The Morning herald., 1878-07-06
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The City Councilz met in regular session
last evening, with President Lichtenstsin in
the chair o. 20 s2L3o lliw ftLIkH4H Dy
The Committee reported fsyorsblY on The
following petitions Tsyewod sr,i, ,'iII g. =
u. g.. Doyle, asking aforr eurbing snd, cut.
tering on Cherry ystneet.ss-C COST S900. bsIisa
Il Susan Maloney, asking ITO have west side
Iof Adams street between Chestnut and Elm
streets! Cost $50. ,fStE .R93bEtEAsW
Frederick HUFF, asking foruse Of Sidewalk
corner Of Lfdden and Adams street. ~
~. Belt asking to have sidewalk paved
between Eighth aud Ninth streets. .9nIfsdis-
WrT. Westbrook, asking permission to-
erect telegraph poles on certain streets. =.
Charles 4" "Forman, asking for the paving,
euttering and curbing Of Twelfth sstreet
essween es1s French and M Walnut streers. COST
NV. Richman, asking to have bridge III,
Front and Adams streets 4 Cost, $500. o.io,T
The Water Committee reported favorably
on petition Of NJ 7. Poole, asking for, the
extension Of water pipes on VanBuren
street from Eighth to Ninth street? 't,osti
$500. Referred to Committee ON Opening
street Committee to have street graded.
City Treasurer Vincent reported $12.929.-
~ In bank to the account of current ex-
penses. He also reported having paid to
the Water Commissioners on account of
Cool Spting Reservoir during the week,
81 ,593, IL, and in total to date $101, ,348. A..
The Registrar of the Water Department
reported having collected during the month
OF June, for water rent 1884.
The Clerk Of the Market reportad $149.5s
collected. s@ssEv4 ,s7iggHqq sAt g7e 0..4
City Auditor Underwood reported hayIng
received from the Chief Of Police s&43 for
fines. .W lu@3t @alsa ,e58,asaq s4l sisE3EI9
Street Commissioner Hoagland reported,
4S men, z double, and single teams en-
ployed tn the street department during the
week ending June 29th.7 sR sGoiesg9xs IA, 4
Chief Engineer Gallagher, of the, Water
Department, reported "a men employed.
The following communications and petf-
tions were presented and referred to their
respective committees ....
W. Bright, asking to have water tax re-
funded. ,,,..- i, ,l.s aaa, -, M
Residents 10 the neighborhood of the city
sand hole, at 18th and Orange streets, re-
monstrated against the placing of the stone
crusher in that neighborhood, 1t was re-,
ferred to the Street Committee with in
structions to have work on the building
stop. eaa 4a4 TO .y9r aa'{aa aas..~'t
E. Darlington, asking to have drain built
from Tenth and Washington streets along
Tenth to connect with Shipley run.39d o@Ff
j. j. Walker to haye water pipes laid
along Bailey street from Claymont to Head
streets. ~ '''l ~, tff"'" ;'.6
J. Lsferty, to have west side Lincoln
street, from Twelfth to Thirteenth street.
paved, curbed and guttered. ,.n
Mr.. Windle then called up for a.
third reading the ordinances. amend
ing an ordinance In p relation
to the cleaning III of a the streets by
contract. The ordinance abolishes the con-.
'ract system and puts It into the hands un-
Ter the control Of the Street Co@mfttee and
Street Commissioner. On the, ordinance,
being read 1t was found by this Democratic,
members to be different in parts from the
me presented at the previous meeting. Mr.
Nindle said It, was the same, with .aa
and he had q right to make an
amendment. 9&3.u Uoy II 5liiil iCT3Tt qu
Mr.. Taylor said the ordinance should Ibe[
cad twice, It being now, correctly speak.
ng. new ordinance, and having never
een read twice at a,tpreyious meeting, iS
ot an ordinance. 7, na5fY dsrayT odt {;
Mr.. Chandler, 1t is proper that q should
e stated thatithey were amendments .sThey
ave been before the City solicitor and
ound correct.
M. Painter. That ordinance Il i hot tt'ath Tue
rdinance held In my handlt The chair19
Ian laid it on my desk and asked, me to-
Ign 1t, saying that 1t was the, ordinance
ffered and the City Solicitor pronounced II
orrect. 1t was deception gaiGr ri Wol8d
Mr.. Johnson.-A man has right to offer
q ordinance with an amendment.
The part referring to the removal Or
shes, etc, from dwellings and Other, places
as read. -.
Mr.. johnson moved to insert public
,hool after dwellings Carried.d 16t b7s9
Mr.. Painter moved to strike out the words
other places" ,r -.
Mr.. Windle moved to amend by inserting
ords 'city buildings." Carried.
The motion, with amendment was then
Mr.. Norton.-Work On the street ID not
ven to needy men, but TO the ones that
as the most influence on, election day. laeA
Mr.. Taylor.-We should legislate not for
arties but the people In general. nBythe'
'ntractl system about $1,000 isI saved to
10 city ea- ,aert ofisfsA gaato y, sfova
Mr.. Windle said numerous complaints
as been made under that system. II ',4J 9'f
Mr.. Chandler Many persons have said
me that Ii It had net been for, the heavy
ins which have been numerous this year
lr streets would be fllth.aa! bm Ea'9fo1di
Mr.. Norton.--Whose fault was ita Was
not the Street Commissioners -,
Mr.. Taylor.-The cities Of Phlladelphia
ID New York are both cleaned by contract
d the, work is d done very fwell,arcT The
rect Commissioner gave his workingmeA
sction tickets and II they didn't vote that
:ket their heads were cut off, 9aivo!qms
After further discussion by, Messrs.
inch, Guthrie, Pointer and Davis, Mr..
inter moved to postpone any further
until Friday night Lost
Several motions, were afterwards, made,
me for adjournment, others to take re-
IS, but the Republican side carried fthings
eir own way, and made up their minds to
tie the question before adjourning.
MIR. Painter here said, II this Is not q
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