The daily gazette., 1882-07-28
CITY COUNCILS WORK.
ROUTINE BUSINESS AT LAST
NIGHTS SESSION.
CHANGE IN THE POLICE STATION.
The Revision of the Committees-A New
Fire Alarm Box Asked For Many Petit
iOns Preseuted,i ilisE RI mo

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tiOns Presented. iFE RI mo
| The meeting of City Council last evening
| was attended by Is members, and was called
to order by Mr.. Mention, who occupied the
chair. President Conrad soon arrived how
ever, and took the nallet. At the conclu-
sion OF the reading OF the minutes the petit
tion of Samuel NJ. Hannum and Others, to
pave the east side of jackson street between
Sixth and Seventh, was reported tayorably
| by the Street Committee and the report ae-
cepted.
L The committee also reported favorably the
| petition of II. II. Reagan, No 1O3 Fast
Fourth street, who asked for q space of six
feet in front of his place Of business, now
occupied by market wagons twice week,
to allow Of. the backing in and out of
wagons. A desultory debate followed the
report, to which one or two of the members,
objected, and finally, after much waste Of
time, the report was accepted with but one
| or TWO dissenting voices, The discussion how
| ever, developed the fact that strohg feel
ing is becoming prevalent that the time is
last approaching when the nuisance Of street
markets will he abolished altogether in the
| city.
It was suggested by at least one speaker,
| Mr.. Quinn, that the city build 10 suitable
produce men to take stalls there. Mr..
Paynter complained OF the trouble he had
lately had in driving past Fourth and King
| streets, which intersection is much OBJ
structed with stands and baskets, aud de
clared the next time he was caught in the
same fix he would drive over the baskets, no
matter what the result. fr fUEt
The Committee on Law, to whom was re-
ierred the ordinances ON fireworks, reported
auac f,, tI,,A 4
| conflicting with the city charter. aA u
The contract for removing ashes in the
city was awarded to Martin Keough for |
- ,499, and an order was granted Amos
Eastburn for $500, the balance due him on
his contract for removing ashes ts5
The amount of the miscellaneous payroll
was 81 ,434. 40, for which an order was
granted. N e. e.nII
The Committee on Public Buildings re-
ported favorable the request of the Mayor.
and Chief of Police to have the iront room
of the City Hall arranged for police
hearings. ~tf[sEt tfif n 1lvJt
petition was received for a lamp at the
| corner of Rodney street and GiIpin avenue
and referred to the proper committee. b. IN
On recommendation of the Police Com
mittee an order was directed drawn for
S507.45 on the clothing account of the old
police force, which would square them with
the city. FgE.ttr b4tf.r-s. n
The payroll of the police force was pre-
sented as all right, and on motion an order
was drawn for S2,2l6.6S, the full amount, not
| payable until after Monday next. Thelist Of
names and the amount due each officer was
read by request.
Mr.. Quinn, chairman of the committee
| for the revision of the standing committees
| presented a report recommending the fol-
| lowing addition and alterations Messrs
/ Of hI1I1pI nd l.
| Committee, Mr.. Newell to take Mr. Batgh's
place on Navigation, Mr.. Denny substituted.
for Mr.. McKenna on Accounts, Mr.. Newell
| to be on Engrossment in lieu of Mr.. Blake,
and Mr.. Denny ON Education instead of Mr..
| Shaw. 1t was discovered that Council had
no right to increase the membership of the
| Street Committee seven and the report was
therefore laid over for one week.
The reports of Chief Engineer MelntiFe of
the Water Department and Street Commits
| sioner Zebley were received, aud orders
granted for the amounts of their respective
| pay rolls for the month of July--$396.04
and S299.43. City Treasurer Pierce reported
balance of SSS, ,70791 in the Union Ma
tional Bank.
A petition was received from the vestry of
Trinity Chapel, for lamp at the, southeast
corner of Delaware avenue and Adams
| street and for the removal of a fire plug at
| to proper committee.
A petition was read from J. T, Cause, vice
president of the Harlan Il HollingsWorth
| Company, asking that for the safety of their
| property, tre-alarm signal box be placed
at their works and connected with the city
system, the firm offering to provide the box
itself or to act as directed by Council. The
| communication was referred to the Fire
Committee with power to act.
The jackson " Sharp Company, through
Job jackson, stated that his firm were about
to place in their establishments automatic
sprnklers as protection against fire, and
asked that larger water main be placed so
as to furnish them with sufficient head and
supply. Referred.
Mr.. Bailey reported the following resolu-
tion which was adopted !:
Resoired. That the Street Commissioner be
authorized toadvertise for proposals for repair
ing Of Seventh street from P0par street to the
p. w. &oB. railroad, and also for resetting curb
within said limits,
Petitions for lamps ON Harrison street,
near Delaware avenue, and mt the corner of
Van Buren, and Harrison streets were re
ferred to the committee.
Orders were granted as follows: Il.
Provost, $500, on account for collecting
taxes; George Leech, S2.3f, tax oyerpaid;
+. Provost, S15 for making horse tax
assessments; E. A. Finley, S9.95, tax over
paid; John Otto, treasurer of the Board of
Health, 5000, ON account of approprial
ton. =s.=z9
Mr.. Quinn offered the following resolu.
tion, which was adopted: 8a zE
Resoiced That the Street Commissioners in
conjunction with the Street Committee be and
is hereby instructed to request lsaae Hinekly,
president of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company, or their author.
lied agents to place safety gates at the end
section of streets wherever the City Council
and the Street Commissioner may deem it ad-
yisable, not only for the protection of our own
citizens but also for the interests of the com
pany.
The Finance Committee reported that |
they had appointed Milton S. Shippers as
clerk to the City Treasurer and wished to
have the fact entered upon the minutes.
The bond of William Kyne, late Tax Col |
lector, was reported satisfied and directed |
TO be cancelled.
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LOCAL LACONICS.
The picnic OF the West End Assembly at
Scheutzen Park yesterday was well attended