The daily gazette., 1878-08-02
Our City Fathers.
REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING
ROUTINE BUSINESS A LIVELY DE-
BATE OVER THE PAYMENT CT
A DILL-THE MOTION 10
+ A Y T. d s n

Just one hour and half was consum-
ed last ewing by our City Fathers, in
transacling the business of the CITY, in
Guiding the reading of the minutes.
Those present including the members
OF the body thoaght that the session
would be short one, as several cotpmit-
tees were who all answered, "Wish TO be
continued but jus, as motion TO
adjourn had been made, but was with
drawn, strange bee entered the hive in
the shap of Il motion by Mr.. Chandler,
10 pay a bill Of the American Dred ging
Company Tor the woik of constructing a
bauk on the South side, near New Cas-
tie Avenu
Tue following was The business trans
acted
I he Street Committee, reported IN
favor OF rejecting the awards made by the
Commission appointed to sess dam i
ges III The Strengthening oi kaitlesnake
Ran. Adopted
Tie same Committee reported favor
ably on the petition OF j. u. Emmons
asking + flag s'ones at Tayl,r and But
ton~ 0od,and Taylor and Locus. streets;
estimated costs, $40. Adopted.
y iavolably report was also made by
the same committee, on the petition OF
Daniel kenney, asking for brick cutters
on the west side of Pine rect between
Seventh aud Eight estimated cost, so.
Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported S27, 49,
81 IN bank 20 the credit OF current ex>
penses pal out on order of w ater Com
| missioneIs since last report, $685.. .75 :
| total to date $l10,026.42.
The Chief Engineer of the Wat ,r De-
partmeut reported 20 men in his employ
for the week ending July Both pay
roll, $4l5.38.
The Street Commissioner reported 55
men single and 8 double teams In his
employ for the week ending July 27th !;
pay roll. 1856 80.
The following petitions and CON-
munications were read and referred TO
the proper committees
From NJ. Cannon, asking for two oil
lamps on Heald street, south side.
From G Jorge Quinn, asking TO have
the west side of Townsend street above
b cur6ed and paved, also 25 feet ON B
street below Townsend.
From Patrick Denny, asking for q
lamp on Third street between PlneIand
Spruce,
From r. Ii. Alexander, asking tiat
the side walk on Ninth street between
Shipley and Orange street, be paved.
From Joseph Grubb asking permis-
sion to dig a hsle In the pavement In
front Of the bui ding No. 3l6 Market
street, ia order to IN AXE coal vault. On
motion of Mr.. Adams, the matter was
referred to the Street Committee with
power TO act.
From Benjamin Lee, asking t1at the
cutters at Fourteenth and Orange street
be repaired.
From Thomas Ford, asking that the
south side Of Adams rect between Front
and Chestnut, be curbed gutter, d and
paved.
MI. Conrad cal ed up for third read
ing, the ordinance authorizing the paw
ing OF Ninth street. 1t passed unani-
mously.
Mr. Conrad, presented resolution
auth rizing the Street Committee to
advertise for proposals tor che repairing
of the sewer on Eighth street, over Ship
Icy Ran. 1t passed.
Mi. Adams, presented rcsolu ion
authoriz NJ the Street Commissioner, to
pave tbC SiuC W ain On OpldI hlTttI
| above Eighth, to the building line of the
house No. sol Poplar street. Passed.
Mr.. Chandler presented a bill of
81 754.25, from the American Dredging
Company, and asked that il be paid, the
funds to be taken from the rppropri-
| alton of miscellaneous and ini iental
expenses.
Mr.. Windle, obi cted TO the money
coming from that appropriation he
thought that the bill properly belonged 10
the Opening STR accounts.
Mr.. Taylor, was also opposed to its
being taken from the incidental exposes.
He would amend the original motion to
charge the bill to the appropriation OF
op Mug and grading streets there being
being I'll $3.50 left of that appropriation,
and the remainder he moved be taken
from the Incidental expenses.
MIR. Chandler, thought there WAS ne
other place TO charge The bill except to
the miscellaneous and incidental expen-
ses.
Mr.Johnson, thought that there should
be an extraordinary appropria ion as the
bill was for an extrao rdinary one.
After other remarks by Mesers. Baker,
Norton, Lynch and Chandler the ayes
| auu nays were Cdiitu Ou MT. IhylOr :
| amendment, and it was defeated by the
following vote:
| Ayes-Mesers G uthrie, knight, Lynch,
| Maxwell, Norton, Taylor, Windle.-7.
Nays-M Mesers. Adams Baker Chan.
dler, Conrad, Davis, Dowing Evans,
johnson, Townsend, and Preside nt
| Llchenitein-11.
| The motion of Mr. Chandler was also
defeated by the following vote:
| Ayes-Baker, Chandler, Conrad,
Davis, Evans, johnson, President
Lichtenstein
Nsys-Adams Downing Guthrie,
Knight Lynch, Maxwell, Norton. Taylor,
Townsend, Windle-l0.
| Mr.. Chandler, gave notice of the death
of George l.. Hickman, First assistant
Engineer of the Survey Department and
on his motion, Council will meet in
body at the residence Of the deceased
No. 71O West street, this afternoon at 2
o'clock, 20 pay It's last respects TO the de-
| ceased.
On motion adjourned.
ORDERS
During the evening the following
| orders were dirscted to be drawn.
L. f. Adair, so police pay roll 1883 81 ;