The daily gazette., 1883-06-02

ne amount nTbJ btS2tsCeu toT Ilb uTe
companies was S21 500. Mr.. Moore moved
three fire companies, Weccacoe, Water
Witch and Phoenix, could have
the loan of the $1,000 promised them ~ the
last Council. The only member dissnting
was MIR. Bailey, who was opposd to
1t on the ground that the fire
companies were getting too extraugant.
Mr.. Beecher said that he was in uch
Pickle that he could vote as he 1eased
without the thought of what fleet ifwould
have to-day at the Councimauic lection
and therefore moved that the am1nt be
made $50, 800 SO that the thre companies
would get the whole amount they had asked
for So 900. The amendment as amended was
then passed with Bailey voting in theiegative
Mr.. Garrett presented the resignation of
William II. Stout, inspector OF election in
the Twelfth district, which was accepted,
and Peter p. Tyre was chosen to ill the
vacancy. The cause OF Mr.. Stout'sreslgna-
tion was sickness, as he is at presnt con-
fined to the house.
Mr.. Beecher, of the Law Committee, pre-
sented bill in the Kirkman suit against
the city which was passed and IN order
directed TO be drawn in lavor OF lore and
Emmons, counsel for Kirkman.
The claim was itemized as follow: Dam
ages, 1885, interest, 80 cents; expenses,
$4l. .3S; total, $i0S.1S.
Mr.. Bailey presented the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the thanks of thk Council be
and are hereby rendered to the reporters of the
press of this city tor the very '.,itAful and un
biased manner in which they have reported the
proceedings Of this Council l)rthe past year.
Mr.. Quinn was the only member who de-
sired to speak upon the resolution. He
said shall certainly concur In the report.
The newspapers have certainly reported my
words without bias, but tley have at times
said more than was necessary; but when
they hit me across the bask with the politi-
cal whip the blows fall ID like water from a
ducks back without doing me any
harm. ] see by the owl Roost this even
| ing they give me parting blast about the
dictionary, more particularly about the 25
| cents give by the GAZETTE If the GAZETTE
| is SO poor that they tould only give 25 cents
| they should come to me anG ! Wonld give
them Webster's Unabridged. II overcome
back to Council | will know more about
words In dictionary" Tlen, with a smile
that was supposed to indicate forgiveness
toward the reporters, Honorable William
| Henry Quinn sat down AMI the resolution
passed unanimously.
An ordinance to amend the market or
qlnance, WHICH pTORluts OT ln6 e8leuslOLl
of the market on King street to Ninth, and
on Madison street to Seventh, was read a
| third time and passed.
An o. diuance to amend he ordinance on
public economy and public nuisances, pro.
viding for the doing awsy OF runners in
front of railroad trains passing through the
city was taken up for its final reading and
was defeated, being opposed by Messrs
Bailey, johnson and Quinn.
On motion of Mr.. Adele the vJte by which
the contract was awarded On Thursday
night to johnson and Miles, fof the build.
ing of shipley Run sewer was reeonsidered
and the bid was rejected, the price named
in their bid being considered too high Fur
ther consideration was deferred until next
| week.
John Mulroony was given PERMISSION tC
set curb on Franklin street.
Council then adjourned sine fie,
During the evening the following billi
were allowed: j. L. Pierce advertising
city bonds in the philadelphia Ledger
S1650; johnson 81 Miles, s'wer, $1,000
salaries of Council; Samuel Hanson, $3.50