Daily Republican., 1884-10-03
CITY COUNCIL.
40, THE CITY TEAMS ROR TINE
UsE OF CONTBACIO11 "A
uREEZE ABOUT TDEED.

nREEZE ABOUT rBEED.
p,ssideut Conrad called City Counci
+. ordar at precisely 7.30 o'clock Las
py ~, and the Clerk called the roll O
lsb lsmbsrs. The reading Of the minute
H.s I. On motion of Mr.. Blake, dispenset
va and the com lnittees called.
The The opening Streets Committee. h
ham vas referred the petition o
pi.hap p.S Becker and Father Dollard, TO-
,Ss I onepinR of DUPONT street, between
S,Inip and ShallcrOss avenues, reported
,h., upop examining the minutes, they
snrd that a commission had condemned
,bs land for the street some time ago.
The Lamp Committee reported favor.
,hly on the following petitions: That oI
GV, Eaton, for lamp at Cedar and
vnnklin streets j. L. Carpenter, ,Jr.
,.mn At Ninth and Harrison streets
william II. Foulk, lamp ON Poplar
',rset between Seventh and Eighth
Tbe Water Com mittee reported favor
.hv on the request of the Water Com.
m,:sion to have all bills from the FIRST
n tbe year handed over to them.
The City Treasurer reported balance
dflSS. 3l8. .46 in the Union National
Rank 10 the credit of the city, and that
iurinp the week he had received the
allowing amounts Chief Of Police
IcConnell, Sll.50; City Auditor Ball
nSs 90 Tax Collector Kane, $500. 90
Mayor Wales, s5.25; Tax Collector
Moody, 5000 for Edmund Provost,
VlO; Building Inspector Chandler,
t0 100; Chief Engineer and Surveyor
johnson, $95. 40.
The City Auditor returned without
ls approval check for 80 cents drawn
nt.yor of W. II. Hartlove on account
,ifs not being signed by the President.
Pusident Conrad stated that he had
DO, signed 1t on account of Its being
drawn against the appropriation for
Public Parks and there had not been
My motion to that effect. Mr.. Farrell
moved that it he charged 70 that appro-
phation, and the motion was carried.
The Street Commissioner reported
that be had AZ men and IL teams en-
pOyed on the streets OF this city, with
ipay.roll amounting TO $24.44, and q
motion was made to adopt the report,
and draw an order for the amount.
Mr., Murray said, before voting for the
motion, he would like to know what
all these teams we're employed at, as
the ci,y hauling was given out some
time ago, and he had every reason 10
believe that the teams reported to
Council. AZ having been used by the
Street Commissioner, were used by the
contractor.
Mr. Farrell said that as there was
but one man who could answer that
question satisfactorily, and that man the
Street Commissioner, he moved that he
be heard. The Commissioner stated
where and how the teams were EN-.
poysd, and said 1t WAS we'll known
that the man who had been awarded
nec1ntract to do the city hauling had
gwen II up, and that 1t haal been given
bMr. Keogh, but as he was not quite
Naty the work had been done with
ase teams.
Mr. Absle said that he had never
Mserstood that the contractor was to
@sIl the hauling for the city, but If
sssas, II would be we'll to discharge
W the other teams, and depend on him
Altogether. The discussion was con-
unued Tor some time, and Mr.. Murray
Fslstently contested his point, but
upon vote being taken, the motion
Draw All order for the amount was
carried.
Ihe payroll Of the Sewer Depart.
nen', amounting to $49. 30, was pre.
shted and an order drawn for the
amount. An order was also drawn for
me monthly payroll of the mem hers,
au. the Board of Revision, amounting
The Law Comr ..tee reported two
!uuements that ars still standing
against he city unsatisfied, and on
Io'oh orders for the amounts were
a'awh IN favor of the City Solicitor,
'Uq he was instructed to pay them.
isaac Norris petitioned for a lamp at
u,oui'eenth and Lincoln streets, and
Committee. "" '"' '1"P
me petition cf Davil p. Kitchener,
. 50, 'ne completion Of the Shipley run
'e~er az Tenth a. d Adams streets, was
'''t,r'u r, 10 the Sewer COMMITTED.
hh Crozier askeS for and was
s'an'ed the use of the City Hall next
saturday afternoon for the purpose of|
ture. Dol Vi iuf"i'
b,, me petition Of Noah W. G. Bass, to
ne IanS .. .ne grading and curbing on How.
pon, Su street, between Clayton and Du
a,a. Ha. streets and Eighth and Ninth
S,.o' So.eu' was referred to the Opening
'Igets ". Committee.
Ia, Uuailes w Rowland petitioned for a |
h.,.p hia.p on ile West side of Broome street. |
b"eeh ;bs na. Eighth and Ninth streets, and
Compion pe...ion was referred to the Lamp
Ga"r. r, Farrell presented a bill from
S',l ne,rge kirkman of $3.50, for damages
tlso,;neu l,neu by one Of his carriages last
Bar,u Bon day, and one of $2.35 from
nes. " Parker, for damages to har.
bole' caused BY his horse falling into a |
x.,a On Kennebec street. Both bills
mit,ee. !" inc FINANCE Com-
b,r me petition of John McSorlev tn
from r,ae ket street curbed and paved
lima wao wuawenty'fourth street to the city
Tbs "Ss est referred to the st. Committee.
durinaU e Uqal ,p Oil Inspector reported that
cd 10 i,e cue past month, he had inspect.
ino loo loo gallons OF coal oil. The Build.
e.aminpct minspector reported that he had
dprinn 81 property valued at S45 $50
Mr. Septem ber, and received 500 fees,
Copnci, "chenna moved that when
Sstnrd.a adjourn, it be to meet next
l7ls G;,.y afternoon at 8 O'Clock, at No.
much f oarrell oaro.l, said that he was very
,houuhuip opposed to the motion and he |
cltzenns' tn' ~ ~ unfair and unjust to the |
the s mas,; Oh Wilmington to ask it. Ifl
be bsId bIds''ng the gentleman wants should
Or Sso u will be at an expense of S25
view 20 lhe tax payers, and ali this to |
down lew trees that had been cnt
railro'aSS Dr. c",a were to be cut down, by the
ty Of ~ tAoeie could not see the necessi.
ready he in meeting, as the matter was al. |
mittsa ~ tne hands of the Street Com.
was dnna and they would see that Justice
necess;ts ee. Mr, McKenua still urged the
several y,h OF holding the meeting, and
dscusa;oo..n o.ner members took part In the
this s'on' was when Mr.. Farrell said that