The daily gazette., 1882-05-06
CITY COUNCIL.
A Quiet, UneventfuI Session at which Con.
siderable Business Was Transacted.

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siderable Business Was Transacted.
City Council met In regular session last
evening, President Sharpley presiding. All
the committees asked to be continued.
The City Treasurer reported a balance in
bank of $25, ,209.33, of which $4,000 is TO
the credit of the School Board and 81, ,209. .33
20 the city.
The Register reported that the receipts of
the Water Department for April amounted
to 81, $685. .96.
The City Auditor reported collections for
the week amounting to $3lS.06.
The Chief Engineer reported 43 men en-
ployed in the Water Department; pay roll,
S339.24.
The Street Commissioner reported 90 men,
single and 4 double teams employed In
the Street Department; pay roll, s220SS.
The miscellaneous pay roll, 81 ,434.57, and
the police pay roll, s2,O66.6S, were also
passed.
Petitions and communications were read
and referred as follows:
From Edward Green, asking Council to
establish the grade of Liberty street from
Maryland avenue to Nancy street.
From the j. Morton Poole Company, ask
ing Council TO require the erection of guard
gates by the p, w. q B. X. r. Co. at the
Orange street and Shipley street crossings.
From VIM. II. Foulk, asking, on behalf of
Scott NJ. E. Church, for permission to use
the City Hall from June to 10, for the pur-
pose of holding a strawberry festival.
Granted.
From Rhoads & McComb, and others,
residing and doing business on French,
Fourth and Front streets, asking TO have
these streets sprnkled.
From VIM. q. Pierce, asking for the ex-
tension of water pipes ON Orange street,
between Twelfth and Thirteenth
Frem George Cochran and others, asking
for the grading of Lincoln street, from Della
ware avenue TO Sixteenth street, and Six
teenth street from Lincoln to Scott.
From X. b. Morrow and others, for lamp
on Washington street, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth.
From Robert Burns and others, for lamp
on the north side of Tenth street, between
French and Walnut.
Mr.. Lawrence presented the following
opinion of the City Solicitor In relation TO
the power of City Council to appoint an
inspector Of weights and measures
"In section "a of the city charter It is pro-
vided that Council shall have power to "pass
ordinances to provide for the weighing Of
hay and for the measuring or weighing of
coal, lime, grain or any other matter sold In
said city," AS necessary to the proper
carrying out of this provision Council, in
my opinion, has the power TO create an in
spector of weights and measures, and to
provide for the proper compensation of the
same. Respectfully,
HLNRY Z. TURNER, City Solicitor"
Mr.. Adams presented the report of the
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department for
the past year, the reading of which was dis
pensed with and 500 copies ordered to be
printed. A summary of the report will be
| found elsewhere
The following proposals were taken from
the box and read
For grading Ninth street between Van
Buren and Franklin, and Harrison street
between Eighth and Ninth: Martin Keogh,
| So cents per cubic yard for Harrison street !;
Daniel Patton, 9S cents for both street !;
John Dolan, 80 cents for Ninth street and
| ~ cents for Harrison street Patrick Car
berry, 63 cents for both streets.
For grading Scott street, between Lover
| ing avenue and Wawaset street Hugh
Patton, 95 cents per cubic yard /; Patrick
| Carberry, 96 cents,
For paving the bed of jackson street
between Front and Second j: Davis II Bro,
9S cents per square yard.
| The bids were referred to the Street and
| Opening Streets Committees.
Council elected Franis X. Messick Audi
tors Clerk, Milton Lackey member of the
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| present Board of Health, us follows DIR.
| l.. P. Bush, DIR. James A. Draper, Edward
| 4. Kane and John Otto, Jr. DIR, Springer
is u member of the Board by virtue of his
position as Port Physician.
Mr.. Merris Taylor offered an "ordinance
for the relief OF certain appropriations, "
which takes SO, ,945 of the unexpended appro-
priaton for road to the Delaware river and
divides 1t among the appropriations for
streets, garbage, printing and incidental and
miscellaneous expenses. Read twice.
Mr.. Talley asked for information who were
the tenants Of Shipley street wharf, and Mr..
X. ii. Taylor, chairman of the Public Build
ings Committee, said the committee had
rented It to the Delaware Western Railroad
Company.
| ORDERS.
During the evening orders were directed tC
be drawn as follows: Patrick Carbery
$3.50. Is; Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Com.
pany, $517.79; Board of Health, 500
Edward Farmar, William Stilley and G. b
Underwood, members of the Board of Revi.
sion, $500 each, for salaries due.
Adjourned.
THE CHORAL SOCIETY'S REHEARSAL
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