Daily Republican., 1880-03-12
CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
what Our City Fathers did Last
Nighs-Diseussing the:R Reqhest Of
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Members with n Long Pole.
At Its regular meeting last night,
City Council plunged straightway into
discussion upon granting the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Rail
road Company permission to lay anoth-
or track along Water street. The cause
of the discussion was the following re-
port from the special committee, to
whom that matter had been referred,
which was presented by Mr.. McMena'
min, the chairman, and signed by a
trits more than half the members:
Your committee on the petition OF Charles
Warner Of the p. w. IL b. X. X. Company,
asking permission to lay o new track on the
north side of Water street to commence at the
centre Of French street. report In favor OF
granting the prayer Of the petitioners; with
the understanding that suifcient space DC
left open for travel Of at least eight feet, ana
your committee report adversely to granting
to said petitioners the use Of vanaeveI
avenue, but recommend the use Of any street
south Of vandever avenue and north OF Thir'
teenth street. -~N-
A LONG DEBATE.
Mr.. McMenamip moved the adoption
of the report.
MIR. Carmichael objected, saying that
the railroad company already occupied
the whole of Water street, and II this
report meant to give the petitioners per.
mission to occupy the pavement and
force the curb line further north to-
ward Front street hs would oppose 1t.
Mr.. Paynter said In reply that the
railroad company bad not asked for
permission to occupy the street. They
would only need from 10 to l5 feet Of
the street for short distance, and
more or very little of the track would
be where the sidewalk now runs.
Mr.. Carmichael called attention tc
the fact that the occupancy Of Water
street by the railroad had lately caused
the property along that thoroughfare to
decrease at least so per cent. 1t would
tend to greatly multiply that injury
People now could not safely walk along
the sidewalk when the trains were run.
ming by, and there was surely no room
for an additional track.
Mr.. McMenamin maintained that the
laying of the proposed track would moi
interfere with the sidewalk.
Mr.. Carmichael held that IT would
interfere at least l6 feet, and suggested
the laying of the tank along the south
side Of the street.
Mr.. Paynter insisted that no harm
would be done and that the taIck woulC
only touch the side walk with its north
ern rail.
Mr.. McGlinchey explained his posi-
tion saying that he had not heard ofth
matter much and did not understand i
sufficiently to vote intelligently. II
moved that the further consideration 0
the report be postponed..until the mex
regular meeting.
Mr.. Mention thought 1t nothing bu
fair that Council should have tn
plans.
Mr.. Rodney favored the adoption o
the report saying that the railroad
company desired to start work at once
Mr.. Merris Taylor favored the motion
to postpone. He called attention Il
the little chicanery that the othe
members ofth committee had indulget
In. When he attended the last meet
ling of the committee he understood
that the report would favor the laying
Of the track on Water street, but woult
llay the Vandever avenue aside for tn
present.
Mr.. r. Il. Taylor quipped Mr.. Nc
Glinchey for saying that he was no
thoroughly acquainted with the matter
he was member of the committee, ant
the committee had held five or si1
meetings.
Mr.. McGlinchey with much indigna
ton retorted that he had been slightet
as a member of the committee for h
had only been notified of one meeting
Messrs. Chandler and Merris Taylo
favored the motion to postpone.
Messrs. R. II. Taylor and McMenamil
again opposed the motion, when tn
question, was put, and the motion Il
postpone carried.
| OTHER REPORTS,
The Street Committee reported ad
versely on the petition of f. Cagnatia
asking permission to sell fruit on tn
corner of Second and Market streets
Adopted.
The Water Committee reported favor
ably on the petition of Vim. H. Bacon
asking for permission to use the city'l
water for street sprinkling during thu
summer. Adopted.
The Water Committee presented ;
communication from James 4. Price
stating that meeting of the mill own
ers on the Brandywine had been called
and that they had decided not to objec
to the city's new pumping machiner!
50 long as it did not require more thar
the agreement entitled the city to re
ceive.
The Law Committee reported ad
verssly on the petition Of d. H. Kent
asking to have horse tax refunded
Adopted.
The Law Committee reported ad
versely on the petition of D. Lemon
asking to have tle and costs imposes
by the Mayor refunded. Adopted.