The daily gazette., 1879-04-25


line. He asked that Council take some
action to remove the obstruction. (The
building referred to Is the one recently
used by ID. McCnllin as bottling estab-
lishment.)
Mr.. Jones presented communication
adopted by the Board of Health in re-
gard to Rattlesnake Run. The Board
run changed, 30 that the water would
empty into the Brandywine below the
head gate Of the city race, and not above
as AT present. To change the course
would necessitate the digging of a french
which would probably cost $1,000.
From J ohm Milliken, asking for a lamp
on Church street, between Seventh and
Eighth streets.
A petition was presented from the
butchers association, signed by George
Adele, President, and q. 7. Winjle, Sec
retary, asking Council TO strike out the
first section now before Council in regard
TO seliug meat on the streets.
From DR.. j. II. Simms, asking that
Truckers be prevented from standing in
front of business places on Fourth street,
as it is detrimental to the business of the
merchants.
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Guthrie introduced and read an
ordinance regulating the assessment of
horses aud mules owned in the city.
The first section provides that after the
passage of the ordinance the city ass es-
sors aud collectors shall assess all horses,
mules and animals Of the horse kind
owned in the city to the amount of 81
each, the assessment to be made in the
name of the owner. Upon completing
the assessment the books shall be placed
In the office OF the Clerk of Council for
public inspection.
All appeals are to be made to the FL
nance Committee. The list shall be CON-
| n the clerL's Office until the 1st day of
July, when they shall be sent to the City
Auditor for collection.
Section 3 provides that IL any person
shall conceal such animals, they shall pay
fine of $40.
Secuon provides that If any person
/ shall refuse to pay such assessment, at tf g
| end of sixty days, the Mayor shall direct
| a warrant to the City Auditor. who after
animal, and If the animal cannot be
found then such other chattels as may be
| found on the premises.
Mr.. Taylor introduced an ordinance to
| amend an ordinance in regard to the sale
of fresh fish. The ordinance provides
That fish may be sold on Fourth street,
between Shipley and Orange, on Orange
DtbWttu lHlTu anu UuTIu, anu GU mig
street between Front and Second streets.
THE QUARRY LOT DIRT.
The subject of the "Quarry Lot" dirt
again came by the introduction of the
following resolution offered by Mr. Hart:
ResolUed, That the Street Committee
be and are hereby instructed to have the
remainder of the dirt from the quarry lot,
placed on Christlana avenue, and man
stationed at the damp.
Mr.. Chandler spoke in favor of the res
olution and said that the dirt was need
| ed over on Christiana avenue where it
| would benefit hundreds and net on
Thatcher street where it was OF no bene.
| fit except to few. The people of this
| city have been trying for the last hun
| dred years to get wharf on the Della
ware, and by placing the dirt on Christ
lana aredue would accomplish the OBJ
ject,
Mr.. Norton moved to amend the reso-
| lution by leaving the matter in the hands
OF the Street Commissioner.
| Mr.. McGlinchey was not in favor Of
the amendment. If the matter was left
In the hands of the Street Committee, he
knew very well what would become of
the dirt. He contended that the resolu-
ton he offered on March 20Jh and adopt
ed March 9th directing that the dirt bs
placed on Christiana avenue, was still n
force. The motion of Mr.. Walton at the
previous was to "rescind the resolution
The word resolution does not mean res-
| olutions, and there were two resolutions
adopted by Council on the matter. There
was one offered by Mr.. Paynter which
| was adopted on April 3rd ,worded nearly
| the sa me as his, and he contended that
| that was the one Council had rescinded
| and not the one offered by him and
| adopted. He ca He'd for the reading of
| the resolutions. After the reading, he
desired to know If his resolution was
mentioned by Mr.. Walton, in his motion
or in the debate that ensued. He thought
the Street Committee had acted in bad
ia tn.
Mr.. Taylor said all the discussion was
on Mr.. McGlinchey's resolution, and not
on the one offered by Mr.. Paynter pro-
vlding fora man to be placed at the
dump.
MIR. Paynter said that he did not desire
to discuss the matter, as 1t had been fully
| ventilated heretofore. All he desired to
say was that the members voting to place
| the dirt over Eleventh street bridge,
were voting TO take 5000 out of the City
Treasury, and place it in the pockets of
| the contractor. He called for the pre-
vious questions, and the call was adopt
ed without dissenting vote.
The amendment Of Mr.. Norton was
tDen put, anu CarFleu Dy Une IOll0Wl0g
ayes and nays. Those printed in italics
| being Republicans:
Ayes.-M essrs. adams, Guthrie, Jones,
Knight, Lynch, Norton, Townsend,
Wood, Walton and President Lacitenstein.
| 10.
Nays.-Messrs. Chandler, Euans, Down-
ing, Hart, McGlinchey, Moore, Paynter,
Price, Taylor.-9.
The resolution as amended to refer to
the Street Commissioner was then adop-
Ted by same ayes and nays, as on the
amendment.
A communication was read from Sam'l
A. Price, complaining of ashes standing
! on the payements.
A bill OF Richard II. Rowe was pre-
sented for $500. Mr.. Hart thought it
ought to lay over one week, as be did
| not think the amount of work done would
warrant the paying of the amount. The
bill was allowed.
On motion Council adjourned.
ORDERS.
During the evening, the following Or
ders were directed to be drawn