Daily Republican., 1880-09-17
LOCAL LEGIsLATION.
what CITY COuneiI did Last night
Tho water Works spDrOprla'
tiOn-The CITY River Front-Petl.
lions and COlnmunicati0n

At the meeting Of City Council las,
night, Col. Taylor presided in place o
President sharpley, who is absent on
the Legislative reunion at Coney Is'
land.
The ordinance creating an additional
and extraordinary appropriation for the
water department was passsd, the sum
having teen increased from 5000 10
$4,000.
i The rules of the old Council were
Iadopted temporarily until the com nit
toe on rules should report.
The Street Committee reported in
favor Of rejecting the bid Of A. s. Reed
for building q sewer in Adams street,
as the appropriation would not admit
of the work being done.
The Water Committee reported upon
the following batch Of petitions.
| Fsvorably upon that Of G. W. Bush,
asking for the extension Of water
pipes in Eighth street near Dupont
adverssly upon that Of W. +. Seeds
and others, asking the extension OF
water pipes in Fourth street from Hsr.
rison to VanBuren, with FIRE plug at
each end adversely upon that Of
Elijah Black, asking the extension OF
water pipes in Rodney street; favorably
upon that OF Jacob Foulk, asking for
the extene ion OF water pipes in Liberty
st.. ; fsvorably under certain conditions,
upon that of Albert Thatcher, asking
the extension Of water pip7s iu Sixth
street near Van Barren favorably upon
that Of T. l.. Hilles and others, asking
for a water main in Walnut stree,
favorably upon that Of VIM. Lea l. SoH,
asking the extension OF water pipes in
Twentieth street favorably upon thai
Of J. T. Heald and others, asking that
a water main be laid in Market street
from Ninth to Fifth, to supply the Clay
ton House with water /; favorsbly upon
/ that of Fannie 4 NewliD, asking per
mission to tap water main il French
street near Fourteenth at fve points,
to supply hitssn new houses with
water.
The City Treasurer reported SIS ST.
As in tauk the Street Commissioner
reported 80 men aud teams employed
under him, pay roll Sl75. IS the Chief
Engineer Of the Water Works reported
% men employed at q pay roll of $245.-
62.
A communication was read from
George C. Ward coal oil inspector, call
ing attention TO the fact that the amen
ded ordinance Of Nov. is, 1877, made
it the duty Of all wholesale dealers in
oil to report to the City Auditor the
number of gallons sold, but that it does
not specify who is to enforce it. The
Communication requests that this point
be made clear by resolution or other
wise.
Petitions we're read as follows K.
7. Warner for lamp ct the foot Of King
street wharf L. Forrest for the open
ing and grading of Jackson street, and
water pipes and Ave plugs on Jackson
street between Delaware avenue and
Twelfth street J. W. Griffith for four
lamps on VandsVsr avenue between
Clayton and Lamott streets F. B. Ben
nett, for permission to cross Railroad
Avenue a: Thirteenth street with
railway siding and connect with bis
coal yard John Green to have the
North side Of Pleasant street between
Adams and Jackson guttered and paved.
An ordinance !" for the relief OF
Fannie D. Newlin was introduced |
and read twice.
Mr.. Rodney offered the following res
olntion aud moved its adoption
Resolved, That special committee Of hve
to be called the Committee on River Front, DE |
appointed by the President Of this Council
who shall, ut their earliest convenience, |
mature and report to the Council aplan by
which this city Can be brJught into direct |
communication with the Delsw riyeriront |
Resolved, That the Chief Engineer Of the
Surveying Department Is hereby instructed
TO render the above named Committee all the
assistance In his power.
MIR. Rodney made few supplimen.
tary remarks in which he said that
very sxtensiveimprovemen were bsing
made on the Delaware above the mouth
Of the Chris.ianA. A wharf was about
to bs built. In his opinion unless the
city took the matter in hand it might not
be properly done.
Mr.. Psynter made quite a speech
against the resolution. A special com.
nittss he argued would be useless.
The opening street committee in HE
opinion was properly the committee to ;
oversee the work. To appoint spe
,ial committee would be An insult to the '
'p sning street committee. II
Messrs Blake and McMsnamin fol- |
owed Mr.. Paynter in opposition to the Q
and Mr.. Townsend took the G
anne strain, saying that the opening 7
trset committee had been in charge Of +
he work all along and was competent b
o Judge whether the road to the river
hould be above or below the Christi.
pa.
Mr.. Merris Taylor said he was moro t
ever In favor Of the resolution s
incs Mr.. Townsend had spoken. All 1
long, for fifteen years back, a part Of q
ounoil had been in favor of the Van. n
ever avenue route and the rest in \
avor of Christ ana avenue, and 80 the I
,oney had been divided between the 3
NO avenues. This would put an end .
the foolishness which has stood in Il
hs way Of a river front. o.
The resolution was adopted by vote q
f 9 to s, all the Democratic members u
otirg sgainst it but Messrs. Msrris
sylor and Barnhill.
ORDERS. ~
During the session the following bills y -
ere passed: ~
Com ad Pennypaoker. $9.51i Every Eysu-
n Publishing o., Si4 40; q. W. Vernon &
IN, e90. .a6; A. Il. Bacon, SO; Danl. DeuGh
ty, s51. .Ie; John Walls, 81 3.9j; Tho Lobdell II
Ar wheel 90 S2'.lr; city election expenses. at
900,
PennsylYRniA's Fair nj
The attendance yesterday at the an