The daily gazette., 1880-12-17
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City Council met in regular session
LIST evening, President Sharpley In the
chair.
The session twas short one all the
Atanding committees being continued
on the business in their hands, except
the Opshing 6tseets Committee, which
reported in favor Of awarding James
Davis $50 for opehing Buena Vista
| street. 'tlf
The City Treasurer reported e15,.
277 "a In bank to the credit ofScurrent
Tie Chief Engineer Of the Water
Department reported SO men, In his
employ for the week ending Dec. 18th.
Pay roll, s25S SO. ssyo
The Street Commissioner reported
10 men, 2 double and single team in
his employ for the week. ending Dec.
1ith; PAY roll 7e49. a.ir
The following petitions and COM
municstions, were introduced, read
and referred to the proper commit
tees: Sta
From the Washington Fire Com
pany setting forth that at stated
tneetingof safd company the Score
4 tary as instructed to notify Council
that itirevokedl the signature Of the
| President 10 the petition asking for a
| Gre alarm telsg graph, as, . majority OF
the msmbers were opposed to it.
r. Patrick Oathcart and others asked
for bridge over astream at Tenth and
Union, for wagons. :
Caleb Sharp and others asked for a
lamp, corner Of Teuth and Union
streets, as it is very dark in that local
ity. ~,
A communication was received from
George h. Boughman Of W0oddale,
asking Council to consider him an ap-
plicant for the vacancy IN the Survey
Department caused by the resignation
of s. p. Thomas. q
1 From Tindall Il Bro, asking permis
| sion TO curb and pave twenty one feet
). In front OF the property Of J. E.. Jackson
Oh the East side Of Euena Vista street
\ below " andeyer Avenue.
III Walter ID, Bush asked for a crossing
Conner OF Front and Clayton street.
T. QII HEw BUSINESS.
- Mr.. Rlake introduced the fol lowing
preamble and resolutions, which wer'
unanimously adopted:- ..sg.
WHEREAS, the City Council on the
( llth instant visited the Oity of Balti
| more, Nd, for the purpose Of inspecting
the operation Of fire alarm telegraph
and. t..t .,...-.t
i WHEREAS, During said visit TIN
Council received from the hands of thu
Mayor and other officials Of Baltimore
, | such courtesies as not only enabled
! them TO make complete and satisfac
| tory examination OF the fire alarm tele
, | graph system, but rendered their visit o
/ Ibe most pleasant and agreeable charac
! ter; therefore, be it.
ResOLued, that the thanks of thI
Council be and they are hereby sin
> cerely tendendel TO the Hon. Ferdinand
8 U. Latrobe, Mayor of the city Of Bsti
{. more; Samuel REGISTER, j. Frank Morri
sen. II, w. Campbell, James Il. Trotl
IC. b. Slingluff, james Hanna, member
of the Board of Fire Commissioners
Charles j, McAleese, Super intendent {
! the Police aud Fire Alarm Telegraph
JOHN M. Hennisck, Chief Engineer 0
the Fire Department; p. Mclaughlin
Uarbor Master; Henry W. Mears, Fore
man Of No. l Truck; James 7. Dorsey
samuel Kirk, Gen. A. J. Pennington
and 10 all other officials and citizens {
Baltimore whose kindness so completed
fulfilled the object Of our visit and mad
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Wilmington an event that can never 2
4 forgotten by those who enjoyed II.
Resoived, That the thanks of Cil
Council are also heartily rendered
James A. Stewart, M. D., Health Con
missioner, James F. McShaue, M. d
i Assistant Health Commissioner, and 1
q r.. Carter, Secretary of the Board
It Health. for their kindness in impartir
4 TO Council much valuable informatlo
: ip relation 10 the workings oil the Heali
n Department Of Baltimore.
,fI Resolued, THAI to the r, W. o Il.
r. 90, the thanks of Council are all
Ie due, and are her by tendere !, for tran
n portation to and from Baltimore ON Il
,s occasion of this visit.
al Resolued, That the Clerk OF Counc
r be and he 10 hereby instructed to 10
4 ward copies Of the above resolutions
each Of the parties named therein, al
" I, 10 the Superintendent of the r., W.
h B. r. X. Co.
:. The Ninth Ward contested electic
W case having been postponed until la
evening after the regular business, WI
called up. ----.
in Mr., Beecher said that he in comm'
t. with the rest of the members OF Coun.
le had hoped that the matter would
4, settled last evening, but Us Mr.. Rodn,
ve who represented the respondent 10 =
Ia case was not present tonight
40 thought that in Difference to- :
hs gentleman from the Seventh ward
as mater should be postponed. He theI
w. fore moved that the further consider
ton Of the matter be postponed un
after the regular business OF the Seco
es Thursday n January had been dispos
al of. The motion was adopted and Cou
It. Gil adjourned
," -. oRDER. -..I
=. During the session the following
~ ders were directed to be drawn: Da
ne IS Bro, $3.50; James Davis, see.