Daily Republican., 1882-05-06
CITY COUNCIL.
PROCEEDINGS Of THE MEETING
LAST RVENlNG-RE, ELECTION
OP THE HEALTH BOARD.

LAST EvEN1NG-RE.k kLECTlON
or THE MEALrH BOARD.
The regular meeting of City Council
was held last evening, with Mr.. Men
ton in the chair.
The City Treasurer reported balance
of $5, 200. .33 in bank to the credit OF the
city, ard $40, 900 to the Board of Edu.
cation Loan.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De
partment reported forty-three men en-
ployed with pay roll amounting to
1899. "a.
Street Commissioner Lynch reported
that during tho week ending on May
2nd, he had twenty nine men and nine
teams employed cleaning the streets and
cutters. The pay roll am ounted to
S220 81.
A petition was received from the S
NJ orton Poole Company and Others,
asking that gates be placed at the rail-
read crossing at Orange and Tatnall
streets, simil&r to those at Market street.
Referred to Street Committee.
The petition of William Fl. Foulk Oh
behalf of a committee of Scott NJ. f.
Church, asking for the use of the City
Hall from Monday June 9Th, to SaJur-
day June 10Th for the purpose of hold
Edward Green petition to have the
grade of Maryland avenue between
Liberty and Nancy street established,
WAS referred to the Street Committee.
The petition of residents and persons
doing business on Front, French and
Fourth streets, asking Concils to have
those streets sprinkled with water, was
referred to the Street Committee.
William G. Pierce asked that water
pipes be laid on Orange street frsm
Della. Ave. to Thirteenth street. Referred
to the Water COMMITTEES.
William B. Londerman petition for
the grading of Lincoln street, between
Delaware avenue and Sixteenth street:
and Sixteenth street between Lincoln
and Scott street. Referred to Opening
Streets Committee.
Robert B. Morrow asked that a lamp
be places on Washington street between
| Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets.
Referred to Lamp Committee.
Tho petition of Robert Burns for
lamp on Tenth street between French
and Wa lnut streets was also referred
to thelamp committee.
Mr.. Laurence from the Law Commit
toe, to whom was referred the petition
asking that an inspector of weights and
measures be appointed for this city,
presented the opinion of the City Solici.
TOT on the matter. That gentleman re-
ferred to certain laws and ordinances
which gives Council the power to reg
ulate the weighing of hay coal and
other articles, aud said that in his
opinion Council had an undoubted right
to appoint such al officer. The report
was received and filled.
| Mr.. Adams presented the report of
] the Fire Department for the past year,
! which was on motion received and 900
copies ordered TO be printed.
The following proposals were offered
and referred to the Street Committee.
For grading Ninth street between
Harrison and Van Buren, streets.
Daniel Patton IS cents per cubic yard
| Hugh Patton. -
John Doi-n......"....sO
Patrick Carberry. y......oS
For grading Harrison street between
Eighth and Ninth streets:
Martin Keogh. .bsh cents per cubic yard
Daniel Patton. .....6o -
John Dolan.. ........R "
Patrick Carberry. so
| For grading Scott street between Low
sring Avenue and Wawasset street
Hugh Patton. ....... 9j cents per cubic yarc
Patrick Carberry ......y5 -
For paving jackson street between
Front and Second street {:
Davis Il Bro........ 30 cents per square foot
| On motion of Mr.. Merris Taylor.
Council proceeded to elect city audi
tors clerk Mr.. f. X. Messick was
, nominated, and Messrs. Paynter anC
Beecher appointed tellers. The vote
was as follows: f. X, M 'ssick 10
blank =, and Mr.. Messick was declar cd
elected.
Council then elected Mr.. Milton
Lackey as a member of the Board OF
Revision, by the following vote: Lack
sy II blank /. On motion OF Col. Tay
lor, Council proceeded to an electiot
for mem bers OF the Board Of Health
and on motion of Mr.. Bailey, Col. Tay
10 rcast the vote of Council, and re-e'ect
ed the old board.
Mr.. Merris Taylor introduced an or
dinance for the relief OF certain apprO
priations which was read the seconC
time and referred to the Law Commit
tee.
| Mr. Talley asked for Information il
relation to the renting of Shipey stree
wharf, and Col. Taylor said that it wa
. rented to the Delaware Western Raj |
road Company with the understanding
that they were to vacate, whenever
they received notice from the city to d'
so.
The following orders in addition t.
the pay rolls Of the Water and Stree
Departments, were drawn:
Miscellaneous pay roll, u, ABA 81
, Police, $2,06S 6S; Patrick Carperry
$500 IS; Pennsylvania Gl be Gaslighl
Company, $5lz79; G. B. Underwood
$500; Will m S,illey. $500; Etwart
Farmer, $500; Board of Health, 500.
Council then adjourned.