Daily Republican., 1883-09-21
7 A|RD EDITION,
Cl CY COUNCIL.
The Municipal Court ana the
Water Commission Ventilated
Plenty Of 6OOd NaluPed Talk.

The City Council met last night, II.
F. Pickels, in the char but retiring when
President Conrad appeared.
On n otion of Mr.. Pickles the follow
ing overpaid taxes were ordered to
be refunded: David E Bell, Sl.sl ;
Benjamin w. Cannon, Sl5.O5; Will
liam ,,mbs, SAL, james Brad.
ford, Sl7.1O and John l.. Richards,
Sl.T.
Mr.. Stephenson, from the Water Com
mittee, reported tayorably on the petit
ton 10 extend water pipes on Ninth
street between Clayton and DUPONT /;
Ninth street 80 feet west from Church
ana on Gilpin avenue from Rodney
street. An order was drawn on the
Treasurer to pay James 7. Bird 81 over.
paid water tax.
Mr.. Eastburn, from the Street Com
mittee, reported in favor of awarding
the contract for furnishing stone for the
city to Martin Keogh, he being the low
est bidder.
Mr.. Murray wanted to know if the
committee had ascertained where the
stone was to come from.
Mr.. Eastburn said they lal not, nor
did it make any difference, so the city
got the stone. Mr.. Keogh might buy
them, quarry them or steal them, for al
it concerned the city, so the latter got all
the stone it needed. That was the
main thing.
Mr.. Murray still was not satisfied,
and intimated that Keogh got some OF
the stone out OF the streets he ex-
cavated.
Mr.. Garrett, strong friend of Mar.
tin Keogh, the contractor, wanted to
know what certain members had
against him. He wanted them to come
"0t openly and squarely and make
tn r charges if he was guilty OF any
dishonesty, and not be everlastingly
limiting at something imaginable in the
back ground.
Mr.. .Speakman thought that an &C
count ought to be taken of the stone
belonging to the city and now lying
around in open lots. The city ht
thought should not buy stone when il
had enough of its own.
Mr.. Eastburn said the city only
bought the stone it needed after its OWL
supply run out The report was adopt
ed, Mr.. Murray and one or two more
votin- against it.
Mr.. Eastburn presented deed from
the Christiana River Improvement
Company conveying the bed Of Oak
street to the city. He said it was ne.
cessary to have this deed TO preve the
removal of sand from the street. The
deed was accepted and referred, anc
the Street Com missioner instructed tt
prevent the removal of sand.
The Law Committee presented a re
port stating that y. b. Smithers, Esq ,ha'
declined as one of the counsel of the
Water Commission contest. AS the re'
port was signed by only two ofthe com
mittee the cuair could oniy y put it as :
minority report
Both Mr.. Ahele aud Mr.. Mentor
said they had not signed the report as
they had not been consulted in regarC
TO employing counsel.
MI Baugh-i would like to know by
what authority counsel was employed
in this case.
The chair-By authority of a resolu
ton pa,s,d by the City Council, | pre-
sumo.
Mr. Baugh-I would like to know
who employed Mr.. Smithers?
The cha'r-The Law Committee,
presume.
Mr.. Baugh-IIaS two members of tn
committee "A right to employ counsel?
Before the latter question was an
swcred, Mr.. Pickels moved that the re
porl be referred back to the committee
which motion prevailed.
The Treasurer reported Sl35, 1886 il
bank to the credit Of the city. Tn
auditor returaei the Water Department
check and the usual course was taken
The Chief Engineer of the Water DE
partment reported 40 men at work witt
a payroll of S3S9.5l. The Street Com
missioner reported 26 men and team
employed with a payroll of Sl53.60.
Petitions being called for, Henry G
Webb omplalned Of annoyance from
surface water gathered on Sycamor
street, and asked that IA culvert be mad
under said street, to carry Oft the waste
water.
BAily & Hughes asked permission t
set curb On jackson street betWet
Fifth and Sixth streets, at their owl
expense and under the supervision o
the Street Commissioner.
The Atlantic Telephone COMPANY
through W. r. Westbrook, its Superb
tendent, asked permission to chang
certain p"."- on Market street, frol
Fourth 10 Eight, to clear the Fir
AIdr II ltItSrapn wires.
William G. Jones asked permission
to set cUrJ on Gilpin avenue, north u
BrOone, at his own expnese.
". NJ. Candy and other propert
ownrrs asked to have Rodn"y stree
oprned from Delaware avenue 10 Penn
sylvania avenue, also 70 have the nOrtl
westerly side of said street curbed, an
d i've. loot pavement laid.
w. c. Il. Colquohoun complained i
a letter of the damage sustained to hi
property at Delaware avenue and Du
pUut street from the late rain storm, o.
account of insufficient water course:
He asked Council to award him $50 I
cover the damages.
a petition was presented for lam
on Hen'U street, between Washingto
and jefferson.
=, Haggar-y asked permission to cur
80 feet Of his property on Sixth stree
between Clayton and DUPONT streets.
r. Chandler and others asked to hav
GiIpin avenue, from Rodney to Clayto
streets, graded.
Mr.. johnson offered the following:
10 the President and Members {
City CounCil-Gentlcmen Believiu
that there is bad feeling existing b,
tween the ponce ana Tue Judge ol III
Municipal Court, which is working to
great disadvantages 10 the financial il
trrn3t Ct the city ; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Police Commit
tee be and is hereby instructed toinvi
the Mayor, the Chief OF Police and IL
pUlicem Ii TO meet the committee
make known any grievances that ma
now exist or have heretofore existe'
Also, to oiuvite the Judge Of the Munic
pal Court to meet committee to intOrI
them of any existing difficulties b'
tween him and the Mayor, the Chief I
Police and policemen, and that the con
mlttee be- empowered To ernploya a shor
hand writer to take down the stat
rnens of each individual ; and the con