The daily gazette., 1881-10-15
FIRST EDITION.
CITY COUNCIL,

Regular Meeting Last Evsning
Routine Business street Com.
missioner Lyneh vindieated,
City Council met last evening Al fes-
ular session, President Sharpley in the
chair, and In the absence OF clerk PEN
ington who is away on his wedding tour,
Merris Taylor acted as clerk.
The water committee reported ad-
versely on the petition of Catherine Lee,
asking for rebate Of water tax on her
property No. 427 W. Water street. ,Adop-
ted.
a. The Committee on opening streets,
on the complaint OF the Board Of Health
as to the condition Of Pleasant street
between jackson and ~ an Bursh, repofl
TED ts.ai, in 'faSor y hlhns pp the bed q ~
The same committee reported adverse
ly on the petition OF b. McIlvaine, ask
ing that Twenty second street be opened
and graded from Market street to Elliott
Avenue. Both reports were adopted.
I The Lamp COMnittee made favOrA-
BILE report ON the petition Of George w .
Cooley, asking tor a lamp on Shipley
street betweepSF Fourth and Fifth streets.
A simi,5r sfepdrt jwAs made by, the
same Committee on the petition Of
Charles Reynolds, asking for q lamp on
Water street, between King and French
streets. The reports we're adopted.
The Street Committee reported favor
ably on the petition Of Michael McDon
nell, asking that lien against his pro-
perty be satisfied. On motion OF Mr..
Abele, the auditor was Instructed to
satisfy the lien upon his books,
The same committee reported in favor
of paying the bill of Cooling Brothers,
amounted to $100.S5.
Mr.. Rodney said be did not know any
thingli In regard TO the btu and woult
like to have the items read. The bill
was tor repairing carriage ufsd by the
Street Department.
MIR. Adele stated that at q meeting, OF
the Street Committee, some time ago, he
had agreed to furnish horse for the use
ofthe committee II they would order the
carriage In question repaired, which
they did. The commit, had u great
amount OF work 10 do and they did not
fell like walking all over town.
Mr.. Paynter said that the question OF
repairing The carriage should have c,me
before Council. He thought that If the
street committee were GONG TO have a
carriage, why the Water Committee
should also. lie moved that the payment
of the bill be land over one week.
Merris Taylor was opposed 10 the mo-
tion. The work had been done, and
Cooling Brothers had nothing 10 do with
how the order came TO do it. The bill
should be passed.
Mr.. Paynter's motion ives lost, and
the bill ordered paid.
The special Committee appointed To
investigate the charges against l.. P.
Lynch, Street Commissioner preferred
by Patrick Gardner, made the following
report:
Your committee would respectfully
report that, having investigated the
charges preferred by Patrick Gardner
against Lewis +. Lynch and having
heard all the witnesses who have been
produced as knos y lug anything about
said charges, they do hereby fully exon.
crate the said Lewis p. Lynch from any
malfeasance IN office or completely In
defraudiDg the city, aud that they tind
nothing to report against him except
that he has not exercised sufficiently
careful supervision over the acts of come
OF bis employees and that be tailed TO 70.
port TO the city Auditor fol. COLLECTION q
sale of dirt made to John Dunn.