Daily Republican., 1881-09-03
OUR CITY FATHERA
Little Duslness Brought Before
TheA Last EVENING.

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The session Of City Council last eve
did mot last much over an hour. Presi
dent Sharpley in the chair and after tn,
minutes Of the last mesting had beer
read and approved, Mr.. Townsend o
the opening st-ee. committee reported
favorably on petition of ). Moir Clarh
X Sons, Bowers e. Dure and others fol
the opening of fTwelfth street
Mr., Blake of the Fire Committee re-
ported favorably On petition Of the Fame
Hose Company for the payment in ad.
vance OF their annual appropriation.
The reports in both cases were adopted.
The City Treasurer reported a bal.
ance of STAT 1882 in bank to the cre-
dit of tho city.
Chief Engineer McIntire of the
Water Department reported ~ men en-
ploved and pay roll for the week
amounting to SA33J8.
The Street Commissioner reported 23
Inen and ! double and single teams
in his employ during the week and y
pay roll Of $2j2
The petition OF John White and 9th
erS, demonstrating against placing n
sewer traptt Front and Poplar streets,
on the ground that such procedure
would be- detrimental to the health OF
the community and tend to decrease
the price of property, evoked some dis
cusslon. X nally, on notion of II. II.
Iay!Cr the matter WAS referred to the
St.eet Committee with instructions to
have no trap placed at the point nam
ed.
"A communicate was received from
Henry a. Dupont, president Of the Will
inlngton 'd Northern railroad and re-
ferred to the Street Committee. 1t was
IN substance as foiluwa The Whining
ton and Northern Railroad Company
being about to construct a siding from
It's Soutl sida Cxtension to point where
ChrlstIana avenue inter5ects the city
line, do respectfully petition Council to
grant permission to lay track, across
Chrlst1ana avenue TO connect with the
1obhell Car Wheel Company new
works, and to extend said siding along
the i'vrtneast side of ChriStiana avenue
to the Christ ana IRON Company's roll
ing mill, 70 the Diamond State Iron
O,d Ferry mill, and tcJohn-
son $ forge, and to connect this siding
with these establishments. They will
cars for any other railroad COM
pany to and from any point along this
siding at the same ratet that such COLA
panles may charge tho petitioners for
like service
The following petitions and communi-
cations were also received and properly
rof"rred Malleable Iron Company,
asking fer curhlng and grading in the
OF Ninth and Taylor
streets; Board of Education, asking for
The issuance Of bonds to that body
to $4,000; j. f. Killiam,
asking for the use OF eight feet of curb
In front of his store at Fifth and King
streets, Andrew Stewart, asking that
curb be set in front of his property on
Lowering avenue, between Scott and
streets; G. Wesley Weldin and
>thers, asking for a lamp on Broome
street, between Seventh and Eighth;
John Boughman and John Fl. Best,
asking for water pipe In front Of their
properties In the neighbor-
lood Of Cedar street and Maryland
venue.
iO Apiio"ihky otiOiCA ny hL. ult-
Kenna and amended by Mr.. Bailey, was
unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the Street Cor}mis-
3ioner be instructed to have no sewer
.raps located in frort OF private resi-
lences, where they can be avoided.
The following bids were received for
he construction of sixty horse power
)oiler at the RoOl Spring Reservoir
lilies Il Jones, 81 SO; Harlan u Hol.
ingsworth Co., sl.4S5; Pu8ey 81 Jones
TO-, Sl,400.
The proposals were referred to the
Water Committee.
Orders were granted for the payment
+ the following bills: w, T. Massey,
l5 Amos f. Eastburn, $500; J. f.
ohnsoI, $3.50; John Grinnage, SS7 80;
pennsylvania Globe Gaslisht Co.,
4gS. S.
This finished up the business for the
light, and Council adjourned.