Daily Republican., 1880-07-09
CITY LEGISLATION.
what " as Done I'm Council Last
Nisht- Mr. MeGlinchey Squirms
Reneath the Iron Hee - Tn = De.
pvt Ordinance - City Finances,

pvt Ordinance - CITY Finances,
&c.
At the meeting Of Council last night,
Turing the reading Of the minutes,
Chairman McGlinchey Of the Opening |
Streets Committee, who had been 30
sat down upon in the mat
,er Of the report on grading Sixth street
1t the meeting on last Saturday night,
arose and made the point that the re-
port had not been fairly referred back
20 the committee and was illegal, as only
,ne motion to both reconsider the re-
port and refer it back had been made,
''And | SIR" declared Mr.. McGlinchey
with stern effect, "refuse to receive the
report until it has been properly refer
red."
Mr.. r. H. Taylor defended the action
Of Council and declared that the action
in reconsidering the report and refer
ring it back was in order and perfectly
parliamentary. He knew the object Of
the motion and so did all the members
who voted upon the question.
The chair said that it deemed the
action taken to be perfectly regular.
Quite a long debate followed this in
which Mr.. McGlinchey held that the
motion was not referred legally, and
that he had read up on the question
in the action of the House
of Representatives and elsewhere and
was sure he was right. Messrs. Merris
Taylor, R. Il. Taylor, Paynter and
others spoke on the other side. A great
deal of councilmanic gas was expended.
In one of his speeches Mr.. McGlinchey
said that he knew he was right and
that he intended to urge his point If he
had to fight the whole council for =
month.
In the end the minutes, in which the
action upon the report was record
ed, we're adopted.
ceMMIrTEE REPORTS.
The Street Committee aepOrted in
favor Of granting the petition Of Jesse
Bingham asking for culbert extension
from Second to Front on Adams street.
The water Committee reported ad-
versely on the petition of George W.
Bush, asking for water pipes from
Buttonwood to Locust streets, and
favorably on the following petitions:
Jos. L. Carpenter, asking for water
pipes: Tatnall Il Co., fer water pipes at
Eighteenth and Washington streets;
William Beadenkopf, for water pipes to
vanBuran street, N. B. Culbsrt, for
water pipes on Harrison street between
Seventh and Eighth; G. A. Tindall, for
water pipes on Sherman froln Poplar to
Lombard streets; Lindley G. Kent, for
water pipes on Cherry street; James
Grant for refunding Of damages,
amounting to $5 to his house.
The Law Committee reported favorab.
ly on the ordinance relating to clean
ing streets and on the ordinance relat
ing to garbage reported an ordinance
slightly amended.
REGULAR REPORTS.
The City Treasurer reported an ovel
draught in bank Of $S,3l4,Os, th'
Chief Engineer, 33 men employed II
the Water Department, pay roll 1884.
90; the Street Commissioner 2S mer
and 5 teams employed, pay roll S2ol,
40.
FINANCES.
Chairman Taylor of the Finance Com
mittee when the City Treasurer's repor
was read said that the over draft
was not so great in the bank as on the
Treasurer's books for many checks
had been drawn but had not beer
taken to the bank. The matter wat
not alarming for the taxes were comins
in nicely, and enough would possibly
be in hand next week to pay all bills
to cancel the over draft and give the
city q balance in bank.
PETITIONS, &c.
A communication from the Board O.
Health aeferring to the Madison stree
alley was received and referred to the
Street Commissioner.
Petitions were read as follows A
G. Tazewell, Chief Engineer Of Fire De-
partment asking the city to purchase a
new ladder in place of the Washington
+. Co.'s which was too short in cases
| like the Adams fire John Fehrenbach
and other Fourth street citizens com
planning of great neglect of the Street
sprinkler, W. H. Bacon |; Hizer and
Strickland asking permission to place
curb at Fourth and Spruce streets.
THE DEPOT ORDINANCE.
Mr.. Rodney introduced an ordinance
vacating the sidewalk on the north side
of Water street, between French and
Walnut streets. He said 1t was urgent
that the Council should think over the
matter and referred to the new depot Of
the P. W. & B. 1t was important that
the depot be built.
The ordinance provides that Water
street be vacated, provided an entrance
of eight feet is left on French street
from Water street of at least eight feet
The ordinance was read twice and re-
ferred.
Mr.. McMenamin endeavored to have
| his street cleaning ordinance called uI
for a third reading, but on melton o.
Merris Taylor it was postponed for one
week.
Nh. McGLINcHEY RRBUKED.
Mr.. Chandler offered his resignation
as a member of the Opening Street
Committee and moved that 1t be accept
ed. He then gave hisreasons for doinf
so, which he aaid came out fully las
Saturday night. He felt sure that Mr.
McGlinchey intended to slight him as
member of the Opening Street Commit
tee, and on that sccount,he Chandler.
desired to be off the Committee so tn
Chairman could have his own way
Mr.. Chandler spoke at some length
showing the unfair action OF Mr.
McGlinohey in persistently ignorinl
the Republican members on his commit
tee, He said SO far as he could recol