Daily Republican., 1885-01-23
CITY COUNCIL.
4 SHORT SESSION 4 n ID b U Il
LITTLE BUSIN ESs TRANS
ACTED, ETC ETC.

The regular meeting of City Council
WAS held last evening, with President
Conrad in the chair. The roll was
called and the minutes partly read,
when, on motion of Mr.. BrisoD, they
were dipensed with, and the standing
com N ittees called.
The Public Building Committee, to
whom was referred the communication
of the Gas Saving Company, reported
in favor of testing it on the meter in
the City Hall.
The resignation of j. j. Taggart as
lineman and batteryman was received
and accepted.
The Lamp Com mittee reported IA
vorably on the petition Of William
Tubbs, for lamp at Van Buren and
Maple streets, and on that of Joseph
II yde, for - lamp on Seventeenth street
between Poplar ana Lombard streets
also in favor OF granting the petition OF
william II. BrattoD, Tor lamp on
Chestnut street between Harrison aud
| Franklin streets, and one on Chestnut
street between Broom and Lincoln
! 81 reefs
! The City Treasurer reported bal.
ance of SlS,279 " in bank to the credit
OF the city, and that during the week
| he had recei we'd the following amounts:
Tax Collector Kane, 500 City Auditor
Bal, 1921 81. The City Auditor was
instructed 10 enter satisfaction On the
! lien book for the parties who have set
tied the claims against them The
Street Com missioner reported that be
had "a men aud team employed, with
| IA payroll amounting to S33 Is.
Tie Sewer Department reported five
men employed, with payroll OF S40.-
: 10
The following petitions were referred
to the Lamp Committe: Arthur
. Smith, for a lamp on Eighth street be-
tween Adams and Jackson streets
i-aac Carr, Tor lamp at Seventh and
Union streets, and that of Daniel II.
Stewart Tor a lamp on Front street bo-
tween Adams and jackson streets.
oeorge W, Griffith, and other resi-.
dents OF the Ninth ward, called the at
tention of Council TO pond OF water on
a lot bounded by Thatcher, Heald, and
Eleventh and T~eitth streets, and asked
that trunk be laid 10 drain it into the
Shellpot creek. The matter was referred
10 the Street aud Sewer Committees
The petition of Delaware Mason, for
lamp at Oak and Mary land avenue, and
asking that the lamp 81 Columbia and
Maryland avenues should be moved /,
was referred to the Lamp COMMITTEE
The Finance Committee presented ,he
Assessment for new curb, amour.u .ung Ia
I s693 ~. and the City Auditor was or.
'dered 10 enter :hs ag6uuts in the lien
book, against the parties named.
The ordinance relating TO private al
. le, ways was returned by the Mayor
with his approval and the President
: declared IL a law of the city.
Council then proceeded TO nomina.
tion and election Of lineman, occa.
stoned by the resignation Of d. J. Tag
gart. MIR. Blake Nominated Eerpar1
McNey, ana Mr.. Baynard nominated
W. II. Chadwick. Upon the ballot
being counted, i; was found that Ber-
nard Nc Vey had received l2 votes, and
Samuel H. Chadwick II votes, and the
.tirsi named was declared elected.
On motion of Mr.. Farrell, the Print
.iha Com mite was instructed to have
500 copies OF the new fire ordinance
priated
Council then adjourned.
\ During the evening the following or
ders were drawn:
City Auditor Ball, for postage stamps,
"a ~ B. IL. Foster, for cushion tor
chair, 81; William Myers, for cleaning
pavement, 81 15; Howell NJ. Clayton,
carpenter work, So; Thomas Fagan,
carriage hire, $40; NJ. A. cirubb, for
gum toots tor Sewer Department, 81;
George Cochran, hauling dirt, $22 80
j 'mes f. Mcbride, balance on contract
$3.50.