Daily Republican., 1885-12-26
City Council.
AsHORT sEssION-THE HEsTREET
APPROPRIATION TO BE IN
CREABED BY A TRANSFER.
A FEW NEW ORDINANCES.

a FEW NEW OhDlNANOEO'
The regular meeting OF City Coun-
Gil was held on Thursday evening,
with President Farra In the chair. The
roll was called, and the clerk COM
menced to read the minutes of the last
meeting, when, on motion Of Mr.. Moore,
the reading was dipensed with. The
committees were called but no reports
were made except on bills, and un-
finished business was taken up. The
President reported that he had ap-
pointed Messrs. Murray, Brison, Haw-
kins, Barney and Barnhill ast the Com
mittee on Fuel.
Mr.. Hawkins asked to be excused,
as he said it would be impossible for
him to attend to it, and on motion his
request was granted and Mr.. Mitchell
apl ointed in his place. The ordinance
for regulating telegraph, telephone and
electric light wires was called up, but
as Mr.. Blake, who introduced it, was
not present, the consideration of it
was, on motion of Mr.. Merris Taylor,
postponed for one week.
The communication from the As
sociated Charities presented at the last
meeting was, after some discussion, re-
ferred to the Committee on Fuel.
The City Treasurer reported bal
ance of $108,607.2S in the Union
National Bank to the credit of the
city, and special deposit of $3,6S1. so
| from the sale ofthe sand lot
He also reported having received
the following amounts Tax Re-
ceiver Kane, $500 The Board of
Water Commissioners, $1,000. A
statement from the treasurer was also
presented, showing that there would
be 1856, 175 due for interest on water
loans, in addition to the interest that
will accrue on the proposed loan of
$50, 900, which Council is now asked
II to sanction. On motion of Mr.. Men
ton the clerk was directed to send q
copy of this statement to the Water
Commissioners.
The Street Commissioner reported
that during the past week he had ~
men and single teams employed in
cleaning and repairing the streets OF
this city.
L DlT. MGntDl, vi lllC luhllCC SOtiltlit-
tee, reported the interest list for Janu-
larry amounting 10 $10,SS7, and orders
lwere drawn for the parties named,
| The Sewer Department presented
the weekly payroll, amounting to S54.
100, and an order for the amount was
ydrawn in favor of the Street Commits
sioner. The President reported that
the Mayor had returned with his ap-
proval the ordinance to amend an Or
/ Ginahce to prevent annoyance from
ldogs, and an ordinance to change and
establish the grades ofpart Of Second,
Third and Franklin streets.
| The petition of William Kennard
for permission to lay sewer pipe on
Shipley street from Ninth to Tenth
street, was referred to the Sewer Com
mittee,
| A petition was presented from II. f
Pickels and others, asking fer the re-
moval ofthe dog pond from Sixth and
Tatnall to some place in the suburbs
of the city, and on motion of Mr.. Mil
Ter the chairman of the Police Commit
tee was instructed TO have it complied
with without delay.
The petition of John j. Gallagher for
a lamp at Eighteenth and Jessup
streets, one at Eighteenth and Tatnall
land one at Eighteenth between Wes
land Washington streets, was referred T.
the Lamp Committee.
Samuel Hamilton petitioned for paw
ling on Lincoln street between Shall
cross and Lowering avenues, and thu
petition was referred to the Stree
Committee.
Il Patrick Hughes was granted permis
} sion to set 100 feet of curb on the Yves
side OF VanBuren streets betweei
Fifth and Sixth streets.
Mr.. Newell introduced an ordinanc
t to fix and establish the grade of a par
Iof Market street, at Water street, an
it was read second time and referre
q Ito the Law Committee.
al Mr.. Baugh introduced and had read
! second time an ordinance to amend q
lordinance to prevent damage by firt
and to regulate the Fire Department
1t was referred to the Law Commit
q tee.
nj Mr.. Adele presented an ordinane
y to change certain appropriations iron
paving the beds of streets to the apprc
I, priations for cleaning and repairin
: streets. The clerk read it, and Nj
e Murray said he would like the chail
;. man of the Street Committee u
explain the meaning of the ordinance
J, He had noticed that there was no pay
n roll presented for the Street Depart
- ment, and he would like to know If I'll
appropriation was exhausted already
/ when there were six months of the fisc
iyear yet to run.
\ No one answered Mr.. Murray, an
\ | the ordinance, after being read set
, ond time, was referred to the La
Committee, and Council adjourne
During the evening the following o
Z. ders were passed:
e Finance-Interest list due Januar
III, 1886, $10,sS7. Sewers-pay.rol
y $54:80. Fires-William 7. Ora
d $4S.37; p, w. & B. r. r. Co,
cents; William Meyers, 81; w. B II
Hand, 25 cents.
II tIf!"
81 "Stand back, gentlemen! Clear I
tracki" shouted the police, and ss
quickly-gathered crowd surged bac
% No oauoa mr., tha atrAat. Z