, 1879-01-07
THE COUNCIL.
The Everlasting Gas Question:.
Construction OF Theatres.
Partially in Cash Payments Denied
Railroad Privileges Expired.


absentee was Cook.
not TINE BNou0H.
A communication was received from the
Finance Department In response to the re8oiti.
ton OF AID. Cullerton nj Dec. 20 directing the
Comptroller to rcpurt at the next meeting tho
amount Of money In the Treasury, thn appur'
ttonment thereof. etc., Mr.. Farwci1 stating TINT
It was 'mpossiblc to prepare the Information tn
40 short time.
Aid. CullcEton moved that tho Comptroller he
granted thirty days. lie thought that would be
sufficient.
Tue motion sras agreed tn.
a communication Was received from thn City
Clerk, IN accordance with the resolution ot Dec.
80. containing list Of private sai1ronl fran
chisc. which had expired by limitation. There
were thirteen Of them, some Of whfcl, ran ont
three or four scars ago, yet III no fnstauce had
application been made for m extension.
ON motion Of Aid. I.awlot. IL was laid ovcr.
Following Ia tho list:
l.t Tarnes, ter t1:ef = asrS:. Atshs, assnne:
track ni. coiorne street. exrired March II. 1H77:
i.a1e L. miller; truek on Union st.ect from Twea-
tsst n stfest. sxnirca Huan.t sa. is7: r. n. itar.
~ for ''ss ss!a A. ss: IT, sssss s.pa "a
= ,'ef* is.s: %en5:ss, s.s, e., Is
H"s r. is ss sco' on sfs5s' 0sss
and Mitchell .trects. expired Dec. 2. 1875; q.
Lett 70. trssk D1 or sewas. m
rany. Ferry = Son, md 4. halton. for truck On
}.uu,hcr street. expired April 18 1x7G: v. II.
pte js1 IL 1sss ffs mi %ea1
On Hates atrcct. expired Nov. u, 1E7t: Waslf
lo L1ea. tor track Su Twen;y.,Isti II sSa
pIfea setfMs fM.tsa sss Il, is7s. 's" ''''s' ' '&
Under 4 suspension Of the rifles, tho Clerk
prescntc,l two ornsnunscat,ons.-one from the
kollth Side Gas Company. declining 10 furnish
tho city with gas at Sl.5h Thousand feet, and
jnclosing eonv OF the proposition Of Dec. T.
iect fot ri tat uscd IN liz public bui,.lnes md
Tho other from the W'cst Side Company clnIn,-
ing to have binding and existing contract
which determined the price To he patd BY the
nsqu!sS'or fs @ % nhy Of tnar LEGAL reh,s Under that
contract. they would supnty gas from MAY l,
1878, to MnY /, 1872, for sc per lamp, and 81 q
thouRand feet for that used elscWlere.
resolution ffxlng $50. he c1pected one Of tho
ron,panics to acecH.. lie lid not expect to
hear favorably from Mr.. Billings. III was not
then, nor was he now. fn favor Of using oil In
than those presented by the companies cona be-
gotten from them, ho was in favor Of accepting
fhc propositions. and settling the matter bcfure
the Approximation bill wus. taken up. lie
Aid. Gilbert hoped that would not be done.
Them wcre enr,e data now from tho West Side
CUmpany,-whnt the Council had been after for
two inonIhs,-and h0 thought the matter onCllt
to 20 to The Gas Committee. They could. per
haps mike terms which wnutd 10 satisfactory
TO n,l. lie moved to 80 refer.
Aid. Culterton apoke aEAlnst ttlA motion. cx~
pressing the hope that there would be no defer
inent.
Aid. Daly was on tho other. side. Money
might 10 savcd by the rufcrcfre. lie nitchcd intn
Mr., billings, saying that that gentleman had
ALWAYS treated tho council with contempt.
Tic Chairman held ttlat, ~ tho rules Of the
council weru operating tho suspension apply
tnc only tn t1lc introduction Of the communities
tions( the documents must 10 to the COMMITTEES.
Aid. Cullertotl moved to suspend tho rules
for the purpo1e OF takHg action.
Tho motion was lost, 1ra1. 'ttlgE tE 'naytn,14s as
folows-two-thlrds being requtrctl:' 'H'
,o '9sdsa AsSa,'y ,%s5 Rns;asi n;.. NsN%,. 3a
"sayp %sy.@psar.ea:. Tsla,. i'si!sta. csis Gilbert.
Thompson, Kuopf. schwetsthaa. and Daly-14.
Aid. Cullcrton moved that thu Committee be
instructed to report NJ the next nlecting, nt,d
thnt their report be speciaf order for8 O'clock.
The motion was agreed ~.
CONSTRUCTION or TnEATEEA.
The Clerk rcai Ah old resolution OF AID,
r,,ifn,ton ,iirrrttufr tho S1nrnr IN cnforre ! hn
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tnn,!O To cafurre the prt1nnncc.
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itMS eouoe"' "'"ese'' 's'0se'1 ~ s"st'e"o tac
sa,ea.
lha committee on flnnnce snbmiticd the
D,us teceIScu 1nr !sntS " 10 ~ ~ lIDcR ~.
echonl ecct1nh Ada't'on tcnFnff VI Ffohklln atlu
congress a1fcetsh hreeofntIlentilnH Int ataeptanre
pi Ihnt ot r. u. lilii-Sll,"V.
lic report Mas INC over. 49,
A, Inc snme committee reported In favnr OF
INC p9ssa0c o. tne oeulhaneo authurtzh!E the
cancellation ot tna tax.sa'e csEtiaeates Issued
LOT IN s1sess o. c!5y da4es 81 le.a a'!! 1Stl
II WINS po44tQ. '1HIlf, GaliGFtOu, MCEal{TNy.