Daily Republican., 1879-07-25
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular @esslOn Last Evening"
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A regular session Of City Council wa
held last evening. In the absences c
President Lichtenstein, Mr.. Guthri
was on motion chosen President pr
tenn.
The Committee on Streets presente,
report that the contract for removing
ashes was awarded to Martin Keogh a
1884 and the removal of garbage t,
P. J. Robinson for $4,000.
Col. Taylsr desired to know If thes
bids We're sufficient to carry out tn
contract in a suitable manner. Othe
contractors had given as their excus
for non. performance of the duty tha
the pay was not sufficient.
Mr.. knight from the Ninth War
said that an ash cart had not beel
seen over in his district since the War,
was instituted.
Mr.. Townsend of the committee in re
ply to Mr.. Taylor, stated that the bid
ders were satisfied, and they had OK
pressed themselves as being perfect,
willing to undertake the job. The,
have good security which the city viii
rely on in case of the contractors bein,
derelict.
Mr.. Paynter wished the committee I,
see that the ashes were taken out of tn,
city, covered, as provided by ordin
ance.
Mr.. Price said that the ordinanc,
provided for the removal OF ashes in tn,
Easterly part Of the town on Monday
and the Westerly portion on Tuesday
He wished that the COMMITTEES would set
this enforced also.
The following was offered by Col
Paynter chairman ofthe Water Commit.
tee.
TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS oy THU
CITY COUNCIL:- Gentlemen Your Com.
mittes to whom was referred the ecommunica.
ton OF Joseph Ban roft and Sons would re-
Spectlully report that conference with q CON.
miitee Of the Board of Health and Messrs.
Bancroft and Sons they adopted the following
resolution which they respectfully submit as
their report.
kesolred, That in the opinion of the Joint
of the City Council and the
Board OF Health, 1t would he a satisfactory
disposition of the dye stuff drainage from the
works OF JOS. Bancroft and Sons TO discharge
.he Same by pipe across the Brandywine
nto o north race or lnts sewer to 10 con-
tructed by the city commencing at q point
iear Rattlesnake Run.
heSoiped, That We recon mend that Coun-
Ill immediately direct survey and estimates
VI sewer ON the southern SIDE of the Brandy.
vine commencil near the mouth OF Rattle
make Kun and discharge In the Brandywine
'elOw the third dam.
Water COMMITTEES: LEWIS PAYNTER,
A. j. HART,
X. H. TAYLOR,
JoHs JONES,
special COMMITTEES: WILLIAM b. NORTON,
SAMUEL A. PRIOR, Jr.
In Offering the report Mr.. Paynter
n explanation said the idea was to car
y Oft the water of Rattlesnake Run
md at the same time remedying the
ause of complaint from the Brancroft
works. He stated that there is more
# nuisance from Rattlesnaks Run
han there is from any other source. -
The drainage of the north western por
ion OF the city between the hills, in
luding refuse from slaughter houses,
ess pools, &C., all of which is deposited
light into our drinking water. 1t was
hought some time ago that the sewer
hould be built to carry of this filth
ut We then found We were short of
loney. When this thing was brought
p at the Joint meeting the other even
lg, 1t was at once understood that
lch an improvement would do away
nth both nuisances, the black water
ON Bancrofts and the drainage from
attlesnake Run. 1t is our duty to
urlfy the water.
Every citizen knows there is a lot of
lth that runs and deposits itself in the
ater of the creek, and all of this is
Dated into the race from which our
rinking water is taken. The water
ON the race runs into a we'll under
le pumping station, and is from there
umped into the reservoir. 1t must be
very high tide in the creek that
oud flood the well from the outside,
} it can be seen that the only drink
lg water that is contaminated, is that
hich flows into the we'll. We recon.
end Il survey, and an estimate of
robable cost SO that the committee can
axe the Improvements, if they think
advisable.
The report was adopted.
Patrick Monaghan's petition for the
tension of water pipes on Madison
reefs, between Third and Fourth, was {
ported favorably upon, estimated cost
$. ,
llso a petition of John Green, for pipe
Pleasant street, between Adams and
ckson streets. Estimated cost $l.OO.
The City Treasurer reported $685. ,
$40 in bank to the credit of current = =
penses.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De- n
rtm Mt reported Is men at work dur h
: the week ending July %, and the y
'eet Commissioner reported 80 men A.
d eight teams employed during the a
ek ending July 10. "
John Dugan and others petitioned for =,
amp at Penn street and Railroad a
snue. ~
1t. Rev. Thomas Becker and others :
itionsd for the grading, curbing and
wing of DUPONT street, between Low
ng avenue and Wawaset street. m
!. H. Shoemaker asked Cor the use of ri
feet space in front of his store, 4O3 OF
lg street. "
ohm II. Turner and others asked a,
It the south side of Tenth street, be- al
'en Lombard and Pine, he curbed G
guttered. e,
ohm McSorley and others asked that III
enty-second street be graded between o..
rket and Lamotte streets. III
Ir. Dorman from the Ninth Ward yc
sented communication calling at
lion to the dangerous condition Of
Eleventh street bridge; and asking
ucil 10 take actiAn tO hava IL ranair | af