The daily gazette., 1883-06-22
TAX RATE LOWERED.
COUNCIL CUTTING DOWN
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
NO LOAN TO FIRE COMPANIES
Proceedings of Last Nights Regular Meet
ing of City Councll-The Plan By Which
the Taxes Are TO be Kept Down.

| bJreeJb, reported Luhb Tue OObLrucLl0D was
caused by George W. Bush & Sons, and re-
commended that 1t be removed. The report
was accepted and the Street Commissioner
directed to remove the obstruction.
The same committee, In refer
ence to Bridget Slaven's complaint OF
q cesspopl being dug BY, John, Fullmer,
| on the line OF hef pfJperty, reported thai
the well was an old one AMI that nothing
could be done in the matter. Adopted.
Same committee reported favorably on
the petition of G. Warner & Co, for per-
mission to pave the west side of King street,
from Water street to the river, with Belgian
block, provided they would lay double
fagstone foot walk. Adopted, the work to
Commi, sioner.
| Same committee reported in favor &C.
cepting the award of the commission on as
sessing damages for the sewer across Della
ware avenue, at DUPONT street. Adopted.
The Law Committee having no report in
reference to the employment of special coun-
sci upon the Water Com mission bill,
and Chairman Smith stating that
| nothing had been done, Mr.. Taylor
| expressed the hope that the
committee would act promptly, as the
matter was one of great Importance, and
should be settled at once.
ment pay roll check of last week without
his signature, wbereupon the usual resolu-
| tion overruling his objection was offered and
passed by the usual party vote.
The Chief Engineer reported 81 men en-
ployed In the Water Department; payroll,
$216.S3. The amount was charged to the
appropriation for Fire Companies.
he Street Commissioner reported "a
men and six teams employed In the Street
Department; payroll, $17663.
The City Treasurer reported an overdraft
in bank OF S24 ,558.94.
The Auditor reported collections amount
Petitions and communications were read
| and referred, as follows:
From Samuel Wode and 200 others, asking
Council to take into consideration the pro.
/ priety of restoring the bucket system OF
cleaning cesspools, as there is much diff
Guilty and delay experienced IN getting the
work done under the present system. Re-
| ferred to the Board of Health.
From j. L. Carpenter, Jr, and others,
asking for the curblng and paving OF the
east sidewalk ofHarrison street, from Eighth
/ to Ninth.
From Judge Cummins, OF the Municipal
| Court, stating that certain alterations and
| improvements to the City Hall are necessary
for holding sessions Of the Court, and ask
| ing that the matter tgy attended to.
From Bishop Lee and others representing
that the sand lot has been converted into a
receptacle for garbage and otfal, and asking
to have the nuisance abated.
Mr.. Speakman moved that the Street
Commissioner be instructed to remove pile
of compost now on the lot, and to prevent
further d. posits.
The Street Commissioner being given the
floor, said the street dirt deposited on the
lot was not offensive, and that any dirt
from the gut ers placed there was promptly
/ covered, to prevent any smell. He knew
of no better place for this purpose than the
sand lot.
Mr.. Speakman claimed that much often
sive rubbish was deposited on the lot,
greatly to the annoyance of people residing
in the neighborhood, and to the detriment
of adjacent property.
After much discussion the matter was
| deferred one week, to give the Street Com
mittee an opportunity to look for another
place for depositing the street dirt.
A petition was read from Spencer Jordan,
and others, for the curbing paving and gut
tering of the west side of Lombard street,
| between Eleventh and McCaulley.
Mr.. Speakman stated that the Mayer was
desrous of having permission to publish the
ordinance in reference to fire works, passed
last fall. The President stated that the
Mayor could arrange this matter with the
| printing committee.
City Solicitor Turner presented a COM
| munication stating that inasmuch as the
| city did not own the beds of streets OF that
portion of the Eleventh ward brought
| within the municipal limits by act of the
Legislature some steps should be taken to-
| ward having them condemned. On motion
| 1t was decided that when Council adjourned
| 1t should do so to meet at the City Hall on
Saturday afternoon at 5 80 O'Clock, from
thence to proceed to The Eleventh ward.
Mr.. Stevenson asked II this matter could
not be attended to in the Council chamber
He said the city was put to considerable ex-
pense for out door meetings, when all that
was done could have been attended to in the
regular place at one meeting.
A petition was heard from Patrick Hag-
gerty and others, for the grading of Sixth
street, between DUPONT and Clayton.
The bill of William Wharton, Jr. $S45. IS,
was passed, the money to be paid the last
week in August. The bill was for gutter
plates laid on West Front street, and the
work was done two years ago, with the un-
derstanding that 1t was to be paid the fol-
lowing year, but the last Council was
always short of funds and the bill was not
paid. 1t was finally placed in the hands Of
counsel.
An order of $3.50 was directed to be
drawn In favor of the Street Commissioner
to pay Peter j. Ford the award made to him
for the opening of Union street.
| Mr. Pickles offered an ordinance making
a number OF reductions in the appropria-
ton ordinance passed last month, which was
read twice.
The reductions made are as follows
Opening and grading streets, from S12, ,0OO
to $lO, 900; paving sidewalks from 81 900 to
81, 500; appropriation of 1000 for fuel fol
the poor, stricken out; public buildings
from $500 to $4,000; repairing and cleans.
ing streets, $500 to $4,000; sewers
IS 900 to $1,000; paving beds of streets
$4,000 to $4,000; water works, $4,000 tC
$45 900; fire companies, $50, SEQ to $21, 500
(the reduction, $4,000, is the amount pro
posed to be loaned to the Water Witch, Wee
cacoe and Phoenix companies,) incidental
and miscellaneous expenses, $4,000 tt
$1,000; appropriation of $500 for re
paving Fourth street, between Market anC
| King, stricken out; total reduction, $35, 500
, Mr.. Baugh asked If Council had power tt
amend the appropriation ordinance in thi
, respect.
President Conrad said he was of tn,
opinion that as there was no negative pro
I vision in the city charter the appropria
tion ordinance could be amended In tn
same manner as other ordinances.
} Mr.. Baugh said Council should be yer,
! careful in this respect, particularly as far a
the fire companies were concerned. Las
year one company was badly deceived b.