Daily Republican., 1884-07-18
CITY COUNCIL.
CONbIDE8ABLE ID 3 G U L q N
LAb4 EVENING THE DEMO.
SRATS DISAGREE.

AA0G EVEM ~ - - tn 4 DLAOs
TRAITS DISAGREE.
Pres sident Conrad presided last even |
ing at the regular session of City Coun- |
Gil, and called the meeting to order at
3 o'clock. The clerk called the roll
and about one half Of the members |
answered to their names, but nearly all
the other mem bers came in afterwards. |
The clerk read part Of the minutes, |
when on motion of Mr.. Blake the fur
ther reading was dispensed with.
The Water Committee reported IA
vorably on the petition of NJ. +. Poole, |
for water pipes ON Harrison street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets.
The Street Commmittee reported
favoraoly ON the petition of Jonu Nc
Cafferty for the paving of a gutter on
the east side Of Windsor street.
The Opening Streets Committee re-
ported favorabiy On the petion of Anna
l.. Warner for gtading on fourteenth
street, and on the petition OF II. Mui-
holland for grading The sidewalk ON
jackson street. The committee also re-
ported iaYofably On the proposal OF
Martin heogh fur grading Maryl land
avenue flon. Beech street to sixth
avenue.
The Fire Committee reported on some
bills, W hen MIR. Moore asked why they
had not reported the bill of G.. NJ. Ste
vens tor placing the fire striker i'll the
the tower at the Pneonix engine house,
and Mr.. Blake replied that they were
Lot ready yet.
| The LaiEp p Committee reported favora-
| bly, on d petition Tor a lamp On Tatnall
| street, between Fifth and olxtn streets.
| The Police COMMITTEES reported ad-
verseIy on the bill of DR.. Fleming
Carrow of $1l5, for services rendered IN
attending Mary ColgLn, who nd her
ankle bones broken and was otherwise
injured in fight at Hedgeville about
eighteen months ago.
Mr.. Pickles wanted to know why the
committee did not wish to have the bill
paid, and Mr.. Murray replied that it
was the opinion of the committee that
Council had no jurisdictiau i'll the
matter.
Mr.. Pickles said he was not satisfied
with that, as this physician had peen
instructed by the Mayor to attend the
woman, and as he had done 50, h,
should he paid. He had attended hcl
for thee months, and the city should
be responsible for the bill. On motior
, | the City Solicitor was asked to give Li,
opinion.
Mr.. Turner reviewed the case, ant
. said there was d fight between som,
t white women and colored persons, ant
|during the fight this woman suffered
!. compound fracture of the bones of he
ankle. He was of the opinion that 4,
DIR. Carrow had been called upon b,
tho Mayor to attend the woman, hi
bill should be- paid, hut it res ed entire
II ly with Council whether they woul,
, pay 1t or not.
Mr.. Pickels thought that when o per
son was injured on the street, whcthe
) ! 1t was i'll fight or by accident, tn
Mayor had the authority 10 call "a phy
n sician TO attend them, and Councj
1t should pay the bill. He knew that if
lperson who was injured sho1ld oe take
" to the hall, physician would be cal J.
in to attend b N at the expense OF Ih
:. city, and rs IN this case the womau wa
n injured too bad to be removed, he coul
not Bee the difference between iltteadin
her AT her own home or at tie hail. IL
q moved that the bill be scaled down .
$50 and an order drawn for he amount
al Mr.. Baugh opposed the motion, an,
Is said he thought that II ~ one shoul
pay the bill it was the Mayor himself
n The discussion continued for some tim
: and when finally vote was taken, MI
Pickels' motion prevailed, and the phy
!, sician was allowed $50.
=" The Sewer Committee reported il
y favor of awarding the contract for con
= s.ruoting the sewer through the proper
ay OF the City Passenger Railway Com
n lpany TO Patrick Carberry.
o This was the signal for another lon
c and heated discussion, during whicI
Mr.. Blake expressed himself in favo
/, OF awarding the contract to James /
Mcbride, and said he was no5 of thos
Who believed that the Almighty onl,
n made one man who could build sewers
0 A vote was taken, when Mr.. Blake
motion TO award the contract to Jane
#. Mcbride was loss by is nays and
. nays, and Mr.. FacrePs original motion
/ 10 adopt the report of the committe
prevailed.
: The Finance Committee, To whom
/. was referred the request of the Por
3 Wardens for $500, reported in favor O
: allowing it, and an order was draw
for the amount.
The City Treasurer reported an over
! draft Oh the Union Natlonal Bank o
81 ,042.24 he also reported having re
i ceiVed The following amounts durin,
5 the past week Lewis Zebley, 81 Den.
mis- Kane, city ami school taxes, Sl2,.
800; A. l.. Ainscow, $500 Edward T
Moody, CITY and school taxes, 1928 500.
T. Is. Merritt and others petitionet
for q sewer on French street from Sec
ond street to the Christiana creek, all,
the petition was referred TO tho Sewe
Committee.
The Street Commissioner reported 5
men and II teams employed on tn
, streets of this city, with a payroll
|. amounting tD s318 IA.
The report Of the Chief Engineer O
the Water Department was not read
but Mr.. Farrell said the employee
would be paid the same a. usual
A communication was r. ceived an,
read from the Wilmington and Phila
delphla Turnpike Company, calling "a,
tention to the fact that the city he'd no
put their road in proper condition from
Twenty fourth street to the city line
ana stating that the failure to do so ha,
> resulted in serious loss to them Gurinj
: the past five months, and that if it wa
not attended to within the next tive
7 weeks, the Company would have 1t re
raired at the expense of the city. /
. was referred to the Street Committee.
Joseph l.. Carpenters petition fol
curbing and paving on Ninth stree
> from Adams to Franklin, was refarre
= to the Street Committee.
The petition OF Stewart Carlise, fo
a lamp on Monroe street between 9tl
and Tenth streets, was referred 70 tn
Lamp Committee.
Mr.. Pickles pesented the followin
q communication from Mayor Vale.
! | with copy of the finding of the Oolor
2 er's jury ON the death OF Captain o.
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