The daily gazette., 1882-09-22
CITY COUNCIL DON NTGS.
SETH n. FEAsTER ELECTED
HARHOR MASTER.
MONEY FOR PAVING TREETs
Tho Fourth Street Improvement Fund
Relieved of "a 900 to Accomplish Other
WOrk-A Lot of Talk.

| chair
The Law Committees report setting forth
tnat there was nothing contrary to the city
cnarIer IN the ordinance changing the grade
Of Harrison street between Eighth and
| NlnJn, was read and adopted. MeRsrs.
Paynter and Quinn raised objections. Sub
sequently Mr.. Garrett called for the third
and final reading of the ordinance.
The sections were read and adopted, but
ON the motion to adopt the title a general
discussion followed, in which Messrs.
Garrett and Quinn indulged In their usual
performance of personalities.
The City Engineer was requested to give
his opinion of the matter. He said the
proposed change would materially increase
the grade. He did not think the change
was for the public good. If the ordinance
was passed the grade would be about l3 feet
In 2O0 feet and 5 inches. He believed in
changes being made when necessary, but
couldn't see the advantages Of creating a
"knuckle " on Harrison street. That was
his opinion, but If Council saw iit to adopt
the ordinance he would think then that
they knew more about it than he did.
Mr.. Garsett was imphatically in favor Of
creating "knuckle," declaring that it
would beautify the street, all of which in
| that neighborhood were full of grades, etc
| Mr.. johnson just as strenuOusly opposed
the ordinance ON the ground of its absardity
and declared that If the authority was given
for the "knuckle" the time would come
when the matter would be regretted. 1t
was never, he said, advisable or wise to
create a "knuckle." He also thought, as
did Mr.. Quinn, that the proposed change
was for the benefit of few as against the
| interest of many.
Mr.. Paynter said the contract for grading
the street was already In the hands Df the
contractor, who would hold the city liable
| for all the work he had engaged to do
Mr.. Garrett said the Street Committee
could stop the work whenever it wished, as
the contractor was paid only for what he
| did.
| After considerable desultory talking the
ordinance was defeated by rising vote of
y to H.
The City Treasurer reported balance on
hand of $l27 ,428.O5, Chiei Engineer McIn-
| tire reported 45 men engaged with d pay
roll of $403.27, and Street Commissioner
Zebley 80 men and seven teams, with pay
roll of $201.79.
The following petitions were received and
referred to the proper committees
| Permission To pave Front street between
| Walnut and French, John Fernand and
others request for lamp on the north
/ side of Thirteenth street between King and
/ French, G.. p. Underwood and Others a re-
| quest TO locate Hazlett street, to Admit OF
| the building of houses, from Charles Rey-
nolds prayer to prevent the laying of
drain from slaughter house on Eleventh
street to Lombard, from Spencer Jordan
and 20 others a request for laying water
| pipes ON Union street between Fourth and
/ Sixth, from William ID. Cloud and others,
and similar request for Eleventh street
between Church and Bennett, from z. U.
Furry and others.
An application by P. j. Ford for permits
| sion TO lay 1853 feet of curb on Scott
street between Front and Second, was
granted-the work to be done under the
supervision of the Street Commissioner er.
A communication was received from w.
ER. G, Colquhoun, complaining of the flood
| ing of his cellar at Delaware ayenud and
Dupont streets by Wednesdays storm Re
ferred to the Street Committee.
A letter addressed to G. w. Talley, chair
man of the Finance Committee, by Samuel
Il. Belts, asking whether Council was going
to hand over to the Board of Education the
$40, 900, balance of loan for building schools
and for educational purposes was read, and
laid on the table. Having come from a
private individual no other action onld be
taken,
An ordinance to amend, etc., etc., ordi-
nances regulating the health of the city, was
presented by Mr.. Beecher for its first read
ing, and was read. A motion was made
to read q second time, Mr.. Bailey objdcting.
The reading was ordered by the president,
but Mr.. Bailey arose to q point OF order, his
argument. being that one objection was
sufficient to prevent the second reading at
that time.
The chairman thought there was no rule
to that effect and deferred to Mr.. Phynter
who acquiesced In his opinion. The rules
were searched and Mr.. Conrad decided that
Mr.. Bailey's point was not well taken The
ordinance was then read by its title, and
referred to the Law Committee.
Mr.. Talley called up for third reading an
ordinance proposing to take "a 600 from
| the appropriations for paving Fourth street
and appiying 50 800 of It to the water
works and 81 500 to the paving and grading
streets appropriations.
Mr.. Bailey favored the ordinance, and
| made plea for the repairing OF Seventh
street, which he said was and had been for
some time In bad condition, much to the
detriment and inconvenience OF the large
, manufactures In the neighborhool. He
. said $4,000 had been spent IN
the western part OF the city Wlthil
two wears. Mr.. Garrett came In
I with his usual whine of how the previous
council had made contracts far beyond the
amount on hand to pay for them, and how
he had withheld numerous small petitions
solely because there WAS no money tO have
| the work done as prayed for, lie aceuset
Mr.. Bailey of having an interest in Seventh
street which he, Garrett, said was no wors'
: than many other streets.
Mr.. Quinn deprecated the way In whicl
the chairman of the Finance Committee hat
| treated the members of committee abou
this 81 500 He thought that the Chairman
: should have called the committee tbgethe
hefore bringing this matter before Council
Mr.. Paynter thought that the people o
= Fourth street should not be deprived of tn
L i,onrovements needed and agreed with Mr.
d johnson that they should pay old debt
before contracting new ones.
An amendment to appropriate the 81 so
TO tho Paving Streets Committee was lost
and on motion the ordinance as read wa
passed. r.. tIa.ho
Master to succeed Enoch Moore, Jf., wer
declared in order. Mr.. Eastburn presente'
the name of Seth IL. Feaster and MI
Paynter that of Colonel Moore. A ballo
= ,vas tolen resulting as follows Seth
Y Feaster. 13 votes Enoch Moore, Jr., @
blank, l. =,
On motion an order was drawn In 1avor Q
Mr., Keogh for $500 on account OF gradln
d Harrison street between Eighth and Ninth
es An order was drawn in favor OF the Boar
e. .. of Education for 81, ,00S.3 regular MONTH
re appropriation. -.
ne The clerk was directed to notify the Boar
y. u of EducatIon of the opinion of the Cit
ad Solicitor in regard to the $50, ,0OO, baN anee
| No