The daily gazette., 1883-08-14
OUR CITY STATESMEN.
COUNCIL PasscEEDlNes LAST
NiGHT.
oHANGEABLE COUNCILMAN
The HroubIe at Third and Pine Streets
Finally SettIed-Full Proceedings of an
Interesting Session. -.1


to adjournment on Saturday evening, anC
in the absence OF President Conrad Mr.
Moore was called TO the chair.
The chair then stated that the object O
the meeting was to take action on the peti
tion OF John G. Baker and others askina
that Church street, from Front to Third
be curbed, paved and sidewalks laid.
A motion of Mr.. Pickels, that the vo tt
whereby the amendment OF Mr.. Farrell thai
the report include the street from Third tC
Fourth, and that of Mr.. Moore including
the east side of said street from Third to
Foursh, adopted on Thursday evening be
reconsidered prevailed.
Previous to adopting the melton Mr..
Pickels stated that his object in making the
motion was that Council could not order
the street from Third to Fourth to be paved
as 1t had not been asked for.
Mr.. Farrell asked the gentleman to cite
his authority.
Mr.. Pickels read section 81 of the city
charter in support OF his motion.
| Mr.. Farrell then read a section of city or
dinance, which gives to Council the power
to order the curbing and laying of sidewalks.
Mr.. Baugh asked Mr.. Pickels If he read
from the old or new city charter.
| Mr.. Pickels replied that he had read from
the old charter, and as there was nothing
political in the matter the section had not
been changed in the new charter.
Mr.. Farrell contended that there was
nothing In the section as read by the gentle
man from the Fifth ward prohibiting Coun-
Gil from ordering such work done.
Mr.. Baugh said be did not see why some
members should change their mind SO sud-
| denly. On Saturday evening majority of
the members were in favor of the work
being done.
a Al.
adoption of Mr. Ptckel's motion, Mr.. Men.
ton offered the following amendment to the
Committee report:
That Church street be paved on the east
erly side of Church street, from Front to
Fourth; on the westerly side from the inter
section of trunk, which runs diagonally
across Church street, about 40 feet from
Front street.
Mr.. Pickles moved that so much OF the
amendment, as referred to laying the side
walk from Third to Fourth, be laid on the
table.
The motion was adopted by the following
aye and nay vote:
Yeas-Blake, Eastburn, Garrett, Grubb,
johnson, Litzenberg, Lynn, Miller, Moore,
Pickels, Smith and Stevenson-12.
Nays-Abele, Baugh, Denney, Farrell,
Mention, Murray, McKenna, Newell, Speak
man and Taylor.
The amendment of Mr.. Farrell as
amended by Mr.. Pickles was then adopted.
The chair stated that the Mayor had ap-
proved the ordinance fixing grades on
Fourth, Sixth and other streets. -
Charles Tazewell petitoned for the laying
of water pipes on Franklin street between
Linden and Maple streets.
Mr.. Pickles had tead a resolution
requesting the p, W. & B. Railroad Com
pany TO curb and lay sidewalks on Church
street from Third to Fourth.
Mr. Farrell stated that a similar resolu-
tion had been offered by him two weeks ago,
at which time Mr.. Pickles had quoted law
and argument against it, and had it defeated
at that meeting by his influence. 1t seemed
to him (Mr. Farrel) that the
members from the Fourth ward were
no. TO be permitted to have
acts passed for the benefit of their censtitu-
ents. He thought the gentleman from the
Fifth ward Mr.. Pickels) was acting in a
very shilly. shallyiug manner, and opposed
resolution in one breath and offered a
similar one in the next, just to show his
power and his influence in directing legisla-
tion
After some further remarks aud the read :
ing OF Mr.. Farrel's resolution Mr.. Pickles
Withdrew his resolution.
Mr. Newell called attention to the bad
condition of Oak street, saying that it was
washed out and that the Committee on No.
| 10 School had asked TO have it attended to
SO that coal could be hauled. The matter
was referred to the Street Committee.
Mr.. Baugh understood that the Law Com
mittee had in its possession the opinion OF
the City Solicitor in reference to the fines
and costs In the hands of the Chief of Po-
| lice, and Chairman Smith said that it would
| he presented at the next regular meeting OF
| City Council.
Mr.. Men ton called up the matter of liking
| Union street, between Pennsylvania avenue
| and Liberia street, and thought something
ought to be done, as did Mr. Blake.
A motion of Mr. Mention instructing the
| Street Committee to inquire into the matter
| and report the cost at the next, meeting of
| Council was adopted after a lengthy discus
sion, during which Messrs. Baugh, Garrett,
| Farrell and others thought that wooden
| trunk would be sufficient to carry off the
water, while Mr. Piekels contend d that a
| sewer was necessary. Some contended that
1t was Christiana hundred water and the
city ought not to be chargeable with it, and
Mr.. Eastburn said that and old darkey had
told him that there was often enough water
there to run tugboat.
Mr.. Bangh called up for third reading
the ordinance allowing the P. w. u b. Rail-
north side of Third street between Spruce
and Pine streets Al pave with Belgian
blocks, replacing the present sidewalk with
double row OF tagging.
| Mr., Mention submitted an amendment to
the effect that the pavement should be pre-
served intact and that two rows OF curbing-
| one outside and the other inside the gutter
be set and the gutter be covered with iroI
plates. The amendment was advocated by
Messrs. Baugh and Mention and opposed by
Mr.. Eastbl.rn.
The members generally showed an indiS
position to discuss the matter, and Mr.
johnson called for the yeas and nays, thu
vote resulting as follows
Yeas-Baugh, Denney, Farrell, Grubb
Litzenberg, Mention, Miller, Murray, Newell
Pickels and Smth-ll,
Nays-Abele, Blake, Eastburn, johnson
Lynn, Moore, McKenna, speakman, Steven
son and Taylor-10.
The amended ordinance then passed by
vote OF II TO 8, the latter being Messrs. Far
rell, Grubb and McKenna.
During the evening Mr.. Miller, of th
Printing Committee, presented the follow
ing bills, for which orders were directed tt
be drawn: Every Evening Publishing Com
pany, S72. 10; Francis scheu, $63.6S.
An Interesting Game.
A game of ball will be played at tn
Quiekstep Park on Thursday between tn
dry goods clerks and jewelers. of this city