The daily gazette., 1880-02-21
FIRST EDITION.
CITY COUNCIL.

ADJOURNED MEETING LAST EVENING
But ONE COMMITTEE REPoRT-THE
NEW PUBLIC BUILDING TO FRONT ON
KING STREET.
City Council met last evening, hav-
ing adjourned over from Thursday
evening. President Sharpley occupied
the chair.
The Finance Committee on the petit
ton Of William II. johnson, asking
for the refunding of overpaid tax, re-
ported that the matter had been re-
ferrcd to Il. Provost, tax collector for
satisfactory adjustment. The report
was adopted.
The City Treasurer reported $53,-
500. 10 in bank to the credit of current
expenses. ..-.-.
The Chief Engineer of the Water
Department reported 80 men In his
employ for the week ending February
18th.
The Street Commissioner reported
II men, and double team in his en-
ploy for the week ending February
l4th.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following petitions and commu-
nications were introduced, read and
referred to the proper committees
Frank Pyle and others, asking that
the curb be set and cutters paved for
u distance Of 140 feet on Franklin
street north of Eighth street.
F. Canardo, asking permission to
sell fruit at the south west corner OF
Second and Market streets.
Mary Dixon asked for a rebate of 81
on overpaid water tax.
A lamp was asked for at the corner
of jackson street and Maryland Ave-
nue., by +. Bowing.
Mr.. Merris Taylor presented list
of bills remaining upon the Auditors
books for the laying of water pipes
which had become null and void
through an act of the Legislature. On
his motion the Auditor was instructed
to close the accounts upon his books,
and the Clerk make the proper credits
upon the lien book. X
THE NEW PUBLIC BUILDING.
Mr.. II. II. Taylor arose and stated
that in the absence of the chairman oi
the joint committee on Water and
Opening streets, to whom was referred
the erection of the new public build
ing at Sixth and King streets, hat
been requested to present the matter
to Council. AT a meeting of the com
mittee held on Tuesday evening last
it was decided to erect the building t,
front on King street. In order tina
the members of Council could under
stand the matter he moved that Coun
Gil take recess for ten minutes.
| Upon reconvening, Mr.. r. ii. Tay
lor moved that the committee be i'll
structed to erect the building facing
on King street.
Mr.. Rodney said that he desired t.
state to Council that he was not pres
ent at the meeting of the committe
when the vote was taken. He under
stood that the vote stood five to fou
in favor of King street. Had he beel
present he would have voted for Sixtl
street.
Mr.. McGlinchey said that he wa
not present at the meeting but had b
been he would have voted for Kin
street, therefore King street woul
still have majority.
nc InoIIOH Vi MT. II. II. ldylOi
after short debate, was passed by tn
following aye and nay vote
Ayes :-Messrs. Adams, AbelC
Blake, Barnhill, Downing, McGlir
chey, McMenamin, Smith, Townsend
Wood-10.
, Nays :-Messrs. Allen, Chandler
Carmichael, Mention, Rodney, TaylC
r. H, Taylor, Merris and Presider
Sharpley-8.
On motion adjourned.
ORDERS.
During the evening the followin
orders were directed to be drawn:
/, g. p. johnson, ,$49.22; Geo. O'Byrr
a & Co., $685. Geo. w. Vernon
Sons, $12.60; b f. Townsend, $107
/, 10; Adam Grubb & Son, $35. 20
Benjamin Hirst, 1921 (; Frank Cha,
ton, $50 B. f. Townsend, $297.42
Edward Griffith, s23.94 Joseph Co
Q frey, $22.2O; Adam Grubb & Sol
: $111.l2; James Murphy, $322. IA
y w. Griffith, $l59.s6; Charles Warn'
o IL Co., S62.58; j. Hession, $S3. 81
+ Geo. w. Bush & Son, s31 "A Mills
= Coombs, $316. 40; John Turner, $22
J. l8; p. MCCARTHY, $277.6S; 8. A. Nj
callister, 81 so G. B. Under wood, 81
II. b. Morrow, Treasurer of the Boar
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