The Morning herald., 1878-10-25
CITY COUNCIL

MUNIgATIoNs-THR BOARD or EDycA-
TfoN ASKS FOR RELIEF. f'25' t,'sS,f ...s, =
Il Asstated meeting Of City Council was
held last evening, President Lichtenstein IN
the chair. ~ IN t.g, 4silsI 5,e-
The Finance Committee asked to be re-
relieved from any further consideration OF
the petitions Of Eliza Harris and r. W
Furry, as neither ofrthem had been handed
tothe Committee by their predecessors.
F. The following petitions we're reported ad-
yersely upon -
w. H. Chadwick, asking to be relieved
from paying amount due for matchmaking
West Fourth street.
B. Hammer, asking to have tax refunded.
The Street Committee reported favorably
on the following petitlops:- As aE
| John q. Dolan, asking to have the south
side Of Eleventh street paved and guttered.
Cost, $3.50. ,fA 80
W. Joyce, asking to have gutters on the
East side of jackson street paved. Cost,
800. -~..ys-5 49,.
The Water Committee reported favorably
on the following petitions r.s@
E. W. jackson, for water pipes along
Adams street from Second. Cost, $175.
| Thomas McComb, asking for the exten-
sion OF water pipes along Madison street
from Tenth to Eleventh street. Cost, $3.50
John Ash, asking for a fire plug on Lib
erty street. Cost, $16.
The Lamp Committee reported favorably
on the petition of James McKenney, for .
lamp at 18th snd Washington and 18th and
tJetft rson streets Cost, $25.
4 City Tressuser Vincent reported 81 ,033 ~
In bank to the account of current ex.
penses. tYt Ill III
He also reported having paid out to the
Waer Commissioner, on account OF the
Cool Spring Reservoir, during the week, the
sum of 81 ,734.3 .39, and In fetal to date, $140,-
31247. 1851. I.
Street Commissioner Hoagland reported
SO mn, 6 double teams, ard single teams
employed in the Street Department during
the week ending, Oct. 19th
Pay roll of Chief Engineer Mcintyre OF
the Water Department, reported 35 men
employed during the week ending Oct. 20
Pay roll, $262 SO. ii, III. T.. &.
Mr., Guthrie presented petition from
Patrick MCCARTHY and others, asking for the
extension of water pipes on Monroe and
Chestnut streets.
Mr.. Lynch presented a petition from W.
Beatty, asking to have Conrad street paved
and graded, and also for a lamp a5 Conrad
and Van Buren,.
On motion Mr.. Guthrie, Chairman of the
Finance Committee, an order for 1,075 %
was directed to be drawn In favor of certain
bondholders to pay interest on State tax.
| Mr.. Price stated that by the late storm
much damage nad been done the public
: school buildings Of the city, and the Board
OF Education were unable to meet the ex.
pense. He thought Council should devise
some means to put the buildings in order,
unless they would be closed.
Mr.. Eckel, President of the Board of Ed
3 ucation, bei0g present, he was allowed to
give an estimate of the damage done. Mr..
Eckel said No School had been entirely
, unroofed. Nos. 10 and Is partially un-
rooted The estimated cost to rep air dam
i ages thus far reported would be 81 .036, with
one or two schools to hear from. The
! Board has enou b to meet their expense fol
! the school year, but none to spare for the
present damages. The gentleman went on
and said We look to you to put our schools
in repair. If you cannot we must close
;. them up and leave the children out.
After some discussion Mr.. Chandler pre-
Z. sented the following resolution, which wai
passed: .....
= Resolved, That the Law Committee con
fer with the City Solicitor to ascertain
/. whether Council can relieve them and re.
port at next meeting.
/. On motion of Mr.. Lynch the Comnittee
on Hospital was authorized to advertise fo
/. proposals for painting the exterior of thu
City Hospital.
Mr.. Guthrie moved that the City Solicitor
call on the justices of peace, and ask for .
% settlement of monies due the city. Ap-
y proved.
Mr.. McGlinchey, chairman of the Openini
Streets Committee, presented the following
proposals for the grading of Van Burel
streets from Eighth to Ninth. Patrick Car
berry proposed to do the work for "a cent
per cubic yard; Hugh Patton, 12Z cent
y per cubic yard; Thomas Ford, 10 cents
70 Robt. Mcintyre, 20 cents for removing dirt
Il and 80 cents for rock; Robt. Cook, Jr., 2
y cents
IL Mr.. Townsend, chairman of the Stree
Committee, presented and had read a com
munication from Chief Engineer Conwell
Of the survering Department, with the est
mate of costs for sewer running from Sec
ond to Monroe street. The ttal cost woul
be $2,27s.
Cn account OF Tue nnauclal conulllon VI VI
city it was thought best to lay over tn
building OF a sewer for the present at least
No On motion of Mr.. Townsend 1t was de
'il cided that the Street Commissioner fnis
ge the bridge already begun over Front street
- and the consideration of sewer be post
~ poned until the first meeting In April nexl
u- The ordinance amending an ordinance !
10. reference to paying city bills was called u
II. far a third reading and passed.
An order for James Davis for 81 ,239 8