The daily gazette., 1878-12-27
THE CITY COUNCIL.

Wh0 Ddnts 10 hW the Dogs-A LitHe
bree<e oeer tie January Interest, etc.
| Clty Council met in rel yular session.
last evening, President Lichtenstein in
the chair.
On Mr.. Huested's motion the rules
were suspended, and he presented the
resignation Of his colleague. Mr. Max
well, member of Council from the First
Ward. ''0 ''''
Mr.. Lynch said that while he would
cheeriully vote for the resignation, be-
cause he believed Mr.. Maxwell would
benefit himself by changing his official
relations, yet he regretted that Council
was 10 lose the services of such an able
ana efficient member. Mr.. Maxwell had
always taken an active part in the pro-
ceedings of Council, and though his
equal might be secured his superior could
not be. And, said Mr.. Lynch, if he
carries to his new position the same zeal
and efficiency that marked his car, er in
council. Ills Honor will never regret
having appointed him Chief of Police.
he resignation was accepted, and
Council proceeded to elect Mr.. MaxweIrs
successor, when DIR. Allied Walton,
nominated by Mr. IIuested, was elected.
receiving eleven votes, TO six blanks.
DIR. Walton, being present, was quali-
fed by Mayor Almond and took his
seat
The Police Committee reported in
favor of confirming the appointment, by
Mayor Almond, of Daniel B. Woodward
as turnkey for 1879. Adopted.
The Law Committee reported favor
ably on the ordinance to abolish the
Office of Accountant, or Treasurers
Clerk. Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported. Balance
in bank subject TO current expenses S.
772,Sl paid during the week on the
draf. of the Wa a'erCommissioners SIS, 10;
total paid to date, $143,591, SO.
The Street Commissioner reported 10
men, and three double teams employed
in the Street Department pay roll, SeG,-
30.
The Chief Engineer reported Is men
employed in the Water Department pay
roll, Sl52,52.
In presen ing the Water Department
pay roll, Mr.. Paynter SAID tina, owing to
some discrepancy between the books Of
the Treasurer and of the Clerk of Coun-
VIZ III itihbiOii w tllt hdltI
tion, the Water Committee had been led
astray, and overdrawn their appropria-
ton. lie said when the appropriation
for sidewalks was overdrawn, the sum Of
S4S9,9l was applied to il from the water
appropriation; and while the Clerks
books show that amount was returned,
the Treasurer's books donot Mr.. Payn-
ter then presented the following letter
from Chief Engineer McIntire.
Mr.. Le,cis PayRter, DEARSIR: Some
time ago when the appropriation for side
walks was exhausted, by order of some
one, do not know who, S4S9,S1 was TAX
ell from The water appropriation and used
for sidewalks. The books of the Clerk
of Council show this amount to have
been returned but the Treasurer's books
do not.
On last Friday, the Treasurer refused
to pay our pay roll check, and had $780,
81 charged to sidewalks. Then he paid
the check
There is still due the water appropria-
ton by sidewalks, S409.39. In addition
to this bill of Joseph File, in October,
for work done OH a sluice over the Bran
dywine race, by order of the Street Com |
mittee, was charged to our appropriation |
when 1t should have been charged to
streets. The bill amounted to S64.O5,
aud was applied by G. II. Gallagher |
Total due the Water Departmental 10 date,
S473.44.
AS these appropriations are uneer the |
of b. f. Townsend, he should, ifl
hehas any money left, pay our pay roll to-
night, as he will not have any more use |
for money this year.
III. B. MCINTYRE, Chief Engineer.
Mr.. Paynter then SAID as the Water |
Committee had beeu uninte ntionally |
mis!ed, he would move that the pay roll
be allowed and charged 10 the appropra-
alton Tor garbage, of which there was a
balance OF Sl2O0. Adopted.
Petitions and communlca ions were read
lndreferred, as follows:
From Henry Massey offering to con-
ract to rid he city of the worthless c,rs
hat inf st the stree S, at fifty cen per
read; and to agree for a sa airy not only |
o destroy the worthless uogs, but to see |
hat the fines for all unregiste ed dogs
are cullec ed, Mr.. Massey cIaiined that
he means he would use to dest oy the
logs were sure Dnt painless. Referred
o the Loan Commi ee.
From The Penn Loan Association ask
ng Council to release lot at the S. w.
corner of Front and Clayton streets, from
/ lien held BY the city on acc ,unt of
Judgment of $25, 900 against The owner,
VIM. IL. Pierce, ohe of the sureties of J.
l.. KiIlgore, late city treasurer. The re-
quest was based on the ground that the
Loan Association holds a mortgage on
the lot, prior in date to the lien, but
which through H. glect was not recorded
Until after the ,dgment was obtained by
the city also that Mr.. Pierce had paid bis
share of the late treasurei's
deficiency.
From His Honor, the Mayor, anuoun-
,ing the appointment of the new police
'orcp, las already reported in the GA
zBTTR)
The chair announced the following as
,he committee 80 distribute fuel to the
Door during the winter.
Lewis p. Lynch, Tenth Ward, chair
nan; First Ward, Peter b. Hues ed; SEC
md, H. bt IL. Taylor; Third James Nc
Hlinch-y; Fourth, Alex. j. Hart; Fifth,
Henry Evans; s xth, joseph X. Adams;
seventh, John Jones; Eighth, VIM. B.
Norton; Ninth, Richard r. Rowe.
On Mr.. Paynter's motion, Council pro
,eeded to the election of Fire Watch.
He nominated Seth Stewart who receiv-