The daily gazette., 1883-01-12
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.
THE ooINos OF THE ciTY's
AWFUL DADS.
A BIG BATCH OF BILLS PASSED
A Printing Ordinance Intr rOduced--The
Electric Light and Fire Alarm PoIes--
Extending Market Street.

Groves, for injuries sustained while assisting
officer Blackburn at the Third Ward polls
on election day. After some discussion the
bill was recommitted on motion of Mr..
Blake.
A favorable report was made by the Open
Ing Streets Committee on the petition asking
for the grading of Seventh street between
Broome and Rodney streets at an estimated
cost Of 500. Deeds Of the beds of Union,
West Second, Lincoln and Conrad streets
| from DR.. Lewis =. and George W. Bush
were presented and referred to the Opening
Streets Committee.
The annual report of NJ. Q. Conwell Chief
Engineer Of the Engineering and Surveying
Department, was referred to the same com
mittee with Instructions TO have 200 copies
printed.
The Fire Committee reported In favor of
allowing the Arnoux Electric Light Company
to place their wires on the fire alarm tele-
graph poles Of the city by paying so cents
for every attachment. After debate the
clerk read the ordinance In relation to the
erection of the poles for the fire alarm tele-
graph. 1t was claimed by members
that the Maxim Company intended to put
up their own poles, while the Armour Com
pany had attached to the fire alarm poles
without permission.
A great deal of discussion followed and
finally an amendment, made by Mr.. Garrett,
that the Arnoux Company pay one half of
the cost of the poles (S5) the first year and
81 for each year thereafter was adopted and
the petition then passed.
Mr.. Beecher, chairman Of the Law Com
mittee stated that a copy of the proposed
new city charter would be ON the desk of
each member next Thursday night, and that
on the following evening and on each sue
ceeding evening until 1t was disposed of,
Council would meet to consider 1t. This
was assented to.
The City Treasurer reported balance in
bank of S42, ,450,50. The Chief of the Water
Department reported 20 men employed dur
ing the week payroll S2S7.SO.
The Street Commissioner reported 13 men
and three teams employed under him dur
ing the week; payroll S4S.9S.
An assessment amounting to S3I2.46
against the estate of George W. Sparks, s.
d. Forbes, George W. Murphy, George
May, Fl. +. Dure, Jesse Bingham aud James
Bryan, for setting curb, etc, was presented
and fled.
Under the call of petitions and communi-
cations, Mr.. Eastburn presented a petition
for lamps on Christiana avenue. Mr.. Talley
presented petition from Il. NJ. McNamee
and 4. NJ. Bethooven for water pipes on
Tenth street between Clayton and DUPONT
streets. Mr.. Talley presented a cnmmuni-
cation from President Baird of the Board of
Education with reference to the $50, 900 ofthe
Boards appropriation Incorporated by
the preceding Council, which was received
and filed, and then on motion of Mr.. Talley
the Finance Committee was directed to
draft bill and present 1t to Council at the
second stated meeting for its consideration
with view to presenting it to the State
Legislature and advocated the Issue of Ger.
tiAcates of Indebtedness instead Of bonds,
quoting a conversation with Victor Du-
Pont, Esq, President of the Union National
Bank
President Conrad presented a comunica-
ton from Robert P. Geary of No. 81 King
street in which the latter said he had been
misrepresented by Councilmen Garrett,
Talley and Quinn, who he was informed,
had stated that he had rented the l2 feet
granted to him by Council to hucksters. A
motion to receive and file gave rise TO a long
discussion In which Messrs. Garrett and
Talley disclaimed having said SO, while Mr..
Quinn acknowledged 1t and stuck to 1t.
The communication was received and
filed.
Mr.. Miller introduced an ordinance to
regulate the printing and 1t was read twice.
1t provides for the appointment each year
OF three members as a printing committee,
who shall superintend the printing of all
books and blanks, ETC., for the different city
departments, control all advertisements for
sealed proposals, decide whether ordinances
passed shall be published, in what news
papers and how many times, publish the
fiscal accounts of the city in all the news
papers of the city, etc.
The amendment to the health ordinance
relating to cess-pools was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Quinn 1t was decided
fhaf he rlrnt ordinance shOu1d he Drinted
in the Freie PreSse.
The bids for grading Market street from
Twenty-third street to the city line were
taken from the box and read as follows
James T. Mcbride, 81 cents per cubic yard;
Martin Keogh, 2934 cents; Patrick Carberry,
4S cents; Lewis Linderman, ,3S cents; Merritt
H Paxson, 80 cents. The bids were re-
ferred to the Opening Streets Committee.
MIR. Bailey reported bill of James Muir
phy for S12460 for coal furnished to the
Door, which was charged at the rate of 81 a
ton instead of SG.25, as charged by the
other dealers. After discussion the bill was
ordered paid, but 1t was decided to get no
more coal from Mr.. Murphy at that price.
Mr.. Bailey presented q resolution request
ing the two United States Senators and the
Representative in Congress from Delaware
to vote for the pending bill refunding the
appropriations made to the Centennial exhi-
bition, which was adopted.
ORDERS.
During the evening orders were passed, as
follows:
Professor Ira Remsen, 500; Henry r.
Worthington, 81; r.. ID. Wood Co.,
$10S12; w. s. Bullock, S24.25; William /.
Forrest, 50; Wilmington Coal Gas Company,
S71 .13; Lobdell Car Wheel Company,
Sl34 70; Every Evening Publishing Com
pany, $25. 5.S2; j. V. Carlisle Il Co., $72.76;
B. +. Townsend, S6S.12, News Publishing
Company, S23.37; James Bradford, S4.03;
Philemma Chandler, $l7.5S; Alvan Allen,
SO; Hugh Patten, $45.75; Gawthrop
Bros. & Co., $3.50; Betsy Morris,
IS. Adam Grubb, S11; j. P. Allmond,
1881; c. +. Thomas IL Co., $966.T2;
Adams a. Bro, $l4,S0; Ii. r. Bringhurst,
SIS. 10; Peter Mullen, $4,000; A. r. Grim
shaw, S22; N. B. Danforth, $3.50; Smith &
Paynter, 81 80; William Capelle, SIS. Bell
e. TAYLOR, S25.46; g. w. Vernon, S44.66;
News Publishing Company, S7.92; Every
Evening Publishing Company, S1.0S; G. G.
Cleland, 81. .92; James & Webb, Sl04.75;
Ferris Bros, SIS; Capelle Hardware Com
pany, So; Mccartney & Kenney, $500;
James Morrow, $3.50; Allen Speakman,
55c.; w. N. Clayton, SIS; Duncan Bros,
$3.50; J. c. YanTrump, $2l,62; Adams
3 Brother, s4o.26; E. n; Robinson,
$27 80; Adams q Bro, $50; Southern
Electric Company, $400; Smith & Paynter,
S29.61; John Hamilton 81 Co., SLIPS; j. A.
Bird, $40; Allen Speakman, l.6G; Jas.
| c. johnson u Son, $3.50; Belts Machine
Co., SS1 90; Frank Nicely, $S4 80; JAS NJ.