Daily Republican., 1884-08-15
CITY COUNCIL.
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E.,ruG FOR THE WATER
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,ssular session Of City Council
~ II last last evening, with President
60 '"I' ,he chair. The following
~ ,or I'll The refunding Of overpaid
o. 10, ,rsnortt,d .nH favorably BY the
eiU aor mittees and orders directed
,swn avn in favor Of the parties
iS naniel Bickta, $l1 ; Alexina
$3.50; Thomas 8. Bellah,
y, n.tss s& & Harrington, e2b6. 30.
tiiion of Frank Gardner, ask.
t,',vn s"Ha money expended in laying
sinss nnss refunded to him, was re-
adversely upon.
! oi the following petitions; WIN.
Sar, agent, for q gutter on the
',ds 1 Of Eleventh street, between
I'd I'd and Pine; Edwin ii. Robb,
aag.stone crossing on Second
opposite Parrish /; Thomas L.
,ds for a flAg.stone crossing at
n and Thornton streets; John ID.
to have paved the sidewalks on
rides of Scott street, between
poss and Lowering avenues. The
rommittee also submitted q report
eject that the sale of the T" Eng
1il" had been made to John Nd.
y for 8, 600, of which 500 was
moo 10 be paid on delivery and
a note for sixty days with an
yed endorser.
Committee on Public Buildings
ed favorably on the petition OF
ps C. Newell for an outhouse ON
street wharf. X. II. Taylor of the
rommittee reported that there was
renee of opinion among the com.
in reference to the condition OF
" sand lot, the place not being IN
bad condition as represented,
thought Council should view
emses in body. Accordingly,
s motion, Council agreed that
il aionrned it be to meet at the
lot on Saturday evening at 6 o..
Opening Streets Committee re-
fayorably on the petition OF
nd l.. Rice to have BrOome street
bnsylvania avenue graded, gutter
cutbed at an estimated cost oi
The same committee reported In
OF awarding the contract tor grad.
pdRe street, between Claymont apd
streets, to Patrick CarDerry, the
bidder, and for grading Linder
between Harrison and Franklin
to James #. Mcbride, the loves
Law Committee reported favol
bn the petition of the sureties OF
te Edmund Provost, authorizing
lnd ?, Moody to collect the un
ted city taxes for 1883. The re-
vas adopted.
Treasurer Shippers reported
)53.5S III bank to the credit of tn,
and also reported the following
PTS From Dennis Kane, taxes
Edmund p. Moody, taxes
.3S; City Auditor Ball, $175.
bet Commissioner Zebley reported
n, 4 double and 10 single team
Dyed in the street department, W It'll
roll amounting TO $282 .38.
Sewer Department reported foul
Fmpoyed, with payroll amount
t57.50.
Ommunication from Evans Pen
On was read, offering to dispose OF
4 lot to the city. 1t was referre.
Street Committee. The following
ons were read and referred TO the
b committees w. X. Colquhoun,
g for the completion of sewer a
enth and DUPONT streets Johi
Orman, for grading bed and sid,
en- Tatnall street between Twenty
and Twenty-fourth, and also fol
pening ofTwenty- fourth street be
Tatnall and West Franci
ger, to have capitation tax amount
$50 refunded /; John HI. Price
ye the gutter repaved on the ives
y Eighth street, between Monro
hdams ~. l.. Carpenter, Jr., l.
gutter paved on the east and ives
y Harrison street, between Eightl
Ninth Mary Hinckson, to brinI
Kiln street, between Delaware. an,
u avenues, to grade w. M
cis and others, for a foot way +
tnth street bridge, also 10 pave an,
on Bennett street, bet ween Tent
Eleventh, and for q lamp betw
iile streets j. G. Coke, to hav
set on Railroad avenue, betwee
leeaih and Fifteenth streets, OF
Ills residence A. l.. Townsle
p'hers, Tor a lamp on The west sid
thth.
lengthy communication frol
uo' hamilton, s,r., of forty acre.
read Tho document set forth tll
o' having a street graded ( tll
was not given and rem minded I'll
vi that the work had been ordere
ABOUT II years ago. Mr.. Newell
opeIing Streets Committee, sta
al lie had viewed the prem ises, an
some persons were in favor of ba,
lhe Street graded, while othel
wv want the work done. and thy
as ieit. Mr.. Farrell thought th
should be done, and, ON motion
,".Ief was referred to the Openin
US Committee.
! board Of Education was allowe
sui'r monthly appropriation off,
GVmmit'oe on Opening Street
eu IN favor Of awarding the cor
,or hauling the city's sand, dil
''oGe ior the ensuing year to job
lor - centa per load. The 81
'enueht ofthe Fire Alarm Tel,
presented his annual repor
"a was referred To the Fire Con
~, alter some discussion as to h
81 ds' The following ordinance wa
~ W MIR Mehten and read by tt
na, uruinance making an extr,
ANY, appropriation ior dsfrayin
r,adp,les np'uses of making repairs ,
''niheFy of the Water Depar
,a.l ,ns,EEAs, ,.a, The City Council fo
Ssirai @ i'9o5'4, having caused to b
Na,, ~ the treasury of the cit
I ",5 ,aSes collected for the yei
b4.t !, having ht',Eing expended said none
|fiscsi' il'rolllties against the city il
kred /. f1r euding June 80, 1854 {
as i,, :. from the object for whic
r,nri,,,il'o nl'o and applied it to eth.
n"EAs, paGo Inadequate proyisio
tent o ~, III the appropriations f,
~ Ttpehses for the fiscal yea,
''f Inc Water Departinen