Daily Republican., 1881-04-29
FILTHY CITY STREETS.
DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL REFUSE
TO HAVE THEM CLEANED.
Regular Meeting of Council Last
Night-New Ordinances-ROu.
time Business - The Filthy
Highways.


city's filthy streets, and the Democratic
majority Solidly voted against Il reSolu-
tion which Mr.. Adams introduced, pro-
viding that the Street Commissioner be
authorized to employ an adequate force
to put the thoroughfares in good con-
dition. The matter came mp after the |
bulk Of the routine business had been
disposed Of
The resolution, introduced by Mr.
Adams, was us follows;
WHEREAS, according to the report in
the public press the streets axe in
filthy condition, br it resolved:
That the Street Commissioner he au-
thoriHed to use all available means to
put the streets in good sanitary con-
dition and to take proper steps to COM
pei the garbage and ash contractors to
perform their duties,
Mr.. BcrChcr stated that in his Opin-
ion tlIc reports in the papers, (notabiy
the ptBLICAN,) We're true, but he
had occasion to complain more Of the
ash and garbage contractors than Of the
Street Department. In his neighbor-
hood the ash and garbago contractors
do not fulfill their contracts. They are
not around for weeks at a time and the
condition in his ueighborhood was fear
fl I.
The resolution was calculated to
bring chairman McMrnamiA Of the
Street Committee To the floor, and he
followed Mr.. Beccher g. defending the
Street Department against the charges
of the REPUBLICAN,, and he made
do, inla ,,r+ Lt, - IL
the public must he the judge. "rhe
Street Committee" said he, ''has en-
ploycd every man it could get u hold Of
and has been doimga it could 10 clean
the streets. Yesterday afternoon the
RErrHLlCAN, said a portion ol the
Eighth and Fourth wards WAS rceking
with filth. ] deny it. II is false. The
Eighth Ward is Us clean as it has been
for twenty years 1t may hc that it is
slightly dirty in the lower part Of town,
because we had to leave there, but we
are down there again cleaning up; we
can't be in all places all the time, nor
get all cleaned ut once. do assert that
when the REPUBLICAN says Seventh
street is reeking with filth it is untrue.
Mr.. MerriS Taylor said that he was
in favor Of thar portion Of the reSoiu-
tiUn relating to the contractors, but the
Street Committee seems to be doing &ll
it can do He had no doubt the streets
were in Il filthy condition WHEN people
throw garbage into them, bur the Street
Commissioner should arrest them. He
was not prepared to admit that the
streets were as bad as represented.
Mr. Payntcr also had some oaIve for
the outraged feelings tor the head Of
the Sttect Department. He said til"
streets We're as clean as they ever We're,
and the Street Committee was diiigrnt
This fulSUme praise of the Street Com
mittec was followed by an address from
Mr. Adams, He had presented the
resolution good faith, and he knew the
streets were filthy, statements 70 the
contrary Notwithstanding. Pe"p," were
constantly complaining. He could see
il and he read it in the papers What
the papers had said was true. He
called attention to numerous cutters
which We're rerking with filth, and Gre
ating disease, and urged that the rcSo-
luton pass.
Mr.. Moore spoke in the same strain
When he rode to Linden aud Frank
lin streets last saturday M took parti-
cular notice Of the streets, and found
them in Shorkingly :i1thy condition.
He noticed the foot of Shiplry street
were sewer was chmlkcd up and emit
ed d fearful stencil. The streets were
in Il fearful condition, and should be
cleaned, and the complaint from them
was bad as from the contractors.
Mr.. McMenamin then defended him
self again, and the resolution WAS laid
on the table, the Democrats voting 10
50 dispose Of it and the Republicans
voting in the negative.
OTHER PK0rEEpIN&S.
The other business OF council WAS as
follows;
The Street Committee reported in IA
vnr of giving the contract for paving To
Nelson Morris, at Sl.40pc perch.
The same committee reported tavora-
bly, upon the following pctitionS:
That from E. II. Hant, asking to have
ohStructionS in front OF his door, en
East Fourth street, removed.
That from the Delaware Il Western
Railroad Company asking for pcrnllS-
sion to run II siding down Shipiry street
below Water.
That from Thomas Herman, asking
or permission to SET curb ut Sycamore
eet and Maryland avenue.
{ hat from Job Fl. Jackson, asking
that East Seventh stree be re-apaved.
TIA from Peter Il. Heustrd, asking
that ohipley run sewer, north of keed
street be walled.
The reports were adopted.
The Law Committee reported that the
propoSed ordinance for the rrIlet OF hre
COMPANIES did not conform with the
city charter as Section AZ and amend
ments thereto restrict the amounts
donated bv the city, and the proposed
ordinance would increase these dona-
tiOnS.
Mr.. Robinson failed to see it in that
light, saving that he did not mean an
,npropriatiou, but relief from u debt.
Col. Taylor opposed the ordinance,
saving it wao bad in principle and a
bad precedent to establish.
Mr.. Robinson said there was a clause
in the proposed ordinance which pre-
vented any similar relief.
Inc malIer, Oh Hlolloll VI hl' pNNNil'i
was then laid over. -,
The committee reported III favor OF
placing lamps on French street, near
Ninth:ou he west side of Jefferson street
between Fifth and Sixth streets: on the
north side of sixth Street, between
Orange and Shipley streets: and another
for Thomas McComb.
A bill for ST. 43 was drawn for James
g. Webb Publishing Company.
The petition for the paving of Spruce
street was reported favorably upon by
the committee. The report was lost by
vote Of II to Il. -, -.
The city treasurer reported $50, 4Ol''o
to the credit of current expenses.
The chief engineer of the Water De
partment, reported SO men employees, III IN
the Water Department; pay roll sfo'; ~; 20
The street commissioner reported 81
men and II teams engaged in cleaning
streets; pay roll Sl09.25. ..:,,,
The following petitions were received
and referred