The daily gazette., 1880-07-09

Clty council met promptly last even- |
ing at 3 o'clock, President Sharpley in |
the chair.
At a first glance it was thought the |
session would be short one but at |
the conclusion of the reading of the |
minutes Mr.. McGlinchey objected to |
their adoption, before he had obtained |
the decision of the chair upon motion |
adopted at the meeting last Saturday |
evening.
On Thursday evening last the Open
ing Streets Committee reported favor
ably on a petition for the grading of |
Sixth street, from Jackson to Harrison
streets, and the report was adopted.
AT the adjourned meeting on Satur-
day last, MIR. Chandler q member OF
said Committee objected to the report !
being adopted, on the ground that he |
thought the estimate for the work ell
tirely too low, and that he had never
been consulted by the chairman of tie
committee. He thought the minority
had at least some rights that the ma
jority were bound to respect.
Mr.. r. ii. Taylor moved that the re-
port be referred back to the Committee
which motion prevailed.
Mr.. McGlinchey said he had refused
to receive the report back, because he
contended that the word "be" had no
meaning. If the motion had been that
the report be, and is hereby referred
back to the committee, it would have
meant something, but the simple word
'be" had no meaning.
The matter led to discussion of
over half an hour, when the chair de-
cided that the motion might have been
little irregular, but there was moth
ing illegal in the motion, whereupon
the minutes were adopted, and the re-
port went back to the committee.
The Street Committee reported IA
vorably on the petition of Jesse Bing-
ham asking for culvert over Shipley
Run, from the north side of Front
street to the south side of Second, be-
tween Adams and Monroe Streets
Estimated cost, 1000. Adopted.
The Water Committee reported ad-
versely on the petition Of Geo. W.
Bush asking for the extension of water
pipes from Buttonwood to Locust
streets.
Favorably on the petition of Joseph
L. Carpenter, Jr., asking for water
pipes on Jackson street between Sixth
and Seventh streets. Estimated cost,
$3.50.
The same committee made favor
able report on the petition of Tatnall
e. Co., for water pipes at the intersec-
ton of Eighteenth and Washington
Estimated cost, $25.
| A like report was made on the petit
tior. of VIM. Beadenkopf asking for
water pipes on Fourth street, from
jackson to Van Buren. Estimated
cost, $50.
A similar report was made on the
petition of N. b. Culbert, for water
pipes Harrison street, between Sew
enth Il Eighth. Eetimated cost,
$40,
ably on the petition of George
l.. ...dtll asking for water pipes on
.ha street, between Poplar and
J. ". ID streets. Estimated cost,
I'D.
Favorably on the petition of L. q.
Kent, asking for water pipes on Cherry
street between Second and Third
Estimated cost, 500.
Favorably on the petition OF Jam es
Grant asking for SIS damages done hi;
house.
The reports were adopted.
The City Treasurer reported an over
draft in bank of $S,3l4.OS.
Mr.. Merris Taylor rose to a question
of privilege, and said that the statement
of the overdraft had been made from the
books in the Treasurer's Office, and no
from the accounts of bank. 1t included
= all the orders drawn, many of which stil
remained in the Treasurer's hands,whll'
| others had been paid, but not yet present
ed at the bank.
The amount of the overdraft wa
= caused by the prompt payment OF TN
checks drawn at the last meeting for th'
redemption of loans, amounting to Sl2,
800. The taxes were now being paid il
quite rapidly, and there would be, from
present indications, sufficient amour
in bank on Tuesday to meet the order
i drawn tonight, and leave comfortab'
balance.
The Chief Engineer of the Water DE
partment reported SO men in his empio
: for the week ending, July 9th. Pay rol
y $20490.
n The Street Commissioner reported 2
e men, 9 double and 3 single teams in III
, employ for the week ending, July 3rt
Ir Pay roll, $20l 40.
II PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
'e The following petitions aud commit
~ nications were introduced, read and II
ferred to the proper committees:
l. The petition of Samuel Finn askiu
III for the paving of alley between Ihn
ee and Fourth and Jefferson and Madiso
Of streets, was referred back to the Sire
he Committee by the Board of Health.
q Samuel j. Tazewell, Chief Engine'
10, of the Water Department, asking cou'
ell to purchase one of Leverick's exte
'it SION ladders.
III John Fehrenbach, complaining th
the contractor for sprinkling the stree
=, was not performing his duty.
~ From Thoma, B. Hizar asking pc
Ell mission to set curb at Tenth and Spru
~ streets, and on Klund street.
ne NEW BUSINESS.
Il The following new business was ac'
lat upon;
60 Mr.. Rodney introduced an ordnan
by vacating the north side of Water str'
.he between French and Walnut streets,
order to allow the r., W. q b. X. X.
- 10 commence the erection OF their II
'''' depot Section 2, provides that the co
the pany shall maintain an entrance OF I
ice. on French street.
nen NJ NIoNIenan,in called I'M for a til