The daily gazette., 1883-07-21
=. SATURDAY., JULY 21. 1888.


Deeds for the beds of certain streets and
and for the water rights recently purchased
on the Brandywine were presented and re-
| ferred to the appropriate committees.
| On motion OF Mr.. Garrett the proposed
| amendment to the market ordinance ex-
tending the time for the New Jersey truckers
to stand IN the market by making it6. a. IN.
instead of 10 a. m. and extending 1t Through
the canteloupe and watermelon season was
adopted, as was alao an amendment by Mr..
Moore allowing producers to occupy the
| sidewalk four feet out from the building
line. The ordinance SO amended was read
a third time and passed.
Mr.. Pickels then brought up the question
of the grant to the Pennsylvania railroad by
moving to reconsider tile vote by which the
| Street Committee had granted the company
the privilege of abolishing the curb and paw
| ing the sidewalk on Third street opposite
| the freight depot
Council decided by majority of 13 to 10
to reconsider the vote. The record was
Ayes-Messrs. Baugh, Denny, Farrell,
Garrett, Grubb, Litzenburg, Mention, Miller.
McKenna, Moore, Pickles, and President
Conrad.
Nays-Messrs. Abele, Blake, Eastburn,
johnson, Lynn, Moore, Smith, Stevenson,
Speakman and Taylor.
Mr.. Pickles offered the amendment pro-
posed by him the previous evening, viz. that
| the sidewalk should be preserved intact aud
the company be permitted to cover the gut
ter with plates.
Mr.. Farrell entered on a stirring crusade
against the grasping propensities OF railroad
companies, and declared 1t to be the duty of
Council to grant no privileges which might
grow in time to be claimed as rights.
He said that 1t was q thing familiar to all
that whatever was conceded by citizens to
railroad company never came. back. They,
as citizens, owed 1t to themselves and to
those who came after them to see that rights
and privileges were not granted away
| which could never return. He cited prece-
dents In other parts of the city in proof OF
this fact, and claimed that the encroach
ments OF the railroad company interfered
greatly with the convenience of pedestrians.
At Church street, between Third and Fourth,
the railroad company had almost entirely
monopolized The traffic, and the approach
to Front street market had to be made by
Front street. He wished the railroad com
pany to be granted and to enjoy
their rights, but he also wished Council to
say to the company: "You shall have your
rights, but not a jot more then your rights.
You shall not come to us with sthus and
So" but what is ours we will maintain" +"
He thought that If Council carfully guarded
their privileges in this instance in would be
the entering wedge against further encroach-
ments OF railway companies.
The matter was further discussed by
Messrs. Pickles, Speakman, Garrett and
Eastburn. vote being taken the amend
ment was lost by II to 10.
Mr.. Pickels's amendment was then dis
cussed by Messrs. Eastburn, Garrett and
Pickles and lost by vote of II to IL.
Mr.. Taylor then offered an amendment
providing that the privileges granted may
be revoked at the pleasure Of City Council
and Mr.. Abele desired to further amend by
requiring the company to lay flag sldwalks
on the Fourth street side. The latter was
ruled out and motion to postpone for Q
week was lost by vote of 10 to 13.
Mr.. Taylor's amendment then came uE
and he said that 1t was his opinion that such
privilege as that asked for could only be
granted by an ordinance, to which Mr..
Pickles agreed. Mr.. Blake quoted the clse
of Mr.. Warner again, when Mr. Garrett ex-
, claimed, amid loud laughter, you'll go
crazy Oh Warner yet." The amendment
} was discussed by Mr.. Abele, and Mr.. Men
ton moved to post pone for week and refer
J the report of the Street Committe to the
Law Committee with instructions to prepare
an ordinance embodying the same views foI
presentation ty City Council. Mr.. Moore
E raised the point as to the necessity
8 of an ordinance and the chail
stated that his impression was that Il
+ did not require an ordinance, but h'
e | was In doubt and preferred the reference
Mr.. Taylor had retrained from discussing
the question from feeling of delieacy, be
r cause he was an employee of the railroad
company, but he stated that the company
e had the undoubted right to cross the curt
by gutter plates the same as any otbe
property owners. After further discussion
n by Messrs. Farrell and Garrett the motion
n to refer the report to the Law Committe
was ado pied by vote of IL to IL.
= Resolutions fixing the grades of From
| street, between Clayton and Union streets
and at the intersection OF Beech and Harri
e son streets were adopted.
Il An ordinance defining the duties OF tn
bailiff was presented fixing his salary a
5000 year, payable monthly. The ordi
v nance was read second time by title.
.e The bill of John Collins for $55 for clean
', ing traps was referred to the Street Com
% mttee.
a Mr. Farrell introduced a resolution tha
ar the Street Commissioner be instructed t
If grade the bed of Church street, hetwee
" Third and Fourth streets, and notify th
Il Pennsylvania Railroad Company to remos
q all distractions and curb and pave the sidt
walks. Tht point was raised that 1t coul
ne only be done on the petition of 10 freeholt
"A ers on the street, and 1t was after considers
H. BILE discussion referred to the Street Con
/. mittee.
= The bids for removal of ashes were opene
y. and read, as follows: For the first an
ser second districts, comprising the sections I
N the city east of Market street Phil
Is Traynor, SLIT; Martin Keogh, l,s4
William Campbell, 81 1,999; Samuel Coyl
ro Jr., s., ,080; Peter j. Ford, $2,131; Willial
nj H. White, S2,295; Samuel Collins, $2,35'
ID Nelson Morris, $2,S65. For the third an
III fourth districts, west of Market street
I'd Peter j Ford, $2,S33; Samuel Collin
of 81, 400; William campbell, $2,475; MART
I'd Keogh, So ,532; Nelson Morris, $2,554.
of The following orders were allowed durin
wv the evening: II. B. Morrow, Treasurer I
n the Board of Public Education, So ,666.6
nd R. C. Fraim, clerk, $5; E. B. Frazer, Regi
,o trar, 81. so; Martin Keogh, 2.42; Robe
rs and Thomas Smith, $5. so; Wilmington CT
M Passenger Railway Company, 9 cents; c.
,at Thomas g. Co., $3.50; Emmet StidhaI
mt S1,15; Perry W. Price, S25; :. Chadwic
We NJ. D., 50.
as Council then adjourned to meet
Il, Eleventh street bridge at 6 O'Clock p. II
m to-day, and repaired to Farra u Lewis's
he cream saloon at the invitation of Coal
IN. Inspector Graves.
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