The daily gazette., 1882-02-25
CITY COUNCIL.

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last evening.
The Street Committee reported
tavorably on the peti ton of Mark
TIernay and others, for the grading
and guttering of Linden street, from
Van Buren TO Harrison; also, favor
ably on the the petition of John
Moir q Sons, for The improvement
Of the road leading to their new can
merry. Adopted.
The City Treasurer reported a
balance In bank Of $84, ,166.7S.
The Auditor reported having res
ceived from VIM. j. Maxwell. Chief
Of Police, $ll2.50 for fines, 1895 for
dog tax and $40 for meat licenses;
total, Sll7T.50.
The Chief Engineer reported %
men employed 10 the Water Depart
ment; roll, $235.17.
The Street Commissioner report
ed l6 men, A single aid 6 double
teams employed in the Street De-
partment; pay roll, $85 IL.
Petitions and communication were
read and referred as follows:
From the Wilmington and Nors
thern Railroad Company asking per
mission to lay track across Dock
street, into the lands of the Chris.
tlana River Improvement Company
aud one across Commerce street, in-
to the ice house Of the Kennebec Ice
Company.
From N. b. Morrison, asking that
O clear space of Fl feet be kept in
front Of his drug store at second and
KING streets, on market days.
From the Mechanics Home AS
sociatlon," Jacob Riddle, President
and S. HsrseY, Secretary, asking for
two gas lamps on Rodney street, at
Shallcross and Lowering Avenues.
From A. j. Peterson, asking to
have his property at Front and
Searles street released from a lien
for curbing, for the reason that the
grade OF the street is not Of the pro-
per height and the curb fails to pro =
{; ect his property from overhowi ng
surface water.
The ordnance making an extra
ordinary appropriation for the Water
Department coming up as unfinished
business, Mr.. Paynter presented a
statement from the Chief Engineer,
made N response to a request Of
Council at the last meeting, showing
that about $4,000 feet of pipe had
been laid since the lst of July last.
Mr.. PaYnter moved to make the
amount of the extraordinary appro-
priation $4,000. ...
Mr.. Sharpley moved to amend by
making the amount $2,9SS, the cost
Of the new boiler at Cool Spring res
servoir.
President Sharpley then spoke at
length on the power of Coancil to pass
ordinances making extraordinary ap-
propriations. He held that under the
law they could only be made by rea-
son of damage to the City Hall or
water works or some other extraordl-
nary event not anticipated when the
regular appropriations were made.
AS to the causes recited in the ordi-
nance rs not being anticipated when
the appropriations were made, the
broken main in the Brandywine was
known year ago last December, the
necessity of new boiler at Cool Spring
reservoir was referred to In the pre-
vlous report of the Chief Engineer,
while the increase in the number OF
new buildings is not, according to the
same official, q criterion to judge of
the amount of water pipe laiu. The
growth of city is natural cause
which cannot fail TO be anticipated at
the beginning OF q year.
Where has the committee shown
any necessity for an additional SO, 900?
inquired President Sharplsy. II it be
decided that the new boiler is the ex-
traordinary occasion then they can ask
for no more than che cost of the
boiler.
Merris Taylor inquired how the
committee arrived at the conclusion
that the sum of $4,000 was neoes-
sary.
In reply Mr.. Paynter presented a
statement from the Chief Engineer,
showing that it would require SO, 10e
to lay the pipe for which petitions
were already before the committee,
about $2600 for the boiler, and some
thing over 81, 900 for repairs, and a
new piston for the Worthington
pump, making total of $40, ,205 so.
Robert IL. Taylor presented a state
ment of of the expenditures of the
department and the receipts for the
years 1977-81 inclusive. There was a
regular ratio OF increase in both ex-
penses and receipts.
President bharpley claimed that the
W ater Committee :had been guilty of
extravaganza. He held that commit
tees should ask, at tlie proper time for
what is necessary, and then eonfine
themselves to their appropriations.
II. ii! Taylor, referring to President
Sharpley's doubts as to The legality
of the ordinance, said that similar Or
dinances had been approved by such
eminent lawyers as John U. Patterson,
VIM. O. Spruance, Samuel M. Har-
rington and s. A. Macalister, Esqs.,
who had held the position of City
Solicitor; and that ordinance had been
approved by the present Solicitor,
Henry @. Turner, Esq. 1t had also
been said, by one of the Attorneys
who prepared the opinion for the 'cOm-
mittee of twenty-six," that the ques-
tion of what constituted an extraordi
nary occasion was one each member
should decide for himself. e
Previous to the roll being called on
the final passage of the ordidance Mr..
Bailey said he at first had his doubts
as to the legality of the ordinance, but
had been informed by Chas. B. Lore,
Esq that it was perfectly legal 10
| make an anDroD iation for an ox6IAOr