The daily gazette., 1881-02-04
CITY COUNCIL.

|krss TRANSACTED BY THE
cITY's LEGISLATORS.
H. Council met IN regular ses-
i last evening, President Sharp
Il the char. The session was q
i and eventful one. there being
*one committe report. -.
il Street Committee reported
ABLY upon the petition OF
les l.. Gabke, asking permlssion
emove a portion OF his building,
kr of Fifteenth and Market
hs. The report was adopted
4 HMr. McMenamln gave notice
i he would offer an ordinance
&g Mr.. Gabke the necessary au.
y.
City Treasurer reported $37 ).
B in bank TO the credit OF cur.
Expenses.
be Chief Engineer OF the Water
hrtment reported 10 men in his
hov for the week ending Febru-
Isl pay roll, Sl99.t0.
be- Street Commissioner report
b. men, 2 double aud | single
b in his employ for the week
Ag January 29Lh pay roll ,sl05,-
motion Of Mr.. Paynter the
were su'pended 10 order to al
the Chair to fill the vacancy in
! Legislative Committee occasion.
BY the resignation Of Mr.. Rod.
The Chair filled the vacancy
appointing Abner +. Bailey, OF
Eighth ward.
&TloNs AND COMMUNICATIONS.
*e following petitions and CON-
cations were introduced, read
feterred.
pm Thomas Mitchell, a lengthy
nent setting forth the bad con-
y oil the street cutters. In the
#huncation ii was stated thai
krlter applied some time ago to
Mayor in regard to the matter,
had been referred to The Streel
missioner. That aentIeman
stated he could not take any
IN the matter, as he could not
any men TO work unless or
! by the chairman of the Slree.
mittee.
:. MeMenamin stated that the
y Commissioner put on what
he desired. The committee In
way interfered with him. He
fd that the communication be
'fea to a special committee. Mr..
p taylor seconded the motion
Il !. dong SO said he was opposed
'eierrlns the matter to a spec ial
plltlee, and he merely seconded
motion to bring the matter be-
eoancIl. lie thought the Street
nitlee was the proper one TO re
be matter TO.
e motion to refer it to a special
elltee was lost, and it went TO
lreet Committee.
communication was read from
Eillott, setting forth that he
applied to the legislature fol
81 3f,Iy ny. 10 vacate snuff mill Ian.
81 .ne .l',' concord pike to the old
mil as it was of no use s;Oe. NJ.
opening Of Washington and and
s. eenlil streets. He de.ir.d 1
c.l Toy to visit The locality in as.,ds' ords,
es what portion of he Iano a. o'uel h
Eed vacated. '"0 zane he
II lneorporators of the From,
ln,nh @nl9n street railway comma,
"tsa tsa, a communication settiu'
.r shal at. they had b en- granted ,sAs :
y /, : tracks on Front street to ~, I1,s
~ roo oarlh, to either Madison q,
rron, roe streets, .,, and return by wa, !"
,fora iols street to Market. Thu
,.Vne .in,, protested against authmI
'a"s e,nS granted TO the city railwa,
@ ! y 10 lay tracks on From,
N : 10 Monroe aud thence ,oto 70
!, ! Rodney presented the r.no.,
10 ,o.aa ,eaeeipss and expenditures Of
'oafd at, OF Education for the vaar a.
,sbad a1e report has already been a
!, kodney presented the fo,,o,
,osoJ ,eSol9llon N, which was adopted
- so'Ssa iva That the Street Com
.,a,'i.'1 ~ oe and are hereby lnstruetea n
sysr5 .9a.le III, INTO I, aud report the fasts
,S5 nq'a = 70 the contract of the late
~ nv ,ha H. l6 nowe with the city for
u 7r ',le Quarry lot.n
h ialles presented a resoln,;on
D , c"aa.,;d,o "as adopted, instructina' the
ne 9o,ithiltee "an to inquire wb.the
.isbea s"' lamps lamps IN the city are ex.
lJourned. Nv.
r;, ORDERS.
!. ring the session the follov,no
: pa" %gpe IoII directed to be drawn
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