The daily gazette., 1883-02-09
AN ORDINARY SESSION.
BUSINESS eY CITY COUNCIL
LAST NIGHT.
ENGINEERS SALARIES FIXED
Mr.. Quinn as Taikative rs Ever and Mr..
Payntsr Declares Himself Disgusted--
Mr.. Garrett wIde-awalEe Again.

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held last evening. After the reading OF the
minutes routine business was taken up.
The Water Committee reported favorsbly
on petitions for water pipes on Penn and
Twelfth streets, and also on the petition OF
Mary Plunkett asking for a rebate fol
water tax paid, sS4 being allowed. Re-
| ports adopted.
The Committee on Opening Streets recon-.
mended the adopting and accepting of the
contract between the City Of Wilmington
and the Philadelphia and Wilmington Turn
| pike Company, read at the last meeting,
| The same committee recommended ac-
cepting the report Of the commission on
| opening Heald street from A toB Il re-
ported favorably on the proposal of Patrick
Carberry to do certain work at 80 cents per
cubic yard. All the suggestions OF the
committee were adopted.
Mr.. Garrett moved that when Council
adjourn it do so TO meet again at
5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
| 10 inspect the road beds of Second, Union.
Lincoln and Conrad streets. Mr. Quinn
moved to amend and make the hour Q
| O'Clock, claiming that o'clock was too
late. He insisted upon his amendment in
wordy speech. Being put to vote the
amendment was lost, and the original
motion was then carried.
Mr.. Beccher Of the Legislative Committee
stated that the committee had been to Dover
and all the bills directed by the Council had
been presented but one and notice OF that
had been given.
Mr.. Quinn arose and made one of hi s
meaningless and senseless speeches, based
ON bit of pleasantly by Mr.. Beecher
Mr.. Paynter hoped the President would
keep order on the floor and not allow every
member of Council to be "bullyraggedb
and insulted on every occasion. He hoped
the members Council would sustain the
President, and have all the nonsense con
tinually INDUCED In stopped. He, Paynter,
was disgusted with the actions which had
been going on and 1t should be stopped by
fair means If possible; II not, by force.
Mr.. Quinn then arose and said he knew
the gentleman meant him, but he had only
taken exception to Mr.. Beecher's praise Of
the Legislative Committee. The President
ruled him out OF order.
A batch of bills was presented by the
Committee on Fuel for the poor. Mr.. Gar
rett objected to the payment of some bills as
he, as a member Of the ward committee had
not seen them. He would like to see If any
bills for coal he had ordered were presented.
On motion the bills were referred back to
the committee.
The Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
meat reported 20 men employed with pay
roll Of S232.50, for which an order was
granted.
Street Commissioner Zebley reported 10
men and one single team employed with
payroll of S39.25. An order was granted
for the amount.
The City Treasurer reported $s1 $40. 81 in
bank for current expenses.
Mr.. Quinn presented bill from the VIII
mington Coal Gas Committee, which was
referred to the Lamp Committee. He then
INDUCED In lengthy speech upon the
general ignorance of the Lamp Committee,
and the chairman's neglect Of duty, and
said he would never sign q bill unless the
committee, of which he was a member, was
called together. He was ruled out of order
but continued his harangue, declaring that
he had never been asked to meet the COM
mittee
Mr. Moore said the committee met last
night, and Mr.. Quinn said he had not been
notified, continuing at great length upon
the shameful manner In which the minority
was treated. He would never sign another
bill so long as God Almighty let him live
He was again ruled out of order.
The corrected bills OF the Fuel Commit
tee were again handed the clerk. Mr.. Gar
rett again objected to the manner of present
Ing bills. The bills We're, however, accepted
and orders granted.
petition was read from Samuel H. Bay
nard, stating that he was about erecting
new building at the Southwest corner of
Fifth and Market streets, and wished to
have the right granted to place three bay
windows on the structure, which, he said,
would occupy one loot less of space on the
sidewalk than the present areaway and
steps. Referred to Street Committee.
Mr.. Baugh gave notice that he would
present at the next meeting ar ordinance to
relieve Mr.. Baynard.
The Trustee of Morning Star Division,
No. 2, G. t., asked for the use of the City
room, for two weeks, in which to hold a
fair. Mr.. Paynter didn't see how the re-
quest could be granted, without dispensing
with the Mayors court. The time, he
thought, had passed when the Hall could
be used for public purposes.
Mr.. Quinn conceded with Mr.. Paynter.
Mr.. Bailey said that when the room was
fitted up it was done with the intention of
giving the Mayor more air In hot weather.
He didn't think It right or fair to deprive
the public of the use of the room when it
was wanted. The room had been used ever
since he, Bailey, was boy, fer public en-
tertainment
Mr.. johnson thought 1t was a good time
now to stop the holding of entertainments
in the Hall. The room had been fitted up
for police hearings and there were plenty of
halls vacant in the city for public enter
tainments2 When there was but one case
before the Mayor he did not use the large
room, but wien there were more he gen
orally went to the new quarters
Mr.. Quinn, in another lengthy address,
agreed with Mr.. johnson and dilated upon
the breathing of pure air, etc.
Mr.. Garrett thought 1t was understood,
when the Hall was fitted up, that the public
was not to be deprived of the use of the
room.
Mr.. Payter thought the taxpayers and
citizens were more accommodated by giving
them room In which to hear police hear
ings than If 1t were rented out occasionally
for fair or concert. 1t was now put TO
use by which the public was well accom-
modated. He was opposed to the request.
Mr.. johnson again spoke on the subject
and didn't think Council would do wisely
to rent the room for fairs.
Mr.. Bailey argued that it wasn't the In
tention of Council to deprive the public of
the room when it was fitted up for the
Mayor.
The request was not granted.
Mr., Beecher presented petition from j.
j. Flannigan, 1909 jackson street, asking
that the gutter In front of his house be fixed
to prevent water running into his cellar
he had called the Street Commissioners at
ten.lon TO the matter without avail, two or
three times. Petition referred to Street
Committee. The same gentleman In ashort
speech, also presented petition signed by
AIS taxpayers, asking that part Of the city
sand lot be donated to the city militia for