Daily Republican., 1880-02-06
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A Session NJ considerable length.
Tho Prospective Improvement
or the y. w. & Is. II. II. Co etc.

the meeting OF the City Council last
'. evening lasted two and a half hours
# The session was quite tedious. A
!. number Of important matters we're dis
4 Gu Ised.
Il In reference to tho petition Of Maria
Q Lachinc, to keep stand at the corner
/. Of Sixth and Market streets, the street
committee reported adversely.
. The committee reported fsyorably in
/. regard to the petition Of Il. p. Williams
asking for the paving of Scott street
bseween Delaware and Gilpin avenues.
The estimated cost of which amounts
to $50.
: Merris Taylor, the Chairman Of the
Finance Committee, moved that the
matter be laid over until the first meet
: ing night in August.
Mr.. McMenamin opposed the motion
on the plea that the work was necessary
and that only 100 feet we're to be paved.
Merris Taylor thought that all simi.
lar work would have TO bs de-
laysd until July as there we're but $6l,
474, in bank while the expenses would
accumulate by that time to over S90.-
900. He did not see any means by
which that amount could be obtained
between the present time and then.
Mr.. c.aylor's motion was lost, while
the committees motion was accepted.
Tho report Of the committee on the
, petition for lamps to be placed at the
following points was favorably receiv-
cd: Eleventh and Tasker, Sixth and
Windsor, Ninth and Clayton. A lamp
asked by James Scott AMI otheN to be
placed on Ninth stree. between West
and Washington was granted
To the credit Of current expenses the
City Treasurer reported the amount in
bank to be S6l ,674 80.
The Chief Engineer OF the Water De-
partment reported 36 men in his en-
ploy for the week ending February the
3D.. The pay roll of this Department
amounted to $3265S.
The Street Commissioner reported 8
men and one double and one single team
in his employ for the week ending Jan
uary 3lst. The pay roll amounted to
$3l .49. The police pay roll amounting
to l 1856 SO, and the miscellaneous pay
roll of the past month which amounted
to 81, 1929 were passed and orders di-
rected to ba drawn.
The petition Of the President Of tie
Delaware Western Railroad Co., asking
for the permission to place plates ACROSS
the cutters on the West side of Shipley
below Water street, so as to render the
Approach tc the freigh! house easier.
the company to do the grading, etc. ,
necessary, under the supervision OF the
Street Commissioner, without expense |
to the city, was referred to the Street
Committee with power to act.
The petition of Robert Port, asking
for the retunding Of an over-paid tax
amounting to $5.32 was laid over. The
petition of Edwin Hirst for the refund
ing of an over paid tax of s., was re.
ferred to to the Water Committee. The
petition of Peter B. Heusted, asking
that sewer be extended on Reed
street, was referred to the Committee
on streets. A communication received
from Mr.. Charles Warner, director of
the P. W. & B. r. r. Co., which read
as follows, was received:
The p. W. & B. II. II. Co. are preparing
TO build at largo cost, n new station house,
In our c ty, but they do not wish to make such
an outlay without they can make the In.
provement In satisfactory manner. In order
10 do this third track along Water street Is
necessary. It's proposed % build the atni
building Tor head h0use) to extend from Wa
Tar fn LFgF gt IA tvGtER l. uE.u
eastwardIy ITO ieet, from the eastern end a
costly shed is to be con truced to POplBr
street for the protection travellers. The 90.
respec fully ask Of your body the light to use
the side track on the south side Of the present
station 10 enable their 10 lay the eeded third .
track, to extend IRON Poplar street westward. {
ly to the middle of French street there to con. :
nect with their main tracks. Your petitioners :,
respectfully ask that your body appo mt a
committee TO confer with he upon the subject I
to whom will be shown plan of the prop0 ed 9
new station Sometime DriOr to The death OF .
the late W n Thatcher, he obtained from the !
Legislature OF your 5 ate a charter to run q :
branch road from the p. W. * B. tracks at or ,
about Brandywine station, westward along :,
tne north SIDE OF BrandVwine Greek, as far
as the Augustine paper mills, and If the co I
miss Oners named IN the charter could not I
succee In Obtaining sufficient stock to enable
them to construct the road then the charter !
was to revert to the p W. Il b. X. K. Co., to q
be used by them vt any time they might see a
proper to do so The charter Is now In posses
son Ofeur Company, who have had recent G
applications from interested manufacturers T
Tor the construction OF this branch road.
This he company cannot do without the pro-
srectve trade thereon would be commensu-
rate with the cost OF construction. II the road
b Il should have to be constructed outside OfI
Vandtver avenue the cost of filling, etc.. g
would be too heavy for the value OF the trade. /,
The 90 therefore ask OF your b 'dy the right
to lay the proposed Track on Vandever ave .
nue. lr0m about Brandywlne station westward g.
to peint from which they would have TO di Il
verge to reach Jessup 4 MOOre's stOrehouse /.
and the grain mill OF William Lea g. Sons.
Tho q mpany also ask OF your body the Il
gbt to cross Market street on grade. will N
DO able to show committee. that hope you /
Will appoint. n tracing of the survey that was
made for the route. Respectfully Yours, n
CHARLES WARNER. 81
MIR. Paynter moved that committee u
If Eve to act with the Street Committee II !,
% appointed. The following is the com M
nittee ;-Merris Taylor, R. II. Rodney, "
oaynter and Chandler. a'
An order amounting to $3S6.76 for
he Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Co., =
vas directed to be drawn. Also orders a.
# $40. 80 for c. p. Johnson for the ~
printing of the annual statement, and Y
$50 for Hugh Patton, for grading Van ~
Buren, street, and $50 for John c. Hav- b,
ry, for grading Du Pont Street. in
A communication was received from -,
)r. Pusey Heald, the proprietor of the ia
Iygine Home, asking that the execu. n
i've officers of the Board of Health be va
ent to his place in order to aba:s the ar
uisance originating at the Widows N
lone and the Academy of Visitation. "
he resolution was adopted.
$178 05 was directed to be paid to
[artin Ksogh for the removal Of ashes. wi