Daily Republican., 1879-04-04

the proposition from c. Hill Brinton 4
sell lot to the city to shelter the ston
orusher. .s
Mr.. Paynter reported adversely Of
the petition Of II. Plunkstt asking 70
8 refunding Of water tax on buildin
on King street above Second and 10
Market street.
Mr.. McGlinchey, repurted sdversel,
on petition Of P. Mccullough to hav
the street graded At Filth and VauBu
ron streets.
The street committee was discharge,
from the further consideration of III
petition Of Eli Msnienhall to open Clay
tor street from Van Buren, street to tn,
city line. 500
The resolution laid over from las
May instructing the committee on open
Ing streets. to build = fence along the
fast land belonging to Lucas Alrich 0,
Christians Avenue, for the protection
Of bis stock, was taken up and passed
Estimate cast $3.50
Mr.. Hsusted reported favorably for 3,
additional lamp At Kim and Jackson
streets. Estimate cost $3.50. ...
The City Treasurer reported el6, ,7e8.
O4 In bank to the crsdit Of the city;
S53.70 paid to the Water Commissions
ers duriag the week and total to th'
present time OF el4S, 4G6.2l.
c. Il J. Pyle wsrs granted the privil
ege OF building over Shipley ran sewer
at Sixth street, provided the sever b.
built IL feet wids and the said G. &
J. Pyle BEAR half the expense VI build
ing the sewer.
Chief Of Police Maxwell during tn.
month of March had collected and paid
over in fines and for dogs registered
S255.6l.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De.
partmeni, reported Al men employed
with n pay roll of $2753S.
The Street Commissioner, reported AZ
men II double and single team, en-
ployed with n pay roll of s2s4.0s.
The bill OF City Solicitor Macallister,
$500, for professional services for the
city, was srdeIed to be paid.
A petition was received from Samuel
liaugh-y and others, stating that under
the present ordinance governing the
fish market on King street, the dealers
and fishermen ars put to great loss and
inconvenience by being allowed to sell
enly on certain days in the week, and
also that un ier the same ordin-
u
fish. They therefore asked Council to
establish a place where fsh can be sold
every day, on tho South side of Fourth
street between Shipley and Orange,
and on the east side OF Orange, between
Third and Fifth.
Forrest 4 Green, butchers, petitiensd
for the privilege Of selling meat from a
butcher wagon in the western part OF
the Seventh Ward, knswn as "Foriy
Acres"
John b. Kurtz petitioned to have 81
over paid water tax refunded. On
motion OF Mr.. Paynter an order was
drawn for tn. amount.
Chandler & Hrisier petitioned for a
space of four feet in front of their store
AIS King street, during market days.
John Craven and other petitioned for
lamp at the corner Of North Liberty
and East Liberty streets, the petition
srs stating that it was "the darkest
place this eide Of Africa"
Edward Thorns and others petitioned
for lamps at ths corner Of Tenth and
Pine streets, also at Pine and Sherman
streets.
Mr. Moore olf.fed the following reso-
luton.
WHEREAS. 1t spropor that merit and
faithful N'rvlcc should secure proper rccog
milton, Therefore,
Resoiucr, that the thanks ofthis body and
thrJugh u' Of the people OF tho city be ten
jered to Srmucl 4 Macalister, our City So
licitor. Tor his efficient services In procuring
the passage by the Legislature Of The sever
oil acts recommended by this Council.
Resolved, That We recognize In Mr Mac
alister, the qualities ofa L Ood lawyer and II
conscencots and efficient officer.
Resolved That the clerk OF this Council be
instructed to present Mr.. Macallater with q
copy Of these resolutions.
Mr.. Taylor heartily supported the
resolution, and complemented Mr..
Macalister very highly for the efficient
services he had rendered.
Mr.. Paynter offered resolution in
structing the Street Committee to have
tn. dirt from the "quarry lot" placed
on Christiana Avenue, where 1t is most
needed, and that he place a man there
to direct where it shall be dumped. He
stated that he had occasion to 60 down
that avenue almost daily and found
that the carriers were dumping the dirt
into the bitches and on private property
along the avenue, where it did no good
and from which it would have to bs re-
moved at an expense to the City Coun-
oil. He had no friends to reward nor
enemies to "punoh.
A long and somewhat acrimonious
debate sprang up on the dirt cues
ton, in which Messrs. Moore, Taylor,
Mort u, Townsend, and Psynter took al
active hand.
Mr.. Moore supported Mr.. Paynter's
resolution in several lengthy speeches,
what advantage the grading OF Christi
ana Avenue would be to the city; thai
the dirt was not placed now where il
should be; that it should hs taken OF
further down; that it was dumped IL
piles making it extremely dangerous fol
travel; that q person would be dump
cd" from bis carriage if riding alonl
the avenue; that he "went in" for i'm
proysments; that he had no friends II
reward, nor enemies to punch il
the matter; that he soon expected to se
a wharf built at the end of the ave
nue at the New York and ocean bount
steamers stopping at It, that he wa
an anomaly in Council, elected by tn
Democrats of Council TO Gil Rrpubli
can seat; that the people Of the ward
if the election had been left to them
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