The daily gazette., 1883-04-20
A VERY SHORT SESSION.
Council DispOses of its Work with Neat
ness and Dispatch.

In the absence of President Conrad,
last evening, Dennis j. Mention oc-
cupied the chair at the meet
ing Of City Council The Law Com
mittee reported nothing in the ordinance to
amend the market ordinance or in the ordi-
nance providing for the borrowing of $780,
600 for the purchase Of water rights, to con-
fict with the city charter. Mr.. Beecher, OF
the same committee, reported that the
Legislature had passed the bill providing
for the sale Of the city sand lot.
The City Treasurer reported balance on
hand OF $15,35S,7S. A supplementary re-
port was also received from the treasurer,
stating that he had received 81 200 from the
executors of Jacob Herdman, had deposited
the same in the Union National Bank, and
was awaiting the instruction OF Council us
to investing the same. On motion of Mr..
Talley the matter of the 81 900 was referred
to the Finance Committee for action.
The Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
ment reported 1S men employed with pay
roll of $22S.97.
The s rect Commissioner reported "a men
and teams employed with a payroll OF
Sl53.60.
The Street Committee reported favorably
on the petition of Joseph Cooke and others to
grade, curb and pave Pleasant street be-
tween Madison and Monroe streets, work to
be done at the expense of the petitioners
under supervision of the Street Commits
sioner.
Mr.. Talley presented petition from A.
r, Tatuall, asking permission to construct
a siding from the Wilmington and Northern
railroad across Maryland avenue to some pro-
perty owned by petitioner. Mr.. Talley moved
to refer to the Street Committee with power
to act. Objection being offered the motion
A..xtF0 and n ffnW rafn -.
the Street Committee.
A petition from Mrs. Sue Tighlman, ga
poor old woman and suffering invalid"
living ON Wawaset street, between Scott and
Lincoln, asking to be relieved of S12 over
due taxes and to have the drainage and
sewerage matter in the vicinity of her home
investigated, was referred to the Water
Committee. The petition of Pancoast
Allen to set curb and pave at Twenty-third
and Market streets was referred to the Street
Committee with power to act.
Petitions were received and referred as
follows: f. G.. Shortledge and others to
open Seventeenth street between West and
Washington; have a crossing placed on
Maple street at jackson; to grade Heald
street between B street and Garasche's lane:
to grade Lobdell street between Townsend
and Locust; and from John Hanson to have
40 feet space reserved in front of his stables
on Fourth street.
The Clerk of the Market reported having
collected S3l IS during the past quarter.
When the bill of John Collins, for clean
ing traps was presented, Mr.. Mention asked
whether the contractor had been attending
properly to his business. A brief discussion
concerning the work followed, and the bill
was passed.
The ordinance amending the market Or
\; 60 tba itril acIrad hN
the fish dealers, was read for the third time
and passed with but one dissenting voice,
that of the member from the Second ward.
An ordinance was presented by Mr.. Blake
amending an ordinance concerning offences
against public economy and certain
nuisances and read twice.
Mr.. Eastburn gave notice that he would
present, at some subsequent meeting, an
ordinance amending the market ordinance,
permitting owners OF property to grant
privileges to market people TO occupy space
directly in front of and close to their build
ings.
A communication was received signed by
j. d. Winslow, e. NJ. Bailey, William G.
Pierce, Thomas Davidson, A. s. Reed and
Alfred Gawthrop, suggesting that the o.di-
nance creating the office of building in
spector was defective in that it only pro-
vided for one inspector, when there should
be TWO or three, the amount OF building
going ON making it necessary.
An assessment for urb line in various
parts of the city amounting to S295 10 was
read and the Clerk of Council directed to
notify the parties named therein of the
amount due,
In the midst of some elocutionaty pyro-
technics by the gentleman from the Second
ward, Council, on motion OF Mr.. Talley, ad-
journed.
Bills were passed as follows George
Cooney, $ls; John Collins, S55; James Nc
Kendrick, s..