Daily Republican., 1880-10-01
COUNOIL.
Tne Regular BessfOn OF the City
slatoFs-RspOrts Of the Com.
mfttees-Petitious and C0mmunl'
eations-C -Centesting the E.estiOn
In the Ninth ward

Petitions and COmmunl.
cations -Centesting the E.eetiOn
In the Ninth ward
The City Council met In regular $685.
sion last evening. Owing to the alb.
sence Of X. B. Frass-, B. F. Towns md
was elected clerk pro tenn.
The Water Committee repor! ed favor
ably upon the following petitions That
Of Rdwsrd Faust, asking that water
pipes be placed on Jackson street near
Twelfth street that Of Carl Speoht; ask
ing that water pipes be placed on West
Fifth street. ..... go .
The Street Committee reported favor
ably on the following petitions. That
Of ]. H. Thompson and others for the
privilege of place siding from the
w. & N. railroad track across Reed
street; that Of W. T. Westbrook, ask,
ing for the privilege Of placing several
telephone poles on Sixth street between
Shipley and King street; that Of Harlan
Cause, asking that the northerly side
of Seventh street, between Harrison
and VanBuren streets, be guttered and
that crossing be placed at Seventh
and Harrison streets. U.a| ..
The Committee on Opening Streets
reported favorably on the petition of
Edmund Forrest, asking that Jackson
street between Eleventh street and
Delaware avenue be graded.
The City Treasurer reported SILL
74S. 80 in the bank to the credit Of cur
rent expenses.
The Street Commissioner reported
that for the week ending Saturday,
September rs, he had employed q men,
2 double aud 8 single teams, with a
pay roll amounting to $202.
The Chief Engineer Of the Water
D apartment reported that for the week
ending Tuesday, September 2S, he
had employed AZ men, with pay roll
amounting to $330.63.
A petition, asking that = gutter be
placed ON Lobdell street, between New
Castle avenue and Williams street, was
received from David Hammond. ..
Harlan Cause, petitioned for the
grading Of Van Buren street from Fourth
to Fifth streets.
A petition, asking that the southerly
side Of Reed street, between Monroe
and Adams street, be paved and gut
tered, was received from Peter B.Hsus-
ted.
A. s. Reed petitionsd for curb on
Fourteenth street, from Walnut to
French street.
A petition, asking for the extension
CT water pipes along Carter street,
perth Of Vandever avenue, was received
from Geo. W. Dorsey.
Mary G. Conway directed attention
toward q nuisance which had been
created by the removal Of sand from .
sewer at Maryland avenue and Chest
nut street. 1t was referred TO the street
committee with power to act.
The following resolution, which:swas
offered by Mr.. Mentor, was adopted:
RRsoLvRD, RD,-That the Street Commit.
tee b., and are hereby, instructed to
rspa the fence around Mr.. AeHarrity's
property, on Maryland avenue, which
was injured by making changes in the
pavement.
The following resolution, which was
presented BY Mr.. Abele, was adopted.
RRsoLvRD, That the Clerk Of Council
be- instructed TO request the Mayor to
,sk Judge Wales TO appoint . commits |
ZION To condemn Walnut street between
Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets.
Mr.. BArnhill presented Q petition
Irom T. L. Mousley, oontesting the
,leotioa Of David 3. Smith, . member
If Council from the Ninth ward, for the |
iwo years term. The petition sets
'orth that Of the last city election, the
Inspector and assistant inspector Of
election for the Ninth ward certified
hat David r. Smith had received 1913
7otes, and he. the petitioner, Thomas
/. Mousley, l76 votes, and that on this
moving the said David 3. Smith was
,y Council, declared elected.
The petition further declares that In
'eality David r. Smith received but Ill
awful votes at said election, while
Thomas L. Mouslsy recsived 1c6 votes,
majority Of Ave, and that therefore,
,e, the petitioner, was duly elected and
Ihould have been 90 proclaimed.
The ground for this petition 10 that
n illegal votes was cast by the follow
su.aA x.neuaUa. /
Lawrence r. Fisher, Rsskiel Cooper,
,amuel L. Bush, Perry Il. Bwing,
Asbury Smith, Thomas Jefferson, Ma
han 8. LAWS, Charles Biddle, John w.
Blake, John =. Coyle, Samuel Grant,
}eorgs A. Smith, Thomas D. Myers,
Tohn D. Batson, David Wallace, VIM.
Black, John Walker, William Penning-
on, James johnson, Daniel 3. Flem-
ming. VIM. Henry, John Burnside.
OF these the following twelve were
disqualified to vste, BY reason Of their
lot having lived in the ward for 30
lays next preceding the election
Rzskiel Cooper, Perry Il. Bwing, As
Jury Smith, Thomas Jefferson, Charles
,iddls, John w. Blake, John r. Coyle,
William Back, William Pennington,
smes johnson, William Henry, John
.urnside.
Tho following were disqualified be-
suse they had not paid county tax
yithin two years before the election,
hat had been assessed six months be
oi the election: |,
Messrs. Samuel Grant, Nathan 8.
Avs, Il. Smith, Jehn B. Bstson, John
Walker, Daniel z. Flemming. |,
Lawrence r. Fisher and Samuel
,ush were disqualified because they
,sd been convicted Of crime.
Similar notice Of contest was given by
Y. 8. Cloud in the case Of James Lynn, q
leoted inspector Of the Ninth Ward at !
he same election. The grounds Of the
ontest are the same, and identical