The daily gazette., 1879-11-21

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The Street Committee reported ad-
verse'y on the petition Of Edward Ror.
els, asking that the cutters on Van
Buren street between Front and Second
streets, be curoed, paved and guttered,
as there was not the I, q,ired number OF
signers. Adopted.
he same committee reported in favor
| OF awarding the contract for furnishing
'urb stone al 30 cents Jer liz cal foot;
also nag stone at Isl cents yer lineal
t"o'; also gutter stone at 10 cents per
foot, to james McKen Trick. The report
was adopted.
The same committee reported in favor
OF awarding the contract for furnishing
900 perch OF paving stone TO James Muir
ray, at ST. % per perch. The report W as
adopted.
The Olening Streets Committee, TO
whom was referred the petition of Amos
Harris, with power TO act, asking Coun-
ell to restore land marks which tie city
had destroyed on his property Ii, ar Front
and Church streets, reported that they
had attended to the work. The report
was Iopted.
The same committee reported In favor
Of awarding the contract for filling up
and grading DUPONT street, below Della
ware avenue, TO John L. Lav,ry, at 10
cents per cubic yard. The report was
adopted.
The same committee reported that they
had awarded the Contract Tor gradii g
Van Buren, street, between Sixth and
Eighth streets, and Seventh street, be-
tween Van Buten and Harrison streets,
TO Hugh Patton. Adopted.
The Lamp Committee report. Il .vora
bly, on the petition of John Hartmau,
asking for lamp at Waw aset and Du-
Pont streets. Adopted.
The same committee asked that the
following petitions for lamps be laid
over until the first meeting in Apri D..
L. Hawkins, lamp on the south side;
Robert II. Barr, lamp on Jefferson street,
tween Ninth and Tenth; John G..
Reppiger, lamp on Tatnall, between
Eleventh and Twelfth; George C.Maris,
lamp On Eighth street, between West
| and Washington; Charles T.. Barringer,
lamps, corner Of ShearmaR and Poplar
! streets, Shearman, between Poplar aud
Lombard, aud Eleventh, between Pop
ar and Lombard; Barney Rosenblatt,
lamp, Seventh, between Market and
King streets. The requests of the CON-
mittee were granted.
The City Treasurer reported $50, ,6i0.02
| in bank to the credit of curien. ex.
penses, and S5,02s.90 to the credit of the
| Board ol Education.
The Chief Engineer of the Waer De :
partment reported AZ men IN his employ
for the week ending November 18th; pay
roll, $32,. .16.
The Street Commissioner reported 21
men, 3 double and single teams in his
employ .or the week ending November
10Th; pay roll, $l36.l3.
The only petition read was presented
by Mr.. Merris Tay lor, from w. T.West-
brook, who asked the privilege of erect
ing telegraph poles on King sire, t, from
| Fifth to Sixth, and on Sixth street, from
King TO Market.
THE CITY HOSPITAL.
| Mr.. Rodney called for third reading
his ordinance abolishing the office OF
Superintendent of City Hospital.
| Cle.i Frazer had finished reading the
title of the ordinance, when Mr.. Town
send mosed that the farther considera-
tion of the ordinance be postponed for
two weeks.
| Mr.. Rodney said that he hoped the
motion would not prevail. The ordi.
nance calls for the abolishment of the
Off CO on December LIST, and II the ordi-
nance is not considered this evening
and the motlon prevailS, II would fall
through, az the time wouli have expir-
ed. He hoped the majority would con-
slider the ordinance this evening.
Mr.. Townsend said the reason he ask
ed for pOstponement was in order 10
allow the committee to consult further
| ,ogei her, and TO obtain the views of ply.
sicians In regard to it. The committee
had seen some physicians. and they were
not in favor of abolishing the Institution
There may have been abuses years gone
by but the committee propose to remedy
them.
Mr.. Rodney said he thought the gen
tleman was In error In regard to ply
| ,icians; he had seen the name OF DR.
Bush, who was identified with the first
movement for establishment of hospi-
tal, on a petition, and underscored fol
immediate abolishment.
Mr.. X. III. Taylor, said he was not OPP
posed to the ordinance lying over fol
| Two weeks. 1t does not matter about
the date, when the ordinance is again
called up it can be changed to January
1st.
Mr.. McGlinchey said that the commit
tee were sincere In asking for an extern
sion of time, 1t should be granted. Every
body knew his position in regard to tn,
hospital, he had been In favor of abol
ishipg It a year ago, but II the commit
tee had not had time to consult in re
gard to the matter, more tim,
should be granted them.
| Mr. Merris Tay lor, said his position IL
regard to the hospital was wei known
he never was in favor of the institution
since It's inception. If the committee ha,
reesonabl. grounds in asking for post
ponement he was in favor of granting
their request; it would not effect the lie
gality of the ordinance. He found tina
there were a great many persons who dc
| not desire the entire abolishment of tn,
institution, but desire it placed under
different management. The petition re
ferred to does not ask solely for thu
abolishment of the hospital. but ask
hat it's management he placed in th
hands of disinterested parties OF abolisl
1t.
The motion of Mr. Townsend, to post
pone the further consideration of thu
ordinance for two weeks prevailed.
Mr.. M erris Taylor presented the fol
lowing list of liens which had been pai'
and ou his motion the clerk was Instrnc
ted to make the proper credits upon th
len book:
, Assessment for sidewalks on the eas
side of the city; entered Aug. "a, 1874:
George Lucas. ...'.....''' % o.
s. McCaulley,... .......''..'.. oz.o
For macadamizing Fourth street, iron