The daily gazette., 1879-10-10

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CONTEsT-OTHER BUSINESS.
CIiy Council met last evening In regu-
lar session, President Sharpley in the
chair.
The Street Committee reported favora-
bly, on the petition Of George II. Tin
dali, asking that the south side of Sher-
man street, between Poplar and LON
bard streets be curbed and paved for
distance Of IA feet. The report was
adopted.
The Water Committee to whom was
referred the petition of J. ii. johnson,
with power to act, asking that water pipes
on Claymont street between Christiana
avenue and Lobiell street, reported that
the work had been done at an expense of
t1s5. The report was adopted.
The committee ON opening streets
made favorable report on the petition
VI Job IL. Jackson, asking that Van
Buren street between Sixth and Seventh
streets, be brought to grade. The report
was adopted. Estimated cost, $500.
The City Treasurer reported $5O, ,533.38
In bank TO the credit Of current expen-
SEES and 10 the Board of Education,
$lS,32702.
The Chief Of the Water Department
reported A men In his employ for the
week ending October 7th pay roll,
| $294.5O.
The Street Commissioner reported 20
men, 8 double teams in his employ
for the week ending October A; pay
roll, $l72.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following petitions and cOmmuni-
cations, were introduced reId and refer
red to the proper committees:
William Kitchens asked that lie be
granted three feet of space lE font of his
store, corner of Fourth and Walnut
streets. for the display Of apples, etc (,
which would not inter fere with pedes-
triaus.
The Water Witch Fire Company, ask
ed fo1 the loan of one thousand dollars,
and in payment of the loan two hundred
dollars was TO be deducted from each
semi-annual appropriation.
Job Ii. Jackson asked that water pipes
be extended on Seventh street, between
Jackson aud Van Buren, streets, and on
Van Buren, street between SIKH and
Seventh streets, to supply twen'y-four
houses which he Is erecting.
Mr.. Rodney presented and read the
following communication
The undersigned respectfully represent
that they have heretofore filed their peti.
tion TO your honorable body, claiming and
cOntesting their right TO seats In this body
az the duly and legally elected members
from the Fifth Ward. That. having pre-
sented their petitions In good faith, they
were and have been prepared to sustain
their rights 70 seats in this Council, as In
their petitions alleged by full and ade-
quate proof Of the facts therein set forth,
II they were fairly permitted 10 do 80 ac-
tice usual in the courts Of justice. That
the undersigned are not learned In the
law, and are without experience, training
or fitness. In the conduct and manage
ment Of suits involving, as do these cases.
the examination of many witnesses and
Of many and important questions OF law
and fact. That the underslgned had hoped
that In prosecuting their contests, they
would be aided by this body In the inves-
tigation of all matters arising therein
but, having been denied by this honorable
being unable and incapable, for want Of
legal training or experience, 20 conduci
these cases In their own behalf, they feel
that the truth and fact on which their
cases rest will not be brought out, and
that therefore they will not receive justice
: and they hereby respectfully abandon
! their contests for said seats, and decline
further 70 prosecute their petitions mere
ALFRED 9AwTHRoP.
AT er Mr.. Rodney had concluded the
reading of the communication, be spoke
to the following effect:
Believing as l do, that am one of the
. representatives of the majority Of tht
!, legal voters OF this city, and believing
, that the City Council had right to si
.. as Judges, he endorsed the op Mon O
, Messrs. Evans and Gawthrop.. he woult
vote to accept the withdrawal ofthe con
test, believing that the contestants woult
not OBJ ain fair hearing, and ne wa
satisfied tO allow the responsibility Il
rest where it belonged.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Rodney's re
marks, the chair instructed the clerk u
read the communication, as 1t was no
IN possession of the Council until 1t wa
read by the clerk.
After the clerk had read few senten
ces, Mr.. Merris Taylor moved that tn
further reading Of the communication b.
d dispensed with.
e mir, Robert Ii. Taylor said that he wa
9 of the opipion that Messrs. Evans AM
Gawthrop had been led to believe tha
thew had been elected to Council, ant
that they had mt their petitions t.
@ Council in good ia tn. IL mas Deel
cha ged that illegal votes bad been cast
!. now could not the other side ofthe hous
bring those men here and prove that the
voted legally. Is not this Council com
petent to judge whether such men vote
illegally or not?
If the ayes and nays had have beel
T. cal ed the other night cn admitting coun
4 sci, he Should have voted to allow coun
sci to appear for Mr.. Evans. He though
Il right to admit counsel, but he though
that the members Of Council were cor
petept to conduct the case. He believe
10 that the petitions Of both Messrs. Evan
and Gawthrop, con esting the election
IN had been drawn up for the purpose Of
lowing some legal gentlemen to make
ID great splurge. He understood that IN
Gentlemen who had worked the matte
ne 1p had dore it to make political capita
not thinking for a moment that either
y, the contestants were elected. 1t locke
ae to him as though the whole matter la
been started as q farce.
Mr.. McGlinchey desired TO know
there was any business before Council.
he The chair decided that there was
or business before the body, but he did N
he like to interrupt the gentleman who h'
'ss Mr. Merris Taylor moved that u