Daily Republican., 1881-07-02
ON A HOLIDAYS VERGE.
LOCAL HOlNGS JUST BEEORE
THE FOURTH.
CITY Council Last Night Learns Of
Big Bank 0verdraft and
Does Mach Business.

A combination of patriotism and
necessity will cause City Council to
hold meeting early Monday morning
next. The ordinance provides that
Council shall meet on the first Monday
in July and elect officers. Last night
at the regular meeting it was decided
to meet at o'clock. The specified
business will be transacted and Clerk
Frazer will read the Declaration of In
dependence.
At the meeting last evening the City
Treasurer reported an over draft in
bank of $lS,320.23.
The Chief Engineer reported 10 men
employed in the Water Department :;
payroll $3S7.9i. The Street Commits
,ioner reported "a men and 10 teams
employed under him pay roll $o5i.
s. A. Price, Superintendent of the
Front and Union Street Railway Co.,
peti,ioned for immediate grading on
Front street between Durontand Scott
st reefs; the Mutual Union Telegraph
Company, through Charles B. Lore,
ESD, K. X. Robinson Il Co., and Rob.
inson x Chandler, for permission to
erect poles in she city on certain sprci-
lied streets Theodore Hantz, for water
p.pes on Head street from New Cas-
tie avenue to Il street otto and
Butt, to have Front street sprinkled ;
y. h. Culbert, for curbing and paving
on the west side Of Harrison street be-
tween Seventh and Eighth John b.
johnson, for curhing in front Of four
houses OH the north side Of Second
strest between NanBuren and liarri-
son }. j. Gallagher & Bro, for curb.
ing OF Carter and Twenty-Srcond Sts.
A communication was read from His
Honor Mayor Almond, announcing his
recent police appointments.
The Board of Health III n commune
cation called attention to the bad gutter
ut Ninth and Monroe streets.
| Mr.. Rodney offered the following
resolution bearing upon the AIam'
street sewer, to which he had called at
teutiou AT previous meeting, in order
to test the matter:
Ersglved, That tirc Street Cemmittet
are hereby instructed ~ have the sewer
now being constructed on Adams street
and across Front street, changed iron
the present design to an arcke;i sewer
removing the middle dividing wal, and
having Front stcaet and Adams street
raised to Il height sufficient 70 accoiniuu
date said arche<l sewer.
A long discussion arose upon this
MIR. Rodney holding that the sewer wa,
inadequate and would have to b,
removed, and that the grade could b,
changed at a less cost now than in thu
future when buildings had been put ~
there. The resolution IVES referred /,
the Street Compittee.
Mr.. Rodney offered resolution
authorizing tie Street Committee II
have the bed of DUPONT street from
| Gilpin avenue 10 the intersection
with Riddles road paved. 1t wa
referred to the Street Committee,
ON Alr. Townsend's motion i'll pnr
Suance OF the petition Ct s. \. Price,th
Opening Street Colnmittee Were author
lied TO advertise for proposals for grad
ing Front street fruni DUPONT to Scot
streets.
Mr.. Townsend offered resolution in
s;ructing the Chief Engineer of th'
Surveying Department to prepare
plans and specifications for wharf A
| lIlt eIltt ot NullSIlaitd dNtullt.
Mr.. Rodney opposed this. 81 do no
see any use in advnting this rcsol,i-
tion,' said he, 81 will call attention tt
the fact that the Government has pro
nollnced against this scheme. Ii the
wharf interteres with the Government
Improvement soon to be made, the Gov
ernment will takeit cut.
Mr.. Payflter replied testify, saying
that Col. MacComb had said this. r.
would be well TO get some other oracle
Wharves would be built there soon by
private parties, and why should not tb-
city build 4 wharf there also.
! Mr.. lsodney-rhat is Cne of the rea-
sons we do not want to build wharf
thrre-private parties will build one.
The resolution passed only the SIS
Republican members voting against il
Mr.. Adams offered resolution doing
away with ringing the City Hall hei
for Council and other meetings, as !
would interfere with the fire alarm tel
egraph. Adopted.
The ordinance prosiding for = tax o:
telegraph poles was passed.
MIR. Smith of the Water Committe,
and Mr. Beecher of the Street Commit
tee resigned. Their positions were then
reversed,
On motion of Mr.. Merris Taylor tn,
tax collectors were each authorized Il
employ clerk during July at q salars
not to exceed $50 per month.
George g. Ward WAS reelected Goa
Oil Inspector.
| Orders
were drawn az follows: MiscellaneoR
pay roll. Sl,195.sl; police pay roll, 81,
SD: .Ionu Grinnage, $500.
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