Daily Republican., 1885-10-30
City Council.
PROPOSE rION TO BUY A SAND
LOT-MH. MURRAY "a rCHEs
A TARTAR.
PAYING FOR ORDIN ANCES.

on motion of Mr.. Barney, the further
reading was discontinued, and the
standing committees called.
Thp Opening Streets Committee re-
ported favorably on the petition of John
Ingraham, to have Hallam street from
Clay ton to DUPONT street graded, and
on the petition of William II Beatty,
TO have DUPONT street from Front To
Second opened and graded /; also 10
favor of vacating a part of Oak street
in accordance with the petition of the
Wilm'ngton 81 Northern Railroad Com
pany. Deeds from Joseph Tatnali
HeLry p. Banning, Joseph l.. Carpen-
ter. Jr, and Victor Du uPent, tor the
beds of cettain sweets were reported
favorahly by the same committee and
accepted.
The Law Committee reported that
they had examined the ordinance
giving James Murphy permission to
lay siding across Orange street, and
found nothing In 1t contrary TO law or
tho city charter, and the report was
adopted.
The Lamp Committee reported favor.
ably on the petition of Frederick Pyle,
for Ian at Tenth and Rodney streets,
and on the petition of w. II. Hartlove
for lamp on Third street between
French aud Walnut streets.
The FIaance Committee reported in
fayor Of paying the bill Of John
G. Patterson, Esq, and City Solicitor
Turner Of "a, 400 for revising and codi
flying the new city charter aud the ordi.
nsncts, and an order was drawn tor the
am ount.
Tho Committee on Public Buildings
and the sire ct Committee, made To
pert in reference to purchasing new
SAID lot. They sad that chey had been
offered a lot by Joseph Tatua,l, bound
ed by Elliott avenue and Twenty third
and twenty fourth streets for $l5, 500 or
part OF 1t for So 900
They had also been offered lot by
! Robinson & Co, at the corner OF
Twenty fourth and Tatnall streets, con-
/ sisting OF 162 feet ON Twenty fourth
street, and 235 feet on Tatnall street, at
S2S per FOOT, and one adjoining IT be
longing TO +. II. Barr, with n front OF
= IS feet, at $25 per foot, making a total
| for the two lots of 80, 86S.
! james Bradford had offered lot for
81 600, but the committee after careful
/ consideration recommended purchasing
tho lot of Robinson & Co. and that Of
| Il. II. Barr, as they are the only ones Of
all offered that have q supply Of Rood
sand.
Mr.. Murray said that he was opposed
to buying the lot from Robinson Il Co
at the figure named, as he thought that
1T was great deal more than ii was
worth. he WAS certain that It does not
contain more than five feet Of sand, and
| it was too n uch out Of the way, as the
sand lot should be somewhere near
Eleventh street bridge. He recollected
l lot =
ago last December for ~, 900, and he
nderstood that the parties had bought
lit with the express purpose Of selling II
to the city and making . good profit.
Mr.. Il. II. Taylor in reply said the
tcommittees had given this matter the
greatest attention for the past year, and
that he was satisfied that the city could
not do any better. He admitted that he
was no judge of sand, but he had re-
ferred the matter TO com petent persops
and they pronounced the sand OF the
very best quality.
Mr.. Gruhb said that he with two
otla- members of the committee had
visited the different lots Offered, and
these were the only ones on which he
found any depth of sand. He gave a
detail led statement of the result Of his
obsasvation, and said he considered the
sand Of tue very best quality, and thai
The E.ice asked was reasonable, and
much lower than lot could be bough
in n year from now.
The discussion was continued foi
s1me time, when Mr.. Hawkins moves
Ghat the matter be postponed for tw'
w eks, and the mo lion was amended b,
NJ. Mtn,uu, that the Building lnspec
tor and Stree Com III issioner bs instruc
ted tn examine the lot and make "A re
port ~ tho quality and quantity o
sand GA II.
I Mr.. Il. VI. Taylor presented letter
from Davis & BROTHER, Harry Lape aLt
A s Reed, stating that they had ex
amined the sand and found it first clas
in every respect.
Mr.. Murray wanted TO know how til
com N ittee came to have these letters
ecnr to theu, aud insinuated that SOM
, ot iben were interested in disposing o
the lot 10 the city.
II Mr.. Il ii. Taylor asked him what b
: meant, and dehed him to name singl
| person on either committee who ha
any interest in the matter. Mr.. MuI
ray replied that he would name them a
! the proper time, when Mr.. Grubb ros
and said that he defied Mr.. Murray O
any oster member of Council to shoV
thing crooked, and he did not propos
to sit still and submit to his slurs an
lius,nuations. He wanted 1t under
, Istood that he had never been In th
F.. lquarry business and sold the city ston
hut delivered dirt instead.
A vote was then taken on the motio
Ito postpone, as amended, and 1t Wa
carrieG.
The City Treasurer reported bsianc
! of SAG, ,23i As to the credit of the cit.
in the Uuion National Bank, and
SPEC al deposi, of 80 $50 80 for the sal
tof the sand lot. He also reported tina
lduring the week he had received th
Ifollow,ng amounts Tax Receive
Moody, 1865 Tax Receiver Kane, $272
IA interest from HerdRan fund, $50 Cit
J Auditor Ball, $l3l 10.
The City Auditor made a return
the sale of the property of Gould
Richardson, showing that after dedac
ling the amount due for the claim, an
paying the expenses of the sale, thel
was $l69 OF remaining, which no ha
Idaposited i'll the Farmers Bank to u
= credit of Gould 81 Richardson.
The Street Commissioner reporte
that during The past week he had
men and IL teams Employed in cleai
ling sud repairing Ghe streets, with
pay.roli amounting to S3n .o3, anu u
Sewer Department reported pay-ro
Of $54 rs.
The mis- ieilaneous payroll, amour
!, ling to $iS31 - and the police pay.ro
of S277l. .6S, we've presented and orde
ldrawn III favor of tho parties name'
L An order was also drawn in Iavor
1t. Frank Meekiu, FOR services as lanit'
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