The daily gazette., 1880-06-25
yty Council.

REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT
ROUTINE BUsINEss-FAvoRAB
REPORTS.
City Council met last evening in
regular session, President Sharpley
in the chair.
The Street Committee reported
with a favorable recommendation
the petition of John l.. Harrison,
asking for guttering and paving on
b street between Townsend and
Buttonwood. Adopted.
The same Committee also report
ed favorably on the petition of Mar
tin O'Toole asking for cutters ON
the east side Of Heald street, and a
crossing at Williams street.
The City Treasurer reported $2,-
1881 in bank to the credit of cur
rent expenses. The Chief Engineer
of the Water Department reported
IL men in his employ for the week
ending June 22d. Pay roll, $l82 rs.
The Street Commissioner reported
"a men, 2 double and 2 single teams
in his employ for the week ending
June 10th. Pay roll, $162, 20.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following petitions and.com-
munications were introduced, read
and referred to the proper Commit
| tees:
Milton Lackey asking for the paw
ing, curbing and guttering of the
east side of Washington street, from
Delaware Avenue to Eleventh
street.
M. H. Balding asking for cross
ing at Twelfth and Washington
streets.
Mr.. Merris Taylor presented a
resolution adopted by the Board of
Health at its meeting on June 7th,
asking Council to appoint a commit
tee to confer with the Committee on
Impurities in the Brandywine in ref
erence to change the course of Rat
tie Snake run, in order to carry the
water from that stream below the
head gate of the south race. The
resolution was referred to the Street
Committe.
Mr.. Merris Taylor also presented
the report Of the Coal Oil Inspector
ending May 1st. On his motion the
report was filed. (The report has al
ready been published in the GAZETTE.
Rep.) "''
A petition was received from Peter
McCloskey asking Council to repave a
ten foot wide alley between Third and
Fourth and Jefferson and Madison
streets. The property owners to be
at the expense of said paving. After
some debate the matter was referred
to the Street Committee.
Albert Thatcher petitioned for the
laying of water pipes in Sixth street,
between Van Buren, and Harrison
streets.
William G. Spruance asked for the
paving of Delaware avenue from the
east side of DUPONT street, to the east
side of Union street.
George w. Pierson asked that a
commission be appointed to assess
damages for the opening of Bennett
street, between Ninth and Tenth
streets Referred to the Opening
Streets Committee with power to
act.
Mr.. Rodney presented the following
resolution which was referred to the
Street Committee:
Res0l0ed, That the Street Commit
tee be instructed to have the east side
of DUPONT street, between Delaware
and Pennsylvania avenues curbed and
paved as authorized by Council in
February, 1878.
On motion of Mr.. Paynter Council
proceeded to the nomination and elec-
tion of a Registrar of the Water De-
partment.
He nominated William J. Morrow,
the present incumbent, who was cleo
ted, having received 10 votes to 4
blanks.
Mr.. McGlinchey introduced and had
read twice, an ordinance establishing
the grades of certain streets in the
Tenth Ward.
On motion of Mr.. MEG linchey the
clerk was instructed to ask Judge
Wales to appoint Commission to as
sess damages for the opening of Ben
nett street, from Ninth to Tenth. Ad.
journed.
During the session the following Or
ders were directed to be drawn:
Esquire O'Neil, $5; s. A. Macallis-
ter, $25 40: sundry bondholders, $12,-
1876; redemption of loans, $12, $50; E.
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