The daily gazette., 1880-09-10
FIRST EDITION.
The New { ouncII.
FIRST REGULAR MEETINa-A SHORT
SESSi ioN--TIIE COMMITTEES.

| sEsSioN--THE COMMITTEES,
The new City Council held its
first regular session, last evening.
Mr.. Robert II. Taylor in the chair. .
President Sharpley being absent.
On motion Of Paynter, the rules
were suspended, and Council pro-
ceeded to elect the standing COM
mittees, and on his further motion.
Mr.. Merris Taylor was authorized
to cast the vote of Council for the
committees, which resulted as fol-
| lows:
Finance-Merris Taylor, James
Carmichael, g. A. Rodney.
Water-Lewis Paynter, James
Carmichael, Robert II. Taylor, G. A.
Rodney, David II. Smith.
Streets-William McMenamin, b.
F. Townsend, George Adele, David
r. Smith, William F. Robinson.
Public Buildings-Robert II. Tay-
lor, George L. Balnhill, William II &.
Blake, Joseph X. Adams, David r..
Smith.
Law-Robert II. Taylor, Lewis
Paynter, Merris Taylor, q. A. Rod
ney, A. 2. Beecher.
Police-James Carmichael, b. F.
Townsend, William Ii. Blake, d. j.
Mention, Joseph X. Adams.
Printing-D. j. Mention, Robert
G. Shaw, Charles w. Talley.
Fire Companies = William Fl.
Blake, Robert ii. Taylor, b. f.
Townsend, Robert G. Shaw, Joseph
X. Adams.
Opening Streets-George Adele,
b. +. Townsend, William McMena-
min, William II. Blake, James Nc.
Kenna, Abner p. Bailey, Charles
w. Talley.
Lamps = George T. Barnhill,
George Adele, Robert c. Shaw,
Joseph X. Adams, Edwin G. Moore
| Accounts-James McKenna, Mer.
ris Taylor, Abner p. Bailey.
Bonds-Robert G. Shaw, William
II. Blake, d. j. Mention, G. A. Rod
ney, William F. Robinson.
| Navigation-B. f. Townsend
Lewis Paynter, d. j. Mention, James
Carmichael, Joseph X. Adams.
New Map-George Adele, Will
liam McMenamin, Edwin G. Moore
Engrossment-Robert G. Shaw
James Carmichael, A. p. Beecher.
| Education-James McKenna, Geo
Adele, Abner p. Bailey.
The City Treasurer reported balance
in bauk of SOL ,004.S0.
The Registrar reported that $S2l.3'
had been received by the Water Depart
ment during August.
The Chief Engineer reported 25 mel
employed In the Water Department; pay
roll, $243.4S.
The Street Commissioner reported 3:
men, two double and four single team
employed IN the Street Department; pay
roll, $252.
Petitions and communications wer'
read and referred, as follows:
From Charles w. Rowland, askin,
that the gutter at Eighth and Broom'
streets, which is IN dangerous condi
ton, be repaired.
From George w. Bush, asking for wa
ter pipes on Eighth street from Uniol
to DUPONT streets, to supply eight new
houses be is building.
From j. r. Heald and others, askin
! that larger water main Of not less thai
six inches In diameter, be laid on Mar
Set street from Ninth to Fifth, the pres
cut pipe not being large enough TO sup
ply the Clayton House and other build
ings along the street.
From +. 4. Newlin, asking permis
sion TO tap water main for the purpos
of supplying some houses at Fourteenth
and French street.
From VIM. Mcconnell, asking that wa
ter pipes be extended a distance of l0t
, feet on Fourteenth street east of French
in order to supply three houses he
! building.
The Street Committee presented fav
, | orable report on the petition of John Nc
! 5orley and others, for curbing and paw
j. ing on Twenty-second street from Mar
ket to Lammott; estimated cost, $780,
! | Adopted.
The bids for constructing brick sew
or on Adams street from Second to From
i | we're opened, but two of them were &C
i companied by bonds improperly file
4 up and were destroyed. The other bi
I was from A. 5. Reed, Offering to bull
0 the sewer for thirteen cents per lines
foot. Referred to the Street Commit
tee.
In this connection Mr.. Merris Taylo
offered a resolution requiring all bidder
to have their bonds filled up by tn
\ Clerk of Council. Adopted.
l. Mr.. Paynter offered an ordinanc
+ making an extraordinary appropriatio
y for the Water Works. Read twice.
Orders we're directed to be drawn fo
y the election officers, and also the fol
Ii lowing:
5, II. B. Morrow, Treasurer Board {
Public Education, $3.50, the Septembe
3 instalm ent of the appropriation for Put
oi lie Schools; James Kennedy, Treasure
Board OF Health, 5000; A. r. Bacon,$2t
q. +. Thomas s. Co., 1925.