The daily gazette., 1881-05-20
CITY CoUNCrL.
what the City Fathers ala st . Busy
BeszfOn. Last Nfwht.

Favorable reports were mace Dy the
Street Committee, as follows: ...A
On petition Of VIM. Lea q Son, for
permission TO set curb on Hutton street,
near Race. James Murray, asking for
repairs TO the sewer on Third street, be-
tween Adams and Jackson. John q.
Baker, for repairs to the north side walk
Of Fifth street, from Walnut 10 Poplar,
and the removal back to the building
line of the old house at the northeast
corner OF Fifth and Walnut. The COM
mite also reported in favor of awarding
10 Patrick CaTberry contracts for con-
structing two sewers--on Scott street at
$1Y.60 per lineal foot, and on Reed street
at Sl2.32 per liDeal foot. Adopted.
The Opening Streets COMMITTEES re-
ported in favor Of awarding to Pa rick
Carberry contracts for grading West
street, between 18th and 10Th, Gilpin
Avenue, near Scott street, and Scott
street, between Gilpin and Lowering Az
enues at 35, 80, and 33 cents per cubic
yard, res pectively. The committee also
reported favorably on the following pc
tltions
J. @. Elliott, for repairs u Jessup's
Road; Thomas j. Sullivan, for the estab-
lishmsnt of grades In the Eleventh ward;
]. j. Gallagher, for grading Of Carter
street, from Vandever Avenue to Twen-
ty-third street, estimated cost, $50; Vim.
Lea s. Son, for grading Of Hutton street,
from Vandever Avenue TO Race street,
estimated cost, $50; james II. Ahrens,
for the filling up Of Conrad street, at
Adams, and repairs to the sewer there,
estimated cost, $500. Adopted.
On the subject OF grades al Linden
and Franklin streets plans we're submit
ted by the committee and an adjourned
meeting for this locality was ordered for
Saturday evening at $50 o'clock.
" The City Treasurer reported balance
In bank OF $15,84S.1S.
The Chief Engineer reported Al men
employed In the Water Department,
with pay roll Of SS26.20.
The Street Commissioner reported 80
men, 8 double, and single teams en-
ployed In the Street Department, with q
pay roll Of S27S.76.
Petitions and com muDicattons were
read and referred rs follows:
From Andrew Stewart, to have Wa
wasett street brought to grade; from the
executor Of the estate OF DR.. z. b. Por-
ter, for S126 overpaid money for the con.
struction of sewer on east Ninth street;
from NJ. j. Gallagher protesting aRatngt
the fire alarm telegraph poles being
erected on Market street; from John
MaheI for water pipe on Rodney street,
from Second to Third; from George w.
Bush, for water pipe on Eighth street
from Buttonwood, to Locust; from Jas.
w. Ware and others demonstrating
against paving Delaware avonue
| from Tatnall to Adams streets with Bel
| gan blocks; from James Trippett, pro.
testing against the erection Of smallpox
sheds near the Almshouse, (referred 10
Board Of Healthy from Martha Rogers,
for D lamp on Fourth street between
Jackson and Van Bureu; from George
| Fisher and George Vandegrift, for per-
mission TO build small frame structure
| for the sale of Ice ON the lot between
| French, Walnut, Thirteenth and Four
| teenth streets; from Board OF Health
askinR City Council to direct Street
| Uommissioner 70 start plugs runnin9 ON
Wednesday and Saturday Of each " SEX;
from Beard OF Health asking for iDfor-
nation In the matter of cleaning cutters
| In front Of the houses OF residents.
Mr.. Rodney said that Col. Ludlow,
Government engineer, was ready to
commence. the work Of dredging the
Onristtana, but would not do so until
| the city placed traps at all the se wers
emptying into the river. He then offer
q resolution instructing the street Com
| mittee to have the traps constructed at
once. Adopted.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the r., W. b b. r. Co. TO erect safety
gates at Market, French, Third, Fourth
and Seventh street crossings.
On Mr.. Bailey's motion the Street
Commissioner was instructed to enforce
the ordinance In relatien to the erection
| OF frame buildings.
Bids were opened, ~ follows: For
furnishing 800 to l, 900 tons Of coal to the
Water Dspartment-Warner 8 Co.,
s4.79 per ton, Bush & Son, S443. For
grading DUPONT street from Lowering
| avenue to- Wawasett street, John G..
LaveRy, Sl.16 per cubic yard. Referred.
Mr.. Moore presented an ordinance for
the relief of Geo. Fisher and George
Vandegrift. Read twice.
/ The Finance CommIttee submitted
the following estimates OF probable ex-
penses And revenue for the fsal year
Interest m funded debt and
mortKagos.... ..................SN SNt, ,7B5 20
Commissioners OF sinking fund,
semi.annuai payment. October
lat. lSsl....... ...............::. l,OOO 90
Payment OF per cent. on sl26 $50
sinking fund loan, redeemed
CommissiOner OF sinking fund, "
1852 ...:..: .:........... ....:.:...... 1000 %
fsyment Of y per cent. on slSl $50
alma ing fund loan. redeemed
October 1, 1881 tsl.......:....:....... 1891 50
Red emptlon of loan No. 4, pay
.aele July /, 1881 l.................. l.25o sO
Redemption of loan No. rs, UoJ
Spriug Reservoir, pr yabie July
/, 1881 ."................... e0Oo Oo
Payments OF certificates OF in
+ destedness, August l, 1881. due
Union National sank. ::....... 1900 90
Redemption of loan No. ~, ool
temser |, IaSl. aSl.................... $3.50 90
Payment on mortgage Of Eliza
beth D, Jaylor, Board Of Educa-
tion, April l, lSe2...... 600 20
Amount required by the Board
OF education for lSsI. .S2........ u, 900 90
Water IS UO0 %
Health OF the city................. l,VOO w
Opening and grading streets..... 1880 W
FnblIo baildings............. 4. 10 0O
fpeaic lamps. s................... 0,U5v 0
ktre companies. les.................... 22.uUO 70
Repairing and ole ming streets. 2s,Os0 o.
faSlng beds OF atreets............ 5000 %
Sewsrs. ..;.....: ........;:........ 1000 W
expenses ........................ l2,OOO 90
salaries ..."..,......,......... 45,,, y 0Og
| fuptlc re.............s...... loo Oj
Erihung.............." ...... SOlOOO
4afDas ....s................... 4 10 VI
| Fuol .............,........... 3,VOU 0s
i .Enrbing and p Avin6 sidswaIAs.. 500 81
Read 70 me river % 6,teO W
repairing foorth street.......... t,vOO v.
Total, ...s4ls .Ssl O
- EsTikATkD REVENUE.
Trom Water Department. ....... e7O, 900 o.
| % TAX colleclOre............... 10000 IL