagland reported
As men and 2 double teams employed In
cleaning and repairing the streets during
the week ending June LIST. Pay roll, $S11, ).
s1. :, . -
Chief Engineer Gallagher reported 81
men employed in the Water Department
during the week ending June 4th, Pay roll
1926 rs.
City Auditor Underwood reported having
collected $40 from fines from chief of police
O'Toole. &c..
! The following petitions and communica-
tions were presented and referred
Robert Smith and others, asking that the
ordinance prohibiting COWS from running al
large; P. Plunket, asking that the gutter
on the nortn side of Fourth street from
jackson to Broom, be enlarged On motion
it was referred to the Street Committe'
with power to act. George Churchman
asking to have the curb line Strengthened
on Adams street, between 18th and Della
ware avenue. George II. Boughman,
graduate of the Pennsylvania Polytechnic
College, asking for position as an assist
ant engineer in the City Surveying and En-
gineering Department.
The chairman of the Street Committe
] presented the following proposals for tht
removing of garbage, ETC., from July !
1878, to June 80, 1879 Dennis J. Mcbride
| $500 and s$5, ,750; James McIntire, 81 $3.50
Samuel Curry, 1st and I'd district, 81, ,75O
Samuel Curry, city, SO 700; Benjamin e
Ewing $2,750; Hugh Patten, Sd and 4tl
districts, IS, 500; Hugh Patten, I'd district
: 81 200, Robert Cook, $11 500, j. O'Donnell
. $9,750' Referred to the Street Committee
Dennis J. Mcbride was recommended b
Henry Davis, President of the Board G
Health OF Philadelphia, having had eigh
years. experience there, giving entire salts
, faction.
Conncil then adjourned.