Daily Republican., 1883-07-21

nays. MIR. PlckelS SAID that ne W0ul
renew his amendment offered on th
previous evening, that the Railroa
Company shall leave the sidewalk IL
tact, and cover the cutters with iro
+ plates. AS the written amendment ha
7 been nislaid, he proceeded to write an
other, and VIII le he was engaged, Coun
ell, on Mr.. Eastburn's motion, decides
, that when they adjourn it be to NEE
, this afternoon at 6 O'Clock at Eleventh
street bridge.
Mr.. Garrett offered two resolutions
, both of which were adopted ono fixe
the grade on Front street from Clayton
, to DUPONT, and the other the grade al
Beech and Harrison streets. Mr.. Pickel'l
amendment was then read, and Mr.
Farrell offered to still further amend
by inserting that the privilege SHOULD
only be granted according to the will OF
Council.
Ar. Farrell spoke In support of his
amendment to the amendment, and said
that he had always noticed that when
any privileges were granted to corpo
ration by the city, 1t generally, after a
term Of years, became their property,
and it was impossible for the city to get
it back.
Mr.. Pickles opposed the amendment
as he did not think it necessary. II
this privilege was granted, the city
does not give the sidewalk to the Rail.
road Company ; it only allows them tC
make certain changes. He could not
see that it would be of any use to pass
the amendment except to make trouble
for the Company.
Mr.. Farrell replied that he had of.
fered the amendment in good faith, and
not to make trouble for the Company,
but to save the people trouble. The
time might come when the Company
would not want to use the sidewalk for
this purpose, but for something else,
and he wants the peop e to still retain
the ownership of it. Railroad Compan
les always hold on to all they can get,
and that was what his amendment was
intended to guard against. He knew
that there were other States, separated
only by geographical lines from this,
that " ere ruled and governed by this
Company, and he wished to teach them
that they were now in Della ware, which,
a though it is small State, has the
courage and pluck to stand up in de-
Tense of its rights against even the
great Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
and say to them, thus far shalt thou
come, and no farther"
A vote was then taken on the amend
ment to the amendment, and it was
lost by l2 nays to II ayes. Mr.. Pickles
amendment was then taken up, and
President Conrad asked him if it con-
TEN plated a brick pavement.
Mr.. Eastburn said there was no law,
that he knew of, that would compel a
man to put down any particular kind
of pavement.
Mr.. Pickles replied that his amend
ment did not specify the kind of pave
lnent that should be laid, but if he I'M
derstOod the petition, they intended to
pave withBelgian bOcks,and the Street
Committee had amended the petition
so that they would also be required to
lay double row of flag crossing. After
a discussion on the difference between
pavement and sidewalk, a vote was
taken on the amendment, and it was
lost by II nays to II ayes.
Mr.. Taylor then offered TO amend the
the committee, by inserting that Coun-
Gil shall have the power to revoke
the privilege granted to the Railroad
Company at any time, and said that
he thought this proviso should be in
serted in all such cases. Mr.. Adele
wanted to still further amend, by in
serting that if the petition of the Com
pany WAS granted, they should be re-
quired to lay double row of stone flag
ging alongside of the freight depot on
Fourth street, but it was not seconded.
Mr.. Garrett moved to postpone the
further consideration of the matter for
one week, but the motion was lost by
IL nays to 10 ayes.
Mr.. Baugh moved to adjourn, but his
motion was also lost. Mr.. Moore sec
onded Mr. Taylor's amendment, and
Mr.. Taylor said that all these motions
were merely to test the sense of Coun-
cll in the matter, but that it would re-
quire an ordinance to grant the privi-
leges. MIR. Pickels agreed with Mr..
Taylor, and said that had always been
the custom with former Councils.
This brought Mr. Blake to his feet,
and he said that if that was so, Coun.
Gil had better stop Warner from tearing
up King street, as lie was doing it ille-
galiy, when Mr.. Garrett retorted: "Oh,
you'll 60 crazy about Warner"
Mr.. Mention moved that the further
consideration Of the ma ter be postponed
one week, and that it be referred to the
Law Committee to prepare au ordinance
in accordance with the report Of the
committee. Mr.. Moore asked the
decision of the chair if all ordinance was
required, and President Conrad said
that in his opinion it was not, but still
he would prefer that it should go to the
committee.
Mr. Taylor said that he had felt "a
delicacy in discussing the question be-
cause he was in the employ Of he Com
pany, but he thought they had an un-
doubted right to cover the gutter or
drive their teams across the pavement.
There were Numbers in this city Who'll
drove across the pavement to get into
their stables or coal yards, and heCom-
pany had the same right. Several other
members spoke on the subject, and the
discussion was taking a wide range,
when Mr. Newell raised the point OF
order that the question was on postpon-
ing for one week, and upon vote be-
taken the motion was carried by 12
ayes to II nays.
Mr.. Moore offered an ordinance to |
amend an ordinance, defining the duties
of the Bailitt, that passed second read
ing and was referred to the Law Com
mittee.
The bill of John Collins for cleaning |
traps was presented, but as there was
some doubt about the work having
been dOne it was referred back to the |