Daily Republican., 1885-10-02
City Council.
THE REGULAR MEETING LAST
NfGHT-vERY LITTLE BUsI.
NESS TRANSACTED.
PROPOSALS RECEIVED.


to order at 735 O'Clock last evening,
and the clerk had pretty nearly tiuished
reading the minutes of the last meet
ing, when, on motion Of Mr.. Blake, the
further reading was dispensed with
and the standing com IN ittees CALLED.
The Finance Committee reported
favorably on the petition OF the police
for the full amount Of the appropriation
for clothing for the year. The com.
mittee recommended that IL an officer
resigns, ,!or Is dism issed the amount over.
paid shall be ded ucted from his salary.
The Opening Streets Committee pre-
sen ted the report of the commission on
opening Mcdowell street, from Tenth
70 Eleventh street, and reported In favor
of rejecting It, The report was
adopted.
The same committee reported on the
peti ton of Carl Specht, that the city
owns the bed OF Fifth street, and their
prev ious report TO have II opened and
graded was adopted, and on the petit.
ton OF Arthur Ii. Smith TO have
Eleventh street opened and graded from
M adison street TO the city line. The
con- mittee also reported favorably on
the petition of E. y. Williamson, to
i have Fourteenth street between Rodney
and Clayton streets graded, and adverse
| ~ on the petition Of George y. Maris TO
have Seventh street between DUPONT
and Scott streets graded.
F, The Lamp Committee reported in ia
vor Of granting the petition Of q gorge
| s. McGee. for u lamp on Van Buren,
| street between Gilpin and Shallcross
| avenues.
The report OF the Chief Engineer on
grad ing Tatnall street from Twenty.
third to Twenty a fth street was presen p,
ted, showing how many cubic yards
| of earth would have to be removed to
accomplish the work. A motion was
III Ade TO adopt the report, and instruct
the Opening Streets Committee to ad-
vertise for proposals to open and grade
the street, " hen Mr.. Newell said that
he was informed by the Chief Engineer
that the bed Of the street had never
been decided to the city. This was de-
MED by Mr.. Barnhill, but upon vote
being taken, the motion to ask propo.
.ls was lest.
The report OF the City Treasurer
sho wed balance Of $l7l.770 A In the
Union National Bank to the credit OF
the city, and that during the past week
the following amounts bad been paid
Into the treasury; Tax Receiver
Moody, S706 Tax Receiver Kane, $500;
lCity Auditor Ball, $34S A; Clerk OF
lCouncil, $40 interest on the Latimer
Trust Fund; Building Inspector Chand-
Ter, Sl73; Chief Engineer Robinson,
1851. So The City Treasury also report
ed special deposit Of $9.680 So, the
proceeds OF the sale Of the sand lot.
The Street Commissioner reported
THAT during the week he had 81 men
land teams employed, with payroll
lamouuting to 5000.
Building Inspector Chandler reported
that during the past month he had in.
lspected property valued at $l08 ,O46 AND
Ireceived rs fees $l73.
The Coal Oil Inspector reported thai
Iduring September he had inspected lV
lgalloLs of coal oil.
The payroll of the Sewer Depart
lment, amounting TO 1870, was presen-
tied, and an order drawn for the
amount
The payroll Of the Presid ent and
members ofCouncil amounting TO S5S3.'
81. was presented, when Mr.. Murray
asked that the names be read. This
was Cone by the clerk, when ne SAID
that he found he was credited with
ISL, which was more than he thought
he was Justly entitled to. On Septem
ber LIST, Council held five special meet
linQs, and he moved that four OF these
meetings be stricken of, and that he
only be credited with one. The motion
was seconded by Mr.. Farrell, but The
President ruled IL out of order.
The petition of 4 L. Rice, asking
, that the cutters on Second street be
tween Tatnall and Washington streets
be repaired, was referred TO the Stree
Committee.
John Wagner and Peter Ford peti
ltioned that the sidewalks of the 80 fee
, street between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, and Orange and Tatnall streets
be made Z feet wide, instead of feet
as now prescribed by ordinance, and
the petition was referred to the Opening
Streets Committee.
, James Mckay was granted permis
sion to set curb on Lowering avenue oe
tween jackson and Van Buren streets
a, A petition was received from Samue
! +. Belts, asking that the dog pouno
be removed from its present location
on Twelfth street near King. 1t wa
!, referred to the Police Committee.
Thomas McCorkle was granted per
5 mission to have curb lines laid and Sc
curb on Pine street near Tenth.
The petition of Francis B. Bradley
to have stone crossing laid and quite
lpaved at Eleventh and Brandywin
streets, was referred TO the Street Com
mittee.
William Ii. Morrow and q number O
other residents in the vicinity OF tn
pub 10 park at Eighth and Frankli
streets, asked that the police office
now ON duty at the park be retaine
e another month, and the petition wa
?, referred to the Police and Finance Com
mittee, with power 10 act.
. Peter J.Ford was granted permissio
TO set curb at Fifth and Searles streets
q and William Veazey was granted pei
!, mission to set 10 feet Of curb on Davi
street between C.aymont and Heal
{. streets.
A petition was received from Gsorg
tC. Bracken and about one hundre
and twenty Ave other residents alon
the Brandywine, asking that tn
special officers along that stream l
retained another month"; 1t was reterre
to to the Police and Finance Commi
tees, with power to act.
Charles Warner 81 Company aske
that the grade on the south side
water street, at its intersection wit
Market street, be established, aud th
petition was referred. to the Openir
Streets Committee.
A communication was received fro
Thomas +. Bayard, calling attention
the fact that the city in grading Cia.
ton street, has removed his gutter, an
III he petitioned to have 1t replaced, al
Maple street, at the intersection wi
IClayton street, brought TO grade. II
mattei was referred to the Streets al
iOpening Streets Committees.
Elijah Griffith petitioned for q Ian