Daily Republican., 1885-07-20
Special Meeting.
CITY COUNCILS WORK ON A HOI
AFTERNOON-THE GRADES OF
STREETS EsTABLIsHED.
\ TERRIBLE NUISANCE.

An adjourned meeting Of City Coun-
Gil WAS held last S aturday afternoon In
the Office of the clerk of Council, a. the
City Hall, that was called to order at
4 80 O'Clock by President Farra. The
Law Committee, who were instructed to
obtain the opinion of the City Solicitor
on the claim of the administrator of
William ID. Davis, deceased, that he is
entitled to the contract for psving Wal
nut street, presented a communication
from Mr.. Turner stating that he had
not had sufficient time to prepare an
opinion on the matter.
| Mr.. McKenna moved that the bids
which had been received, and we're un-
opened, bs opened at once, but w.. Far
rel. who Thought it better not to take
action yet, moved to lay the motion on
the table, but afterwards withdrew it,
when on motion of Mr.. Mentou, Council
took coaches and proceeded to Second
and Jackson streets.
In driving ou; West Fourth street,
where the centre of the street is paved
with Belgian blocks, and the siies with
lcobble stones, it was noticed that the
majority of all the trave. was on the
former. The rnbble pavemeoton Jack
son street between Front and Second
streets, which'is vast yd tferent from thai
of cobble stones, was ca-efn ~ inspect
: ed, and 1t was evident that several OF
: the mem bers who had been undecided
! in the matter were inclined tC look or
it with considerable favor.
The attention of the memb bers wa
, called by Mr.. Mention to the terrible
condition of the Pole lot, at Corral an,
{ Jack son streets, and he also read ;
Communication from the Board o
, Health in reference to the matter
, There Is a pond Of staZnant vatsr il
one corner of this lot, and II Efforts T.
ldrain it have proved futile. Mr.. Men
ton said that he had been informed o.
DR.. Draper that this pond has beel
t the cause of considerable sickness Il
the vicinity, and that he attributed tn
4 deaths of number of children to it.
There seemed to be some indecisio
on the part of Council as TO what actio
q to take in the matter, when Mr.. Mento
:, moved that IL be referred to the Boar
iof Health and Street Commissioner
with DO yer to act, and the motion wa
y carried.
Mr.. Murray, who seemed for the fri
time 10 notice that Conrad street ha
}. been filled up to grade, called attention
O to the fact, and asserted that the worl
n should not have been done, as the be
q of the street had never been decided
? 1.-THE city. MI. Newell thought differentl.
J, and on his motion the matter was r
= ferred to the Opening Streets Commi
l. tee.
3 Councilthen proceeded to Claytol
IS aud Linden streets, and on motion {
8 Mr.. Newell the grade Of Linden stre
n was ests plished in accordance with Il
h plans of Chief Engineer Robinso
@ The members walked down "layt
& street and established the 6 ades
n Maple, Sycamore, Beech, Cedar al
70 Oak streets from Maple to Broom
: streets, and of Clayton street betwee
y Oak and Beech streets. Council the
q met at Ninth and Rodney streets to q
Is on the petition of Frederick Pyle
10 have the grade established on Rodnt
d stree. from Eighth.to Tenth street
sr After examining the plans of the chi
70 en- gineer a motion was adopted to ha'
,s the street graded according to the
in plans and Council then adjourn'
10 after three hours of hot work.