Daily Republican., 1879-05-09

Lichienslein Ttghtens, . LO0se
System Of Business-A Little
Breeze Over the street Commits
siOner's Term Of Onice-The Dr.
dinance Making his Term Three
Yeas Passed-A Batch or Bills.
The City Council held its regular
meeting last evening, President Lich-
tenstein in the chair.
The Finance Committee reported ad-
versely on the petition from Ferris Bros,
asking Council to purchase number OF
the new city directories. Adopted.
The Street Committe, reported fav
orably on the following pettiohs
OF Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr., asking
to have the balance Of VanBuren street
between Fin and Harrison streets
curbed and paved of w. H. Brady and
others asking to have 4. Fourth street
sprinkled of John Dorsey, asking to
have a pump on Eighth street below
Church street removed.
The Water Corumittee presented
report certifying that the report OF the
Registrar of water for the month OF
April was correct. Adopted.
The Committee on Public Buildings
reported favorably on the following pa
titions: of Chandler Il Heisler asking
for space of 6 feet in front of their store
No. 416 King street; of J. H. Simms ask
ing for an ordinance to prevent huck-
sters blocking up the streets; OF Chas.
Burton and others asking that the ordi
nance relating to the selling of meat be
so amended as to permit butchers to
sell meat from their wagons west OF
Broome street; of Alexander Biggs ask
ing for space in front of his store No.
ia King street; of George Donovan trus-
tee of Madeley Chapel, asking the use OF
the City Hall during the last week in
May.
The Lamp Con mittee reported favor
ably on the petition of Charles Schoen
asking for lamp on the South East
corner of and Locust streets, cost
$3.50; and on that of George Cochran
asking for lamp on Third street, be-
tween Scott and Lincoln streets, cost
$3.50.
The same committee reported adverse
ly on the petition of }. b. Conrow
Son, for two lamps over Third street
bridge and on that of Clement Cor
son asking for gas lamp at Elm and
Adams streets, be substituted instead
of an oil lamp.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch, chairman of
the Fuel committee, several bills for
fuel were ordered to be paid out of the
appropriation of miscellaneous and Incl
dental expenses, as the appropriation
for fuel was exhausted.
The City Treasurer reported balance
in bank to account of current expenses
of $40, $40. 40 and that he had paid
nothing to the Water Commissioners on
Cool Spring Reservoir.
The Chief Engineer of the Water
Works reported that during the past
week he had 43 men employed under
him, pay roll a222.74.
The Street Commissioner reported Az
men, s double teams and single team
under him during the past week, pay
roll $246.72.
NEW BUSINESS.
Petitions and communications were
presented and referred as follows
From William Als-ntzer and others,
asking that the tagging that had been
voted for at the last meeting of Council
to make a sidewalk across King street.
between Third and Fourth, be placed
immediately opposite the lamp at that
place from Antoine Hence, asking for
is feat Of space in front of l24 King
street; from Howeltz & Son, asking for
the privilege of feet of space at the
: N. 4. cor. of Front and Market streets !;
+ from Isaac C. Pyle and others, request
ing that the grading on Jackson street,
3 between Fifth and Sixth, be completed,
9 and suggesting that the grade bs raised
lS inches at Fifth street.
Mr.. Guthrie, for the Finance Com
. mittee, reported that the books of the
City Auditor had been examined as re-
quired by ordinance, and had been
found correct.
The same gentleman reported the
pay roll for the members of the old
Board of Health, amounting to $49s.
: The amount was ordered to be paid.
Mr.. Guthrie also reported for the
Finance Committee, in favor of refund
ing 50 capitation tax to Z. Biggs and
81 .9s capitation tax to Bernard Warn
. er.
On motion of Mr.. Guthrie the City
Q Auditor was granted permission to give
: an auctioneer's license to Thomas NJ.
, Ogle.
: Mr.. Townsend presented communi-
cation from D. W. Chandler Offering to
r sprinkle 4th street from the railroad
to Tatnall st., for $l2 per week, if the
: water be furnished free; and similar
communication from Angillo Cordinilla,
: offering to sprinkle 4th St. from Tat
n nall to the railroad, and French St.,
! from Front to 7th, for SIG per week if he
be given the water.
President Lichtenstein vacated the
) chair, and asked Mr.. Lynch to preside.
He then presented the following pream-
. BILE and resolution:
9 WHEREAS, For some years past, the prop
;, er city office have upon application OF city
u bond holders, changed city bonds OF large
& amounts,t0 their equivalent In smaller bonds;
also issued city bonds " hen such were trans
ferred on the tity Treasurer's books in the
name of tho parties to whom such bonds were
r transferred, and
:. WHEREAS, His Honor, the Mayor CITY
:, Treasurer Vincent and City Auditor G, Is.
q Underwood desire that this practice, which is
n sanctioned neither by resolution or ordinance.
a Therefore be 1t
. Resolved, That the Finance Committee be
q and they are hereby instruct d to report
j. either by resolution or ordinance, prohioi
a ting and preventing any such change OF
bonds.
), President Lichtenstien then moved
. the adoption of the resolution, and in
y speaking upon the question, said
" that the practice alluded to in the re-