The daily gazette., 1878-10-25
SECOND EDITION
City Council.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WANTS
MONEY.

City Council met last evening in re-
gular session President Lichtenstein in
the chair.
| The Finance Committee on the pe;i-
tions of Eliza Harris and P. U. Furry,
asked to be discharged, from the further
consideration Of said petitions as they
had never been received by the present
| Committee. The request was granted.
The Committee reported adversely on
the petition Of W. II. Chadwick, ask
ing to be relieved from the payment of
bill for matchmaking Fourth street,
In front of his building.
A similar report was also made on
the petition Of b. Hammond, asking to
have tax refunded. The reports were
adopted.
The Street Committee, made the fol-
lowing favorably reports, which, we're
adopted.
On the petition of John Doane, asking
that the south side of Eleventh street
from French to Pine, be guttered, paw
ed and curb !; estimated cost, $3.50.
On the petition of VIM. Joyce, asking
that the east side of jackson street, be-
tween Reed and Elm, be curbed, gutter
ed and paved estimated cost, $50.
The Water Committee on the petit
ton of E. W. Jackson, asking for the
extension of water pipes on Adams street
between Front and Second, made fav-
orable report estimated cost, $l75.
Adopted.
A similar report was also made on the
petition Of Thos. w. McComb, asking
for the extension of water pipes on
Madison street, between Tenth and
| \, cd
ed.
The Committee also reported favor
ably on the petition OF John Ash, asking
for fire plug on Liberty street, and
Railroad Avenue estimated cost, $16.
Adopted.
The Law Committee to whom was
referred the resolution introduced at the
last session, In regard to instructing the
Chief Engineer to give curb lines to
John Hare, reported that the recent
ordinance passed was valid. The re-
port was adopted.
The Lamp Committee reported favor
ably on the petition of James McKen-
ney, asking for lamps at the corner of
,, Eighteenth and Washington, and Eigh-
teen and Jefferson streets estimated
cost, $24. Adopted.
The City Treasurer, reported, 81 ,033.-
" in bank to the credit of current ex-
, penses paid out on draft of the Water
Commissioners since last report, the
sum s1,734.39; and In total to date,
!, $140,312.07.
The Chief Engineer of the Water
Department, reported 5 men in his
employ for the week ending October
, 22nd pay roll, $262.9S.
The Street Commissioner reported
50 men double 8 single teams in bis
employ for the week ending October
10th pay roll, $323.15.
The following petitions and communi-
= cations were presented read, and referred
to the proper committees:
From p. Magarity, asking that the
: water pipes be extended at Chestnut
. aud Monroe streets, and connected, a.
the water used by his family is from the
dead end and was unfit for use. The
extension would be about 55 feet.
From William Beatty, asking that
Conrad street be graded and paved from
Van Buren,. to Harrison also that the
: north and south sides of said street be
!. curbed and guttered, and further that
" gas lamp, be placed at the S. W
. c)rner of Conrad and Van BureI
streets.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The subject of loaning money to thu
= Board of Education, was brought uI
u !. by Mr.. Price, who stated that the late
u storm had done considerable damage to
. property belonging to the city amongs
> the property that had been damaged, were
. several of the public school buildings
The Board of Education, had no money
: to pay the expenses of repairing; ant
according to their charter they coulC
not borrow any. The schools woult
;, u either have to be repaired or else closed
u He noticed that the President of th'
= Boa-d was present, and he moved tha
v he be allowed to make statement be
= = fore the Council, as to the extent of the
!, the damage done to the school.
u Mr.. Eckel, in compliance with MI
Prices motion came forward, and state'
. that there had been no provisions mad
o by the charter of the Board to meet sucl
contingencies as the present one. TIL
, legislature at its last session very wisol.
= lsetrled the question between the Cit.
u Council and the Board that had been run
. ming riot. They had placed restriction
!, upon the Board, as well as upon th
u Council, and the Board could not borroy
" a cent of money beyond their appropria
y ton, and were not allowed to 60 int
- debt. The recent storm had unroofe
three school houses. Number schoo
the finest one in the city had been almos
entirely unroofed. The roofs of Nos
X ~ and IA had been about two-thirds de
y stroyed, and other places around the cit
- had also suffered A meeting of th
,e Board had been held and the estimate
s. cost of the damage done would be abou
n. 1,200. He would ask Council that If
r could by any legal way make an apprc
a. priation to make |. as quickly as possible
~ ~ Mr.. Price, in order to bring the matte
~ before Council, moved that an order b
n. drawn in favor of the President of til
le Board of Education for $1,000 to me,
I'd the extraordinary expenses that has ia
len upon it.
Mr.. Paynter moved to amend by refe
ring the matter to the Law Committ
We and City Solicitor.
at Mr.. Guthrie moved that the Law Con
D, mttee be instructed to offer an ordinan'
lo making an extraordinary appropriate