The daily gazette., 1883-05-11
MEETING OF COUNCIL.
DOINGs OF LAST NIGHTS
SESSION..
THE TAX ON TELEGRAPH POLES
The Auditor Instructed to Collect Within
Five Days or Cut the Poles Down-Other
Business Transacted.

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The regular weekly meeting of Council
was held last night with President Conrad
In the chair.
The Street Committee reported favorably
on the petition of the Lobdell Car Wheel
Company, asking that Front between Pop
lar and Walnut streets be placed in good
condition; from Nathan Lieberman, asking
the removal Of certain distractions; of
paving the gutter on the west side OF Nor
row street, suggested by the Board of
Health. Adopted.
The Committee on Public Buildings re-
ported that they had no authority to grant
the petition of May McHugh Adopted.
The Opening Streets Committee reported
| favorably on the petition of Charles Warner
| for the opening of Ninth street, between
Broome and Franklin; also the petition Of
j. d. Callahan for the grading of Lobdell
| between Locust and Townsend streets, South
Wilmington, but reported adversely on the
petitions of F. e. Gallagher to open and
grade Seventeenth street and of Harris L.
Wood to open Clayton street between Fourth
| and Fifth streets. The Printing Committee
| reported favorably on the communication
asking permission to have the new city
| charter printed and indexed.
City Treasurer Pierce reported a balance
| of 81, 1894. .9S in bank.
Chief Engineer Coyle of the Water De-
partment reported Is men employed with a
payroll amounting to $204.
Street Commissioner Zebley reported 20
men and teams employed the payroll for
| the week amounting to 319S.75.
A communication from j. L. Hall, man
uger of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, was received, complaining that the tax
rate of 1889, of 81 per pole, amounting to
WI hot ha
amount be reduced. The City Auditor was
instructed to collect the bill within five days
or have the poles cut down.
During the evening the following petit
tions were received and referred: From W.
Fl. Quinn, complaining of the condition of
Il pavement on the south side of Third street
between Lombard and Pine; from William
r. Beatty, asking for the grading and paw
ing of Harrison street between Eighth and
NINTH from E. T. White, asking
for the use of the City Hall for the G. A. r.
to receive flowers May 30; from George
Simpson, asking for the grading of Colum-
bia avenue between Maryland avenue aud
Harrison street; asking for gutter in the
neignborhood of Hazlett and jackson streets
and Delaware avenue and for street lamps
in the same locality; from j. L. Carpenter,
Jr., asking for the paving OF Linden street
in front Of the property of Jonathan Hilton;
from Jonathan T. Simmons, asking permis-
sion to set curb on Fourteenth street be-
tween Railroad avenue and Marsh road;
from Henry Hammond, asking for an ordi-
nance to prevent goats and geese from run
ming at large In the Ninth ward.
A communication signed by Thomas
Perkins and others, residents of East Seventh
street was received. The complaint is that
when the grade of the street was changed
they were compelled to lower their pave
ments about nine inches and add another
step to the entrance to their houses at no
little cost Mr.. Grubb moved that when
Council adjourned it should be to meet at
the City Hall on Saturday afternoon to pro-
ceed to Seventh and Church streets
Adopted.
Mr.. Moore moved that Council proceed to
elsct a member from the Fourth ward to
succeed Mr.. Paynter The motion prevail
ing, Mr. Moore nominated William Turner
and Mr.. Quinn named Martin Farrell. The
vote resulted in the election of Mr.. Turner
who received 13 votes while Mr., Farrell re-
ceived 0. The successful nominee was i'm
mediately sworn in and took his seat.
Mr.. Moore's ordinance relating to steam
fire engines going to fires and giving them
the right of way through the streets was
taken up and finally passed.
City Solicitor Turner was instructed, on
on the constitutionaltY of the water bill
passed at the last session of the Legis-
lature.
The ordinance establishing and fixing
salaries of city officials was amended and
finally passed, Messrs. Baugh and Denny
voting in the negative: Mayor, $1,000;
Judge of Municipal Court, 81 800; Presi-
dent of City Council $500 CITY
Solicitor, 81 200; Clerk of City Coun-
ell, 1880; City Treasurer, $1,000
City Auditor, $1,2O0 Chief Engineer OF
Surveying Department, $1,000; Clerk OF
Municipal Court, 5000; each member of the
Board OF Health, 500; Executive Officers
of the Board of Health, $500; Registrar OF
births, deaths and marriages, $500; mem
bers of the Board of Revision, $500; Chief OF
Police, 200; Sergeants of Police, $500:
patrolmen, S720; members of the City Coun.
| Gil, 81 for each meeting and 50 cents ioI
each committee meeting Chairman of Fl.
nance, Water, Street and Opening Streets
Committees, $50 each per annum, and
Chairman of the Public Buildings and Lamp
Committees, each S25 additional.
An ordinance was introduced by Mr.
Beecher and read referring to the offenser
against tbe city
| The Printing Committee was instructed
to have printed in pamphlet form 1,00C
j copies of the ordinance prescribing the
duties of the Building Inspector.
The motion to pass the bill of Geo. f.
Kirkman. for $379.0S for damages done tc
his team, was lost.
The commission consisting of H. r
Bringhurst, Milton Lackey, G. P. johnson
A. j. Hart and B. Lundy Kent, appointed
by the court to open Union street from Con
rad to Eighth, reported in favor of award
ing damages as follows; Enoch Jefferson
S4O0; Albert Thatcher, S7O0; P. J. Ford
$3.50; E. Farmer, So; John X. Sterling
50, 200. The report was referred to th
Opening Streets Committee.
During the evening the following bill
were ordered to be paid: j. G. Van Trump
S3S. .16; j. V. Carlisle u Co., S74.37; Adam
& Bro, go cents; j. G. File, $S3.31; Bale,
q Hughes, S7.S5; ]. A. Bond, Sl575; G. W
Bush g. Sons, $21 So; Betsy Morris, S.
Samuel Coyle, $3.50; Chapman Valv
Manufacturing Company, S4S; ]. H. Begg
g. Co., $21.70; J. c. Van Trump, S305O
P, w. d B. r. R. Co, 81; A. Bickta, S55O
Charles Warner & Co., S77S.05; Walker
Elliott, $4.36; Heisler, Mcbride & Co. ,S2S. .06
George W. Stone, S1405; John T. Sim
mons, $257.31. j. Fl. Beggs & Co., $153. 90
Lewis 7. Grubb, $lS.C5; Adams & Bro, S1S
j. McKendrick, $3.50; G. w. Stone, $3 1f
Kennard Trusty, $3.50; J. Harrigan, $6t
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