Daily Republican., 1879-08-08
SECOND EDITION..
CITY COUNCIL.
A Busfaess Session Last Evening
Petitions Received o I'd In snces
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Petitions Reeeived-Ord o Ordin ance
fassed-The Latimer Trust Fund d
The regular session of the City Coun
toil was held last evening, Presiden
Lichtenstein in the chair.
:: The petition Of William H. Brad,
asking that Fourth street east OF Kint
! be set apart for New Jersey hucksters
was reported tavorably upon.
Col. Norton asked if the accepting ol
, the report would make it lawS
Mr. Taylor replied that permission
would have to be given by ordinance.
The Committee he further stated had
some doubt about granting the req oest
but the application was signed by near
" every citizen Oh the street. ....
Il The City Treasurer reported in bank
the sum of SIC, ,7sO.42.
| Mr.. Guthrie stated that the sum given
above was only part of what was in
bank. The Treasurer had for some
reason failed to give the S44, ,2s4 OF Of
III. educational money. The sum total
in bank should be e121, 044.49.
The Chief Engineer reported 80 men
employed in the Water DEPARTMENT.
Pay roll $255.eO.
The Registrar of the Water Depart
ment reported receipts for the month of
July sl49.72.
The Street Commissioner reported "a
nen, six double and seven sing le teams
engaged in building sewers and clean
ing streets. Pay roll $249.28.
The miscellaneous pay roll was sl,-
1890.
Mr.. Paynter presented petition of
John H. Seurlander for lamp on
French street between Fifth and Sixth
streets.
Mr.. Adams presented a petition from
Fame Hose company requesting Coun-
Gil to grant the company their appro-
priation about August 22nd, and also to
allow company the full amount ($1,-
250.) 1t was referred.
Mr.. Norton presented a petition from
A. D; Vandevrr in relation to the suit
he made against the city growing out
of the imposition of costs upon him by
the Mayor for the alleged selling of ex-
plosive oil. 1t was referred to the Law
Committee.
Mr.. Knight offered a petition from
Richard Kellam that South side of 22nd
street near Lamotte be curbed and gut
tered for the length of fifty feet. Re.
ferred to Street Committee.
Joseph File asked that East side of
Eighteenth street from Tatnall to the
ending of the court line near West be
paved.
Mr.. Guthrie moved that check be
drawn in favor of K. R. Robinson & Co.
for $2O5O for Al county bonds, the $50
being the premium demanded.
Mr.. Guthrie stated that the money to
ba thus invested was the Latimer Trust
Fund.
Mr.. Lichtenstein opposed it on the
ground that it would be better to save
the $50, and invest the principal in
other securities, ouch as at the new
water loan, which ran for one year.
Mr.. Guthrie said the idea was to in
vest it to the best advantage. When
this loan for the water wheel ran out
the same trouble will have to be gone
through with. Aside from this the city
by the payment of the premium, will
get some interest which is due on the
county bonds.
The motion was put and lost, Messrs.
Guthrie and Townsend being the only
members voting in the affirmative.
A communication was received from
ii mem bers of the Board of Revision,
.ta'iIg that J. 5. W-ldin had paid s25
tax which he did not owe, and asking
that it be refunded to him.
An order for the amount was ordered
to be drawn.
II. }. Dougherty resigned as Assis-
tant Inspector of the Third Ward, and
Jalues Leekerman was elected as his
successor.
Tue following bids were presented for
grading Fourteenth street, east of Rail-
road avenue and referred to the Open
ing Street Committee:
samuel CrOthers,. cents per yard;
l0hn y. Lnvery,. ..........lS -
20 nellns Dugan,
Martin ke gh,........... .l334 per cubic yard;
ID. F. .Murine............,14 Az "
Thomas Cary, "
Mr.. Taylor called up for third read
ing the ordinance allowing wheelbar-
rows to be wheeled on the sidewalks
before seven o'clock in the morning. 1t
vas passed, President Lichtel STEMS
being the only negative vote. Council
hen adjourned.
The following orders were directed to
,e drawn:
Pay roll OF the Water Department, $255.sO;
ay roll Of the Street department. $40 rs:
liscel anenus pay roll, Sl,19, 20: Marshal
yeatnan. $S5.4o q. W. Adams, $l5