The daily gazette., 1879-01-04
THE CITY COUNCIL.
ADJOURNED MEETING LAST EVENING -
REPORT oE A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
ELECTION OF VACCINE PHYSICIANS,


ELECTION OF VACCINE PHYSICIANS.
An adjourned meeting of the City
Council was held last evening. For the
first time in many years the Council
chamber WAS heavily draped in mourn
ing, in which condition 1t will remain for
thirty days in respect to the memory of
Aaron Conrad. His vacant chair was
also draped.
The Street Committee presented the
following report of the special committee
app inted TO confer with marsh owners,
which after being read was referred to
the special committee on legislation
The report is a. follows:
A meeting of the special committee of
marsh owners called for the purpose of
consultation in regard to the protection
of the marsh banks, was held at the
Street Commissioners Office, January ID
1879. Present on part part of the city.
Messrs Townsend, Hart, Chandler
Jones, Paynter and City Solicitor Macal.
lister; and on the part of marsh prop
erty: Messrs. Elliott, Lobdell, Kelley,
Bush and Smith.
The City Solicitor read the present law
on the subject of marsh banks. On mo-
ton of Is. +. Townsend, it was
| Resotyed, That it was the sense OF this
committee that the owners of property oC
cupied exclusively for agricultural pur.
poses should be exempt from city taxa.
tion for the term of ten years, provided
such property Is used exclusively for
agricultural purposes.
Resoired, That the City Council be re.
quested to procure such legislation a. is
necessary to compel the owners of marsh
property to keep up the banks.
| On motion Of Geo. w. Bush, it was
| ResoiUed, That in view of the precar.
ious condition of the marsh lands and
the advantage to the city of manufacture
ing interests locating on this property in
wharfing and otherwise protecting the
banks, and otherwise advantaging the
city il is the sense of this committee, tha,
1t would be to the interests of the city tt
extend the resolution exemption Of
city taxes to all new manufactures es
tablished on marsh ground for the tern
of ten years from such establishment
On motion of Cspt. Kelley, 1t was, Re
soiued, That the Committee from thu
City Council be requested to report th,
result of the meeting to the City Council
On motion the JOINT committee ad
Ijourned to meet at the call of the chair
man. GEO. Ii. LoBDELL,
GEO. w. Bush, Chairman.
Secretary.
The Law Committee made favorabl.
report on the petition OF the Penn Loai
Association asking for the release of Ger
tain property of w. ii. Pierce, one of tn,
bondsmen for j. L. Killgore, The repor
was adopted.
The Opening Streets Committee wer'
continued on all business until the frs
stated meeting in March next.
The City Treasurer reported S26, i25.3
in bank to the credit of cure mt expenses
paid out on draft of Water Commission
ers during the week $50; total to dat
Sl43, ,641 Sc.
The Chief Engineer of the Water DE
partment, reported ~ men ~ his enplo.
for the week ending December 3lst.
The Street Commissioner reported j
men and 3 double teams, in his emplo.
for the week ending Dec. 2Sih.
ON motion of Mr.. Mctilinchey tn
rules were suspended in order that tn
special Committee on Legislation coul
be appointed. The chair appointed tn
following gentlemen as the committee
Messrs. McGlnchey, Paynter, Price
Jones and Taylor.
The reports of the outgoing vaccin
physicians, Drs. Dunning and Morriso
were read and showed that during tn
year DIR. Dunning for the Eastern dl.
trict had vaccnated 1870 persons. and ID
MORRISON, for the Western district, IL
persons.
Council next proceeded to tic nomina
, ton and election of vaccine physicians.
DIR. Ogle was nominated for the Eas
) ern district, and DR.. Springer for tn
Western district. There beng no fu
, ther nominations they were duly electe,
Mr.. Chandler offered the followin
which was read:
WHEREAS, Petition upon petition ha
r been presented to the Council by th
: citizens TO provide means necessary
get rid of the dogs that overrun the cit,
destroying life and property, and
:, WHEREAS, The City Council appoin
0 ed special committee one year ago
consider.said petitions referred to Coul
: Gil that in their opinion the existing o
dinance was sufficient if enforced, Their
: fore, be it
ReSoired, That the Mayor be and
hereby requested to enforce the existin
dog law AS provided by ordinances.
Mr. TAYLOR said that the Law commi
tee would have report 10 make at I'll
t next meeting. In his opinion the pre-
= eDt law was sntf cient if enforced.
On motion adjourned.
ORDERS.
!. During the evening the fOIlaWlnp o