The Morning herald., 1878-09-20
CITY COUNCIL.

THE REGULAR MEETING LAST MIGHT
EXTRAORDINARY APPRoRRIATIoN FOR
1S7S-oHANGK OF. .THEcHIEF ENGINEERS
SALARY. htagaEs zmla1aR saF
The City Council met in regular session
last evening President Lichtenstein in the
chair. 1.' 81 9t4G4 12@s lsg ~
The Street Committee repor:ei fsvorably
on the petition Of VIM. N. Candy, asking
Ito have Gilpin avenue guttered.
ar The same committees reported fsvorably-
ON the petition OF W. T. Westbrook, askiag
permission to erect telephone poles. 5aissa
+ The Committee on Water reported favor
ably on the petition Of D. J. Mention, asking
to, have fire plugs placed on Bird avenue At !
the ends of the water pipes, $l6.-ss-s..-.-s
Same committee reported fayorably on
the, petition Of Thomas Conner, asking to
be relieved of water tax. ","T ~ , 4"' y
They also reported fsvorably on the
petition of N. B. Morrison, asking to have
water tax refunded, and adversely on the,
petition Of Joel Greenman, asking to have
water tax refunded. iHi laF 81 5Es.i,G ~
~ The Committee on Fire Companies re.
ported adversely on the petition Of the
Weecacoe Fire Company asking to have
their full appropriation, w rsE .~s # 2 3
The Committee on Opening Streets were
discharged from the further consideration of
the petition of John Duboise, as II did not
harmonic with the city charter. -. ID
The following communications and petit
tions were presented and referred to the
respective committees: " .H 'e1i - ~
From John Taggart, asking to have water
tax refunded. ., ..,...
From Caleb Jackson and others asking to
have the south side of 18th street, between z
West and Washington streets, guttered,
curbed and paved.
From g. F. Guyer and others, asking to 2
have both sides of Wilson street, from !
Ninth TO Tenth streets, curbed, paved and
guttered.
The Law Committee reported that there
was nothing in the ordinance making an
extraordinary appropriation for 1878, that
would conflict with the city charter.
Mr.. McGlinchey presented an ordinance
reducing the salary of Chief Engineer Of
the WsterRD Department to 81, 900 . year.
M, Paynter presented an ordinance to
amend an ordinance entitled an ordinance
reorganizing the Water Department, which o
added divers duties to the Chief Engineers
office, and does away with the office Of
Wster Purveyor. 8 E'!i'S < aalirlda = ID
Mr.. McGlinchey offered . resolution In
structing the Committee on Opening Streets
to have the southern end of Christiana
avenue put in such condition as would
enable,to resist tho heavy tides OF the Fall
By way of explanation, Mr.. McGlinchy
said that the avenue had been visited and IL E
was found in O condition which II not
changed would soon render the work al.
ready done useless. s&j .8G5 ~ ,s@
On motion of Mr.. Guthrie the ordinance
making an extraordinary appropriation for
1878, was read o third time and passed by
d unanimous vote.p E-.W tG9nE4.i.tH
The above ordinance makes the follow
ing appropriations Water, $500; sewers,
81, 500; repairing and cleaning streets. q
$1,000; opening and grading streets. $1,000; !
Incidental and miscellaneous expenses,
$4,000. The appropriation for printing In
creased by tho addition Of $3.50. ~ r4c Z
On motion of Mr.. Townsend the Auditor
was instructed to credit Edward jackson
with $34 on account Of sewer
City Treasurer Vincent reported balance
in bank to current expenses$6, ,7O4 OS. Also
having paid to the Water Commissioners
on account Of Cool Spring Reservoir du>
ring the week $50, and had paid out iny
total to date $118, ,503.S2 n pr Il s,o.y .r,.c
Street Commissioner Hoaglsnd report
o. men, 1 double and single teams en-
ployed In the street department during the
week ending Sept a.. Payroll, $162.5S.
| Chief Engineer Gallagher, Of the Water
Department, reported 1S ii men employed
during the w1ek ending Sept. II. Pay
roll, $l76.@6. .sa:', id .e toe,it r,.,a,..+,