The daily gazette., 1880-02-06


out expense to the city. On motion
the matter was referred to the Street
Committee with power to act
The Board of Revision asked that an
order be drawn for $5 80 in favor of
the trustees of the estate of the late
DIR. r. r. Porter, for overpaid taxes.
Edwin Hirst asked that % overpaid
water taxes on the premises No. 712
Market street, be refunded to him.
Mr.. Peter B. Heusted asked that
the sewer on Reed street, be extended
about 20 feet, SO that he could build on
his property.
Mr.. Paynter presented a communi-
cation from the p, w. & B. II. II. Co.,
in reference to the building of a new
depot, and the building of track from
Brandywine station to st. Augustine
Paper Mills. The communication will
be found in full in another column.
NEW BUsINEss.
The following new business was act
ed upon:
On motion of Mr. McGlinchey, Coun-
ell proceeded to the nomination and
election of Chief Engineer of the
Surveying Department. He nominat-
ed the present incumbent, M. G. Con-
well, and there being no further nom
ination, Mr.. Conwell was unanimously
reelected.
On motion of the same gentleman,
Council proceeded to the election of
two assistants. The present incumb-
ents, Seymour p. Thomas and Frede-
rick ii. Robinson, were re elected.
On motion of Mr.. Paynter, the pro-
posals for furnishing new pumping
engine at the Cool Spring Reservoir,
were taken from the box, opened and
read, as follows:
Hilles d Jones one low pressure
Corliss engine capable of raising ,000,- :
900 gallons every twenty-four hours
for $1,865. A same kind of engine
raising 1,500, 900 gallons in the same
time, for 1905.
II. r. Worthington, one compound
non-condensing Worthington pump,
800, 900 capacity, 90, 900. One plain
non-condensing same, same capacity,
for $1,000. One compound non-con-
densing, 100000 capacity, $2, $50
| One plain non-condensing compound,
same capacity, 81, 100.
| Gawthrop & Bro, one Lowless
steam power, 1900, 600 capacity ST.
900. One Of the same kind, 1000, 600
capacity, for $3.50.
| Mr.. Merris Taylor called up for a
third reading his ordinance reducing
the appropriation of the Board of Ed
ucation from $66, 500 to $40, 900. In
calling up the ordinance, Mr.. Taylor
said that it would be remembered that
in October last, the Finance Commit
tee of the Board of Education had sent
| into Council their estimated expenses
! for the present year, amounting to
500, 500. From this was deducted &c.
| 600 estimated balance which the Board
would have ON hand January 1st.-
Nothing further was thought of the
matter until short time ago he called
at the Union Bank, and found that the
Board had balance on hand of 500, :
| TAI 70. The question then arose as to
what should be done with the balance.
After consultation among the mem
bers of Council, it was decided to give
the Board their full appropriation
with the understanding that that body
would refund the balance on hand to
Council.
THIS the Board in their wisdom have
seen fit not to do, so the only thing TO
do is to amend the ordinance, and this
.he Council can do on the opinion of
the City Solicitor, who says that as the
ordinance was passed under misappre-
hension, 1t could BE- amended.
Mr.. MeGlinchey said that great deal
had been said about the matter in the
newspapers, and by the citizens, about
the Council wishing to appropriate the
money of the Board of Education.
He had in his posse ,sion the original
bill amending the charter of the Board
of Education which was agreed upon by
conference committee Of the Board
and City Council.
He was a member of the committee
from Council, aud at. the conference he
objected TO the bill on the ground that
he thought II was a trick on the part of
the Board to get more money than they
were entitled to, in fact to get control
of over $4,000 that they had no right
to. The members o. the Committee
from the Board denied that such was
the case, but on theicontrary they pledg
ed their words that whatever balance
was remaining the Board would turn
the amount over to Council. 1t was
, under this promise that the bill was al
lowed 10 pass.
Mr.. X. Ii. Taylor and Mr.. Paynter
who were also members of the Council
Conference Committee, corroborated
the statement of Mr.. McGlinchey.
Both gentlemen went further and said
that the members of the Board Com
mittee said at the meeting that the
: Board did not want a dollar in bank.
All they wanted was for the Council to
make the Boards paper good on the
streets.
The ordinance was then unanimously
! adopted.
. The following preamble and resolu-
I tions were introduced by Mr.. Chandler
t and on his motion we're adopted:
=. WHEREAS, DR.. Pusey Heald of tht
1 Hygeian Home has made complaint tc
n this Council of a nuisance that flows
aud lodges near his premises, which i:
+ very annoying and disagreeable and det
v rimental to his business and
!, WHEREAS, He charges that said nui
sance originates on the premises of th'
Aged Women's Home, and The Academ,
Ill of Visitation; therefore, be it
Resolued, That the Board of Healtl
p be requested to send their executive of
s ficers with an expert to examine th'
- premises, ascertain the cause of SAT-
nuisance, and abate tie same.
n ResoIped, That the Clerk be instruct