Daily Republican., 1881-05-06
GUIDING CITY AFFAIRS.
COUNCIL PUZZLED WITH THE
CABBAGE QUESTION.
Board OF Health Ordinance Passed d
City Officers Elsctsd-In.
teresting Session.

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City Council last night. This time I'll
shameful neglect of the garbage an
ash contractors was under consider;
ton, but nothing was done. 1t cam
about through Mr.. MCMenamin pr,
senting the contractors monthly bills
approved by President Singley of tn
Board of Health, and moving they b
allowed. The bills were as follows
Samuel T. Bradford, 4th district, gai
bage, Sl76.5O: Samuel CrOthers, ashes
S2O0.6l; John Grinnage, 3rd district
garbage, S6S.75; Samuel Il. Bradford
lSt district garbage, $65.S0 Edwar,
Murine, ID district, garbage, SGO.42
Col. Taylor called attention to tn,
notorious neglect Of the contractors
1t was time the City should take actor
compelling these men to perform thcil
contracts No member OF C0unci
would submit TO such Il way Of doing il
| his own business.
Mr.. McMcnamin was not an apologies
for the contractors. They had greatly
| neglected their duty. Mcs5rS. Law.
renee and Mention had something to say
about the neglect Of the ash men in theil
respective baiIiwickS, and then the dis
cusSiun grew general.
Mr.. paynrer er-rhese bills are signed
by The President ot the Board of Health,
but should be examined by our com,
mirtc". Let them go to the committee
and ii the contractors have not done
right they can be diSallowed.
Mr. cMenamin. The President OF
the Board Of Health has approved the
bills and that ends ii.
Mr.. payntcr-l;ut it seems that the
President of the Board Of Health has
NOT done hi, duty. Let it go to the
committee.
Mr.. BIakc-Can't they lay over to
next meeting night ? move to amend
% that effect.
Mr.. McMcnamin-We would then be
able To Il" nothing more.
Mr. Blake--Wcll am not satisfied to
pay these men. Ifthe Board OF Health 5
chairman can do nothing think our
committee should.
Col, Taylor-l suggest that committee
be appointed to nvcStigate, and would
90 back to the Street committee. All
persons who have complaints to make
can send them to the committee during
the week.
The amendment was accepted and
the motion carried.
REGULAR REPORTS.
The proper committees reported faY-
orably on the petition of Frank Pyle for
paving Franklin street between Eighth
and Tenth, and of John McSorley for
water pipes on 22d st. The City Trca-
'urer reported S37, ,407.S2 in bank. The
Street Commissioner reuOrtcd 80 men,
md T. teams under him, pay roll, S223.-
>. The Engineer reported 50 men in
he Water Department, pay roll, $780,
%. George G. Ward, Coal Oil Inspector,
epOrted having tested 10, ,5S2 gallons OF
Ill in April.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
The following petitions were received |
nd referred
From john Taylor, to clean ditch at
hG foot Of Tatnall street from David |
lindsey, asking for the immediate ap-
ointment Of a special policeman on the
from John q. Adams and
thcrS, asking for the removal of an old
arber shop at Fifteenth and Market
treetS, which extends over the build
~ line; from Diamond State Coal Gas
ompany, for permission to lay pipes,
rect buildings, eCt., in the manutaC-
Ire and distribution Of gas from Jesse
ingham, for water pipe on east side of
IOnroe street, between Fifth and Sixth
reCtS u rcmOnStrance from John A.
arriS, against the erection Of "A frame
lilding on the east side of Washington
rect, between Seventh and Eighth
reefs from J. r. Cause and Others,
r Guttcring and paving on Tenth
rect, between Jefferson and BrOome I
reefs from l.. G. Bradford, Jr., and
hers living on Delaware avenue, pro- I
sting against the erection of polls for {
Ic tire alarm telegraph on Delaware
'enue the matter was referred to the S
ire Committee with power to act ;
ON j. Cloud Elliott and others, ask l
9 for repairs on Market street from
e bridge to the city limits; that the
aiding of streets be done as quiCkl y as
'ssible in the Eleventh ward also for
70 policemen in the Eleventh ward. I
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Mr.. Baccher moved to reconsider the =
tie by which the new Board of Health
tlnance was lost at last meeting +
lis was carried and the ordinance y
.sscd by the following vote Ayes "
Jams, Blake Beechcr, Moore, Rodney, +
Smith, Merris Taylor, Il. II. r
iylor, Townsend, Talley, Sharpley and -
Lwrence-l3. Nays:-Abele, Barn &
Il, Bailey, McMenamin, Mention, Nc "
emma, Paynter, Shaw and Denney-9. Il
Mr. McMenamin introduced an ordi- i
nee in relation to railroads, making -
the duty of the railroads to place n
tcs at all stree, crossings which City
uncil may by resolution designate,
d fixing the penalty for neglect at $50
each case. Read twice and referred.
On motion Of Mr.. Rodney, Gilpin B. d
lderw oOd wee elected member OF Il
. Bord of Revision and Appeals.
Henry G. Tu ner, Esq, and Samuel A. "
,Callster, Esq., were put in nomina- fC
N for city solicitor, the former by the
and the latter by the Re t'
blicans. Mr.. Turner was elected by h
'ote Of II toS
J. Frank Bali, Esq, was nominated
city auditor by Democrats, and,
ctcd, there being 10 votes in the aiiir- E,
tive. :,
Francis X. Messick was elected audi =,
'S clerk, fourteen votes being cast in n
favor. ',
orders were directed to he drawn in n,
'0r of the retiring members of the ",
ard of Health, $430, and Messrs. Far y,
n, Stilley and Child, $500 each, for -
ty done as members Of the board of re- Y
iOn.
Two specia! police were ordered to be
t on duty along the Brandywine at
rc. Ol
pay rolls were passed as fol C,
vs.: Miscellaneous pay roll, 81 ,140. il
police pay roll, Sl,6l6.6S. W
4 resolution introduced by Mr.. Barn s.
|, instructing the scavengers to pay tc
IRE attention to the Ninth ward was tt
opted.
Iouncil adjourned to meet Monday