Daily Republican., 1884-02-29
CIfYsCOUNCtL.


'r-r- zssafS TEAM "haSELE.
The regular meeting Of City Counc
WAS held last evening, with Presideu
Conrad in the chair. The roll was cal
ed, and the minutes Of the last meetin
read and approved.
| The Street Committee reported in ia
vor of granting the petition Of Pancos
Allen, for flag crossing at Twenty
third and Market streets, also In favO
ofpaying the bill Of Washington Cox
for S222.87 in favor of Bond and Adams
for mason and laboring work In repair 7
Ing the sewer near the gas works. On
. motion being n. ade to accept the re
port and pay the bill, Mr.
Blake said he had not signed the
report, az the Street Commissioner had
appeared before the Commit 90 and
sad he considered the bill too high, II,
thought under the circumstances tn,
bill should be referred back to the com
mittee for investigation, aud offered al
amendment to that effect.
Mr.. johnson was opposed to referring
1t back to the committee, and said tina,
the Commissioner only supposed 1t wa,
too high, but when be questioned him
closely, he admitted that he did moi
know how much work was done on thu
sewer or how much time was spent il
doing 1t. He cOntsnded that no man
was capable of judging of the value Of
work doLe, unless he stood over 1t and
watched it all the way through. This
the Street Commissioner had not done,
but had oDly rode out TO the place two
or three times and examined It.
Mr.. Mention said he knew something
about this work, and thought the price
charged was very reasonable. After
further discussion a vote was taken on
the amendment, and 1t was lost, and
the original motion, to pay the bill,
adopted. The committee also reported
In favor Of granting the petition OF
Elijah Barton, for flag crossing at
Liberty street and Maryland avenue,
and favorably on the petition Of the
Baltimore Il Ohio Telegraph Company,
for permission to erect poles on Water,
Orange and Third street to Market
street.
The communication from the Board
of Health, asking that an ordinance be
passed compelling owners Of property
and tenants using alleys to keep them
clean and in a good condition, was re.
ported with a favorable recommenda.
tion, and on motion of Mr.. Easburn, the
committe was instructed to have an or
dinance prepared to that effect.
The Law Committee reported that
they had examined the ordinance regu.
lating footways and sidewalks around
buildings in course of erection, AMI
also the ordinance forbidding the blow.
ing of steam whistles within the city
limits, and found nothing contrary to
law or the city charter in either
The Police Committee reported with
a favorable recommendation a commu.
nication which they had received from
James L.Hawkips, Chief of Police, and
endorsed by Mayor Wales, stating that
some time ago officer George II. Ray.
mOnd arrested Gotleib Rehfuss on a
charge of disorderly conduct, and that
at a hearing before the Mayor, who was
then sitting asa committing magistrate,
was adjudged guilty and fined
81 and costs that subsequently Reh.
fuss bad Raymond arrested on charge
Of committing an assault and battery
on him, and taken before a Justice Of
the Peace, who reserved his decision.
During the February court the officer
was informed that the case had been
sent to the Grand Jury, and that they
had found true bill against him, and
he was obliged to employ counsel at q
;ost Of $l5, to defend him.
That the case was tried before ajury,
who after an absence of ten minutes re-
,urned verdict of not guilty, and the
recommended that the
mount which the officerihad been oblig.
I'd to pay his counsel he refunded to him.
Mr.. Baugh objected, as in his opinion
t would be establishing a bad prece-
lent. He was of the opinion that in
his case the officer was to blame, and
10 did not think it right that Council
hould allow the bill
Mr.. Pickels said that he could not see
low it would establish a precedent
ither good or bad, as he thought that
vas already established by the Demo-
rats themselves. He distinctly recol-
ected that some few years ago, when
ONE Democrats got themselves in
rouble by voting Illegally, that Dem
crat Legislature authorized the EN-.
democratic lawyers 10 defend
hem, and paid the bill sut of the tax.
ayers money In this case a sworn
fficer Of the law was only performing |
Is duty and he thought he should be
ustained.
Mr.. Farrell said be knew very little
bout the merits of this case, but he
bjected to paying this money on this
as it was not petition
'om George II. Raymond but merely a
;atement from the Chief Of Police, Gu
Orsed by the Mayor. He did not re-
Iember that any petition had ever been
.ceived from the officer.
President Conrad said he thought the
'atter was brought forward in a bad
rape, although 1t seemed to him that
lis communication was supple
entary to petition from officer Ray +,
Ond. ],
Mr.. Litzenberg said there had been
,tition from the officer some time ago, {
1t as the committee had not taken any !
,tion on 1t, this communication had
'eil presented. After some further dis /
lssion the report WIS referred back to d
o ecommittee. a
After Council adjourned, Mr.. Speak r
an, chairman of the Police Committee, d
ated to reporter of the REPUBLICAN, v
at officer Raymond had sent a petit $
N several months ago to Council,
lich had been referred to the COM
ttee, but was by some IN cans lost or
The Opening Streets Committee re- !,
rted bill for printing the report of u !.
, Chief Engineer and Surveyor, when y
:. Miller said no did not know what r
, Printing Committee had done that !,
y matter was taken out Of their
nds, ana on his motion the bill was n,
erred to that committee.
The City Treasurer reported bal
70 in the bank Of $67 .4S4 ,68 to the
dit of the city. The weekly report
the City Auditor was read, returning =,
check drawn in favor of the Water u
partme ant, but at the time Mr.. Stew ~