Daily Republican., 1884-08-01

QTI COUNO
,s,Ioy LAST EVENING"
sIoN ON THE PHG'
FIRE STRIKER. .E
or weekly meeting Of City
held last evening, and In
: Of President Conrad, Mr.
Tavlor was called to the
Committee, to whom was
Inl OF Mrs. Kelly, reported
referring it TO the Street
;,c Streets Committee re.
lr on the petition OF Joseph
Jr.. for the opening and
Einth street, from Broome to
If the Fire Committee said
- the bill of George NJ.
" fire striker on the Phoenix
~ that he had been out TO
mpanied by Mr.. Morrison, a
rpert. aud Mr.. Westbrook,
the proper time he would
Morrison be heard in ref
mittee on Bonds reported
aI examined and approved
|bonl of William I. Writ,
} Market.
Treasurer reported a balance
Ia, 10 bank 10 the credit of
NJ that during the past week
bc had been collected: Tax
foody, Slc5, 5,700;City Tax Col
sli3, 900; Elm und Provost,
bxes for 1883, S425.
IAuditor submitted the fol-
bpvsIDENT AND MEMBERS
rNcrL-Gentlemen l have
i,hout my signature check
drawn in favor of Martin
BOO, for the following reason $
Il above check was drawn
} the following resolution
That an order be drawn in
Martin Keogh for $500 on
grading Twelfth street be-
|mont aud Thatcher streets"
rnce 10 the contract, which
WAS not signed until Satur-
u. some time after the work
ons and after this order was
lind that no such contract
khe CONTRACT calls for gfading
heet between Heald and
streets, one square less than
bned IN the resolution.
engineer Of the Surveying
b, in response TO my query
er or not sufficient work had
on the above mentioned
h contract, informed me tnat
been 9j7,93 cubic yards of
bt made on Twelfth street
eald and Claynont streets,
:. cents per cubic yard, con
amounts to S258. 90, not
Sil.03 cents 10 warrant my
be above check. Twelfth
|een C.aymon and Thatcher
beea graded, hut by the in
i some one not having au-
cider such work done, and
contract; IN consequence i of
d not take il into consider
hing This order.I would also
tifully call the attention of
the loose manner in which
fe made by the city.
bases, as for instance the
The contracts are not signed
the work is completed aud
Dor has been allowed to draw
money. In other cases no
all have been made where
liuctly says such must be
I these evils are not soon
le city will most assuredly
lter suffer great loss.
ION movet that the action OF
iitor be sustained.
ell said in explanation of his
ped at the last meeting to
der for $500 in favor of
pgh, that previous to offer
ion, he had seen the Chief
hd surveyor, and was infor-
hat the work doueamount-
$3.50, and he thought that ii
as wrong, they still had
pack on. He had ascertain
tus tnat one square of the
pten done by order of the
fran Of the Opening Streets
ahd therefore he considered
.cit to nun 10y the old com
d'd not think the blundei
lice should fall on the
'he contractor, and if he
work he s-ould be paid fol
'snt tha' some mem ber OF
Somethlng about the mat
hnpel he would explain,
the foun-r chairman OF
RI, said he Lad ordered the
9iE to ne done, but there
~ done than he ordered
~tn lone under Mr.. New
iiS'fation. All the work
Aed, and needed very bad
IonsLt the contractor should
SION was continued fol
"'lrh The motion to sustain
was adopted.
~ then moved that an orde,
orawn in favor of Martin
'couiit, and the motion wa.
,I ~ Commissioner reported
'ue week he had 40 men
employed in cleaning and
n s,n5 streets, With a pay .rol
70 Payroll, amounting I,
Presented, and an ordel
ne amount.
schullz petitioned for the re
gutter at Gilpin avenu,
ha a'feet, rect, and the petition wa,
a1 ae Street Committed.
sa Sn OF l.. p. Bush, and 9th
e'oau street between Unior
4 ~ streets filled and graded
'o the Opening Street.
let c~rk ar was granted per
8 sur rurn in trout of his ow,
and and street, between Lo
nioa,W u Wawaset street.
da, ,ation Was received from
Can, Can, calling attention to th,
q ana aiso and o,her kinds O
EiInGiw EiIaGwed to grow and ripcr
"nd n,dtm.i.ngton, spreading thei,
bae, ,n tle me vicinity of the Lob
luabi1au uIsh' about thirty five
"oie land belonging IN III.