Daily Republican., 1881-06-28
WORK OF CITY COUNCIL,
DOINGS OF THE CITY SOLONS
LAST EVENING.
Fast Sailing In the IIarbOr-The
Bicycle Nuisance-The Regis.
try Ordinance Passes.

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Council last night in adjourned ses
f sion took up the thread of business
, where it had been dropped mt the las
Injecting night to allow the members t,
attend the Mayors silver wedding by
listening to and accepting the report o
Street Commissioner Lynch upon his
disposition of the damages awarded by
the commission on extending Chestnut
street.
A communication was received from
Harbor Master Moore, calling attention
to the fact that the excursion steamers
ran in the creek within the city limits
at a rate of speed too fast for safety.
Under the present ordinance, he said,
the speed is regulated at IA revolutions
per minute. This ordinance was passed
Il long time ago when the wheels of
3ide-whee( steamers were much smaller
than now. The speed of the FELTON,,
| Clyde and Warner at II revolutions
per minute is about Az miles per
hour. He advised that the ordinance
be amended, making the speed about &
miles per hour which would insure
safety from collision and give the
steamers ample steering-way.
A communication with reference to
the bicycle nuisance from His Honor
Mayor Almond, calling attention to
the great danger and asked that an
ordinance be passed prohibiting bicycle
riding in the streets of the city was read.
Jesse Bingham petitioned for curb
ing, paving and guttering on Jefferson
street from Thirteenth to Fourteenth
streets.
Thomas j. Bowen for the passage of
an ordinance for his relief, allowing
him to construct six new houses on
Pine street between Seventh and Eighth
with double cess pools, as the contract
for them had been made before the pas
sage of the ordinance prohibiting the
building of two houses with one cess
pool.
The Pusey & Jones Company, for the
repaving of Front street from Walnut
to Poplar.
John Hare for water pipes on Adams
street between Ninth and Tenth.
G u. Guyer to have the lamp on the |
south side of Eighth street between
King and French moved to the north
side.
VIM. NJ Candy, for lamp on Ninth
street between Lombard and Poplar.
A communication was received from
the Board OF Health with reference to
the Shipley Run sewer. 1t called at
tention to the deplorable state of SANTA
tion existing at this sewer and, said
that the nuisances were Of u nature
that the Board of Health was powerless
to abate. II asked the prompt action
)f the City Council in staightening and
the sewer and having it prop.
arly paved.
Pending motion made by Mr.. Adele
o pass an order for Davis 4 Bro. for
81 900 on account of the contract for
'aving Fourth street, a long discussion
ook place, Mr.. Payn'er moving to
Imeud, making the amount $4,000. It'll
vas held by Mr. Paynter that the whole
'fthe appropriation for the year lust ,
losing should be spent. He spoke Of
some understanding" that had been
tfected to this effect.
Mr.. Merris Taylor replied that the
understanding had been that about
5000 should be expended each year !
Or repaving Fourth street. He thought
proper to draw the order Of Davis 81
Bro. for 81 900 as contemplated by Mr.. I
Abele's motion and let the rest of the $
20 into the general fund. :
Davis u Bro. were not asking for the E
money. t
Mr.. Talley-"I would like to ask |
THAT amount the city has in bank.
Mr.. Taylor-About nothing. I
Mr.. Talley-Then this order if passed s.
Iill have to come out of the bank ac-
cunt of the ensuing fiscal year. Now II
lr. Paynter said there was an under Il
,anding that both appropriations were
} be spent-the $4,000 this year and a
he So, 900 for the year commencing in
uly. | remember no u
Mr.. Paynter, (eXcitedly) | know of u
0 such understanding and did not say "
lere had been any.
Mr.. Talley-I think the gentlemen II
d say so distinctly. | was going to y
y | remember no such bargain. 1t @
as certainly not made among the
,uncil at large. OF
Mr.. Paynter's amendment was lost
I'd the order for 81 900 was drawn. 10
Mr.. Blake gave notice of an ordinance 'l al
repeal the ordinance constituting the ~ ~
ire Department Of the city and provid- u. IL
g other provisions. J."
Mr.. Merris Taylor gave notice of an a. q.
dinance to place the contracting for ~
e removal OF garbage in the hands of III III
e Board of Health as well as the re- III
oval Of garbage as at present.
Mr.. Rodney introduced a resolution WI
the Street Commissioner to io'
We "broad and handsome" crossing
across Market street i'll
mt of the Court House. Adopted.
The ordinance creating the office of a j.
,gistrar of Births, Marriages and 81;
,aths was passed; the salary being lol
ed at $500. Mr.. Lawrence alone De
ting against it. lnt
The following bids were opened for gee
, construction of a sewer on Adams Al
eet from Fifth to Sixth Tor
?. Carberry, per foot, Sj.95 A. L. ere
q, Sj23 Geo. G. Brackin. 500. All
orders in addition to that of Davis & iof
o., were drawn as follows p Car De
'ry, on account of Reed street sew al
500 j. H. Morrison, on account of re
ltract of Fire Alarm Telegraph, du dI,uI
900 boud holders and holders of W.
king fund loan, July interest, Sl5,- tra
=. Carberry, on account Of con-
ct for grading Sixth street from jack
to Harrison, 5000 and Oh ac- at
mt of grading Bennett street from 1872
18th to Eleventh, $500. pri
Adjourned. var
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