Daily Republican., 1878-11-15
CITY COUNCnL.
10 ChsnEe Of the Number Of Sur.
avssoss-M'0iiachey on Order
The Ditch ResOIution-Am Extra
ordinary Appropriation.

"A the Ditch ResOlWt1O0-Am Extr
y. ordinary Appropriation.
President Lichtenstein being abseI
X. Mr.. Guthrie occupied the chair.
", The Street COMMITTEES reported fave
mt ably on the petition fJohn Cumming
v asking to have the CUTTERS on Lamot
IN Street from 10Th to 22nd street, rspai
e. ed. Adopted. n Y
v. The Water Committee reported a,
IN versely on the petition of Mr.. Meyer
Il asking the payment Of $40 5damag,
Is done to horse caused by the amin,
{. falling overrubbish in the street. TIL
10 report was madeson the grounds tina
y the city employees were not to blame a
x the obstruction was placed there by pr
i. vate parties.
A somewhat lengthy debate oeeurre,
between Mr.. McGlinchey and Mr.. Pain
ter, the former maintaining that tn
, city was responsible for the damage
a which may accrue from neglect /,
have obtsructions removed from tn,
streets, and that the City would hav,
its redress against ths parties creating
the obstruction.
! Mr. Fainter thought the committc.
had done its duty when it. ascertaned
that the city was In no way RESPONSE.
BILE for such obstructions, they having
been placed there by some plumbers
and gas filters employed by private par
ties, and then he said the city could
not afford to Keep soms one employed to
20 around and watch for these obstruc-
tions, The report was adopted two
members voting against it.
The Public Building Committee re =
ported favorably on the petition of d.
Is. Jones, asking the use OF two old mus
k-ts to be used in the American Rifles,
Adopted. Ef THY
The Lamp Committee reported ad-
versely on the petition Of Isaac Holt,
complaining that the lamp at Twelfth
and West streets was ol,structed. Adopt
ed. d &% 80.
The Law Committee presented the
following from the City Solicitor upou
he resolution from Mr.. McCilinchey,
asking if it was possible to reduc the
number Of Surveyors:
NovRaBEa II, 1878.
X. II. Taylor, Esq, Chairman of the
Law Committee:
Dear Sir,--ln obedience to r.solu
ton OF the City Council asking my opin.
ion whether or not the City Council have
the authority to reduce the number of |
surveyors, would state that as Sec. Al !
of the City Charter fixes the nun Der OF
surveyors and regulates at 'thrr. or
more, TIL. City Council cannot reduce
the number below three.
s. A. MACALLtsrER,
City Solicitor.
Mr.. McGlinchey said that while this
subject was before Council he wanted
to say hs had no political considera.
tons III view when uc offered the reso
ton, but simply desire to re.
trench aud reform. lie was satisfied
that no change could be made in the
number OF surveyors until the city
Charter was amended which could only
be done by legislative enactment. AR.
McGlInchey said much more about his
pure actions, and his intense desire to
avoid any legislation which might SAVIOR
Of partisansliip.
Mr.. Chandler was about proceed ng to
explain why there could be- no reduc-
ton made in the surveying force Of the
city, while there was continual de.
nand for more help, when Mr.. McGlin-
they, sharply called him to order as :
he was not speaking to the. question |
The chair requested Mr.. Chandler to ,
speak to the point, when the latter i
gentleman took his seat. c
Mr.. Taylor hoped Mr.. Chandler
would be allowed to proceed, as he was a
|nst as much in order as Mr.. McGlinch-
ny was, but Mr.. Chandler finding that
MIR. Mcilinchsy was not willing to al. \
10" to others the privileges he reserved t
% himself, did not take the floor again. q
The Street Commissioner submitted a h
'eport in answer to Mr.. McGlinchey's
'esointlon adopted at a previous meet Y
ng, asking Tor information concerning Il
ditch dug on the east side of Christi c
~ avenue during the past summer. 81
Ths report stated that the whole hum II
'er Of men employed was %, and the ii
otal amount expended was $2s9.7l. a.
he report also showed that the work v
vas done at the order of P. Chandler. Il
1ho at that time was Chairman of the :;
opening Street Committee. ~
On motion Of MIR. McGlinchey the re- h
0rt was accepted. v,
Mr.. Townsend presented a petition W
rom Charles Cannon asking to have W
amp at tlaymont and Lobdell streets, W
nd also petition from John NJ. Dunn,
skiing To have water tax on a house Of D,
anles Quinn, deceased, on Lobdell in
rect. ri
Mi. Lynch presented a petition from cl
le Friendship Steam Fire Engin. Com d,
any asking for a loan OF 81, 700 on a
rst mortgage on their building, and ba
atlng that they were willing to have in
20 kept regularly from their Semi. M
lhual appropriation until the amount
as pald. the money was wanted to
" on a mortgage for the amount
imed, held by w. +. Husbands, and W.
hlch was about to be foreclosed. op
Mr.. Maxwell gave noticetlat at the ~
'Xt meeting of Council he would offer 'ilI
ordinance providing for the organi. ~
ton OF .he police force aud the re. is WI
letting Of the city, and the repealng "'
all other ordinances inconsistent IA
erewith. '''
Mr.. Taylor called up for third read u
3 of the ordinance providing for an al %.
tlonal and extraordinary appropra
m OF 50 900 for the payment Of inter. an
/, and S3, 600 for the Water Works.
le ordinance was adopted by a unani-
)us vote.
The City Treasurer's report showed th'