Daily Republican., 1886-08-13
A MODEL SESSION.
TRANSAOTS ALL THE
BUSINESS BEFORE 1T IN FORTY.
Five Minutes-A Remonstrance Against
tho Proposed Markets Proposals
Received and Opened.

The regular weekly meeting of City
Council WAS held last evening with
President Eckel In tho chair. The
clerk called the roll, and the reading Of
the minutes was, on motion OF Mr.
Blake, dispensed with.
The Finance Committee reported in
favor Of granting the petition of David
g. C0yle for two mOnths' salary for
$500 wae, ON motion of Mr.. Merris Tay-
lor, drawn In his favor.
The same committee also reported
Ifavorably on the petition of John j.
Gallagher, for return Of 81 IA capita
tion tax, and adversely on the petition
| of the jackson b Sharp Company for
the return of ta- paid on Q building
that has since been torn down.
The Opening Streets Committee re-
ported adversely on the petition of T.
Allen Hilles, for change Of grade on
Seventh street between DUPONT and
Clay ton streets.
The Law Com mittee reported in favor
of granting the petition Of P. Fahey,
asking for $72 to pay damages caused
by . change of grade at Fifth and Har.
rison streets. The committee also re-
ported that they had examined the Or
/ dinance relating to markets, and found
nothing In 1t contrary TO law or the city
charter.
The president announced that the
Mayor had returned with his approval
the ordinance providing for the election
Of superintendent of the fire alarm tele-
graph, and fixing his salary, and that il
was now law Of the city.
The City Treasurer repo rted balance
Iof $194. 1856 40 in the Union National
Bank to the credit of the city, and thai
IdurinR the week he had received the
following amounts: Tax Receiver Kane
81, 800; Tax Receiver Moody, $465; Chic
lof Police DouPherty, $73; Chief Engi
, neer Robinson, $64 40; John W. Haw.
kins, 81
The Street Com missioner reported
that during the past week he had 6'
men and 10 teams employ ed in cleaning
and repairing the streets, with pay
: roll amounting to $354.05,
The Sewer Department reported
. men employ ed, with pay roll amount
ling to $4S 90.
Il The petition Of Charles P. Preston, {.
have some action taken in reference u
: the gutter at jackson and Hazell stree
was referred to the Street Committee.
Two Communications were received
J, from James Conner, James @. Pickel
J. & Co., and others, demonstrating
q against the passage Of the ordinaDc
@ now before Council establishing mar
ket on Fourth street, and both were re-
ferred to the Public Buildings Com
mittee.
N b. Dan forth asked that the sewe
u between DUPONT street and Delawar
L. Ia ~nhA tn hn mus
y rounding property, and the petition wa
referred to the Sewer COMMITTEES.
Thomas FL. Melvin was granted pei
q mission to set 1b4 feet of curb on Spruc
70 street near Tenth, and SO feet on Tent
y street near Spruce.
ii N. Lieberman petitioned for the pay
ling of the gutter on Claymont stree
:; between Thirteenth and Fourteent
>. streets, and the petition was referred
s the Street Committee.
The petition of James W. McAlliste
u asking that o commission be appointe
I to assess damages for widening Il
I. sidewalk ct Fifth and Walnut street
:; was referred to the Committee on Pul
:. lie Buildings.
Q Samuel A. Price petitioned for
lamp on Third street, between Adam
u and jackson streets, and one on Adam
p street, above Third, and the petite
was referred to the Lamp Comm ittee.
70 Patrick Hughes was granted pei
oi mission to set curb on Van Bure
street, between Fifth and Sixth street
The petition of William Dawson,
have the gutter paved on Adams sire
r between Third and Fourth streets, WI
o, refe rred to the Street Committee.
8, On motion of Mr. Blake, Council pr
t. ceeded to nominate and elect superi
of tendent Of the FIRE alarm telegraph I
T. the ensuing three years. He nomin
la ted John W. Aydon, and as there W
e. no other candidate. Mr.. Blake was,
~ motion of Mr.. Moore, instructed TO ca
~ the vote of Council.
" The following bids were then open
to for raising Shipley Run sewer at Fro
he and Adams streets, and grading t
re- street and re-setting the curb.
or James Conley, 1857; Patrick Ci
sh berry, 50, 131; james f. Mcbride, 8
424; William OMeara, $3,225 I
We bids were referred to the Openi
or Streets Committee, and Council th
adjourned, having been in session fort
five m inutes.