The Morning herald., 1878-03-15
CITY COUNCIL.


REGULAR MERTING-MEw sINKING FUND
CoMNIssIoKERs TO BE ELKcTnD--PHfE-
TIoNs AND ORDERS. ,f.,1 gftea Il ~
City Council met In regular session last
evening. In tho absence Of Presideus
Lichtensteis, Mr.. Windle was called to the
chair. s''''ss''
The Street Committee reported favorsbiy
on the following petitions: - Il .noiiaha
Lea Pusey, asking to have the North eide
os Thirteenth street eurbed and paved, cot
sls5. - ...-..., r. =, ss'aigub
8. r. Ball, asking for sidewalk, In front
of lot No. s07, east Fifth street.
Peter Garner, asking for Tagging across
Cherry street on the North side of Second
street, cost $1s. ..-..-.....:, f.,,,. .,sf,
=. Kirkman & Son, asking for crossing At !,
Tenth and Washington streets, cost, $50. ,.,
The committee granted the contracts for
furnishing stone to the following parties:
Oliver and Mealey, for furnishing curbing
stone ct So cents per cubic fool, and tagging
stone at 1s1Scents per cubic fool; james
McKendrtck, for furnishing gutteribg stone
at 10 cents per cubic foot; james Murray,
for furnishing paving stone At 81 80 per
perch. b., ........,.. ....g. ,sr.U az,
The Water Committee reported on two .
petitions .z.-. 'ssl- as' g. .-s.':-''
W. Baxter, asking to have water tax r. : 2,
funded. Adversely. ap 1s74a" 75.7sdT nhAt
Patrick Long, asking to have IS Water
tax refunded. Fovorably.an8. .ss3fs 3ii s
The Lamp Committee reported fsvorably
on petitions Of g. ]. ;Kelroy, asking for
lam ps on the South Side, cost, $13 piece;
Alexander Chandler, asking for alamp on
Washington street above Sixth. Cost $9s.
City Treasurer Vincent reported q total
balance in bank to the account of cur
rent expenses Of $6,5ss, 90. ..-ea So ,,.,,e
Street Commissioner Hoagland reported
56 men, 9 single teams and 2double teams !;
employed during the week ending March !
9th. Pay roll, $974, ,e9.1 "'.a7 O. 'E,1A''
Chief Engineer Gallagher, Of the water d.
Department. reported 81 men employed
during the week ending March 18th. Pay
Roll, ssa,es. .~4' .% ,a,,,,.,,T
The following petitions and com mupies.,
tions were read and referred. ,.,,.o '
W. 8. Westbreok, asking permission 10
place telegraph poles along shipiey street ~
from Water to Ninth Streets, and Along aioopI9A
Ninth street, from Church to WollaSton
streets. 'lag / .aiiyE 10 .Taf 3 Ia 9GizIl
City Treasurer Francis Vincent presentsdps i
9 Communication, which he informed3 b
Council that the Hon. Franeis Barry, one Of
the Sinking Fund COMMISSIONERS, he'd re- :
moved from the State and a new one would .
have to be elected. He also, ssateds lt'I 3l
would respectfully inform yon, that 3. PROF.
Fost, tax collector, has deposited & to my
sredits % city Treasurer, fer the use Of the 4,
public schools, and e Farmer, tar collector. =,
has deposited ss,ss7, to my credit, for the -.
lse of the public schools, belonging to tie
,ity. The total amount 90 deposited, belong" ;"
ng to the city, was $45t .64, OF this, bsforel -
The mistake was discovered, I paid Se7e IL T.
he before mentioned Board of Pubic Edu.
'ation, and I now have deposited TO ny =
;redlt, of the money, $1s5 co., .Iwould like u
'ou to say by resolution or otherwise,
what disposition ! am to make Of this
money, whether it should be paid to the
'ity or Board of Public Education. Il hsvss !,
'aid out to the Board of Education, inelud- l
pg the above amount, the sum Of %. .7s7, is,
s we'll as the appropriation for the year sd
s75. ,',, 90, ~ ~, g..
On motion of Mr.. Painter, the proper
fieers are authorized to make 4 note for
26 900, discounted at 90 days to renew .
ote falling due. ga ".@ -.'a " "
Adjourned. ~, ralenfaa I'll :