The daily gazette., 1882-10-06
A GREAT DEAL OF TALK.
NOT MUCH BUSINESS FOR
TIME CONSUMED.
COUNCILS WORK LAST NIGHT.
Auditor Balls Bill Disputed and 10 be
Reconsidered - Harrison street Grade
Settied-Bills Passed.

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All the members of City Council were
present at the meeting last night. Upon
the conclusion Of the reading OF the minutes
the Street Committee reported favorably on
the petition Of @. G. Lobdell and others ask
ing the privilege Of erecting telephone poles
on French street, and the report was
adopted. The Lamp Committee reported
favorably TO the petition to have q lamp
placed at Maryland and Railroad avenues,
and adversely 10 request for new one at
Market street below second. The reports
were adopted. '4
A balance of s1os, ,ss7.41 In bank to the
credit of the city was reported by Treasurer
Pierce. l&
The payroll for SO men amounting to
$351.52, was reported by Chief Engineer
McIntire of the Water Department. The
Street Commissioner reported 80 men, 8
single and double teams, with payroll Of
$202.34.
City Auditor Ball reported collections
amounting to $3.50. so made during the week
or that amout $l95.50 were received from
the police department % the receipts there
during September, divided a. follows fines,
$l63.60; dog tax, $i2; licenses, $40.
A report was received from the Law Com
mittee recommending that certain deeds to
the city should not be accepted until Council
had inspected the premises. Report adopted.
Petitions were received and disposed Of as
follows: Thomas Moran, permission to set
curb and pave In front Of his house on Shall
cross avenue, granted l. G. Pyle and
others, trustees OF Trinity parish, for lamp
on Adams street south OF Delaware avenue,
referred to Lamp COMMITTEES with power to
act John H. Bryant, M. M. Childs and
athers, asking for bridge over Lincoln
street between Liberia and Fourteenth
streets, referred TO Street Committee
James G. Morrow, H. c. Bowers and
others, wanting street lamp ut Sixteenth
street and Railroad avenue, referred W.
III. Patterson and others, permission to curb
In front of premises on Davis street between
Heald and Clsymont.
President Conrad stated that perhaps II
was not generally known that In the mis-
cellaneous payroll, passed at the last meet
ing, bill was included for &75 In favor oi
City Auditor Ball for assessing telegraph
poles In the city. he confessed that he did
not know of the item until he began signing
the orders. That one he declined to sign as
he considered II excessive, and considered
the best plan would be to reconsider H.
Mr.. Talley, of the Committee ON Finances,
said he knew OF the bill, that the same
amount had been paid last year, and the
committee let 1t go. Mr.. Baily thought
the bill excessive and extravagant, and
would oppose 1t.
Mr.. Talley moved to reconsider the mis-
cellaueous payroll. .t...
Mr.. Quinn thought 1t was just as much
trouble TO hunt up few new poles as tc
locate them all at FIRST, but he would vOtt
for q reconsideration.
Mr.. Paynter wanted to know how the bill
crept In. II 1t was for poles alone 1t was
excessive He would think himself well
paid by getting $40 for the work. If there
was an ordinance or resolution governing
the matter there was nothing to do but
pay 1t.
It was suggested that the Auditor be paid
six per cent. on the total amount of the as
sessment, which was $3.50. Finally, after
some talk, the miscellaneous payroll was
reconsidered and then passed, with the ex-
ceptiou of the SIS item, consideration OF
which was postponed until the next meet
ing.
An opinion was read from City Solicitor
Turner to the effect that the city was not
liable for damages to the property OF Mary
Conway, 1T Maryland avenue and Chestnut
street, by Shipley run sewer, 1t being a
natural water course.
Mr.. Garrett moved that the motion to
adopt section of the ordinance relating to
the grade of Harrison street be taken from
the table. The motion was carried, A long
and desultory debate or rambling discussion
followed, which resulted as has been usual
of late In number of personal filings be-
tween Messrs. Quinn and Garrett. The
relative merits of knuckies, curves and
straight grades were considered. At last
the ordinance was passed, the yeas and nays
being called and resulting as follows
Ayes-Abele, Baugh, Beecher, Blake, East
burn, File, Garrett, Grubb, Mention, Miller,
Moore, Newell, Shaw, Smith and Stevenson;
nays-Bailey, Denny, johnson, McKenna,
Paynter, Quinn and Talley. President
Conrad was excused from voting, having, as
he said, an interest In that street.
The ordinance is as follows:
Section 1. That the grade of Harrison
street from the curb line, on the north side
of Eighth street, to the curb line on the
south side of Ninth street, shall be vertical
curve OF six thousand two hundred and five
and one-tenth (6,205 1-ln) feet radius that
the summit, or highest vertical point OF
said curve, shall be one G) foot and six (6)
inches above the curb line of the north side
of Eighth street, distant one hundred and
thirty-six and forty-three hundredths
(136 43-i00) feet from said curo
line, or three hundred and fifty-eight and
seven hundredths (358 7-100) feet from the
curb line of the south side Of Ninth street.
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts Of
ordinances, inconsistent herewith, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
A very long and useless discussion arose
from Mr.. Quinn's proposition to have the
p, w. & B. Railroad Company notified to
put safety gates at all their street crossings
In the city, which was knocked by Mr..
Moore moving and the motion being carried
to indefinitely postpone discussion OF the
subject.
Orders were granted for the payment Of
the following bills
Dennis Kane, tax collector, 1864 Edward
Provost, tax collector, $500; Board Of
Health, appropriation, $500; w. w.
Pritchett, garbage, $131 Samuel Bradford,
garbage, $i12; Alfred Grinnage, garbage
800 Patrick Dugan, garbage, 1884
John Collins, cleaning traps, $55 j. L.
Hawkins, meals, $54.
Council adjourned at 9.20 to meet at the
Civ Hall at p. IN. on Saturday, from
thence to visit Front and Church streets to
Inspect some work there.