The daily gazette., 1878-10-04
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Last Evening
Routine Busf "a ess-H. Ii. Me-
Inttre Elected Chief Engineer
and w. j. Morrow Registrar
The City Hospital.

hO CAsy AhOSRhtals
City Council met last evening in regu-
lar session, President Lichtenstein in the
char.
1t being the m Getting for the election Of
Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
ment and Registrar, the Council Cham
Der was crowdrdwith spectators, all eager
to ascertain as quickly as possible, who
those officers were to be, and in order 10
satisfy their curiosity shortly after Coun-
Gil convened, on motion of Mr.. Paynter
the rules were suspended and Council
proceeded to the election of said officers. |
The result will be found below.
The Finance Committee ON the petition |
of VIM. johnson. asking for the refund |
ing of Overpaid tax made a favorable re- |
port which was adopted.
The same Committee made an adverse |
report on the petition of John Taggart,
asking to be relieved from the payment
of city taxes for the year 1873. Adopted.
The Street Committee reported favo-
rably on the petition of Edward Talley,
liking to have Monroe street from Sixth
to Seventh curbed and paved.
On the petition of +. b. f. Miller, ask
ing to have 81 20 refunded, for damages,
the some committee made favorable re-
port which was adopted.
The same committee made an adverse
report, on the petition ofThemas Godfrey
asking to have the west side of Searls
street, from Front to Second, curbed and
paved, as there were not CROUCH signers
on the petition. The report was concur
red in.
The Water Committee on the petition
of Hugh Lynch, asked that it he con-
tinued until the first meeting in Novem-
Der; granted.
The petition of p. p. Tyre, was on mo-
ton of the same committee continued
until the first meeting i'll March.
The petitions of VIM. M. Candy and
Joseph Toner, were on motion of the
Opening Streets Committee, continued
entil the first meeting in April next.
The Committee on Lamps reported ad-
versely on the petition of L. McSweeney
asking for lamp at Sixth and Monroe
streets.
A similar report was made on the petit
| ton of A. E. & s. Newlin, asking for a
lamp on Wollaston street between Sew
| enth and Eighth streets. The reports
| were concurred in.
The City Treasurer reported S12, ,848 46
| in bank to the credit of current expen-
ses paid out on draft of the Water Com
50, 1886 SO; total to date, S125 $40 SO.
The Chief Engineer of Water Depart
ment, reported 16 men in his employ for
the week ending, October LIST, pay roll
S170 SO.
The Street Commissioner reported 35
men, 6 double and single teams in his
employ for the week ending September
28th; pay roll, $270 so.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De-
partment submitted a report of the opera
tion of all the pumps during the first nine
months of this year and also for the same
length of time for last year. The tota
amount for the same time last year wal
} 4O3. .527 900 gallons ,wh hile for this year thu
total amount is 800, $40, $50, showing ar
increase of AIT ,019 $50. The daily average
consumption has been 3,003, ,0S2 gallons.
At this point of the proceedings, Mr.
Paynter moved that the rules be suspend
ed, and Council go into the nominatlol
: and election of Chief Engineer and Reg
listrar of the Water Department.
There being no objections, he nominal
ed for Chief Engineer, Mr.. IL. B. McIn
tire.
Mr.. Price, nominated C. II. Gallagher
The result of the election was as fol
lows: II. B. McIntire, 12; q. II. Gallagh
: er, 3; John Gallagher, !; Blank, 4.
: Mr.. McIntire having received ma
: jority of the votes cast, the char there
, upon declared him elected for the ensu
) ing term.
! For Registrar, Mr. Paynter, nomina
ted Mr.. W. J. Morrow. The result O
the ballot was az follows: w. j. Morrow
: 13; l., p. Lynch, l; w. s. Hayes,
5 Biapk, 4. Mr.. Morrow, was therefor
l declared elected.
!, The following petitions and commun
l cations were read and referred to til
t proper committees.
q From ID. McCusker, asking to hay
y Second street, from Orange to Tatnal
graded and graveled.
From B. r. Perkins, asking that waite
mines be laid on Heald street, from Lot
e dell, to Christiana Avenue.
: From Is. Hammer, asking that 81
l month's water tax on house No. o26 Yves
v Fifth street be refunded.
9 From Enoch Moore, Jr, asking tina
n taxes which he had Oh lot on Lombar
L street between Fourth and Fifth stree
= be refunded, as he did not own it.
From Lawrence Curran, asking coui
a Gil to lease him 16 feet front and IL fe'
deep of the City Hall yard facing Q
% King street, for ten years for the purPos
1t of erecting one story brick Duldln
n At the end of ten years the building
g. become the property of the city.
10 would also pay an annual rental.
~ From Owen Traynor, asking to nav
y tbr cutters on the south side of Tent
TX street, from Walnut to Poplar, paved,
If From Samuel Forrest, asking tn
ICouncil enforce the law IN reRaru
building division walls.
From Patrick Roach, asking for Il
refupding of capitation tax, as he w
not resident of the city.
y From William e. Gray, asking ior
lamp on Chestnut street, between MO
~ roe and Adams. .
The Committee on Engrossment 7
norted number of ordinances as havlI
been properly engrossed
A long communication was receive
n from Dr. Pusey Head, which was rea
and on molion of Mr.. Guthrie II was
ferred to the Board of Health.
Two crossings were asked to be place
at Linden and Van Buren, streets, al
also that the cutters be paved ON va
ne Buren to Linden, and ON Linden Irol
III Van Buren, to Harrison.
* An invitation was read from the L an
Ill Hose Fire Company, inviting the mel
90 bers of Council to attend the complime
er tary ball to be given the Osgood r.
Id Company, of Troy, n. Y, on the ~
le inst, The tickets OF admission accoi
nanied the communication.
On motion OF Mr.. Norton the lnVlt
ton was accepted.
in Mr. Lynch moved that the consider
10 tion of the resolution of Mr.. Guthrie,
al fered at the previous meeting in rega
-. TO abolishing the City Hospital be POI
es poned until Thursday night.