The Morning herald., 1878-10-18
ONE CENT:
THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY COUNCIL.
REGULAR MEETING--A NEW MANNER OF
LLUMrNATioN-THE ADAMS STREET
GRADE, ETC. 10
The City Council met In regular session
last evening with President Lichtenstein In
the chair. FsH@ a3a|
The Committee on Public Buildings res
ported favorably on the petition Of Todd
Riley s. Co., asking to have space in from
OF their place of business on King street.
Also on petition of John Mcsorley, ask
ing permission TO use the old Academy
building in order to found public library.
The same committee, adversely, on tho
petition Of Lawrence Kerns, asking per.
mission to erect brick building in the City
Hall yard facing on King and Sixth streets.
The Opening Streets Committee reported
that the contract for digging ditch 1900
feet long, ID feet wide at the top and feet
wide at the bottom, and,7f feet deep, reachs
Ing from Alrich's Bluff to the Delaware
river, had been awarded to Dennis Bulger.
The Lamp Committee reported ,favorably
on the petition Of R. q. Sheckel, asking
for lamp in a small street near Elliott
avenue, back of st. Johns Church.
The City Treasurer reported balance in
bank to current expenses of so, ,952 SO; he
also reported te have paid out to the Water
Commission ON Cool Spring Reservoir,
slice his last report $1l,e79,ssJ and had
paid out in total $1ss, SIS Os,t va z'"..'@
The Street Commissioner reported Sc men
and 6 double and single teams employed
under him for the past week with payroll
| of $3.50 53 A1 @%.~'7'""
Chief Engineer McIptyre,, Of the Water
Department, reported 20 man employed In
| his department. for the past week, with q
payroll of $205s95, ,7Heilt,aas'tie
Petitions and communications were re-
ported as follows and referred to the proper
committees = . r
From VIM H. Chadwick asking to be
relieved from paying water tax.
r. a communication was presented from th !
9 Pennsylvania Globe Light COMPANY"
calling attention of the Council to o. superior
and improved system of illumination by
which much money could be saved In ito
use. The matter was referred to the Lamp
| Committee. ...,i ~~s{9rstSo
Edwin 7. jackson and others asked to
i have water main run down Adams street
from Front to Second. aal gt@e5oH 7Fcm
T. e. Derne, and others, asked to have
the south side OF Eleventh street from
French TO Pine streets curbed, paved and
guttered., ,..t tsgtisga 4 ii insia38
1 John Cummlns and others petitioned to
: havea paved gutter along the south side of
LamotL street from 22d to Gordon streets.
james McKepny and Others asked to have
lamps placed at 18th and Jefferson, and
18th and Washington streets.
4 ,John Ash petitioned for re-plug at tina
end OF the water pipe on West nLiberty
street at Railroad avenue. -, n,,;at
ID Thomas X. Porter asked to have water
pipes for two houses which hswas erectin:
on Madison street between Tenth yand
Eleventh streets. -,
j Mr.. McGlinchey presented q resolution ia
reference to the case, of rJohnl Hare, who
had previously petitioned Council to request
the Chief Eng ineer of the Surveying D :.
partment to give up the curb lines of
Adams street. The resolution was to thts
effect that the Chief Engineer ,of, the, Sur
veying Department be requested to give up
the curb lines to the property of John
John Hare at Ninth and Adams, which is
withheld on account of some irregularity
In the passage of the ordinance establish
ing the grade, and that the vote taken on
this resolution be considered test vote OF.
an ordinance bearing on this to- be presented
J at future meeting. v ct. Toi eniDe'8'"
On ion of Mr.. ,Payntsr thst part o !:
the resolution referring to the test vot /,
was left out, and on motion Of Mr. M axwe' |
the matter was referred to thelLaw Com =
mittee, .. t.r.g a,,r. gtl "a
i, Mr.. Townsend presented an ordinance t.,
further amend an ordinance entitled ah
ordinance to regulate the time and manner
Of paying the city bills, which, Was read
twice. !. 4r''ii "- q IN,
! On motion oil, Mr.. Townsend the Council
adjourned to meet on Saturday, afternoo's I
at 4.30 O'clock. at Front and. Adams streets,
to view q sewer in course Of construction
There sgr .ssi5a o5j i1a sHy" oaI
| The only bill ordered to be paid wasithat
of F. McCloskey for $44. ,,f ,ov.', f,,ay,