The daily gazette., 1880-07-16
FIRST EDITION.
CITY COUNCIL.

LONG SESSION AND A CONSIDERABLE
AMOUNT OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
City Council met last evening in reg
ular session, President 5harpley In the
chair.
The Street Committee made the fol-
lowing favorable reports which were
adopted:
Conrad MANI asking that the cutters
aud sidewalks on the west side of Adams
street, betwe n Second and Thid, be
paved and curb set. Estimate Gust $50.
2. McCloskey and others asking that
an alley, between Third and Fourth and
Jefferson and Madison, be paved.
Michael Grant asking that the cutters
on the west side OF Apple street be paw
ed. Estimate cost, $75.
Thomas b. Hizar asking permission to
set curb In front of fourteen new houses
al Tenth and Spruce streets.
The Water Committee reported favor
| ably On the petition of Jacob Weeks,
asking that water pipes be extended on
Thirteenth street from Forrest 10 Heald
streets. Estimate cost, $l06.
A similar report was made on the Pc
tltion of w. j. Chesney asking that wa
ter pipes be extended TO Taylor and
Kirkwood streets. Estimate cost, $50.
A like report was submitted on the
petit IN of Edwin Forrest asking that
water pipes be laid on Jackson street be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets. Esti-
mate cost, $265.
The same committee reported favora-
| bly, OH the petition of John f. Beeson
asking for the extension of water pipes
on Claymount street to b street. Esti-
mate cost, $40O.
| Also favorable report on the petition
of James Bradford asking for water pipes
on Townsend street between A and b
streets. Estimate cost, $270.
The reports were adopted.
| The Law Committee reported favor
ably on the petition of Austin Har-
rington, Esq, and T. Gardiner Lit
tell, executors of the late Samuel M.
Harrington, asking that Council re-
fund $046.43 paid by deceased as sure
ty of ex-City Treasurer Killgore.
Adopted.
The Lamp Committee reported IA
vorably Oh the petition of w. r. Hope
asking for a lamp on the east side of
Railroad Avenue, at the intersection
of Fourteenth street. Estimated cost,
80. Adopted.
The same committee also reported
favorably on the petition of s. r.
Smith, asking for lamp on the west
side of Adams street between Tenth
and Eleventh streets. Estimated cost,
$15. Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported an over
draft in bank amounting to SO, 800. 80.
The Chief Engineer of the Water
Department reported % men in his
employ for the week ending July 18th.
Pay roll, $228.97.
The Street Commissioner reported
25 men, 2 double and 2 single teams in
his employ for the week ending July
10th. Pay roll, $15S,75.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following petitions and commu-
nications were introduced, read and
referred to the proper committees
James Murphy asking that the east
side of Thorn street between Front
and the railroad be guttered, paved
and curbed,
From Asbury Burke asking to be ap-
pointed a city welghmaster. On mo-
ton of Mr.. r. H. Taylor the request
was granted, and he was elected.
From the Lobdell Car Wheel Com
pany asking that the ordinance pro-
hibiting geese, pigs and goats from
running at large be SO amended as to
include the vicinity of Third street
bridge.
Mr.. r. II. Taylor presented the an
nual report of the City Solicitor to-
gether with the opinion of the Court
| q E.,.o,, aud npaalc in rala tion fo tho
Monroe street sewer.
On motion of the same gentleman
the reading of the report was dispens-
ed with, and 100 copies of the report
and opinion combined, and 100 copies
of the opinion separate were ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. Paynter presented a communi-
7 cation from His Honor, the Mayor,
, stating that in compliance with a reso-
: luton passed by Council, he had call
ed meeting of the Board of Judges
or Arbitration. He also submitted the
! report of the Board. The report
stated that the Board had met, but
found that no notice had been given
? to the owners of the rights in the south
long race, and accordingly none were
present except the city. The report
: further stated that the Board could
not render any decision that would be
bending on the parties until the Board
was filled up to the proper number OF
}, five according to an agreement enter
/ ed into on August 14th, 1888.
: From J. Parke Postles asking per.
: mission to set curb i'll front of his
n dwelling on Washington street at a
distance of 104 feet from Thirteenth
street.
From M. T. Poole asking that watel
- pipes be laid on Monroe street, from
g . Sixth 10 Seventh streets.
d From Walton, Whann & Co., asking
n that Front street from Markett to Mon
roe be sprinkled.
From William N. F. Methold ask
ing permission to remove frame
house from the corner of Broome ant
Gilpin Avenue to the west side o
Franklin street between Shallcros'
and Lowering Avenues. Accompany
ing the communication was petition
signed by Judge Bradford and other
asking Council to grant the request o
u the petitioner.
10 From Patrick Long asking tha
, Chestnut street be opened and graded
u from Broome to Union street.
. From the Delaware Fire Compan,