Daily Republican., 1883-06-29
CITY COUNCIL.
REDUCING THE APPROPRIA-
TIONS-THE TAN RATE FIXED
FOR THE ENSUING YEAR.

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consequence OF the house cleaning and
renOvating now in progress at their
own chamber, the session was held in
the rooms of the Board of Education.
The minutes of the stated and special
meetings were read and approved.
The Law Committee reported tina,
they had found nothing contrary to law
or the city charter in the following ordi.
nances The ordinance to amend the ap.
preparations for the fiscal year the
ordinance to amend the ordinance pro.
viding for a Building Inspector the
ordinance to establish the grade of
Fourteenth street. The Opening Streets
Committee reported in favor of accept
ing the deeds of George w. Bush for
the beds OF certain streets in the western
par of the city.
The City Treasurer reported $24, 68S. 81
overdrawn in the Union National Bank.
The usual communication from the
City Auditor, returning the check
drawn in favor of David II. Coyle for
S2l5 SO was received, and overruled by
the usual resolution of Mr. Stevenson,
and the Auditor ordered to sign it by a
strict party vote of u ayes to 10 nays.
The Street Commissioner reported that
he had twenty four r men and six teams
employed on the reefs, with pay
roll amounting to S279.35.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De-
pariment reported twenty.four men
employed, with pay roll amounting
to S279.35. The report was not audited
and on motion of Mr.. Stevenson was
passed by an aye and nay vote of II to
10. The police pay roll for S2,711GS
was passed, but will not be paid un.il
next week.
The miscellaneous pay roll, amount
ing to 81, lOl.2 was also presented, with
all the salaries audited except those of
David II. Coyle and Joseph A. Bond.
On motion the roll was passed as pre-
sented, and then, on molten of Mr.. Pick
els, the salaries of David II. Coyle, as
Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
ment, and Joseph A. Bond, as Regis
trar, were also passed .and orders drawn
for the amounts. When the roll was
being called on the aye and nay vote on
this motion, Mr.. Abele voted aye, but
instantly discovering his mistake, said
"no, no, Mr. President, don't mean
that, mean no.
The petition of Samuel T. Reeves for
a gutter on jefferson street, between
Second and Third streets, was referred
to the Street Committee.
John H. Thomas petitiOned for Is
feet of gutter on Sherman street, near
Poplar. Referred to the Street Com
mittee.
A communication was received from
the Board OF Health, calling attention
to petition received by that body in
reference to complaints about a nui-
sance at TweEty-second and Carter
streets. The paper was referred to the
Law Committee.
A resolution was also received from
the Board of Health declaring Spring
alley a nuisance, and asking the city
authorities 10 have it paved. Referred
to the Street Committee.
The petition of w. X. c. Colquhoun,
asking that the sewer at Delaware
avenue and DUPONT street be finished
without further delay, SO that he can
fill in his back yard and make other
improvements, was referred to the Street
Committee.
Mr.. Kelley petitioned for a lamp on
Taylor street, between Lombard and
Pine streets. Referred to the Lamp
Committee.
Siedel and Hastings and other busi-
ness firms asked that one street each
year, north of Seventh and east of Mar
ket street, be paved with Belgian
blocks, to provide a good roadway for
wagons passing to the mills and other
industrial establishments in the eastern
part of the city, and over Eleventh
street bridge Referred to the Street
Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Garrett, the vote
passed on Saturday afternoon, whereby
certain streets in the Eleventh ward
We're directed to be condemned, was
and the following con-
demnatioDs were decided upon:
Eighth avenue from Brown street to
railroad, Anchorage stree, from Fifth
street to Seventh avenue, Coleman
street from S roud's line to Eighth
avenue. Duncan street from Fifth to
Eighth avenue, Brown street from Oak
street to Eighth avenue.
Mr.. Baugh offered resolution that
s., 900 each be loaned to the Water
Witch, the Weccacoe and the Phoenix
Fire Companies.
After u long discussion, the Presi-
dent declared the motion out of order
until action was taken on the ordinance
the ordinance making appro-
pratiOns for the fiscal year.
Mr.. Garrett called mp the ordinance
establishing the grade of Fourteenth
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passed, subject to the approval of the
Mayor.
o. motion of Mr.. Stevenson, Council
proceeded to nominate and elect a
Registrar OF Water. Mr.. Stevenson
Joseph A. Bond, and the
chair appointed Messrs. Grubb and
Blake tellers, who announced the vote
as follows: Joseph A. Bond, T. ;
Blank, 2. The Democrats refrained
from voting
On motion of Mr.. Pickels, the ordi-
nance amending tbe ordinance making
for the fiscal year was
taken up for third reading
Mr. Baugh moved to amend the APP
to Fire Companies, 50 that
it would read $27, 800 instead Of 81 800,
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three companies named above $1,000
each, and spoke earnestly in favor Of
the adoption of the amendment Mr.
Pickles doubted the right of Council to
loan the money, and Mr.. Eastburn
moved that the City Solicitor who was
present, be requested to give his opinion
On the matter.
Mr.. Taylor opposed the motion, rs he
could not see the use of Council asking
The opinion of the City Solicitor when
they did not pay any attention to it.
They had just proceeded to elect an
officer outside of, and without reference
10 the Water Commission, which the
City Solicitor had declared a constitu-
,ional body A vote being taken on
he motion resulted in Il tie, and it was
declared lost.
Mr.. Baugh's amendment was then
aiken up, and Mr. Pickles said he could
lOt see how Council was going to loan