Daily Republican., 1885-08-14
City Council.
THE S!GGULAR MEETING LAST
EVENING MR. FARRELL
PARLiANES TACTICS.
LENGTHY SESSION.

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IA LENGTHY SESSION
Toe regular nesting of City Cognci
wac held last evening, with President
Farra in the chair. The roll was called
were party read when Mr.. Blake moved
that the further reading be dispensed
with, but upon MIR. Murray objecting
the clerk proceeded with the reading. IN
q few minutes Mr.. r. III. Taylor M moyed
that the reading be suspended, and
Mr.. Murray again urged tina: they be
read.
Upon a vote being taken all voted in
the affirmative, except Mr.. Murray,
and yhe President decided that as tie
W must be unanimous to suspend
ng of the minutes, the motion was
Farrell then moved to reverse the
ordet of business and receive the reports
Of the standing committees, and the
motion was crrried.
The Street Committee, TO whom was re-
ferred he..communication of Registrar
Frazer, in reference to the sewer az
Pensy hsfhia avenue And Caiou street
being cropped ny by the b. Il 7 Rail.
road Company, reported in favor OF
having the opening enlarged.
The same committee also repor ted
In favor of abasing a pond OF s.agnant
water at Thirteenth aud Head streets,
and in faver of granting the petition OF
Tindall Brothers, to Set curb on the
east sice of Monroe and Adams street d
betwe Tenth and Eleventh streets
and on Tenth street bot ween Monroe
and Adams street, and on the petition
of Samuel Ham ilton to have Lincoln
street at Shallcross avenue curbed and
paved.
The Opening Streets Committee re-.
ported in favor Of granting the petition
of William Bush, to have Linden
street from Clayton to Rodney brought
to grade, and the dirt taken to fill the
bed OF Clayton street. The repor. was
adopted.
The Law Committee reported tha,
they had examined the ordinance pro
vtding for the election of the Superin.
tendent of the Fire Alarm Telegraph
and that they found nothing in il con-
trary to law or the city charter.
The Sewer Comm ittee, TO whom was
referred the communication Of Robert
Smith, in relation to ditch running
through his property, reported thai
while they thought the report of the
com mission should, be adhered to, they
deemed it inexpedient 10 take any action
ct present.
The same committee reported on thu
communication of William Candy, II
relation to sewer caving in on Della
ware avenue, that measures have beer
taken to have it repaired.
The Finance Committee reported il
favor of refundinR 75 cents to John Nc
Entee, being overpaid tax on property
at Pleasant and Harrison streets.
Mr.. Baynard moved that when Coun
Gil adjourn 1t be to meet on Tuesday
evening, the 18th, to act on the petition
of the parties voted for as inspector an,
assistant inspector in the Sixteenth
and Ts's, -froEn Alection dia.-;e-e
al4a cue motion was carriou.
The City Treasurer repor led a balanc
of $243, $40 50 in the Union Natl ona
Bank to the credit of the city, and tina
Iduring the past week he had receives
the following amounts John W
/ Hawkins, q Chief of Police, 1856
Tax Receiver Moody, $500; City Audi
tor Ball, S5l9.39.
The Street Commissioner reporte
that during the week he had "a me
and IL teams employed in cleaning an
rep airing the streets, with a pay.ro
amounting to 1921 92, and the Sewe
Department reported pay roll of $ll3
Ia.
The petition of 8. Pyle, to have Dl
d Pont street from Tenth to Pennsylvani
t avenue graded. curbed and paved, an
that Of Harry Emmons, to complete th
lgrading Of DUPONT street from Ele'
enth street to Pennsylvania avenue
were referred to the Opening Stree
Committee.
John M. Hates petitioned to have
inlet placed on the West side of Mo-
lroe street, between Eighth an
Ninth, and on motion of Mr.. Blal
t the petition was referred to Il
Sewer Committee, with power to ac
The petition of M. f. Poole, to hav
i the east side of Harrison street, fro
/. Fourth to Fifth, curbed, guttered al
t paved, was, on motion of Mr.. Baynar
/. referred to the Street Com N ittee, vii
Ipower to act.
An invitation to be present at q
-.ldedication of the Hebrew Synagog'
Inext Sunday afternoon was receiv'
= and filed.
lhave the culvert at Union street al
Pennsylvania avenue enlarged, and
% change the grade of Lincoln street
80 that gutter can be constructed to car
80 off the water, was referred TO the Sire
and Sewer Committees.
A. d. Roberts petitioned TO have g
.e traps removed from Front and latr;
9, streets, and the petition was referred
the Street CO mittee.
Mr.. Newell offered an orainant
which passed a second reading, TO
y aud establish the grade of part
Ill Ninth street and of Rodney stree
also an ordinance to fix and establi
the grade of Clayton, Chestnut, Ell
60 Linden, Maple, Sycamore, Beech, u
ID and Cedar streets, which WAS read
second time and referred to the Ii
I'd Committee.
stl The Finance Committee reported
favor of refundlng $3.50 ovefpaid
he to Charles Simmons.
The following proposals tor print
and binding 700 copies of the revis
ordipance were received, and refer
to the Printing Committee
tyl Ferris Brothers, 81 SO per page; an
ok & Webb, So 81 per page.
at During the evening the following
I'd ders were drawn:
he Public Buildings-Adans & Broth
Is, S35 81; Z. A. Parker, Sl9.45; J. M, b
re- an, $63. &c; A. Spsakman, $40 10; 10
re son & Barnhill, SIG and SIS 20; L.
ho Gruhb, 1888; Mccartney. Kenny
I'd, Co., $75; James Mekenna, 81. 80; Al
h ander Chambers, IS; w. II. Hartlu
81 and 81. .85; F. B F. Miller, S6l; III
mt Frazer, $40; John G. Brison, S26
10, Opening Streets-Bo -Boughman & q
: pany, $50; Philips ard Kane, go
Waiter McEvilly, $38 66;
ear ID. German, ST; McCartr
oy-I IKanney & COMPANY, $40; Eliza Fra