The daily gazette., 1881-12-03
CITY COUNCIL.
"hat the city Legislators At
tended TO at Last Nights Regular
Meeting

Meeting.
City Council met In regular session
last evening, President Sharpley in the
chair.
On the petition Of John Perkins, Jr.
ior The removal of the sewer trap on
Orange street above Second, the Stree,
Committee reported that it had been TO.
moved. Adopted.
Same committee reported favorably
on The Mutual Union Telegraph Col
petition for permission to erect teie.
graph poles from Eighth and Market tc
Front aud French streets. Adopted.
The same committee reported ad
ver'ely on Robert McCau,ley's petition
for permission TO retain three cesspool,
he had dug in violation of law at -Four
teenth and Walnut streets. Adopted
The Pnblic Buildings Committee re-
ported adversely on Wm. PennelPs pc
tiliou for permission to erect awning
posts OH the curbstoue at Second ane
King streets. Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported a bal.
ance in bank Of $33, ,260.44.
The Auditor reported collections fol
the week amounting TO $376.07.
The Water Registrar reported ccllec.
tions Tor November amounting te
1913 "a.
Geo. q. Ward, Coal Oil Inspector
reported that be had inspected and ap
proved 1862 gallons of oil during Ne.
vember.
The Chief Engineer reported AZ mer
employed in the Water Department.
The Street Commissioner reported q
men, a single and 8 double teams em.
Ployed in The Street Department.
Pay rolls were passed as follows:
Water Department, 1887 81.
Street Department, $1i3 81.
Police Department, S2,066.65.
Miscellaneous Department, $1,419. SO
Petitions aud communications were
read and referred as follows
From Hon. II. f. Bayard, for a lamr
at the n. L. corn n of Ninth aud Market
streets, AS he 10 converting the building
there Into Offices aid the lamp will be
needed for the convenience of the occu-
pants.
From Hartman & Fehrenbach and
others for lamp on O.ange street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth.
From DR.. L. e. SbortIidge and others
of the Ninth Ward, asking that j. I.
Elliott, blacksmith, be allowed to have
wagons stand In front OF his shop, pro-
vded they do not remain more than ten
hours. Mr.. Elliott was recently fined
for violating the ordinance in this re-
spect, but his business requires the
wagons TO remain there while waiting
repairs.
The petition, after an animated dis
cussioD, during which Mr.. Barnhill de-
sired IL granted Immediately, was re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
Mr.. Barnhill presented petition
from t. l.. Layton and about 800 others,
for the adoption OF measures to secure
a safe footway across the railroad bridge
over the Brandywine, while the Eleventh
street bridge is being built. The peti :
iion was referred 10 the Levy Court
building committee of the new bridge.
Couhcll next proceeded to elect a
Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
ment, when Col. IL. B. McIntire, the
present incumbent, was Ie elected,
receiving II votes, TO for Isaac G. Sax
ton aad blank.
Mr.. Paynter presented an ordinance
authorizing the Will. d Northern to lay
four crossings over Christiana Avenue
two at the Lobdell Co.'S works, one at
the rolling mill, one at B street to con-
meet with the Natl nal Dredging Com
pany's works, and Que at the Old Ferry
rolling mill.
On the second reading Mr.. Paynter
called for test vote, in order to get au
expression OF Council as TO the merits OF
the ordinance. The second reading was
ordered by vote of twenty one ayes to
one nay-Mr. McKenna being the only
negative.
The grading of Davis street Ninth
ward, which Council recently directed
TO be altered, so as not to interfere with
two houses owned by VIM. Patterson,
Came up and was LAID over two weeks,
in order to have an ordinance prepared
changing the grade.
Mr.. Barnhill offered an. ordinance
prohibiting railroad trains from running
faster than six miles an hour within
The city limits, instead of between Lon
bard and JnstisoE streets, as az present
provided. Read twice.
On motion of MIR. Townsend COM
mission was asked for on street extent
Ing from christina Avenue to the river
at point 1875 feet east of the intersec
lion of G street will the city line.
The Street Committee presented {
proposal from Patrick Carberry to re-
build the south wall of Monroe street
sewer, from Second to Third streets
for 5000. Referred to the Str eet Com
miitee, with power to act.
Orders were drawn as follows: Schoo
Board appropriation for Novemb er, $5,
S3333; A. A. Eastburn, $500; PenI
Globe Gas Light Co., S50S 10; JohI
Grinnage $lS7 so; A. &. b. Anderson
S115 "a.
In the matter of disordered nerves