Daily Republican., 1886-04-30
CITY COUNCIL.
rHE REGULAR STATED MEETING
LAST EVENING,


The regular weekly meeting of CIT,
Council Was called 10 order At 7.3i
O'Clock last evening by President Farrs
and the roll called by the clerk, The
minutes were partly read, and on mo
tion Of Mr.. Bsrnhill the further reading
was dispensed with.
The Lamp COMMITTEES reported
|favoTably on the petition Of Howard w,
Cornell for lamps at Twenth-fourth
ITwenty-ffth and Twenty-sixth and
Tatnall streets.
The Sewer Committee reported that
they had granted the following peti
tlons:
That OF james Bonner TO tap sewe,
on West Fifth street above Orange
street, and connect drain with IL
Bennett HaElett, to open the street and
connect with the sewer on Seventh
street between Lombard and Pine
|streeets; James II. Morgan, to lay .
drain and connect with the sewer on
Tenth street between Poplar and Lom
bard streets; Mrs. M. Ksnan, to tap the
sewer at Sixth aud Poplar streets
James Hoffecker, Jr TO lay q drain
from q stable on Lombard street below
Fourth, and connect with q sewer on
Third street.
Among the bills presented by the
Sewer Committee was one of Wilson
Vandever for sos 90 for building sewer
at Rattlesnake Run, and when IL was
read Mr.. Murray objected 70 II on the
ground that the committee had no right
TO have work done exceeding $50 with
out advertising ior proposals. He said
there WAS some favoritism shown In
: is matter that should be explained by
the chairman Of the committee, and
thought these mems names should ap-
pear ON the pay roll.
Mr.. Farrell said that the Sewer Com
mittee were fully able to attend to theiI
business. and that the reason why these
mems names did not appear on the pay.
roll was because the work had been
given to o contractor, who employed
his own men. By 30 doing the conn init.
Tee believed they had saved money foI
the city. A vote was then taken on the
motion to pass the bill and it was car.
ried.
The Law Committee reported that
they had examined an ordinance to
amend nm ordinance appointing City
Auditors clerk, and found nothing In
II contrary to law or the city charter.
The Mayor returned with his appro-
val an ordinance reducing the salary
OF tho Building Inspector from % 900 to
81, 500, aud the ordinance providing for
the appointment OF two additional pa
trolmen.
The City Treasurer reported q bal.
ance OF $27 7,754.66 In the Union Ma
tioDal Bank TO the credit of the city,
ana that during the past week he had
received the following amounts: Tax
Receiver Moody, $500; Tax Receiver
Kane, $500; Clerk OF Municipal Courl
Pennington, t92.65; City Auditor Ball
A256 20.
The Street Commissioner reported
that during the past week he had Al
men and teams employed, with q pay
roll amounting TO $3.50. so, and the Sewer
Department reported q payroll O.
$137. 80.
MIR Farrell moved that an order fol
the amount be drawn In favor Of thl
Street Commissioner, when Mr.. Murray
wanted TO know what the Street Com
missioner would do with it, and askeC
that the names be read. The clerk real
the list, which showed that the follow
ing names were on the roll: Foreman
Charles Thomas, Harry Kurtz, William
Maxwell, Frank McKigney, John Ear
ley, Conrad Shields, Michael O'Toole
Michael Cavanaugb, James Maxwell
John Haggerty, Patrick Hepbron
David MoCnllin, Hugh Wallace, Rober
Serson, Martin Garrity and James Fin
ley.
The foreman Was marked S1.76 pc
day, and all the others $l.b0 excep
James Finley, who was marked 81 pc
day.
Mr.. Murray said IL was = big pay
roll, and wanted to know what jam 9
Finley was doing at 81 Q day.
l Mr.. Farrell TO 10 and said: "Does tn
statesman from the Tenth ward psus
for reply2 He then went on to stat
that Mr.. Finley was employed as
superVlsor for the construction OF Rat
tlesuake Run sewer, and he felt ashAm
cd that the eewer committee had NO
bean able to give him IS a day, instea'
81. He was employed by direction
of Chief Engineer Robinson, and b
hoped that would be satisfactory to tn
gentleman.
Mr.. Murray said he Was glad to lear
that this man was not pet, althoug
It did not appear that he lie either ca,
Ipenter or stone mason. He thought tn
Sewer Committee were more libers
with other peoples money than the
would be with their own.
Mr.. Farrell said that he did not car
TO be harsh on the gentleman from th
Tenth ward, but he thought he pre-
sumed too much, and that he lack
both discretion and Judgment In pre-
suming that every member of Council
Iexcept himself, was there to defrau
the city. He did not believe there wa
single member of Council wnos
character and record would not oom
pare favorably with his, and II Il
gentleman wanted any more than tht
he could be accommodated.
Mr.. Murray seemed to be satisfe 81
and the pay roll was passed withol
further opposition.
The miscellaneous payroll amountiI
Ito 81 ,939 80, and the police pay. roll
I$2, ,691. .68 with $25 for a months salal
fer Frank Meachem, janitor, were pr
sc nted, and orders drawn for Il
lamounts,
/ The Finance Committee reported b
l interest list for May, amounting
I$3, ,692 90, and an order WAS drawn I
the amount.
A Communication, with preamh
and resolution, WAS presented fro
branch No. COL, Irish National Leagu
Il lccngratulating Hons. William K Gla
stone aud Charles K. Parnell for the
G efforts In behalf of Ireland, whi
were endorsed by Council and the Gle
INSTRUCTED to notify those gentlemen
the action.
The petition of Mrs. ]. Quinn to ha