The daily gazette., 1881-07-09
CITY COUNCIL.
A Variety of Business Transacted
at Last Nights Regular Meeting.

City Council met In regular session
last evening, Col. Taylor presiding,
in the absence OF President Sharpley.
The Street Committee made the
following reports:
On the petition of N. B. Culbert
and others, for curbing and paving
ON the west side of Harrison street,
between Eighth and Ninth in favor of
allowing the petitioners to do the
work.
On the communication from the
Board of Health, In relation to q
filthy gutter at Ninth and Monroe
streets, that the nuisance cannot be
abated until the curb is set, the side
walk graded, and the yards along the
street raised.
Favorably on the petition Of the
Mutual Telegraph Company, for
permission to erect telegraph poles
on the streets of this city. sg
On Mr.. Rodney's resolution in re-
lation to tearing out and altering the
sewer at Front and Adams streets,
and raising the grade Of Front street
that it was inex pedient to interfere.
with the work at the present time.
In favor of awarding the contract
for constructing the sewer between
Fifth, Sixth, Monroe and Adams
streets to Patrick Carberry, at $5.95
per foot. v-
All the above reports were adopt
ed.
On Mr.. RodLey's resolution in
structing the Street Committee to
pave portion of Dupont street,
near Riddles Road, the committee
reported adversely for the present."
The report was laid over two weeks.
The Water Comm; ttee, on the
petition of Joseph Tatnall and
others, for water pipes on Twenty-
third street, from Market to Tatnall
reported favorably provided the re-
venue to be derived therefrom will
equal the interest ON the expense.
Estimated cost, 1915. Adopted.
Same committee reported favor
ably on the petition of John Hare
and others for water pipes on Adams
street, between Ninth and Tenth.
Estimate cost, $3.50. Adopted.
The Law Committee reported ad-
versely on the petition of Thos. J.
Bowen, asking to be relieved of the
provisions OF the ordinance prohit-
ing the digging OF double cesspools.
The committee on Public Build
ings reported favorably on the petit
tion of the Second Baptist Church
for the removal of the hay and cat
tie market from Fourth and French
streets, and recommended that it be
located on the south side of Fourth
street, between Shipley and Orange.
Adopted.
The Chief Engineer reported 81 men
employed in the Water Department |;
pay roll, $375.36.
The Registrar reported receipts OF
the Water Deparsment for Juae,
amounting to 81, ,037.7 10.
A communication was read from
Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., asking that
street, from MARYLAND avenue to the
railroad, Eleventh ward, be put in q
good condition as building operations
would thereby be greatly facilitated,
and the expense would be slight.
A communication was read from
the Board of Health, asking Council
to fit up the city hosp ital building for
temporary receptacle for hospital
patients, while the present necessity
exists.
The subject was referred to spe-
cial committee, consisting of Messrs.
Rodney, Adams, Carmichael, Merris
Taylor and Blake, and the following
resolution in reference to the subject
was adopted
Resoloed, That the Board of Health
is hereby authorized to provide, In the
remote suburbs of the city, q suitable
temporary accommodation for small
pox patients.
Mr.. Talley offered the following
resolution, which was referred to the
Opening Streets Committee
Resolged, That the Chairman of
the Opening Streets Committee be in
structed to prepare an ordinance
changing the grade of Front street
from Adams to Monroe streets, making
1t sufficiently high to admit of an arch
street.
On motion of Col. Taylor, the Com.
mittee on Public Buildings was au-
thorized to advertise for proposals for
heating the City Hall, either by steam
or heaters.
Proposals were opened, read and
referred, as follows
For removing ashes for one year -
John McKeowap, $1,000 Martin
keogh, 1854, or 80, 900 for that part
of the city West of Market street
Samuel Crothers, 81, 900 or 90, 900 for
West of of Market street Henry Nc
Kinney, $4,000; John Dolan, $3, 900
Amos Eastburn, $4,000.
For grating the bed of Front street
from Dupont to Scott Patrick Car
berry, S5 cents per cubic yard, and
Martin Keogh 70 cents.
A commission was ordered to be
asked for on opening Union street
from Front to Fifth.
Ordinances giving the Board of
Health authority to contract for the
removal of garbage, and authorizing
the publication of ordinances in a
German paper were read third time
| and passed.
The following orders were granted
for the payment of contractors for the
removal Of garbage W. s. Bullock,
| $50. "a Samuel F. Bradford, $6O.b8
Edward Murine, 5000; G. b. I'M
derwood, $24.
| Council then adjourned until Tues