Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-13

mueller, vice president; H. Leimbacher, secretary, and Jacob Kuella, treasurer. At 12 o'clock the assembly sat down to boun- tiful spread, served in ths hall below, MT. Brandt catering.
 Board of COuncilmen. Petitions Read and Referred-EStima a tes
 of Various DeparIments-Report of
 Comm1ttees-Assessmen ents Ordered La1d
 Other Matters of Interest.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Coun- cilmen was held last evening, President Sureyer in the chair. Petitions were read and referred as follows: Of Frank E. Cook for appointment as special constable; of Edward Lawrence for the repairing of Humphrey street where needed; of General Hospital society for abatement of sewer as sessments; of John Loughlin, for the grad ing of Munson street, between Crescent and Orchard streets of Martin D. CoWles, for appointment es special constable; of Mich ael Reardon, for grading of Clark avenue i; of James Whateley, for grading and curb1ng walk on east side of West Water street; of A. 0. Raymond, for removal of express wagons from Center street; of c. R. Nick las, for sewer on Oak street, between Day street and West river; of W. G. Fisher, for permission to use watering tanks for advertising purposes; Of trustees Of old town farm for abatement of taxes; ot Patrick Campbell for abatement of city tax OF list of 1872: of Henry G. Lewis for expenses in establishing his title to mayoralty (tabled); of c. l.. Bradley for compensation from injury to property.
 Resolution providing for an ordinance against erecting wooden barns in the First ward was referred
 Order for a catch basin on Elliott lane was referred.
 Communication from the Board of Public Works regarding the adoption of bylaws on nuisances and recommending that all prlvy vaults and cesspools on streets where there are sewers shall be connected there with, was re- ferred.
 Estimate of police expenditures for 1884 was referred to the Board of Finance The amount is $111 ,671-
 Estimates of lamp department amounting to $49, ,195 were referred to the Board of Fi- nance.
 Estimates of the sundry department amounting to S231, $50 were referred.
 Estimates of the Board of Public Works amounting to $77G, 76f were referred to the Board of Finance.
 Report of the Sealer of Weights and Meas ures for the two months ending October 15, 1883. was read and ordered on file.
 Report of the clerk of the City court for August and September, 1883, was accepted and ordered on file.
 Reports of the Committee on Claims ad- verse 10 p6GlClOn or LOUIS OSLeHHaA abatement of taxes and adverse to petition of David Strouse for abatement of city tax were accepted and recommendations adopted.
 Report of the Board of Compensation, rec ommending that $375 be paid James Hayes for compensation for damages from building of Lamberton street bridge, was passed.
 Report of the Committee on Water de pur chase of 8 plot of land for a pump at the junction of Washington, Lafayette streets and Congress avenue was continued to the next Court of Common Council in concur renee.
 Petition of John B. Freysinger to be ap- pointed special constable was referred.
 Resolution that three thousand dollars be appropriated to buy a plot of land at the junction of Congress avenue, Washington and Lafayette streets ba referred to the Board of Finance was passed
 Report of the Board of Public Works de walks on Chapel street from the railroad crossing 10 the drawbridge, and recommend ing that the same be repaired at the expense of the property owners, was passed.
 Report of the Committee on Sewers in favor of a sewer in Madison street between Franklin and Bradley streets. Passed.
 Adverse report of the same committee de sewer in Ashmun street was adopted.
 Communication from the Board of Public Works asking for transfer of appropriations for the building of crosswalks, &c., was re- ferred back to the Board for more lucid statement in regard to their wants.
 Councilman Stevens in the chair.
 The question of straightening West river and applying to the legislature for power to take land was taken up.
 President Spreyer bsipg in his seat made a strong speech in favor of sewer. He said that the trunk WAS needed and no sewage should be hereafter emptied into the river. The sewer he said could be built from Oyster Point to Congress avenue without let or hindrance.
 Councilman Wheeler said he was satisfied from the report of the Board of Public Works that the sewer could not be built until the West riy CT was strengthened. He said it was not clear to his mind that the outlet part of the sewer should be built first, as the upper part of the river was at present the re- ceptacle of sewage and should first be re- lieyed.
 Councilman Sargent said that while the trunk of the sewer was being built, it was very necessary that the river should first be straishtened so that the present sewage may be carried of without detriment to the health of the people. Preliminary to build ing the boulevard sewer he said was the straighteping of the river.
 President Spreyer said he would favor having this matter go over for another month that the Board of Public Works may give them more positive information.
 Councilman Sargent said that the Board of Public Works had taken the first step toward building the boulevard sewer and no action should be taken to cripple them in their work.
 Councilman Monson favored the proposi- ton of the Board ot Public Works. He said if the river was strengthened is would carry of the sewage until the sewer was built. He hoped the recommendation would be adopt ed.
 Councilman Swift said that it seemed to h{ro frnp fka ahla of Ahn worthy president, that the river should be straightened even if the sewer was built immediately, and he thought the Board of Public Works should be permitted to go forward and ask for such legislation as is necessary.
 Councilman Ullman thought the Council should fully understand what they were do- ing and what the expense would be before committing themselves to great expense.
 Councilman Holmes said 1t appeared to him that the river must be strengthened before the sewer could be built and he thought the gentleman from the Second (Spreyer) was in error in his conclusions.
 The motion to lay on the table for one month was taken by a yea and nay vote and there were 10 yeas and Is nays. The mo- ton did not prevail.
 A motion was made to concur with the Board of Aldermen in referring to the Board of Councilmen and Corporation Counsel and it was carried.
 Report of tho Committee on Squares that the plot of land at junction of Congress avenue and Washington street could be bought and that pump could be erected thereon at cost not exceeding $3, eco, was ordered on file.
 Order de transfer of police appropriations was referred to the Committee on Appropri- ations on disasreeing vote between the two boards,