The daily gazette., 1879-11-14

REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING
ROUTINE BUSINESS ACTED UPON
WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO RUN THE
CITY NEXT YEAR.
City Council met last evening in reg |
ulsr session, President Sharpley III the
chair.
| The Water G. mmittee reported favor |
bly, on the petition of vii lam b aden-
kopf asking for the extension of water
pipes on Fourth street between Jackson
and Van Buren, streets. Estimated cost,
$275. Adopted.
Upon the report Of tn Hospital Com
mittee, on bills, Mr.. Rodney stated that
he would like TO have The items on each
bill read. On his motion the items were
read.
The City Treasurer reported s3S, r.
OS IN bank to the credit Of Current Ex-
penses and $5,7523S to the credit Of
the Board of Education.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De-
partment reported B men in his employ
ior the week ending November llth;
pay roll, $3.50.
The Street Commissioner repo' ted 10
men 4 double, and 2 single teams III his
rmploy ior the week ending November
Sth; pay roll, Sl00.G4.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The 70 lowing petitions and coinmuni-
cations we've introduced, read and r, fer
red 10 the proper committees:
From Nj. ID. Culbert king for the
grading OF Harrison street, betw cen Sew
eDth and III ghlh streets.
Eli Cruzer asking for the use of the
City Hall ON Thanksgiving afternoon
md evening, in order To give a banquet
20 the widows and orphans
On motion Of Mr.. Paynter the prayer
of the petitioner was granted, providing
the hall was not previously engaged.
John G. Rediger asked that lamp he
placed on Tatnall street, between Elev-
d, nth aud Twelfth ,treets.
| Frank Simpson asked the privilege of
rcsettns l20 feet Of curb Oh the souti.
,ide Of Twelf h sire t, between Poplar
a and Lombard streets.
From Edwin Rogers asking that the
,ast side of Van Buren, street, between
J Front and Second streets, be curbed,
Il layed aud gultered.
- NEW BUSINESS.
On motion of Mr.. McMenamin the
u proposals for furnishing curb ana paving
e tones, and s'one for the crusher were
II pened aud read. They were as follows
John Dougherty, 800 perches OF pay
ing stone, delivered at 81 10 per pe'ch
q Stone for the crusher for the term ol
i've years, at 40 cents per perch.
James McKendrick, 1000 feet OF curt
stone at 80 cents per lineal foot.
Ie 1000 feet of flag stone, at lea cehts
y per lineal foot.
/. 1000 feet of gutter stone al 10 per lin
It al foot.
,e James Murray 500 perch Of payinil
/, ,toue to be delivered In the city iiihic
10 At S1.05 per perch.
Stone for the crusher for the term o
80 i've wears, at 10 cents per perch, 10 p'
10 measured at the quarry.
- MIR. Chandler desired to know oi ,n
- chairman of the committee wba' was th
T. meaning of having the stone measured
e. The quarry as a..
Mr.. McMenamin, chairman OF IN
committee, replied to the gentleman
interrogation, by saying that tue com
nittee had decided to remove the stou
to ,rusher from its present location 10 III
All quarry of the person RECEIVING tie co,
tract. and had, there, fore, adverIiseu ~
s, ,roposals for furnishing stone ior III
..rushe. for the term of live years:
MFR. Chandler said he thought that hV
n years was a long tine to give the Col
nt' ,ract TO one person. a.,
b. Mr.. McMenamin replied by say ing th'
N. he stone c.usher would have TO De ie
w., moved from its present location, anu
h, would cost too much money TO remove
10 a location for one year.
lot The b. lis were, on motion, rcierreu
the Street Committee.
gh On motion of Mr.. McGlinchey the pr
IN posals for grading DUPONT street wei
,ot opened. III.
'o' The following were the bids:
John e. Lavery, 10 cents per cubic yai
he +. Carberry, ~ :,
era Sam'l Crothers, 30 =,
On motion of the same gentleman u
be oroposa.s were referred to tie oiehii
Street Committee. =,
asl Mr.. Merris Taylor, chairman OF u
l., Finance Committee, presented the repo
:" of the committee of tine estimated eApe
=. J,,ures and revenues of the city for u
40 wear 1880. The report will he .fouI
published in full in another column.
red Mr.. Merris Taylor a so presented u
lrst list 4, names against which liens we
entered, but had b en- satisfied. On
IRE motion the clerk was instructed 10 ma
in inv The proper credits upon the lien BOOK.
ent Assessment for paving Madison stree
between Sixth and Ninth stfee's'
" tered Aug. u. 1872: 90
AIDE James Rice. ......................'S 80 90
her Patrick Dougherty ..'.'.''''''' %
= IN James Kelley. .........'''''''''''' %
az Kerns & Webb. ''''' ~ ~
an Washington Mason. 90 90
Adolphus Hess. ......' '''''''''''' 81