Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-09
RoARD OF oouNo1LmENJ

Routine Business Done by That Body
 Last Night-COuncilman Manning
 TrIes once More 10 Get an APprO-
 prIation for Mrs. Edwin Hubben.
 The board of councilmen held its regular
 monthly meeting last night.
 The committee on appropriations, to whom
 was referred the petition af Councilman
 Manning for the city to give $2, 900 to the
 widow of the late Edwin Hubbell, who lost
 his life ata fire, reported in favor of indef-
 nitely postponing the councilmans petition.
 Councilman Manning was ready with an
 amendment to give the widow $1 ,080. He
 thought it would be cruel and heartless for
 anyone to vote against it.
 Councilman Chandler said Shat he enter
 tained charitable consideration for the
 widow, but he thought it was establishing
 bad precedent, and he didn't think that an
 appropriation should be made in such cases any quicker than in the case of 8 laborer who should lose his life while working on 8 public building. He said he would put his hand as deep into his pocket as any member of the council to make up private subscrlp- tion fund.
 Councilman Manning wanted to know why an appropriation should not be given the family of fireman who lost his life in the discharge of his duty the same as pen sion is given to soldier, to which Council cilmsn Chandler humorously remarked that it is quite the style now to veto pensions. The amendment was lost by a vote of 10 to II and the report of the committee adopted.
 Julius c. Gable, Rev. Burdett Hart and twenty~three others of the Twelfth ward pc toned that 8 public park be laid out in that ward on the tract of land bounded by Ferry, Pine and Rowe streets and the Shore ILne railroad. The petition was referred to the committee on parks.
 Councilman Fleischner offered the follow ing:
 the sewer in Laberton street at the earliest possi-
 ble moment, the needs of which being urgent owing
 to improper drainage and the cost of same be paid from the appropriation to be made next year. This was offered by the councilman on &C., count of suits threatened against the city by parties on Button atreet whose property has been damaged because of no sewer in Lam
 burton street. The sewer has been ordered, but the board of public works has notified the common council that all the appropr1a- tion for sewers for the present year has been exhausted.
 A motion to pass the order was lost. The order for sidewalk on Chambers street was recommitted to the committee on streets.
 "Let us have retaIiationI" exclaimed Councilman Fleischner, when an order passsd by the aldermanic board for the lamp committee make contracts for the lighting of the city by electricity, gas and naptha for two or three years s'That board tabled our petition, now let's table this one and leave the city in darkness for year or two" The order was tabled.
 The following new petitions were referred: For resetting curb and relaying walks on west side of Park street from Chapel to George streets; for top-dressing South Front street from River street to Grand avenue; for crosswalk in front of Hallock street school; for sewer in Dwight street from corner of George and Dwight streets to Oak street, thence through Ward street to Davenport avenue.