Telegram-herald., 1888-10-16
THE CITY COUNCIL
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TIE spscial feature of l&sl syeain meet
ins oftAs Cty Couneil ~ss q debate over
ne repor. of the com niuse g. report Oh
tbs assessment roll foT sewer Ga sherman,
south Union, Nils. Pleasant. and south
lessey from TIE 0.d tCoanc1. &C LA
been knocking shout Tor seYsEsl aloalhs.
Alderman Ds6rasf thohght gasE lhs report
hsd aumbers3 long enough sna tnal ihs
committee should os Tee ulfel to rcpofl ~
oDce Tie majority Ot he Ceuncl. Hsieed
win nllu sad accordingly = fsperi s-suta
by lhres u.smbsrs ~Es presented, - lie
s1sc. thst lhe roll la the opinion 81 ihs
committees wss grossly unjust. thAi e cor
fvoloa would virtually Ameunl 70 tie max
ing VI nsw r0li, and that ths matter
should be reported back 20 lie
board with Instructions 10 make oct
aa entire new roll No sooner w4s ll
read than Alderman De Orssf a. an Jun-p PED
30 bis feet and scored The commitgee ln
round terms for lhe lame and impotelt
coscluslOn alter 80 mRnV months ~ incu
hatiOn Aiter coz siderable Spanning ths
matter Vas referred back ~ tie committees
with Instructions 10 report al tie ne1i
meeting
The subject of paying over the delinquent
taxes claimed by The Board oi hducHu0n.
amounting 10 so, 5000. and the cog tax,
am JuntiBg 10 STA 81. vas referred 10 Tie
Committee on Ways and Means ia connec-
ton with the Oy Attorney. The request
for this money, though II was not debated,
seemed 10 excite some hostility. and one
Alderman remarked that the Board wanted
the earth.
Remons,rances were received from the
Board Oi Supervisors and from julius
Honseman, George Briggs. and o. hers, own
inga irOuiGge OF 1 "a feel on CreScent-aYe-,
against the construction Of the proposed
cable car lines on CrescentEge. snd Otto-
Wa 81.
The Board OF Public Works was directed
to take the II ecesssry steps for the eIten-
sion of North Lafayette-ss. and the e1ten'
sion OF Myrtl est. from the dock 10 Alpine
ave: 10 re-esta blisb the grade OF Ransom 81
between Crescent-ave. and Bridge 81. and
TO furnish estimates for grading, grAs.
cling and paving the same; srd
10 furnish estims tes for grading. grayelins
and paving LeGTand-st. from Cana 10 Tay
iorsts.
The @. r., L. & ID. r. r. was granted
leave TO fill up Csldef-st. between Oakes and
Isl&nd-sts without expense. tot &c 3. a
petition for leave 10 cross AMI cnange he
grade of Goodrich. Bartlett, Williams
Cherry and Oakes-sls. was referred 10 the
Board of Public Works.
The Committee on Streets recommended
that the city vacste Seventh and Eighth
aves.. lying west ofthe G. r., /. & ID. for th'
| benefit OF the railroad provided the latt el
deeds to the city stripM-0 feet wide alonl
| the east side of the railroad aud pave the
same without cost to the city, and bulld. and
| maintain sidewalk. Laid on the table
| for one week.
Statements were received and placed on
| file 10 the effect that Treasurer Perry on
| September 30. had on deposit at the Fourt
| National Bank. $232. .297.2 "A, and that the in
terest for September amounted TO $6I0.33
that the receipts OF the pound for the month
were So 10; and that Clerk Iozer, OF the Po-
| lice Court, had accounted for S5O045 hne'
| and costs, during the same period.
| j. III. Tompkins presented d bill for S3o3.-
| II, surplus arising from the sale Of lot .
| Chubb's addition for eiinquent taxes. Re
| ferred.
The Cable Car Company stated that It hs6
| run onto a small sewer al the intersection
| of Ottawa and Wslbridge-sts. and asked
| that il be DETECTED or the street grade raised
| Referred - the Alderman OF the tiitt
A petition for deferring until spring th'
construction of a walk on Earliest. Re
| lerred 10 the Committee on Walks.
A. J. Gill asked foI compensation for a
| strip taken for street purposes from his lot
| i'm Colt & Goes addition. Referred TO Com
mttee on Claims and Accounts.
A request from Judge Holmes for sddi'
| tional Office room was referred TO the Com
mittee ON Buildings.
1 III .rc1 4 efa~ 80
! Tenth-si. he graded and paved between
| Alpire-ave aud Fremont-st.. for a sewer on
| Cherry-st. from East 10 Packard SITS.
The Committee on Buildings reported tbai
| In its opinion before any good results can
| be obtained from the use of fuel ia TIE
\ present furnace, II will be necessary 20 dis
| connect tie present smoke pipe from th'
/ boilers and use the entire space inside the
4 brick fius for smoke conductor 80 ss 90
| give better draft. that repairs on the brics
work are absolutely essential; and that
| SUNDAY Creek coal wss the best and cheap
est. The price being = = per ton.
| The same Committee siso reported that =
| portion Of the furniture IN the old council
room had been sold for S59.Z5. and that th'
| rest bad been stored IN the basement OF th'
new building.
=Twenty'five dollars we're appropriated 4
| & I ditch on Fernando 81
| The clerk was directed - give sthe usua
/ notice Of the sessions Of the Board Of sezis
| trstion Novembe l. aud 3. and the ioca
| ton Of the polling places
The sewer on Bsnks-st. having foode5
| the cellars on It's route the Committee or
1 sewers in connection with the Board o
Health ~ss directed 20 examine into Il and
| report 4 remedy.
The clerk was ordered 10 advertise for 81
cords OF wool and so bushels of potstOe
for The city poor.
| A larre amount Of business Of minor in
| portsnce vas done and tie usual routiD
| work performed.
Accounts we're allowed amounting Z
81. 1886