The daily gazette., 1881-09-24
CITY COUNCIL.
What she City Fathers Did for their
Constituents Last Might.

Wmnt tne City Fathers DID for their
Commitments Last Night.
City Council met In regular session,
last evening, Mr.. R. H. Taylor occu-
plying the chair in the absence of
President Sharpley.
On the bill against the City Railway
Company for repairs to the gutter
plates at Front and Market streets,
which was referred to Council by the
Street Commissioner on account Of tho
Company's refusal to pay it, the Law
Committee reported that In their
opinion the Company was liable for
the bill and recommended that it be
placed in the hands of the Street Com
missioner for collection. Adopted.
MIR. McKenna, Of the Committee on
Accounts, in relation to 8. F. Wares
bill Of $8S for nineteen vaccine crusts,
which had been objected to as being
exorbitant and laid over, moved that
the bill be allowed and the vaccine
physicians instructed to hereafter pros
cure orusts from N. B. Danforth, who
offered to furnish them for $3.50
apiece. The motion was amended SO
an to order the purchase to be made of
druggists who will furnish good crusts
cheapest, and then prevailed.
The return of the second commits
sion on opening Union street, from
Front to Fifth, which awarded Geo.
w. and DR.. L. P. Bush 5000 and Pc
ter ]. Ford $3.50, was read and referred
to the Committee on Opening Streets.
The City Treasurer reported bank
balance OF $112, ,812.09.
The Chief Engineer reported SO men
employed in the Water Department ;
pay roll, $469.45.
The Street Commissioner reported
80 men, four double and six single
teams employed in the Street Depart
ment ; pay roll, $272.91. The order
for this amount was drawn In favor of
City Treasurer Guthrie, as the Street
Commissioner is on visit to Read
ing.
Petitions and communications were
read and referred as follows
From Board of Health, complaint oi
Joseph Stoeokle, stating that terra
Gotta sower on King street is too small
to carry off the drainage Alber,
Thatcher, complaining of the danger
GUS condition Of Sixth street, between
Jackson and Harrison, and recon-.
mending that lamps be placed there
from A. q. Curtis, asking that Shall.
cross avenue, between Scott and
Union streets, be curbed, paved and
guttered from McLear 6 Kendall,
asking for a lamp OH Ninth street,
between King and French /; from Jas,
Ferry, asking permission to set curb
on Ninth street, between Bennett and
Church from Z. @. Gambrill, asking
permission to set curb and pave OF
Buena Vista avenue below Vandeve
avenue from w. A. Hoxie, askinj
that the west side Of Adams street b,
paved from Fourth to Ca-pente
streets; from James Harrigan, fskine
compensation from water In celia
caused by the overflow of the sewer q
Front and Adams streets.
Mr.. Merris Taylor offered an ordi-
nance authorizing q loan If $60, 600 fo
the benefit of tine Board of Publ,
Education, to be used in the erection
and furnishing Of new school houses
Read twice.
Same gentleman offered a resolution
calling upon the Mayor to issue
proclamation requesting all citizens +
observe Monday, the day of the Presi
dents funeral, as an occasion Of hu
initiation and prayer, and ordering th
city offices to be closed end publ
business suspended as far as possible
Adopted.
Mr.. Rodney offered resolution IN
strHcting the Street Commissioner t
extend the fence on the Twelfth stree
. side of the sand lot, as portion of th
: lot is now left unprotected at daI
gerous location.
Council adjourned to meet at fv
O'Clock this evening and proceed
Front and Adams streets, to view th
sewer there. and the damages cause
by the late rains, for which compensi
tion Ia asked.
ORDERS.
i During the evening the followin
: orders were directed to be drawn
Sundry bondholders, October intel
est, $6,s52; Sinking Fund Commii
sioners, "a, 787. 80; Mrs. Elizabet
Taylor, $l20; W. +. Massey. $40