The Morning herald., 1878-09-06
THE NEW REGIME.


MEN FIGHTING ''YELLow JAcK"-No
MONEY TO PAY THE APPROPRIATIONS OF
THE FIRE COMPANIES wITH-.ENocH
MOORE, JR., ELECTED HARBoR MASTER.
| The City Council met in it's first regular
| session last evening with President Lichten-
| stein in the chair. There was a goodly
| crowd Of spectators outside the railing,
though not near so many as on Wednesday
night.
After the reading of the minutes Mr..
Taylor moved that the rules be suspended
and Council 90 into nominations and cleo
tion of the different committees. Mr.
Chandler offered an amendment to this
which was adopted, that Mr.. Paynter make
the nominations and cast the vote. The
committee was then named as follows and
declared elected
Finance Committee-John Guthrie, Alex
ander j. Hart, John Jones. .e t| ..-,la.
Water Com ommittee-Lewis Paynter, Robt.
q. Taylor, William j. Maxwell, John Jones
Henry Evans.
Street Committee Benjamin F. Townsend
Louis P. Lynch, William B. Norton, Aaron
Conrad, Joseph G. Adams. ,=-a.s".
Printing Committee-William B. Norton,
Richard H. Rowe, Samuel A. Price.
Committee on Opening Streets-James
McGlinchey, Peter B. Heusted, Richard a.
Rowe, Alexander j. Hart, Henry Evans,
John Jones, Philemma Chandler. a.
Committee on Public Buildings -Robt. n.
Taylor. James McGlinchey, Peter B. Heus-
ted, Joseph K. Adams. Philemma Chandler.
Police Committee-William j. Maxwell,
Edward G. Knight, Louis P. Lynch, Henry
W. Downing, Henry Evans. f'a3 9@7'.
Committee on Accounts-Richard Fl.
Rowe, John Guthrie, Peter Wood. .,.-.,,
Hospital Committee-Louis P. Lynch, B.
F Townsend, John Guthrie, Joseph X.
Adams, Henry W. Downing. rr.
Lamp Committee-Peter B. Heusted,
William J. Maxwell, Edward G. knight
Henry Evans, Joseph K. Adams.
Commit zee on Education-Edward G..
Knight, Alexander j. Hart, Aaron Conrad.
Committee on Bonds-Alexauder ]. Hart.
John Guthrie, William B. Norton, John
Jones, Philemma Chandler. s.,..
Committee on Navigation William J..
Maxwell, Lewis Paynter, William B. Norton,
Samuel A. Price, Peter Wood .@ip
Committee on Eugrossment-Richard 81.
Rowe, Edward G. Knight, Samuel A. Price.
Committee on New Map-James Nc.
Glinchey, Lewis Paynter, Phllemma Chand-
Ter.
Committee on Law-Robert r.. TAYLOR
Lewis Paynter, Edward G. Knight, Henry
W. Downing, Aaron Conrad.
Committee on Fire Companies-LouisP P.
Lynch, Robert e. Taylor, j ames McGlinchey,
Jossph K. Adams, Henry W. Downing.
The City Treasurer's report showed the
amount In bank to the account of current
expenses to be 81 1854 81, he had paid out to
Water Commissioner on Cool Spring Reset
voir since his last report the sum of $6 ,2S2.-
80, which made the total sum paid out thus
far SIS, ,1SS.9S. Alb aH't-V a'lf0 -GGi.
The Chief Engineer Of the Water Depart
ment reported SO men employed under him
for the week ending Saturday August 30th,
with pay roll Of 8 -..,ac. 4
The Street Commissioner reported 222
men and AZ teams employed in his depart
ment for week ending Saturday Auguet 30,
with pay roll Of 81 $3.50. 3.a
The Register of the Water Works reported
that he had collected and deposited in Union
National Bank the sum of $407. so. tJD
When the pay roll of the Water Depar :,
ment was presented, Mr.. Paynter moved
that 1t be referred back to the committee
which was done. The same was done with
the pay roll of the Street Commissioner, as
the new committee not having seen 1t, and
as It was only signed by one member of the
Finance Committee, the chair stated that he
could not entertain 1t.
Mr.. Taylor presented petition from W.
7. Westbroak asking permission to erect
poles fore telephao s, which was referred to
the committee.
Mr.. Norton presented petition from
Hugh Lynch, asking to have water pipes
laid on Eleventh street, between Lombard
and Poplar streets.
Petitions were also read from John Du-
boise asking to have Conrad street paved
and guttered; and from Dennis T. Mahoney
asking for fire plug on Bird avenue as the
water IN the hydrants was not fit for use
Mr.. Lynch stated that as the appropris-
tion OF the different fire companies was now
due he would move that the following orders
be drawn in iovor Of the treasurer of the
different fire compapies Delaware, 81, l,2OO,-
50; friendship, 81, 200. .16; Phnnix, 81. .1OO75
Reliance, 81 100 so; Water Witch. 81, 100;
Weccacoe, $l,1005O; Washington, 81, 100 65;
and also thst orders be drawn on VIM. Nc
Crea for $1oO; Charles Lukens, $50; Joseph
Dutton. $50.
Mr.. Paynter said that he thought It had
bett, ,r be laid over for while as be did not
see where the money was to come from.
The pay roll OF the street department was
quire large owing to fear OF yellow fever and
we Can hardly psy that. ,3t.
Mr. Taylor amended the motion that the
further cons tdefation of the payment be de-
ferred 70 the next meeting which was
adopted saa ,Au.
Mr.. MsG,,n ,hev moved that orders be
drawn u favor CT I4s pector, assistant inspec-
tors ard clerks employed in holding the late
city election. ar7 95I .aaal
Mr.. Maxwell moved that Council 20 into
the election Of p Hsrbor Master and nomi-
Gated Mr.. Enoch Moore, Jr. Messrs.
Downing and Knight were appointed tellers
and announced the following result: Elcch
Moore, l6; blank, and Mr.. Moore was
duly elected Harbor Master.
The council han ad I'M, ruoN 81 . H... ..