The Morning herald., 1878-08-02
ONE CENT:
THE CITY COUNCIL,

Rattle Snake Run.
The same committee reported favorsbly
on the following petitions: 2o = A''@AiS 2
J. II. Emmett, asking for aagsipg ffom
South and Taylor streets to Taylor ind
Buttonwood streets. iiaa f}H'2 % Noi'fmi'
Daniel Kenny, asking for cutters on Pine
street from Seventh to Eighth streets. ra@uD
The following communications and peti-
tions were presented and referred to the
respective committees: I'd ILc6s @Y g9lg
Michael Cannon, asking to have several
lamps put on the south side of Heald street
between Christiana avenue and Peach street.
Geo. Quinn and others, asking to have the
west side Of Townsend street sbeve B street,
curbed and paved, also to have 20 feet Of B
street curbed and paved, and to have 4 across-
ing put IN 1t Townsend and B. I'D '@h'
Patrick Denney ana others, askiug TO
have lsmp q ectcd on the north side OF
Third street between Pine ana nSprucs
Streets. b aqmSaidi9w ae3iI9mA ,ngtn bH
II. N. Alexander and others calling a..
tention to the bad condition of the psyemsnt
In front of the Lafayette stsbles on Ninth
street between shipley and ORANGE, and
asking that the proprietors Of said stables
be compelled to have Q new and substantial
pavement put In. g3d;t 10 gntGl2A ant
Joseph Grubb, asking permissiop to dig
out the sidewalk In front Of No. 316 Market
street for the purpose OF putting IN sscosl
vault. s.,., ..-....-,-, 20 ~ n nylJnoIJ nl
Benjamin Lee, asking, to have the gutter
at Fourteenth and Orange streets. 81 f'"'
VIM. NJ. Clifford and others, asking to
have the south side Of Adams street, from
Front and Chestnut streets, eurbed and
paved. =. - i''"'97jSE1 ~
On motion of Mr.. Windls an ordnance
regulating the paving of certain ,streets, ,
was read third time and passed ia i'NA -. =
On motion of Mr.. Conradthe Street Com
mittee were authorized to- advertise fof, pro-, Il
posals .a for building new sewer or @ Eighth
Mr.. Chandler moved that the, bin of the
American Dredging Co., of $1,754.25, Tor
building bank along the Christians, be
taken from the appropriation FOR faiScsl-
lsneous and incidental expenses. ybiw swoi,i
Mr.. Taylor offered ap amendment. to the
oucCt tubt pA,U VI tuo 8pprOpE18U00 Uof
opening and grading streets, and the txlanee {
from miscellaneous and ACCIDENTAL expenses.
Considerable discussion followed between
Messrs. Chandler, Taylor, Windle, johnson.
Baker, Adams and Norton, and when the
amendment was put 1t was voted dOwn-l1
toe. '''' 'FT' 0'N -
Mr.. Chandler then spoke of the late MIR,
Hickman, first assistant of the Engineer
Ing and Surveying Department, dwelling ON
his many good qualities and virtues, ana
said he man who would be hara 20 replacs. :
and moved that the Council 90 I'm . body to
bis late residence, 7l0 West street, on FRI
day, August Q, to pay the last tribute OF
respect to the deceased. The motion was
unanimously adopted. Ii, Lao,
City Treasurer Vincent reported $27, ,17S.-
81 in bank to the account of current ex-
,penses. He also reported having paid to
the Water Commissioners ON. account ef
Cool Spring Reservoir during the weeke
5,035.75 and In total to dats 3l1a,O O28.42. n
Street Commissioner Hoagland reported
IS men, Q double, and single teams en-
ployed in the street department during the
week ending July 9th, Payroll, $356.S0.a
Chief Engineer Gallagher, Of the Water,
Department, reported 70 men employed
during the week ending July 27uh. Pay
roll, $215.S6. ..... .,-,, lsy-3q9 e#, pnIlui
During the evening orders were directed
to be drawn as follows: L. r.. Adair, go;
payroll of police department., Oh ,58S.$4;
miscellaneous payroll, 81, ,2Oo.64 John
Peoples, sc, 900; Albert Thatcher, SIS.
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