Daily Republican., 1886-05-28
CITY COUNCIL.
THE STARCH TAKEN OUT OF AN
ELECTRIC INDICATOR.
Council Votes to Purchase the ParI
Lands-Not SO Certain to Furnish the
Money-Inspeotors Elected.

Il Lands-Not SO Certain to Furnish the
Money-Inspeotors Elected.
Il -
1 City Council held o protracted meet
ing last night of more than usual Inter
lest.
II The Street Committee reported favora
bly, on the following petitions: JOIN
Davis for CUTTERS on both sides Of Maple
street between Mary land avenue and
jackson street, and for curbing, paving
and guttering the north side of Elm
street; Samuel Hamilton for curbiDe
and paving the sidewalk on Lincoln
1street between Shallcross and Lowering
iaveuues; Walter Cummins for paving
and guttering at Eleventh and Adams
streets; Edward Pierson for curbipe
and guttering on the west side of Jack.
son street between Sixth and Seventh
streets; Mrs James Quinn for the paw
ling, curbing and guttering of Claymoni
street between g and d; Empson L
Trusty for the curbins and guttering oi
the north side Of Fourth street between
Lincoln and Union.
Mr.. Blake from the committee on
Fire Companies repor ted in favor Of
Iprocuring the Gamewell electric indi-
caters for each of the Fire Companies in
, the City and one for the battery room;
estimated cost 1000.
Mr.. Moore opposed the adoption of
: the report Tbe ordinances required
proposals for all contracts amounting to
lover $50, and while he was favorable to
the indicators and not opposed to the
|, Gamewell patent, he thought other par
ties engaged in the same business
should have chance. He moved to
strike out the word Gamewell. Mr..
Blake said there was one of these iudi-
Gators on trial for six months past in
the city. and it had never once failed tc
lgive the right signal. He thought Ooun
/, Gil should make sure and get the best
/ Mr.. Murray wanted to know wha
q right the City Council had to adopt tn,
J report when there was only $94
q standing to the credit of tn,
= Fire appropriation. and the cost was t.
be 81 900. This Council had no right u
! bind the incoming Council with bur
a thens Of this kind. He moved the post
. Iponement Of the report one month.
Mr.. Blake said the next Council
would not be burthened, as provision
3 had already been made in the estimates
for next year for the indicators, and l
was understood that by the time th'
4 work was finished the treasury woulC
be replenisned by the taxes of mex
year.
Mr.. Moore was opposed to postpone
meHt. He wanted the indicators, ant
, providing for paying for them out o
= the next appropriation was proper
only leave out the word Gamewell and
all would be right
II Mr.. Murray still contended thai
Council had no right to make contracts
+ when it had no money.
II The motion to postpone was lost, an6
the yeas and nays being called Mr.
Moore's amendment to strike out the
word "Gamewell' WAS adopted; yeas,
18; nays, 4, Messrs. Farrell, Hawkins
McKenna and Murray being the mega
tive votes.
Mr.. Farrell, from the Committee on
Sewers, reported that the contract fol
building Silverbrook sewer had beer
awarded to George Nelson for $493 he
being the lowest bidder.
Mr.. Mention presented the report o.
the joint committee of the City Council
and of the Park Commission on ths
purchase of land for park Purposes
on both sides of the Brandwine and
four squares in the Eleventh ward
which after being read Mr.. Mention
moved It's adoption.
Mr.. Hawkins argIed earnestly agains
/ the adoption of the report. Nobody, ht
said, had ever come before Council tC
ask 1t to purchase the park. Nobody
even asked the Legislature to pass thil
law creating the Park Commission, ex
cept people who hold lands ON to,
Brandy wine and want to sell them. Fl,
. was not opposed to park, bdt b,
wanted 1t OF reasonable figures.
Mr.. Latimer, the colleague of Mr.
Hawkins, thought that gentleman WA
mot very well booked up or he woulC
know that the park question had beer
before Council various times, and ths
. it had been talked about among tn,
Ipeople. He also said his colleague, Mr.
Hawkins, had expressed himself favor
able TO the park while he was running
] for Council.
Hr. Hawkins denied Mr.. Latimer'I
) assertion, and said, nevertheless, he wal
In favor of park, but not one that cos
30 much money and would increase tax
alton.
II Mr.. Latimer contended that M
d Hawkins did tell him personally thai
j, he was in favor OF the park without any
!. lqualifioation.
i Mr.. Murray said 1t seemed to him
that this park question was going to be
Ian elephant. The city taxes were al
fready very burthensonle, and tue city
shad now permanent debt of 81 eco, 900.
He said IL 1t was purchased it would be
an expense every year to the city, and
there was no knowing where the ex
pense would stop. From twenty five to
thirty additional policemen would be
required to keep the boys from carrying
off the rocks and bushes, and about 100
lamps to give light to the boys to swim
In the Brandywine. The committee
say they have made a great reduction
in the price first asked for the land, but
the price is still more than the land is
worth. He said there was q part of IL
upon which q commission would be
asked, estimated at about $4,000. How
lido we know the commission may no,
run 1t mp to S75, 600?
Mr.. Mention said Mr.. Murray was
making improbable suppositions and
wrong Impressions. He (Mr. Menton)
knew that the land in question upon
which commission would set would
be very much reduced from the esti-
mated cost.
Mr.. Murray said that was not the
point. The Park Commission would
ask Con neil every year for increased ap-
Ipropriations. He favored letting the
fquestion 60 over q year until the people
had time to understand the question
Thoroughly, and let the Legislature pass
a law submitting the question to vote
lof the people.
Mr.. Mitchell said away back as far