Daily Republican., 1879-01-17
CITY COUNCIL.
a Stated Damage for a
Crippled Girl-GoinE 10 the In.
augurAtiOn-An Additional Pa.
biceman.

| lIct"0ns
A stated meeting of the City Coun CT
was held last evening, President Lich
tenstein in the chair.
Mr.. Townsend from the Street Com
mittee, on the petition of John Gala
| CHER asking Council to donat. to him
500, to partly compensate for the in
jurirs done to his little daughter in
1873 by a curbstons carelessly left in
an unsafe condition falling upon her
and smashing her leg, by which she is
a cripple for life, reported favorably
upon the claim and moved that an or.
der for 500 be drawn for the petitioner
Mr.. McGlin3hry said that this las q
matter which occupied the attention o'
Council some three years ami he would
like to hear som. statement of the
grounds upon which the claim was
based before he could give it his sup.
port.
Mr.. Norton said he was glad that h.
was atle to give that information, and
said the accident occurred during the
year that William McMenamin was
Chairman Of the street. committee. Al
that time curbstone was being deliver
ed on Taylor street by contract, aud
one of the large stones was left propped
up on two or three loose bricks in a
very unsafe position, and the little girl
came playiag along, as children will
do, and bearing ber weight upon the
curbstonei fell on her ankle, holding her
there and crushing her leg in a terri
Bile manner before the stone could be
removed or the child liberated. Mr.
Norton said that he at the time it hap
pened was confined 70 his room by sick
ness and was an eyewitness to the
sight. He urged the payment of the
claim because he thought the city was
to blame, and because Mr.. Gallagher
was poor man and not able to pay the
Doctors fees for attending his child.
Mr.. McGlinchey said it was for the
information of the members of Counci!
who were not members when the ac-
cident happened that he asked for a
statement. He (Mr. McG) was in
Council at that time and then favored
allowing Mr.. Gallagher something, but
tn. majority determined otherwise.
Mr.. Paynter said it was question
with him whether the city or the con-
tractor to furnish curb stone, was
liable for damages. And certainly the
contractor should not leave the stone
in dangerous position.
Mr.. Norton thought the contractor
he'd performed his duty, for the city
had asked him to leave the stone there
which he did, a'ter which they were
in the hands of the Street Commission
er.
Mr.. McGlinchey stated that while he
believed the contractor 10 be- indirectly
responsible, he believed the city to be
responsible, for h- bad always
that it was the duty of the
city to protect its citizens from acci-
dents arising through careleSsness.
The motion to draw the order passed
with but one dissenting vote.
On the petition Of S. l.. EastLurn,
of the overflow from Dona
hoe 4 Roblnson's brewery, Sixth and |
Orange streets, the Street Committee
reported in favor Of notifying the pro
prictors that they must carry their
waste water into the sewer instead of
the street gutter. Adopted.
The joint street and Water Commit
tee reported adversely upon the petit
tion of William McMcnamin and others,
asking that work upon the street and
IN the water department he given to
hose who have city taxes to pay, as
hat would encourage delinJurncies in
the payment Of taxes. Adopted.
MIR Taylor presented a decision from
he City Solicitor, stating that the
Board OF Health had ample power TO
1'rsent impuriti-s from brisg thrown
ntD the Brandywine water. The re-
)rrt cited the law upon ihat subject,
howing that the Board Of Health had
,ower TO prevent impurities being cast
nto the Brandywinr not only in the
ty but one mile beyond the corporate
imils Of the city. The report was
doptrd.
Mr.. Norton, stated that he was salts
ed now as the citizens could see whore
he responsibility lay, for not keeping
he i}raudywine water pure. 1t was
minated he said il some OF the papers
hat councilnen receive a "divy" for
eeping quiet upon that subject. For
is part he wanted to see some Of that
divy." for he had been in Council tn.
ig part of two years and no "divy" ,
ad come around to him yet, but he
'ould like to see some. c
Mr.. Taylor reported in favor Of allow $
lg W. & r. Davidson, Ii feet ON King >
irpet in front of their marble works, at 5
fifth and King streets. Adopted.
The police committee through Mr..
might tho chairman reported adverse
Y on the proposition of w. r. West
rook to establish telephone from pc
|lange at Third and Market streets,
nd favorably on the petition Of Sedel G
Hastings and others for the appoint t
rent of an additional policeman in the |
ourth District. Both reports were $
1opted.
The City Treasurer reported S2l,- {
J2.6S in bank to the credit Of the city, a
nd that during the week $l,6l9.l7 7
ad been paid to the order of the Water t
making total to date O
+ sl45, 294.24 v
The City Auditor reported s2l, l,933.- r
s in bank to the credit of the city, 0
howing discrepancy between his re- s.
ort and that of the City Treasurer of
70 80, on which account the Treasur-
rs report was referred back for cor
ptipp b