The daily gazette., 1879-07-05
lRIRSTI EDITION.
cry COUNCIL.

Il ) CRY COUNCIL. Il A
REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY EVE
NING-A SESSION. THAT IAaTED UN-
TIL 3 O'CIDoK FRIDAY MORNING
THE FIGHTsOvER5THE NINTH WARD
VACANCY Ill gR
City CohAciL Lmetin regular session on
Thursday evening, and held the longest
session since the all night session that
occurred few years ago al the Odd Fell
lows Hall, over the election of Chief
Engineer ofthe Water Department. The
fight in Council on Thursday evening and
Friday morning was over the election of
a member from the Ninth ward to All the
vacancy caused by the death OF Richard
IL. Rover Several recesses were taken
and the ayes and nays were called q
number of times the vote 10 60 into 4
nomina ion aud election to fill tile vacan-
cy AMI the melton. 0f Mr.. PayIiter TO lay
over one week, resulted each time up TO
midnight ten. TO. ten. AT midnight a re-
cess was taken until O'clock, and when
Coupcil reassembled, Messrs. JOpes and
Walton bad paired off and gone home.
Each vote then rssultsd nine to nine,
aud continued so until 2 o'clock a. M,
when aB0ther recess was taken until 2.3O
O'Clock. When Council reassembled al
2.30 a. M, IL was fund that no quorum
was present, the Republicans and Messrs.
Paynter and Hart, having absented them
,elves. Mr.. Tavlor was called to the
chair, 'and Council being without a.quo
run, esljontned y,tii' 10 o'clock a. M, -.
sPresidebt Lichteasteih occnpied the
chair during The proceedings.
The S rect Committee on the petition
of w. II. WeGbrook asking permission to
erect telephone poles on Adams street
from Ninth to the Brandywiue, reported
in favor of allowing him TO erect them
on Ysn;Buron streety he agreeing to place
telephone in tie CITY Hall. The re-
port was adopted. s.', ....sit. ..a..l
'The same committee made favorable
report ~ the resolution Of Mr.. Meore
directing the Street Commissioner 10
sprinkle the streets during the summer
months, before cleaning them. Adopted.
On the awarding of the contract for
building sewer over Shlrley Run on
the porth side. of Ninth street. between
Monroe and Adams, the same commi tee
reported in favor Of awarding the con-
tract, to A. s. Reed, for $0a7. Adopted.
The same eoninnttee reported IN favor
n iccepting tAe awards in the retuI n Of
the commissioners appointed to widen
Shipley Ruhibetween Sixth and Seventh
streets. Adopted.
The Water Committee on the petition
Of David Lemon asking that water pipes
be extended from Third street to south
Market street, and thence half way to
Garasche's Lane, reported that the work
could not be done until the street was
graded, Adopted. ~ h.fiti
The same committee on the proposals
for building new water and forebay re-
ported in favor Of rejecting all bids.
Adopted.
The same committee presented re-
report in regard to the breaking of the
water wheel at the city mill, and report
ed in favor Of erecting new wheel al
once, and that the committee be exempt.
ed from advertising for proposals, as the
work could not be delayed The report
was adopted. 9 G. - -7,-a
The miscellaneous pay roll was pre-
sented and OH motion, to suspend the
rules and dispense with the reading OF
the names, Clerk Frazer objected, saying
that he would not accept the report as
amended by the Finance Committee. 1t
appears that formerly Council has been
in the habit of allowing the Clerk $500
for making out the rate for school pur-
poses, and paying two. extra clerks be-
sides, for the same purpose. ..u'''-'
Mr.. Guthrie said that the Finance
Committee had made the reduction be-
cause they thought It was proper. He
was aware that it was the old custom to
allow the Clerk two hundred for making
out the assessment, but as he did not
render any services the committee
thought it right and proper to make the
reduction.
Mr.. Norton thought if the other clerks
got the two hundred dollars, why the
present one was entitled to it.
Mr.. McGlinchey said the clerk did not
perform any work. and he was not en-
titled to the money.
Mr.. Guthrie said he had two bills from
two gentlemen who had done the work.
The two hundred dollars was all al
lowed the clerk by the following vote,
the ayes and nays being called for by Mr.
McGlinchey., UD't s!lt- {
Ayes-Messrs. Adams, Chandler, Down.
ing, Evans, Heusted, Knight, Moore
Norton, Taylor, Townsend, Wood, Wal
ton-12.
Nays-Messrs. Guthrie, Hart, Jones
Mc1linchey, Paynter, Price, and Presi.
dent Lich.ensteiE.
The City Treasurer reported So, ,0o3, 90
in bank to the credit of Current Expen-
ses paid out ON draft of Water Com
missi oners since last report the sum OF
$142.05, and 10 total to date $l49, 900 As.
The Chief Engineer Of the Water
Department reported 81 men in his EN-
ploy for tho week ending July list; pay
roll, $234.73.. 90 e..
The Street Commissioner reported
S3 men II double and 81 single teams,
in his employ for the week ending June
2sth pay roll, $242.2l.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following petition and commune
cations we're introduced, read and refer
red to the proper committees
From Franklin Wright asking that the
west side OF Monroe street, between
Eighth and Ninth be paved and gutter
ed,
From Witsel &. Fox asking that the
curbstOne al the southeast corner OF
Eighth and Church streets, be reset.
From d.. Il. Hawkins, asking that
water pipes be laid in Mechanic street