The daily gazette., 1878-09-27
City Council.

| LONG SESSION LAST EvENING-A PRO-
POSITION TO ABOLISH THK CITY HosPI-
TAL-A SUPERINTENDENT ELECTED-
THE OFFICE OF PURvEYoR ABOLISHED
| THE cHIEB BEGINEER's SALARY RE-
DtCHD TO $1,000--A LIVELY DEBATE
AND LONG SESSION.
City Council met last evening, and did
| not adjourn until after 10 o'clock, owing
| to the large amount of debate over
resolution offered by Mr.. Guthrie, to
virtually abolish the City Hospital, and
| the ordinance of Mr.. Paynter abolishing
the office of Purveyor in the Water De-
partment.
The Street Committe, on the petition
of Caleb Jackson, asking to have the
south side of Twelfth street, between
West and Washington, curbsd, paved
andguttered, made favorable report.
Estimated cost, SIG.
| The same Committee made similar
report on the petition of G. B. Guyer,
asking to have Wilson street, from Ninth
to Tenth, curbed, paved and guttered;
estimated cost, $500. The reports were
adopted.
The Water Committee reported ad-
versely on the petition of Trump Bros,
asking for an extension of water plpes to
their factory.
The same Committee m ade a favorable
| hOPPhp oh buC pCtltlOu VI ~ -'A "
Coy, asking for an extension Of pipes on
Front street, from Franklin to Broome;
esti mated cost, Sl70. The reports Were
coneurred in.
The City Treasurer reported 81 ,140,09
in tank, to the credit of current ex-
penses; paid out on draft of Water Com
missioner since last report, $1,208 81;
total to date, S119, ,712 40.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De-
I rtv tnI in. hi
plOy for the week ending September "a;
pay roll, Sl77 80.
The Street Commissioner reported %
men, double and 2 single teams, in his
employ for the week ending September
2lst pay roll, Sl5l 96.
: The following petitions and communi-
cations were introduced, read and re-
! ferred to the proper committees.
From +. b. f. Miller, asking that he
be paid 1920 for damages done to his
cellar while the city was Strengthening
, Shipley Run.
! a. E. & S. Newlin petitioned for 8
lamp on Wollaston street, between Sew
, enth and Eighth.
The sidewalks on Conrad street, be
! tween Van Buren, and Harrison, wert
, asked to be paved, curbed and gutierrez
, by T.. J.. Ford.
Phillip 2. Tyre asked that water pipe
be extended $50 feet on Gilpin Avenue
. | between DUPONT aud Clayton streets.
: Adam Christmas asked that he b.
| granted license to cleanse cess-pools b,
t the bucket system.
| Mr.. Chandler movod that the commu
| nidatlon be referred to the Board o
> Health, as that was where it properl.
belonged.
8 Mr.. Norton, who offered the petition
wished to know that if it was referred tt
3 that body VIII -ther.ft would reacted upol
2 or pocketed like other communication
r that had been sent there.
r Mr.. Lynch said the proper course t
J. take was to refer it to the Board O
3 Health; but there had been several sue
4 eonmuni cations seiat there and no aotio
/ hal been taken ON them. He was j.
5 favor of the bucket system.
Mr. Norton said if the matter was re
r ferred to the Board of Il ealth, he wante
0 that body to make report to the Coun
Gil
Mr.. Paynter moved to amend the me
ton, that the Board of Health be request
ed to make report to the Council. Th
4 motion as amended passed.
l. In order to start reading room an
i library, John McSorley and others pet
:, toned Council to grant them the use G
Il tho second story room in the Old Aca
y DENY in the Ninth Ward.
The "bucket system" was again brougf
up, by petition from James William
and others, asking to begranted license
1.-The communication shared the same fat
n as that of the former one.
A long communication was receive
lr from B. J. McVey, candidate for Ii
Vt spector at the last City election in tn
ID Eighth District, Fifth Ward. The con
o. m lnication sets forth that he was legal
q elected by the qualified voters of the sal
~ district and that the returns were falls
~ fed by the election. He prayed th;
Council would recount the ballots, an
gI ant him hearing. The facts set fort
in the communication were sworn to b
II fore Esquire Brady.
n Mr.. Guthrie moved that the matter
* referred to a committee of three.
G. The chair called the attention of I'll
le gentleman, to the ordinance on page
e. which proves that in case of a conte
at "lhe City Council shall appoint da
rs not less than ten nor more than hftet
at days from the filing of such petition al
affidavit, for hearing and determinil
the same, giving, public notice thereof
two newspapers"
Mr. Taylor then moved that City Cou
ell meet on Tuesday evenl
Id October 9Th for the purpose of heari
the case. The motion was agreed to.
IL On motion of Mr. Guthrie the prop
officers were authorized to have a no
F OF S2O, 900 discounted at 90 days.
II Mr.. Guthrie gave notice that he wor
ms offer at the meeting, an ordinance to ]
W. neal an ordinance, providing for t
Superintendent of City Hospital. i
Dr. then read the following preamble Al
resolutions:
,r. WHEREAS, The City Hospital afl
five years of existence is found to be
tie needed and unnecessarily expensi'
for the small number OF patients seekl
admission therein;the County Almsho,
ba atfording the same relief to the disabl
nj m Of the city that they could receive in
ds d City Hospital, and,