Daily Republican., 1879-05-30
CITY COUNCIL.
The SesstOn Last evening - Ihe
BOARD Of Revision Tine SALARY
Question Ventilated.

Question Ventilated.
Council met last night in regular
session, President Lichtenstein in the
chair.
The following petitions were reported
upon favorably by various Committees.
From the jackson 4 Sharp Co., ask
ing relief from water flowing down
Seventh street in the rear of their
works.
From W. II. Fairbanks, asking per
mission to erect telegraph poles within
the city, approved, provided the Com
pany agreed to transmit city kilograms
free of charge.
From Edward W. Thorne and others,
two petitions, one for grading on Pine
street, and for cutters on Tenth and
Eleventh streets, at an estimated cost
of 800; the other for the paving ofside-
walks and laying Of curbs on the north
side of Tenth street between Walnut
and Poplar and for crossings at Tenth
and Poplar streets, at an estimated
cost of $3.50.
From the Vulcanized Fibre Company,
asking for curling, paving, guttering
and crossings son Poplar, Tenth and
Shearman streets; estimated cost
$500.
From Thomas McClary, asking Coun-
Gil to give him $500 for his property,
Front and Shipley streets, reported
in favor Of asking for commission to
assess damages.
From John W. Gibson and others,
asking that space along the Brandy
wine BE- set apart for bathing purposes
and screen crested estimated cost
$50.
The Water Comittee reported in favor
of awarding the contract for furnishing
coal from June l, lS79,to May 81, 1880
. to George w. Bush, at $3.65 per ton.
City Treasurer Vincent reported bal.
ance in bank to. the credit of current
expenses, S34, l61.ll; paid out on draft
!, to Water Commissioners since last report
nothing; total amount paid out to date
) $l4S, ,347.2l.
Street Commissioner Hoagland re-
\ ported 40 men and double and on'
5 single team in his department, with
pay roll of 5246 .43.
, Chief Engineer McIntire reported q
: men employed in the water department
with pay roll of $2O8.65.
!. The following petitions and commu
/, nications were presented:
g From Thomas Ford and others asking
b that Shipley street from Front to Sec
!. ond be repaved.
;, From Lucas Alrich complaining tina
e the city had failed SO far to put up tn
e fence along the Christians Avenu
:. through his land, thereby preventin
him from keeping his engagements TO
d pasturing stock Oh 80 acres of land, al
n SO leaving field which he had plante
in corn in great danger. He had re
J. ceived promises that the fence shoul
be put up by May 9th. This had nc
h been done and he appealed to Coune
le to take some action in the matter.
,e is does not he will be obliged to appl
or to the law for redress.
He had received promises that th
of fence should be put up by May 27th
Is This had not been done, and he appea
to ed to Council to take some action i'll til
ID matter. If it does not he will /
Sc Obliged to apply to the law far redre'
81 After this communication had bee
le read, Mr.. Glinchey said that the col
I'd tractor was ready to put up the fenc
~ and that it not being already done WI
to no fault of his or of the city. On tt
is Monday after the contract had bee
of awarded, he had sent notice to tt
~ City Surveyor to give the line ther
d. for. but that officer was absent in tt
c. South at that time, and since his r
Id turn had been called to attend Cou
,r so constantly that he has not had tin
to attend to it. The line of the fen
er being also the city line, it is necessa
is that it should be truly run, which "
IS be attended to as soon as possible. K
he ferred to the Opening Street Comm
u tee.
n From Charles Reynolds and othe
Id asking that Hazlett street be ordain'
H. street of the city. Hazlett street
ifty feet wide, runs from Adams
We Jackson between Eleventh street al
m Delaware avenue and has been in u
m for several years.
he From John Hare and others aski
bi- that a sewer be constructed over Shl
CHI lev Run from between Monroe a
an Adams streets to the back line OF t
,id building lots on that side of the stre
he distance of eighty-six feet.
nd From William Bush and others r
ose presenting the bed Of Front sire
;he between Franklin and Broome t, be
les dangerous condition from the mass
Yer rocks.
From A. G. Curtis and others .or t
Us. paving of Shallcross Avenue from K
our dies road to Union street.
in The said committee presented
t port stating that in the opinion OF
yer members, the members of the Board
vas Revision are entitled to salary of s.
.om each.
le President Lichtenstein called \
at Guthrie to the chair and took the III
or in opposition to the adoption Of this
ibis port. Section TX of the city char
provides, said he, that "the salari
ave fees and compensations of city otiic
oro- shall be established by ordinance, a
md no salary, fee or emolument of any c
der Ger shall be reduced or argumented
the or during the period of service
which he may have been ele cted or
hat pointed. Such being the case tn
lme officers are entitled to $l75 only,
ons ordinance increasing their pay to 8
was having been passed since their el
ned ton.
een On motion of Mr.. Taylor, City Sol
tor Macalster was requested to
his opinion in the premises.
Mr.. Macallister said that he had
;ro, en- that matter very careful eattent
i'Si 4:.,,., ha ,,p raI the prnSnnt