The daily gazette., 1881-01-08
CITY COUNCIL.
AN ADJoUREED SESSION LAST EvENINa
AT WHICH vARIATr.oF BUsrNEss WAS
IRA MN A0TRn

AN ADJoUREED SESSION LAST EVENING
AT WHICH A vARIATY.oF BUsiNEss WAS
TRANsAoTED.
City Council met In adj nrned SESSION
last evening, President Bharpley 10 the
chair.
The Law Committee reported that the
ordinance In regard TO the return 10 be
made by the Street Commissioner on
the construction Of sewers contained
nothing contrary to the city cnarter.-
Adopted. = 8t Aftk
The Law Csmmittee. also reported I'D.
versely On all the claims for damages
growing out OF the negro riot on Oct.
Iy s40O.
MT. Rodnsy said the report was the
opiSion Of the City Solicitor as to the
liability Of the city for such damages,
but be thought n matter OF justice the
parties should bs remunerated for the
loss they sustai ned. He said n0twlth-
standing the report he would, at some
subseq uent time, introduce some meas
ure looking TO their payment.
Mr.. X. II. Taylor said ths subject was
referred ~ the Law COMMITTEES 70 ex-
anime into its legality and this was their
report. He argued that the city could
not te held liable for losses sustained
during the riot.
The report was adopted.
The City Treasurer reported balance
IN bank subject TO current expenses OF
SIT ,24302.
Tue following collections we're report
ket for past month, S174.71; Chief Of
Poll ce for December, S1ly.6O; Registrar
WaterDspartment for Decem oer, , ,s3 ,262,-
81
A number OF petitions from J. T.
Cause, Thomas Jackson, DR.. L. p. Bush
and others. asking Council 10 apply TO
| the, General Assem- bly, for legislation to
authorize the appo ntment Of n Regis
trar Of Births Marriages ant Deaths,
we're read and referred 10 the Committee
on Legislation. rt
Mr.. McMenamta offered q number Of
bills, among which were those Of the
| gsrbag, iconfractors for December. OBJ
jrc.ion being made TO that OF Jobs
| GrinuBge, Of the FRS. District by Mr..
| Taylor Of the First Ward, because be
had not closely at ended to his duties, q
mum Der OF members made similaR CON-
plants In regard 70 the other districts.
Mr.. Paynt1r present the annusl re-
| port OF II. B. Mcintire, Chief Engineer
OF the Water Department, q summary OF
which IL published else W here in to-day 3
paper. Seven hundred copies were or.
dered to be printed.
The claim OF j. T.. Pierce, admiuistra-
tor Of Wm. II. Pierce, deceased for the
amount paid by the latter ~ surety for
j. l.. Killgore, late defauItug City
Treasurer, was ordered to be paid. The
amount is nearly $500.
Mr.. Rodney moved that the riot dam
| age bills reported upon adversely by the
| Law Committee be referred TO the Police
Committee for Investigation.
Objection was made TO any further In.
vosIi CATION OF the subject ~ Council had
deoI 1ed not to pay the bills, and the
| parties had their remedy In court II they
| felt agRrievsd. The motion was lost.
Mr.. 4. II. Taylor presented petitio o
| from Albert W. Smith stating that some
time ago be had asked the Street Com
missioner to pave In front of some Of his
| property, since which tune Council had
raised the price for shis work. He ask
| ed that he be charged at the rata prevail
ing when he ordered tho work doDe.
Council then elected Vaceine Phyni.
oiaus, as folio ws:--EasteFn District, DR..
Howard Ogle; Western District, DIR.
Smith Cooper. On the ballot DIR. jose
phine K. White received two votes and
DR.. Welch one.
oRDKRa.
During the evening the following Or
ders were directed 10 be drawn:
Samuel Crothers, SOS; Davis & Bro,
S273. So, Samuel Bradford, $3.50; Edw.
Murine, $50 AZ; John GrtnnaRe, S48.75;
VIM. McM epGmi 500; Chas. w. Tai.
ley, $40; Penn. Globe Gaslight Co., S456.-
| IS; DENIM Kane. $3.50 2t.s
Adjourned.