Daily Republican., 1878-12-06
FOURTH EDITION.
CITY COUNCIL.
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The City Council met IN regular ses
sion last night. President Lichtensteii
in the chair.
/ The City Treasurer reported Sl2 O59.
IA in Bank 70 the credit Of the city;tha
he had paid out to Water Commission
ers for Cool Spring Reservoir during
the week sl76.ls; and total up to da'"
sl42, 72s, 81.
The Chief Engineer Of the Water Dc
partment reported 81 men employed
with pay roll Of S224.jl.
The Street Commissioner reported
81 men, double and 4 single teams
employed during the week with pay
roll of $lSs.0S.
The Finance Committee reported a pay
roll of sll9l. 80; and thu, Police commit
t-e presented pay roll of $l40s.4
All the foregoing pay rolls wsfe ordered
to br paid.
Mr.. Maxwell presented a petition from
number o, citizens Of the Tenth Ward
/ in favor Of an increase of police force
in accordance with the request OF the
Mayor.
Mr.. Taylor presented petition for a
lamp on Front street between Market
and King
Mr.. Paynter presented communi-
cation from Joseph Bancroft & Sons
specifying the terms upon which they
would furnish water for the city. The
communication is printed in another
column.
On motion of Mr.. Maxwell the ordi-
nance providing for all increase Of the
police force was taken up, when he
offered an amendment to the ordinance
creating two additional sergeants, and
two special officers.
Mr.. Norton made quite lengthy
argument against an increase of SER
Geants, and thought that il the force
had to he increased there had better
be more patrolmen ana less sergeants
He thought that the idea Of four ser
geants to twenty patrolmen was sim
ly ridiculous.
Mr.. McGlinchey moved an amend
ment limiting the increase to two SER
geants of ofpolice. Mr.. Norton again
MADE lengthy address against any
Increase whatever, especially of ser
grants, as the two now appointed had
nothing to do but to 60 from the City
Hail to Fourth and Market streets
where they met the patrolmen and
then they would come back to the City
Hall and act Chief OF Police and Mayor
too.
Mr. McGlinchey said h" could not
sit still and hear the characters of the
two srrgeants vilifrd, for there never
were better men upon tn" force than
John Legg and John F. Whrlan.
Mr. Norton said he would yillfy
them for they deserve it, and turning
to Mr. Mcilinchey he said ''you know
yuu said to ne that We ought to have
more patrolmen upon the beats, and
less beats upon tLr patrols
Mr.. McGlnchey arising said: II
knock under. did say so"
After several more lengthy prechps
from Mr.. Norton in opposition to the
increase Mr.. Mdiinchey's amendment
was adopted
After Mr.. Norton got to understand
the position Of the ordinance he made
another long speech against it, the
vote was taken on its adoption, Mr..
Norton declaring that he was prepared
to make twenty speeches against it.
The ordinance was adopted by
non partisan vote, Republicans in Italic
and Democrats in Roman;
Y4as-Messrs. adams, Douning. Guth-
RE, Hart, IIeusted, Maxwell, McGlinch- /
ey, Rowe, Taylor, Townsend and Hood. |
II.
Nays-Messrs Chandr, Coorad, Er-
ans, lanes, knight, Lynch, Norton,
Payntrr, Price and President Lichfen-
siejn.-lO.
On motion of Mr.. Paynter, it was
agreed that when Council adjourn, it
adjourn to meet on Tuesday evening
next at = o'clock.
Mr.. lleusted sent to the President a
Of sealed proposals for lighting
the city, but when three Of them had
been opened and We're found to contain
no bond with security the President
proceeded no farther until it was ascer-
tanned whether the advertisement sta
ted that bond was to company the
1t being found that no bond was men
toned, MesSys. Taylor, Chandler and
others contended that the Committee
should be instructed TO advertise for
new proposals, each to be accompanied
with bond and approved security.
M"ssrs. McGlinchey, Norton and
juthrie thought that the ordinances
should be sufficiently understood by
his time, that persons making propos-
ais for contracts should always know
hat bond with security was required.
A motion by Mr.. Taylor to refer
back to the committee and destroy the
proposals offered was adopted.
Mr.. Maxwell offered resolution
which was adopted instructing the
,lerk of the City Council to notify the
jlerk OF the Market that it was his
luty and expected of him to enforce the
ordinance against forestalling.
Mr.. Townsend called up the ordi
rance transferring 5000 from the ap-
'r"priations for curbing and paving
treets and placing i'll TO the appropria-
ion for cleaning streets and sewers.
I'm amendment was offered to transfer
ii 45O from the same to that of sala-
les. The ordinance was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Guthrie the proper
Ulcers we're instructed to cancel the
,Onds of X. Farmar late collector of