Daily Republican., 1886-09-17
CITY COUNCIL
A COMMITrEE ON THE NEW PARK
APPOINTED.
a special Committee Appointed TO In
quire Into tho Merits of Fire
Brick PavomenH,

Last evenings session of City Council |
was called to order promptly at 7 80 |
o clock by President Eckel, and the roll !
called by the clerk. The minutes were
partly read, when en- motion of Mr.. |
Blake the further reading was dispensed
with.
The OpsnIng Streets Committee re-
ported In favor Of awarding the contract
for grading and opening Sixth and Sew
euth avenues and Brown street to Harry
he being the lowest bidder.
The same oom n ittee also reported in
favor of accepting the deed of Susan ah
N. Anderson for the bed OF Thirteenth
and franklin streets.
The same committee reported In favor
of granting the petition OF Hugh Pat.
ton, to have Fifth street from Frank lin
TO Broome street filled up
The ommissioa appointed TO assess
damsges for opening West Fourth
street made return, awarding VIM.
Ferris $3.50 damages, and Peter j.
Ford q cents, and the return was re-
feIrsd to the Opening Streets Committee.
The Fire Committee reported In favor
OF granting the petition OF the Wecca
coe Fire Company for $45 for damages
to their engine by an accident.
The Police Committee reported in
favor Of granting the petition of Chief
of Police Dougherty, and the members
of the police force for an advance of
their clothing money, and on motion of
Mr.. Barnhill, the report was accepted,
with the understanding II any member
resie ned or was discharged he should
have the amount deducted from his
pay.
The com mission appointed to assess
damages for widening Vandever avenue
made return, awarding Lewis Bul.
ock 50, le6, and the report as referred
to the Open ing Streets Committee.
The City Treasurer reported q balance
Of $l69,Sl6 20 In the Union National
BanK to the credit of the city, and that
during the past week he had received
The following amounts: Tax Receiver
Kane, $3.50; Tax Receiver Moody. $507;
Board of Water Com 10 issioners, 5000,
Tor interest on loans Nos II, 13 and 81;
Mayor Rhoads, 80, for interest on GILES
trnst fund.
The Street Commissioner reported IS
men and | teams at work, with pay
roll amounting to S368.38, and the Sewer
Department reported men employed +,
with payroll amounting to SOFAS.
PetitioLs were received to have the
special police at Frank in Square and
on the Brandywine continued during
the months Of October and November.
They were referred to the Polioe Com
mittee.
The petition of William McMenamin,
for permission to set 10 feet OF curb on
Twelfth street near Claymont. was re-
F,rr rf.1 ~ BAL t.ta
The deed of Joseph Tatnall, for the
bed of Race street from BeuIa Vista
street to the race, was presented and
| referred to the Opening Streets Com.
| mittee.
John McVey and others petitioned foI
q lamp on King street between Water
and Front streets, and the petition was
| referred TO the Lamp Committee. The
petition of W. II. ID. Smith, fer lamp
on Thirteenth street between Washing
ton and Jefferson streets, was referred
10 the same committee.
| Mr.. Bsynard said in view of the In.
terest taken by the press and the people
OF this city in regard to some kind OF
better pavement than we now have for
our streets, he thought Council should
take some action on the matter. There
4
the objectional cobble stones, and the
expensive belgian block, and fire brick
is no " spoken of as superior % either
He then offered the following resolution
, and moved it's adoption
Resolved, That the Street Committee
be instructed to inquire into the cost
and durability Of re-brlck as a street
pavement and to inquire the cost of paw
ing Market street between Fifth and
Sixth with the most available fire. brick
Mr.. Blake thought the Street Com
mittee had its hands iull, and he offer
ed ap amendment,th that the words Stree
Com m ittee bt stricken cut, and spe
cial committee OF hye be appointed, ,an(
the amendment was accepted by Mr.
Baynard.
Mr.. Abele objected to putting thi
maiter In the hands OF special CON-
imlitee, as le thought the Street Com
mittes was fully able AMI competent tc
attend TO it.
Mr.. Norton also thought that was tn,
proper course to pursue, unless it wa
the in .entiou of Council to let q specia
COIN mittee attend to all the paving OF
the streats.
Mr.. Murray objected to the resolu
tion, on the ground that the Stree
Committee had no money to spend OF
Experiments, and the discussion wa
Icon lin ued for some time, when finally
Mr.. Moore moved that the words specia
committee be stricken Out, and Street
Com mittee inserted. T ais led to anothe
discussion, which lasted Ter some time
and when at last vote was taken tn
lame endment was ioss.
| A vote was then taken on the orlgina
resolution, and 1t was adopted with L
Iayes and 2 nays, Messrs Murray an,
McKenna voting in the negative.
On motion of Mr.. Blake orders wer
directed TO be drawn In favor of the fir
companies for their semi-annual appro
pr.ation, and for 500, half year
salary, for the CHIEF Engineer, and Stt
each ior his assistants.
Mr.. Merris Tay lor offered the follow
II ing: Resolved, That special commit
tee of five be appointed, ito be known a
the Park Committee, whose duty shal
Il be to take into consideration all matter
! relating to the park, and that the com
lmittee serve until the end of the year.
Mr.. Murray objected, and said ther
was a Park Commission whose duty l
was to attend to all these matters
lCouncil had passed the ordinance au
thorizing the loan to purchase grount
Ifor the park, and rad nothing turthe
to do with it. He also charged that tn
Finance Committee had placed thes
bonds in the hands of brokers, VIII
will have to be paid com mission.
Mr.. Merris Taylor in reply said tina
4. Council WAS not done with the park, q
lit was Council and not tbs commission
that would buy the land He woul'
lalso relieve the anxiety OF Mr., Murra
by stating that not a single park BON
has been placed in the hands OF brokers
4 Lind IL La snurnalu nrohahla that the