The daily gazette., 1879-02-28
CITY Council.

AAAh\ RD ~ DE OhANNs
City Council met last evening in regu-
lar session, President Lichtenstein pre-
siding.
The session was an unimpootant one,
the st andiLg committees reporting no
business.
The City Treasurer reported $4,376 48
In bank to the credit of current expenses !;
paid out on draft of the W ater Commits
sioners In total to date, the sum of $l46,-
2l5.13.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De-
partment, reported 10 men in his employ
for the week ending, February 25th pay
roll, $l49.37.
The Street Commissioner reported Is
men in bis employ for the week ending,
February 20ih; pay roll, sos.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following petitions and commune
cations, were introduced, read and refer
red to the proper committees:
Mr.. Downing presented petition from
james kennedy and others, asking for a
gas lampon the east side of French street
between Twelfth and Thirteenth.
The Chair laid before the Council a
Communication frorc Rev. J. NJ. Williams
President of Wesleyan Female College,
asking for the refunding of $40 over paid
water tax on that institution. The COM
munication with accompanying docu-
msEts were referred to the Wafer Com
mittee.
The Chair also presented a petition
from William Pennell and Sarah Yates,
fish dealers, asking Council to allow them
the use of the southeast corner of Sec
ond and King streets, tor the sole of fresh
fish, on and after April 1st Referred to
the Public Buildings Committee.
NEW BUSINESS.
Under the call for new business. Mr..
Paynter stated that the Water Depart
ment now had in its possession safe that
was not secure. The department now
has about $4,000 or $25 600 uncollected
accounts 81 andng upon Its books, auo
about $780, OF accounts altogether and
the Water Committee were OF the opinion
that new sale was greatly needed but
they did not feel that ii one was purchas-
cd that the cost should come out of their
appi opriatiOn, but out ofthe general fund
as the money collected at the water office
goes into the general fund. The Com
miltee also feel that II the books were de-
stroyed they would lose nothing indi-
vidually, but the city would lose. AT
present If the books were left on the
counter at night and fire should occur,
the watchinan might save them, but if
they We're locked up in the old safe, there
would be no hopes Of sa ing them.
lie had no motion TO make but he Just
gave his Suggestions as hint to Coun-
Gil what they might expect Ill case of a
fire.
In answer to a question as to how
much the safe would cost, he stated that
the committee could get one large enough
for their use, for $3.50, as the agent pro-
posed TO allow $50 for the one now in
use.
Mr.. Guthrie said he hoped that Coun-
Gil would not get extravsgant all at once.
The safe right be neede d but he thought
there were other departments in the city
that needed safes equally as bad. One
of collectors has no place TO keep his
books, but scattered upon his desks.
The City Auditor also needed one.
There being no motion before the
Council, the debate was stopped for the
lime being.
On motion of Mr.. Guthrie the proper
officers were instructed to draw one note
$4,000 to Philip Quigley, and one for
$4,000 to John Peoples, 10 meet notes
Of like amount falling due.
Mr.. Norton offered the follow resolu-
| tion which was adopted:
Resolred, That the Public Building
| Committee, be and they are hereby ill.,
| structed, to make a report TO the Council
| at its next stated meeting, Oh the petit
ton of Jacob Sharp and Others.
CThe petition referred to, is in refer
ence to allowing farmers to sell meat OH
| the stre.ts.)
The question of a safe for the Water
Department, was again revived by Mr..
Lynch, who said the Chairman of the
Water Committee had informed Council
that there was over $50, 200 Oh the books
at the Water Department, and that the
safe that was used to lock the books in
was not safe in case of fire. He thought
in view of that fact, that it would be
economy to purchase a safe, and he
would therefore move that the commit
tee be authorized to purchase a safe, and
tbs cost not exceed $685. the amount
10 be taken from the appropriation for
Incidental and Miscellaneous expen-
ses.
Mr.. McGlinchey, desired to know if
the appropriation could stand it.
Mr.. Guthrie moved that the matter be
postponed uLtil January 1st 1880.
Mr.. Paynter said that The safe now in
the department was worthless, and had
been reported so from time to time. He
was only looking after the ci,y's interest.
Mr.. Guthrie thought that if new safe
was to be purchased, that the old one
had better be removed to the tax co,lec-
tors office, and not be sold.
Mr.. Norton moved to amend by max
Ing the amount $500 instead of $3.50, ii
the old safe was not to be sold. Mr..
Adams thought that if the safe was not fit
to keep the water department books in
it was not safe TO keep the tax collectors
books In.
MIR. Hart was of the opinion that it
would be useless to transfer the old safe
to the tax collectors office, as it was MT
worth it.
Mr., Norton withdrew his amendment.
MIR. Guthrie, wanted to know the use
of borrowing money to pay OIL debts and
turn around and buy safes.
Mr.. Chandler called for the ayes and
nays, and the motion of Mr.. Lynch, that
committee be authorized to purchase
safe, at cost not to exceed SZ3o was
| adnnfad Inv tho fnlloWinp vote.