The daily gazette., 1878-09-20
The City Council.

REGULAR MEETING LAST EvENING-RoU-
TINE BUsINEss-EXTRA ORDINARY AP-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PASSED
AND INTRoDUCED-THE OFFICE OF
PURvEYoR TO BE ABOLISHED.
The City Council met last evening,
President Lichinstein in the chair
The Street Committee reported favora-
bic upon the petition of w I. Westbrook
asking the privilege of erecting telephone
poles in various streets throughout the
city.
The same committee reported favora-
bly, upon the petition of William NJ. Can
by, asking to have Gilpin avenue graded;
estimated costs $50. The reports were
adopted
| The Water Committee made a favora-
BILE report upon the petition of ID. j.
| Mention, asking for a fire plug at Bird
street, at the end of the water pipes es-
timated cost SIC.
A similar report was made on the peti-
ton of DIR. n. b. Morrison, asking for the
same thing
The committee made an adverse report
on the petition of Joel V. Greenman,
asking to have water tax refunded. The
reports were concurred in.
The Fire Committee on che petition of
Geo. w. Bush & Son, asking Council to
put telephones in the different engine
houses, reported that they deemed il in
eXpedient at the present time.
| On the petition of the Weccacoe Fire
Company asking for their full appropria-
ton, the committee reported adversely.
Both reports were adopted.
The Committee on Opening Streets,
asked to be discharged from the further
consideration Of the petition of John
DUBOIS, as there was not sufficient names
Isigned TO it, They were discharged
u The City Treasurer reported 81, ,739 03
in bank to the credit of current expenses
he had paid on draft of the water com.
mission since last report the sum of $500,
and total to date, $llS,503 50.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De-
Ipartment reported IL men in his employ
/ for the week ending September 10th
Ipay roll, Sl76 26
The Street Commissioner reported "a
men and double teams in his employ
for the week ending September 14th
pay roll, S162 90.
, The following petitions and commune
| GduOuS Wott lutiOuuCbub loit huu lCiSl
red to the proper committees;
II John Taggart asking that his property
corner of Lobdell and Claymont street be
r exempted from city tax for the year 1877
! | as the damage done by the overflow oi
water last fall would amount to ovel
500.
81 The south side of Twelfth street, be
4 tween West and Washington, was asked
to be curbed, guttered and paved by
I Caleb Jackson.
G.. B. Guyer and others asked that boil
sides of Wilson street between Nintl
u and Tenth be curbed and paved.
fl Mr.. McGlinchey introduced an ordi
-, nance to amend an ordinance, entitled
an ordinance regulating the salaries o
e the city officers. The ordinance reduce
the salary of the Chief Engineer OF til
' Water Department from 81 200 per yea
to 81 600. 1t was read second time b.
G title.
: Mr.. Payuter introduced can ordinanc
;, to amend an ordinance, entitled an ord
nance reorganizing the Water Depart
y ment" The ordinance as intended Z
= abolish the Office of Purveyor and max
ing the Chief Engineer attend to the DIT
> ties.
Mr.. McGlinchey, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee on OpeI
y to have the southern end of Christian
avenue placed in such condition, so a
Il to resist the heavy tides in Spring an
al Fall. Estimated costs, $500.
Mr., Guthrie called up for a third reaC
IL ing and final passage the ordinance mai
4 ing extraordinary appropriations for tn
ar year 1873. The following additional al
propriations were made To the accout
NJ of sewers, 81 800; water, $500; repair
o. ing and cleaning streets, 81 900; openin
and grading streets. $1,000; incident;
le and miscellaneous expenses, 81, 900; prln
Il, ing, $3.50
On motion of Mr. Townsend the Cit
Il Auditor, was instructed to credit Edwar
h Jackson, with 3A 80 on account c
I'd sewers.
n ORDERS.
b. During the evening orders were direc
Df ed to be drawn, as follows:
,fI Geo. w. Alexander, $270; Willial
I. Archie, S14 40; William Lewis, $26 Do;
~ G. Cornell, S28 20; Il. G. Stotsenburg
10 Son, SOL "a; w. 81 7. Davidson, So D.
m Adam Waller, $50 40; Isaac Jefferis, 4
s. Alice Tucker, S25 20; p. Beukert, $13 8
It. George Cochran, $31 95; p. p. Tyr
IN S262 70; r. III. Cook, Jr., $25 20; Hem
n Thomas, S27; Owen Palmer, S22 90; &c,
=, W. Stone, SIG g4; w. W. Simmons, 38 I
az q c. p. johnson, $28 06; EUery Evening Pu
y. Co. $2l O6; f. Sohue, $40 90; w: II. Quin
ry 50; Patrick Lambert, So; w. Gibbons y
nd James NJ. Watson, s.; William First, .
" various bondholders, 81, ,646 10.
re, Adjourned.