The Morning herald., 1878-07-19
THE cfrY COUNCIL. ~

THE HOT WAVE oAUsEsA SHORT sBssIoN-.
PROPOSALS., PETITIoNs AND ooMatUNIoA-
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The City Council met In regular session
last evening, with President Liehteusteirs IN
the chair.llC ,dsavgE 7ol saine7e slaf aot!
The reading of tho, minutes were, ion
motion, dispensed with.aF 3S3a JabGoA
The Opening Streets Committee i reported l,
favorably on the petition of M. Il. Poole,
asking for the grading of vanBuren street
between Eighth and Ninth streets. II Esti-
mated cost MO0.a q3Raa1D aff hsf6 naG1
The Committee on Engrossments reported
number Of ordinances sngrossed.
special Committee on petition of q num-
Der OF citizens complaining Of dogs being
lot run at large, reported that they could
devise no other jmeaans than the enforce.
ment OF the ordinance passed 1875. In CON
nectien with the above, the committee pre-
sented and had read communication from
the society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, asking for protection of dogs. ,.r.
The Street Committee reported favorably
on the following petitions. a-.-.-.,--'
D. V. Christy, asking to have Second
street, between Market and King streets,
repaired. Cost, $500. u 3ga1E1 Es'I =,
W.. Forrest, asking to have the cutters
paved on buttonwood street, between Eighth
and Ninth streets. @9y'f57 ~ s4o-a
': Slater, asking to have cutters paved
on Fifth ftreet. Cost, $50. aa~l #,E =! ~
James Postles, asking TO- have Lincoln
street curbed and guttered. Cost, S125. Il,
City Treasurer Vincent reported Sc, ,O21.-
" In bank to the account of current ex-
penses. He also reported having paid to
the Water Commissioners on account Of
Cool Spting Reservoir during the week,
zig so and in total to date $1O1, ,34S. .4S. 'a 4
Street Commissioner Hoagland reported
81 men, 10 double, and single teams en-
[ployed IN the street department during the
week ending July 18th, 4 Payroll, 1857. 40.
Chief Engineer Gallagher, of the Water
Department, reported 33 men employed
during dur s,t6 the - week ending July 10th. Pay
The following communications and petit
tions We're presented and referred to their
respective committees raq II u
e. +. Thomas & Co., asking for the re-
funding of $50 overpaid water tax. anil o..
. Thomas Ford, asking for the, paving of
the gutter on the east side of Monroe street,
between Third and Fourth stree9s. iowa "a
@. Il. Gallagher, Chief Engineer OF the
Water Department, calling the attention of
Council to the condition Of the sluices across
the race on tbs south, side Of, the Brandy
Wine. AT 'Tatnal1 street, about two hun
dred loads Of dirt. have washed into the
race, which supply us with water. :, - T5
On motion of Mr.. Lynch, the above
matter was referred to the Street Committee
with power to act. t5,'a'f@ Es.'5
A number of citizens living along Shipley
Run, demonstrating against the granting Of
the petition allowing persons to empty drain
water into Shfpley Run. They recon-
mended that If used as o sewer It should be |
covered and inlets placed at the streets. T.
James A. Sanders, asking for Q lamp on |
Seventh street between Market and King
Streets ~ Es-nI ala sag 3 s~f gGt G1I
sR. P. Hill, asking to be released from
paying water tar On the property at Taylor
Mr.. Conrad had read twice an ordinance |
authorizing the paving Of certain streets.
Mr.. Conrad, chairman of the Street Com
mittee, presented the following proposals,
which were referred to the committee, were
read, as follows: ~ ~afiur,s eres 81 i, 81
For the removal Of ashes, etc., for one
yosa VeAASe AAOuAAU~yS CACyS VSSoOVS auEu
Patton, Sd and 4th district $500; ;city, 81, 400:
R: q: Cook, city, $2,1O0, 8. fCoyie, city,
81, 600; 8. Curry, LIST and Sd districts, 81 500.
For the removal of garbage; ID: E.
Buckingham, city, $S,S48; s. Coyle, city, |
5, ,45O; 8. T. Bradford, city, $2,55O; B.
Ewing, 1st Dist, 800; Snd, 5000; Sd, $e75
Eth, $670; the city, $2,7OO, John Mcdowell,
city, $2,990; s. Curry, lat and Sd dist,
81, 200; J. McIntire, city, $500. t.nf l
G. q. P. Simmons & Son, grading Ninth
street, A cents per square yard; j. Davidson,
Ninth street, 43H cents per square yard. l
. ). Davidson. for grading VanBuren street,
t9A per square yard. 80
Durigg the evening the following orders
we're directed to be drawn! E. B. Frazer,
~ so; A. Montgomery, $25; Hugh Patten,
I25; P. Carberry, 500; Robert n. Cook, H
r., 500; Board of Health, $500; A. r.
Allderdice, $144. -
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