Daily Republican., 1882-02-18
CITY COUNCIL.
An INTERESTING SEssIOS Or
QUE CITY FATHERS.
The Portrait 0fPresiden Gar n al d
A Warm Discussion On the ex.
ira Appropriation 10 the
Water Department,

A stated meeting Of City Council wa
held last evening", with President Sharp
ley in the chair
The law committee reported favor
ably on the ordinance providing for al
extra appropriation to the Water De
parrment
The City Treasurer reported bal
ance of $S3, 15O32 in bank, to the cred
1t OF the city. ...
The Chief Engineer Of the Water
Department reported twenty-five men
employed, with a pay roll amounting
to S2l6 90.
The Street Commissioner reported
sixteen men and four, teams employed
and pay rol Of SlS.03.
Apetition was received from George
w. Bush aud others, asking that Front
street from Broom to Harrison streets
be graded; also for permission to grade
Clayton street in front OF their proper.
ty. Referred to Street Committee.
Mr.. Mention presented tho petition of
NJ. G. Tierney and Others, asking that
Llnien street between Harrison and
Broom streets be graded. On motion
the petition was referred to the Street
committee.
Mr.. Talley presented a petition signed
by Bowdrs q Dure, and over 200 others,
q king that something be done imme-
diah ly, to render the approaches lead
ing to Eleventh street bridge passable.
matter was referred 10 the Street COM
missioner with instructions to confer
with the Bridge committee of Levy
Court and see what action they propose
taking in the matter.
Mr.. Townsend said that there was a
great deal of complaint from Moir q
Son, respecting the condition of the
road in front of their canning Pstab.
lishment, and had read communities
tion that he had received from the firm
in reference to the subject. The matter
was referred to the Street committee.
Mr.. Rodney reported that the oil
painting ordered by Council, Of Presi-
dent Garfield was completed, and moved
that Council take reces. of ten min
utes to examine It. After the recess
the report was on motion received, the
portrait accepted and an order for 5000
drawn to pay for it. On motion of Mr..
Rodney the picture was placed in MIR.
Beechers care, with instructions to
place it OF exhibition in some public
place for week.
On motion OF Mr.. Paynter the ordi.
nance making an extra appropriation
to the Water Department was taken up
for a third reading.
Mr.. Sharpley called Mr.. Mention to
the chair, and spoke in opposition to
the ordinance; he said that he WAS Op-
posed to extra appropriations, for If it
was once entered upon there Is no tell
ing when it would stop. He staVed that
the Water Department had $4,000 for
the past year, which was mole than
double the amount of the previous year,
and said that he would like to know il
the erection of ll2 more houses during
1881, and bursting o. main and a new
boiler would maze that much differ
ence in the expenditure. He thought
that ii one CO ommittee has the right to
ask tor an extra appropriation they all
have the same right, and there Is no
telling where the thing would stop.
Mr.. PAINTER said tha' the water COM
mittee did not care one cent whether
the ordinance passed or not, but he was
opposed TO the gentleman casting any
insinuations On the committee. He was
totally unprepared for such an attack,
and he did not think it fair in the gen.
tleman to make it,
Mr.. Sharpley said that the commit
tee might We known where he stood
in the matter, and while he believed the
committee were honest, still they put
him in mind of the boy who while he
had plenty of money went ahead and
speut it, and when it was gone went to
pap for more. Now the city is the pap,
and the citizens are the supporters of
pap, and they will be called upon to
pay tho bill in increased taxation. Se-
eral others took, part in the discussion,
when upon motion of Mr.. Merris Tay-
lor the matter was postponed until next
Friday evening During the evening
the following orders were drawn in ad-
dltion to the pay rolls of the different
departments.
Committee on Portrait $200.0O; j. B.
Ball, $40