Evening journal., 1888-08-03
TIRE oITY,s GUARDIANS.
A short session as which there was
not much Business.


not much business.
City Council met in regular session last
evening with Auditor Newell acting as
clerk In the absence OF Clerk Messick.
The Finance Committee reported In favor
OF returning S5S5 to Rebscca Blackwell
and S3.14 TO Mrs. Mcknight for overpaid
taxes and adversely upon the petition OF
George w. Bush for the return OF $3.50
taxes upon the bed OF Tulip st. as the street
had never been decided TO the city. The
reports we're adopted.
The Law Committee reported that they
had found nothing contrary to the city
charter in the ordinance providing for a
police patrol wagon. The ordinance was
referred back to the Finance and Police
Committees.
Ordinances were reported approved by
the Mayor as follows; To amend the or
dinances preventing boys or minors riding
up railroads and to amend an ordinance to
reorganige the Fire Department. The City
Treasurer reported balance In hank 60 the
credit Of current expenses, s255. .06LS6;
park purposes, S42704 and sand lot
SO, 1903 81. He also reported the receipts OF
the following sums from the parties named
during the week: f. p. Moody: slO3, 700;
Martin ]. Mealey. sllO l25; Chief OF Po-
lice Police swIggett, sl10; The Mayor and
Council from the Cities fund. 80; p. Dillin,
$s3; f. II. Robinson, S64 GOWN. b,
Hyland, 1886 IS.
Patrick Dillin, building inspector, re-
ported having inspected 81 dwellings and
three miscellaneous buildings during the
month, the estimated cost OF which was
s42, 500 Coal OH Inspector Durney re-
ported the inspection Of s.l50 gallons OF oil
during the month OF July.
The petition of Mr. Peter Gregg for
e713. Joseph Habercorn for s3 AZ and
John Dorsey $780, overpaid capitation
tax, were all referred TO the Finance Com
mittee.
Asbury G. Sterling, the janItor OF the
police station, presented communication
setting forth the extreme filthy condition
OF the police station and that be had been
compelled 10 hire help aud asking Council
TO provide him with uniform or SEQ for
the extra work. The matter was referred
to the Police Committee.
Mr. Coley presented communication
from the citizens OF the western end OF the
18th ward asking that fire alarm box be
placed at Second and HawIey SITS. as the
nearest box was at Second aud 6earles Sts.
nearly halt mile distant Mr.. Baugh
moved that immediate action be taken upon
the petition as there was an urgent neees.
sity for the box. The petitioners repr e.
I nFn 1r .nfs,
that was more or less unprotected. His
motion was adopted authorizing the fire
committee to advertise for proposals for
the erection OF the hox.
On motion OF Mr Quinn, the s20, 900 due
the Board OF Education for appropriation
for new buildings. etc, was ordered TO be
paid the board.
Mr.. Beals introduced the following reso
luton. which was referred to the Street
and Sewer Directors:
Resolved, That City Council take som'
action in regard TO the bad condition o, th'
cutters at Twelfth and Claymont streets, q
the matter has been reported to the Stree
and Sewer Department and also to thl
Board OF Health. but no action has beer
taken.
During the reading OF lot Of bills Mr.
Quinn called for reading Of the items in
bill OF Asbury Sterling for SO. Mr.. Quiuu
objected to the bill and held that when
person is employed to 90 work for ths citl
it was expected that he would do it. HI
found that one of the charges " as TO
washing eight dozen towels at so cents
dozen. The last administration jan ito
had charged for l2 dozen towels. Il we
time. he thought, at the beginning OF th
fiscal year to stop such expenditure as
cent toilet soap. $3.50 per month for sbo
blacking. as had been common in the past
During the evening orders we're draw
as follows: Board OF Elections. SIS each q
quarterly salary; John Mcbride, si0s.S
Patrick Dugan, 500; Martin F. Ke ogt
s20s 33 and John e Johnson, si0s S3, a.
/, for removing Of garbage; William Dollsrc
$50; J. V. Carlisle q Co, Is cents; Frel
Press. $76; Tucker g. Co IS; r, Armstron
81 and A. f. Messick, s2.aS.