Daily Republican., 1883-06-29
have SO, 600 and he was in favor of Civ

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ing them that or nothing.
Mr.. johnson was in favor of loaninl
the Companies the $1,000 each
and would vote in favor of it,
provided some one would convince him
1t was legal and right, but otherwise he
would have to vote against it. Mr..
Farrell thought that it was just as legal
to loan the money now, as it was tC
promise it before election.
Mr.. Taylor offered to amend Mr..
Baugh's motion, and make it 5000,
instead of $1,000, and Mr.. Baugh said
he would accept the amendment. Mr..
Pickles objected, and upon vote being
| taken the amendment was adopted as
follows:
eas-Abele, Baugh, Blake, Denney,
Farrell, Grubb, Garrett, Mention, Moore,
McKenna, Murray, Newell, Smith.
Nays Eastburn, johnson, Litzenburg,
Miller, Pickles, Stevenson, Speakman,
Taylor, Conrad.
Mr.. Farrell sent to the Clerks desk a
paper with the following suggestions in
reference to reducing the other appro-
priations, so that it would not be neces-
sary to increase the tax rate to enable
Council to raise the money for the Fire
Companies
From public squares, 5000 paving
sidewalks, 81 900 road to river, u, 900;
public buildings, 81 600 repairing and
cleaning streets, $500 sewers, 81, 600 ;
paving beds of streets, $1,000 water
works, $1,000; incidentals, So, 300
Fourth street, 81, 800. Total, S34, 900.
The paper was read, but no act ion
taken on it. Mr.. Pickles said it would
be necessary to reduce some of the ap.
preparations or increase the TAX rate
about s cents, and as he was opposed to
increasing the tax rate, he was in favor
of making the following additional
reductions Opening and grading
streets, from $4,000 to s., 600 paving
sidewalks, from S., 800 to s., 500; public
buildings, from 1000 to So, 500 sewers,
paving beds of streets, from 81 900 to
$1,000 ; incidentals and misce laneous
from $4,000 to 81 200 and cutting out
the $500 to public squares altogether
When the motion was made to reduce
the public building appropriation, Mr.
johnson said he hoped Council would
be careful! about reducing this appro-
priation, as the committee were now
spending some $500 in necessary repairs
to the hall. Mr.. Farrell said he would
like to know by whose authority the
committee were spending this money,
and if they bad asked Council to allow
it to be done, when Mr.. johnson gave
him to understand that he did not con-
slider it any of his business. This
seemed to irritate Mr.. Farrell, and he
asked, "does that gentleman know that
we have u contract ordnance" when
Mr.. johnson replied, off | did, |
wouldn't tell you
After some further sharp passages be-
tween the two, Mr.. Farrell brought his
fist down on the desk and said, "Well /
want the gentleman to understand that
he will have to give an account of this
money, and that hereafter propose to
see that the committee make proper re-
turns to Council," to which Mr.. John
son replied, "but not to you, though"
Mr.. Garrett advocated reduction of
$4,000 in the appropriation for cleaning
streets, and depicted the uselessness of
keeping a brigade Of old men at work
on few streets about every two
weeks while Pennsylvania avenue was
cleaned through about once in two
years, and stated that the grass grow
ing thereon was about ready to NOW.
Messrs. Eastburn, Pickles, Blake and
Others opposed the motion, and it was
lost.
In response to Mr.. Taylor, who stated
that the present overdraft would proba-
bly, be increased to $50, 900 by July l,
Mr.. Pickles said that provision was
made by the ba ance of taxes due and
from the auditors books, and promised
a clean balance sheet at the end of the
current year. The ordinance was then
adopted as amended, all the members
except Messrs. Stevenson and Litzen-
burg voting in favor of it.
Mr. Pickles called up the report of
the Finance Committee, fixing the tax
rate ut Sl.5O cents on the 800, and it |
was adopted without discussion. Mr.. |
Smith, OF the Law Committee, said the
had engaged counsel to test
the legality OF the Water Commission,
and i'll answer to Mr.. Taylor replied
that they were Benjamin Nields, Esq,
of this city, and n. b. Smithers, Esq,
of Dover.
Mr. Eastburn said he would like the
chairman of the Law Committee to i'll
form him what had become of the pc
tition Of the p. w. & b. Railroad Com
pany to remove the sidewalks and erect |
sheds on Third street below Pine.
Mr.. Smith replied that the petition
had never reached the committee, and |
he could not tell what had become of it.
The committee were ordered to report
on the matter at the next meeting,
which, on motion of Mr.. Moore, will be
held on Monday evening.
On motion of Mr.. Pickles, the motion
to draw an order in favor Of William
for $84535 for gutter plates
On West Front street was recon
lidered.
The bids for Shipley run sewer were
opened and after being read as follows,
were referred:
Martin Keogh, 81, 500; Patrick Car
berry, Sl ,595; Pc er j. Ford, 81, 762
Duffy u Pratt, 81, 1875.
Mr. Pickles presented bill for cloth.
ng Of the police, and asked to have it
'eicrred to the Law Committee.
During the evening the following or
iers We're directed drawn:
Interest sundry bondhOlders, due
July |, Sll ,43O; ; installment of princi-
BAL loan No. %, $4,000; removal of
garbage, S}36.9s; John Collins, 500
Martin Keogh, 1915
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