Daily Republican., 1883-01-26
CITY COUNCIL.
TEE MEETING Last EVENING
REGULAR BUSINESS TRANS
ACTED.

The Opening Streets Committee re-
ported having awarded the contract 10
! grading market street, north Of twenty
| third tn tn" city Line, To Martin keogil
II - cents per cubic foot. The SAINT
committee reported that they had eX
| amurd the deeds Of certain streets Of
fercd by George W. Bush and E'lcI
! Bush, and recommended thai tuunci
at som" future time meet ON Second
| Union and Conrad streets and view IN
! streets named.
The City Treasurer reported 81, 6tZ. T.
( ~ bank Ia th" credit ui The city.
/ Auditor Bail reported liens agnln|
various property which W"r" ordered Il
! be- entered upon the lien books.
| The chief engineer OF the Water De
parun"nt rpUrir" nineteen men 'n
| piuyrd, with a pay roll Ot S22J,
til" Street Commissioner rrpDrlr,
sixteen men, three double and one singh
rram>rmpIoyrd, with a pay roll amount
ny 10 SlOo.4j.
Mr. Moore presented "A communication
from th" Armour Electric Ii -it' 'umpan,
accepting the condition, imposed b!
Council for thc u,v ur the lirr-aiaru
telegraph poles.
MFR. Grubb presented a prttiou fn
lamp, over Third Stree, Hridgr, Con
siderable discussion "u>Urd over lhi'
petition. it being tn" impression thai
III" matter had already been h"turc tn,
Lamp Committees. Examination Of tn,
minutes showed the einpr' -siun oh""rro
n"ulis and the petition, on motion OF
Al r,,t "a, he. |
C"nmttr" with power to act
Mr.. Smith presented a petition which
wa referred to th" Water Committee,
from John llrndrick,on and others, for
water pipes ON Head street between
Eleventh and Twelfth Streets as they
intend 10 erect twelve house, IN that
square.
MrSmiih presented apr,Ition from the
same parties, which Was referred t" the
Lamp committee, asking for a lamp on
Eleventh street, between Hrald and
'tlaymUnt streets.
Mr.. Bailey Inuy"d that III" 'ity S".ici-
Tor hr instructed To prepare an act
enabling Council to sell the square
commonly inoNn as the Sand
Lot. " The motion was adopted with
out dissent
The Opening Streets Committee wrr"
rn motion Of Mr. Garrett, authorized I"
i.# ,"rti~r for prupusa,~ Tor the grading
N Seventh street, Wrnr Of l'roouir.
MIR. Blake introduced IA resolution re
uuiring the AruuuN Electric Light
Company To- remove their wires from
the fire alarm telegraph poles, ana the
pD.", L. y" USED for no other purpose
than what hey were originally lnl"nd-
rI Mr.. Blake said that in various
riIir, the arltnuriti", had compelled III"
removal Of the electric light wire,
~hrh were in close proximity with
other wires. He was III favor of rlcr-
lrlr Ii.ht~, hu1 Thought that Council
should vruyid" against accidents from
them. Air. Moore mad" Il few remarks
in favor of 'h"ir retention, and said th"
Superintendent of the Fire Alarm Tr.r-
graph Company had said there w"Uld
be- no trouo." from The fire., and was in
favor of giving the company trial
Nr. Quinn made i lengthy speech
against corporations in general, and
electric lighI companies in particular,
ruH..-ning t" eternal torment and pun
i.i.oIrnt all Couucilm"n who did not
vote for the resolution.
The resolution, after Il few more rr-
marks, WAS passed by 4 vote Of . to H.
Mrt,arrrtt prrS,Htc an ordinance, H.
amend m ouiinAncr in relation TO tit"
h.uginr,r and surveying Department of
rin city, which wa, read twice. The
urlIUHucr pruEidr> tor on" 'hIrt Eugl-
.n.o.raIId Woa>,i>r1m~
Tin. ,am,. grn. .rn,m also mtrmIucrd
another rurlilauri. regulating the to'N
:...I r,.i .ir., lh. ,alarir, uf the officers OF
,Io. Sur,r,i iug Department.
Nftrra irw rrluarl,, by Mr.. Quinn
IN" ordinances were referred tuthr Law
, ,,uuriti.r.
", l,u,tipu Of Mr. Errrhrr, the NrW
rjn rm,grry wa, taken up for ronsidrr-
,liru
SECTION no WAS taken ND This >rC-
ti,u r,.uIji,, rh,. Registrar 10 keep Il
,rr.r,tr record Of deaths. births aud
,uIrr;,,rn. and viyiuy CuuuriI pow"r to-
r1, other wurk upnu him. Tn" section
,,.4, nduut,I without discussion, rs also
wa, .rr,inn NJ rcuIijriur parents to
,,i,. uutir. uf MI hir1h>, r'rryymnu
and tnrr, who NAV perform the crrr-
mon, uf ,u,rri.,,., and lhr pllysiriln
u,r rnr,nrr of ,ii drqtu-. and allowing
~, l,,,;,I hermit uul,-,, 1hr latter part
j.. r,,unIirh with
SrrrInv ~ proyIling penalties for
.l,. ',;,J,,i,u If fine three prrrrdiur
-,,,.,;,r. ,,,. ,Luu,rI vitho,it Lisrus-
.i,,
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