The daily gazette., 1883-08-03
CITY COUNCIL DOINGS.
PROCEEDINGS OF LAST EVEN
ING'S MEETING.
THE MAYORS VETO oVERRULED.
The Amendment 20 the Ma ket ordinance
Passed over the Veto Proposals
Read and Other Proceedings.


desired an extension of one week on the
ordinance granting permission to the P.,
W. IL b. X. k. Co., to remove sidewalks on
Third street, between Pine and Spruce.
The Street Committee, to whom was re-
ferred the petition of the Board of Health
praying that the City Vaccine physicians be
made subject to the orders of the Board,
made an adverse report.
Mr.. psckels was in favor Of placing the
vaccine physicians under control of the
Board
Mr.. Garrett said he was under the impress
sion that the physicians were obliged to obey
the orders of the Board.
Mr.. Pickels informed the gentleman from
the Seventh ward that such was not the
case, and moved to amend the report of the
committee to the effect that the matter be
referred to the Law Committee, with in
structions that said committee report an
ordinance placing said physicians nnder
control of the Health Department. The
motion was adopted.
The same committee reported favorably
upon the petition OF Tindall Il Bro, asking
permission to set curb on Twenty second
street, the work to be done under the super
vision Of the Street Committee; also favor
ably on the petition of George W. West, for
the setting OF curb on Second street, between
Lincoln and ULion, and at Fourth and
Frankling streets; also from Charles
Dougherty, for guttering on Union street,
between Lowering and Gipin avenues;
also from William McMenamin, for the
curbing, guttering and paving of sidewalks
on the north side of Fourteenth street be-
tween Marsh road and Claymont streets;
also from James Parker, for curbing, paving
and guttering of Broome street between
Sixth and Seventh streets. The reports
were adopted.
The Lamp Committee reported favorably
upon the following petitions: Lamp
at Sixth and Rodney streets; Maryland
avenue and Broome street; and adversely
on the petition of John NJ. Dunn for lamp
on Eleventh street between Madison and
Monroe streets. The reports were
adopted.
The City Treasurer reported balance of
$1S7, ,212.65 in bank to the credit OF the
city.
The Auditor reported that the Chief of
Police had collected SIS dog tax during the
past month which had been paid over to the
City Treasurer. He also reported that there
were some costs collected which had not
been paid over to the city.
The checks drawn In favor of the Chief
Engineer of the Water Department were
returned unsigned by the Auditor, and that
official, by tho N@nal resolution offered by
Mr.. Stevenson, was directed to sign the
checks.
The Chief Engineer of the Water Depart
ment reported 25 men in his employ for the
week ending July 81; pay roll, $265.33.
The Street Commissioner reported " men
and six single teams in his employ for the
week ending July 28; pay roll, SlS7.O2.
The report of the Coal OIL Inspector, show
ing that he had inspected $500 gallons of
oil during the past month, was read and
ordered to be filed.
The Building Inspector reported that he
had inspected buildings during the past
month to the value of $123 1923, and had col
lected fees to the amount of $219, which had
been paid into the City Treasury.
The following petitions and communica-
tions were read and referred:
P. Plunkett & Co., for the paving OF
Market street, between Front and Second
streets, with Belgian block.
w. j. Forrest, Offering to sprinkle Fourth
| and French streets for S25 per week.
B.Lundy Kent for curbing on Union
/ street from Pennsylvania avenue 20 Liberia
/ street. Referred to the Street Committee
| with power 10 act.
4. M. Bye, for eurbing and paving on the
West side of Franklin street between Eighth
and Ninth streets.
| z. j. Ford, for water pipes on the west
side of Church street, so feet from Ninth
Mr.. Farrell presented two remonstrancet
| against granting permission to the P, W
t&B. r. r. Co., to use the sidewalk on thu
north side of Third street between Pine an6
Spruce.
From D. Bickta, asking Council to takt
action to prevent the building of waite
closets over shipley run.
BOYD 81 Booker and Smeltz & Co., asking
for the reservation of IL feet in front OF the1
l yof dau
Henry G. Webb, asking permission to Sc
curb on Sycamore street between jackson
and Van Buren streets. Referred witt
power to act
Henhoffer 81 Vaughn, offering to leas
Orange street wharf for one or more year
at an annual rental OF $3.50.
Hon. L. L. Wales, asking for water pipe
on Franklin street, between Delaware an
Gilpin avenues.
E. B. Mode for crossing at Ninth an
Franklin streets.
, George w. Hendrickson, complaining tina
P.J j, Ford, ash contractor, had refused to RI
, move a barrel of ashes from the complainant
pavement, because it contained about tw
buckets of dirt.
8. Hersey asking for the laying of ha
pavement and the setting of curb on Rodne
street from Delaware to Shalicross avenues
E. L. Rice, Jr., asking that Sixteent
| street In the vicinity OF the new schoolhout
E, be brought to grade
= Thomas Guthrie, to have Twelfth stree
e between Heald ana Thatcher streets brougl
+ to grade.
:. 6, Munda, to have Head street betwet
Eleventh and Twelfth brought to grade.
d. B. Anderson, to set curb on the we
side of Union street a0ove Front. Referrt
. with power to act.
Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., for the eurbir
: and paving of the east side of Harrist
n street between Eighth and Ninth.
U Mr.. Eastburn presented resolution
structipp the Clerk of Council to ADVERT
st in all the city papers, informing residents {
j. the west side of town to set their ashes o
on Monday mornings.
Mr., Moore thought was the duty of I
r contractor to notify the residents.
d Upon Mr.. Mention stating that an orr
0. nance existed making it Tuesday, Mr.. Eai
n, burn withdrew the resolution.
IN Mr., Lynn called for report on the matt
8. of rebuilding the wall of the William Lee
IN Sons Company, which they claim W
W washed down by an overflow of water trc
Market street. He thought 1t would I
at cost over $50. Mr.. Eastbqrn said that t
ss street did not belong to the city and argu
o. that the wall was improperly bui and "
Is. not washed down by water from the q
Ia streets, motion of Mr., Pickels to refer
gh To the Street Committee with instructions