The Morning herald., 1878-12-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
THE CITY COUNCIL.

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" The City Council met last evening,
President Lichtsnstsin In the chair.
Mr.. Huested, Immediately after the read
ing Of the minutes, presented the rssigna-
tion Of Mr.. william J. Maxwell, csuncil-
man from the First Ward.
q Mr.. Lynch said he would ebeerfully vote
for accepting Mr.. Na1wslls resignation, be-
cause be felt sure that gentleman vsula
better his position but he thought 1t
hardly likely for council to get another to
fill the vacancy who would take more in
terest in the affairs Of countil or who would
be more efficient.
The resignation was accepted.
Mr.. Huested moved that an election be
gone into to I'LL the vacancy and nominated
Mr.. Alfred Walton. No other nominations
were made and Mr.. Walton was declared
elected by the following vote, Alfred Wal
ton. II, blank 6, total II.
Mr.. Walton was declared elected and was
inmediatsly afterwards swern In by His
Honor Mayor Almond.
The police committee reported that they
had confirmed the Mayors appointments of
Daniel =. Woodward % Turnkey.
The law committse reported that there
was nothing1n,the ordinance thea pending 10
abolish the office of Treaeurer's account
tant, that would conflict With the City
Charter.
The City Treasurer reported balance OF
S. 742 81 In bank to the account Of current
expenses; he had on hand and not deposit
cd $50, he also reported having paid out
$751; to tho WAter Commissioners on
Cool Spring Reservoir since his last report
and that he had paid out In total, $I4S sol =
SO.
The Stree4 Commissioner reported 10
men and double teams employed under
him for tho week ending December 26th,
with pay roll Of $50 80.
Chief Engineer Mcintyre reported IS
men employed under him, for the week
ending December Oath, with pay roll Of
$152.53.
Mr.. Paynter stated that there was some
irregularity between the City Treasurer
and council In reference to the appropria-
tions and moved that the rules bs Suspended
and statement rssd.
Tha motion prevailed and the following
statement was read:
Mr.. Lewis Paynter, chairman &c.; Dear
Sir-Soms time ago when the appropriation
for side walks was exhausted by some ones
order. I dc not known who, $4S9.91 was
taken frsm the water appropriation and
used for sidewalks. The books of the
Clerk of Council, show this amount TO
have been, returned but the Treasurer's
books do not.
On last Friday the Treasurer refused to
pay our pay roll check and I had $50 50
charged to sidewalks, then he paid the
check. There is still due the water ap
preparation by sidewalks, $409.S9.
In addition to this, bill Of Joseph G.
File,i In October, for work done on sluce over
Brandywine race, by order of street commit
tee was charged to our appropriation when
it should have been charged to streets; the
bill amounted to $s4es; and was:applied by
Chas. a. Gallagher. The total due the
water department to date 10 $473.44.
As those appropriations are under the
control of B. F. Townsend, he should re.
turned II he has any money left pay oyer
pay roll to night as he will not have any
more use for money this year. Yours
I. Fl. b. MCINTYRE.
Mr. Paynter then said that the Water
Committee was not to be blamed for their
ignorance Of the smsllncss Of the appropris'
tion. Upon the cards on which the different
appropriations are printed and by which the
committee was guided, was much larger
than upon the Treasurer's books, and con
seauently they were led astray. The apprc
priation for garbage for 1878 amounted b
$1,000 which was much more than needed
and he moved that the payroll of the Water
Department be paid out Of that appropria-
| tion. .s .
After some little discussion the motor
prevailed. The payroll Of the Water De
partment was then ordered to be paid.
President Lichtensteip announced the
Fuel Committee as follows: Messrs. Lynch
Huested Taylor, McGlinchey, Hart, Evans
Adams, Jones, Norton and Rowe.
A communication from Henry Massey. ir
which he offered to contract for the killing
of vicious dogs, at the rate Of 30 cents pei
head. and also engage to not only kill al
dogs but also see to the registering of sl
dogs and collection Of fines, on salary
Referred to the Law Committee.
The Penn Loan Association pttitioned f0l
the release of q lot at Front and Clayton
streets, and by VIM. II. Pierce, from lier
upon II by the city. The petition hold fortt
that In addition to the lien upon the proper
| ty, there was mortgage upon It held BY
the Association. The amount of the lier
was $1,000 and that of the mortgage $340(
The mortgage was taken three years prisl
to the time It Is recorded and also prior K
the time the lien is dated and the owner o.
the property has paid bis share of the in.
debtedness to the city. Refel red to the FL
nance Committee.
President Lichtenstein presented COM