Daily Republican., 1880-09-24
cosUHcclL,
A Short Session Last Bveufng-
Pesftiens and COmmunicatiOns-
Reports OF COmmitt0ss - A New
Special COmmitsee.

| n snort session L00f Evening
| Petitions Hnd C0mm
Reports OF UOmmitt0ss "A New
Special Committee.
At the session Of City Cssncil, last
eveniug, the Street Committee reported
favOrably upon the petition off. o.
Bennett, asking for permission to lay q
side track from the p, W. Il D. rail-
road 10 Lis coal yard in the Ninth
Ward.
The Law Committee reported that
they had found nothing contrary TO the
City charter in ths ordinance fer the re-
lief OF Fannie Z. Newlin.
The Lamp Committee reported favor
ably upcn the petition Of Geo. W.
Griffith, asking that four lamps be plac-
ed on Vandeyer avenue between Lam
mott and Clayton streets favOrably
upon that o. .. T. Warner, asking that
lamp be placed al the foot Of King
street favorably upon that Of Henry
Dugan, asking that q lamp b. placed
On Townsend street between A and B
streets favorably upon that ofN. J.
Clelan, asking that lamp beplaced
on Parish street.
The City Treasurer reported $72,-
359.17 in bank to the credit Of current
expenses.
The Grief Engineer OF the Water
Department reported that for the week
ending Tuesday, September q, thirty
six men had been employed, with .
pay roll amounting TO $3.50 6S.
The Street Commissioners reported
that for the week ending Saturday,
September Is, he HAD employed 20
men, 2 double and 3 single teams,
with pay roll amounting to $205, IS.
A communication received from J. Il.
Thompson and others, asking for per-
mission to lay q railway track across
Reed stree: from the w. & N. B. f.,
was referred to the Street Committee
with power to act.
Petitions and communications also
we're received from George w. Bush and
others, asking that Eighth street 10
graded TO Union; from W. T. Westbrook
asking permission to erect three or four
poles sor telephone. wires, on Sixth
street between King and shipley streets;
from Harlan Cause, asking that water
pipes be extended on Seventh street he
tween Van Buren, and Harrison; from
Harlan Cause, asking that cutters be
placed on the northerly side Of Seventh
street between Harrison and Van Buren,
streets, on the westerly side Of Van
Buren and the easterly side Of Harrison
above Seventh street and that CROSS
ings be placed at Seventh and Van
Buren streets; from Charles Reynolds,
asking that Hazlett street, extending
from Adams to Jackson street, between
Eleventh street and Delaware avenue,
be opened.
A communication from Charles
Warner, calling attention to arrange
ments made with view 70 ascertain
ing the ownership Of the bed Of Pine
street, south Of the P. Wa B. railroad
track, and offering to lease the portion
Of the street in question for period Of
10 years was referred TO the City So
licitor.
The ordinance for the benefit Of Fam
ME K. Nswlin was read third time
and passed.
Notice was given by R. q. Taylor
that at some future time he would in
troduce an ordinaee in relation to illu-
minating oils.
The president appointed Msssrs. Ca.
Rodney, George T. BarnhilI, c. W.
Talley, L. Paynter and Merris Taylor
as apscisl committee ON the river
front.
The following orders we're directed to
be drawn.
A. R. Bacon, $50; Dr.. Willard
Springer, 4s; sundry bond holders, So
1850; ]. T. Heald, Samuel Murphy
and C. P. Johnson, Sinking Fund Com
missioners, $4,419; &. s. Taylor, ST.
lS0; Il. NJ. Wickersham, q; Marin
Keogh, $578.S3; William Robslin, $l2;
Lsuis P. Lynch, $l5.
Council then adjourned to meet to-
morrow, at five O'Clock, at Second and
Adams streets.