Daily Republican., 1888-03-02
AN oLD.EAsHIosED MEErrnG

Oily Oounoii's Long ana Intero.,tn,
hiostinE Last Evsning AN Effort !,
Introduce Two systems OF Fir.
Alarm.
Mr. Norton, of the Il Rh.h ward, wa,
again called upon h u sida q, the rezu
lar weekly meeting of City Oouncll las
evoning, President Eckal atlll beint
sick and unAble to be present. Tho roi
wes called and the mluutes OF tho lAA
stated meeting read and approved.
The Fire Com milt 20 reported In favo,
OF purchasing q GsmS we'll fire. alarm
box, to be placed at Fifth and Adam,
streets. Tne committee also presented
letters from electricians IN Philedelphis
and else where, advising that no othel
make OF box be placed In this citv ~
long as t1e Gamewoll huxoa arc In usp
All of these letters - d that IL wonid
be dangerous experiment 10 try any
other kind Of box.
When the clerk finished reading the
loitess, Mr.. QalnR moved that the rs
port be RdopLud,
MF. Bsugh said that hs had not sign.
cd the report, as "oomp stition 10 III,
spioe OF llie " He was not pry iudIned
la regard to any system, bus he was In
favor OF getting the cheapest, provide
II would 60 the work 90 VOL as the oat
now in use
Tho stevons Company offered TO for
nish q box which will do the work and
answer all purposes ~ $50 loss ban thC
GRnawell. THIS box could be put In
and II IL doeB not do all that "a ch.im d
Tor IT, they Will take 1, oub withou,
any eEpenee 10 the Ci y.
/ Mr. flha my ft.r.s
any experimenta In this matter. and A.
none OF the CON mlttoe are elecsrlclan,
they should be governed by the opIn,
ions OF these wbo are. II the rvstem
OF boxes wSs mixed 1t would rsanire
different foIcts OF electricity 10 run
them, which would Of Itself cause oop.
siderable confusion.
hs. 5harbey said the Gamsyell
boxes could be procured as low AS $50,
but the com mitiee dld not think 1t no
viHshle 70 adopt It, He would likp to
save $50 TO the city II possible, bat he
Old not think 1t would b0 este 60 try it
Tie bid of the Steven8 Company as
then read and slated that the Steyeua
boxes are in other oitteB where tho
GAmewell system prevails, and that IN
every instance they have giveD sAtis.
faction.
Mr.. Baynnrd wns In favor OF giving
tue Stevens box y trial, and II IL vas
found to work sati, factorIly SO much
The better, nud II not It conld be takep
ont. Tle letter OF Mr.. Jarvis states
bat he btevens boxes nre used on the
GameWell ~ stem IN other cities. and ag
AIR jarvis Is oLe Of our oitizene, and
bAs 3 reputation at stake, no would not
alve his letter for all tbo others Put TO
Eether.
The d!sousslon was continued far
tome timo and participated ia bv
httsrs Qainr, Taylor aud others, after
Whio Superiuter dent As don was called
upon and stated thu, jus as on as two
syotems were introduced In this city
there would be trouble, and that as
coon ~ the CITY Council vo.el to PLACE
ihs btersn5 tok on tho GameHell ava
tsm no would not ba responsible for the
Consequence. In Ptiiadelphia they are
trying To get rid OF q mixed rye;em.
nnd for that purpose hSye taken ont
ABOUT one huudEsd bo1ts that can he
houahL for S25 each These boxes are
~ good "a tbs btoyfDs, cut he y,uuld
not euarnnteo their Ell iienoy. He aid
not advocate any particular system, but
hs wGa Ia favor OF One that was unl.
form. II the Stevens Gr stem Was In
uso In THO city he woaid oppose uslug
the GamFwoll box.
Mr.. BeynsTd thought as the Game
wei Com pBny had had 2ood aouAre
hearing tho sare should be accorded 10
tbs Stevens Olnpang, aud for thAt
purpose he moved that the further con.
Riderhtion OF the matter be postp1usd
ore week, and Mr. Jarvis, the agent of
the Stevens g CJmpany. DO requested TO
appeaT before the eommittse and state
his side of the oase, The motion was
carried, when Mr.. Qainn remar kod
1t VIII coat "a mueh for com m ittee
meetings an tho difference In boxes
amount to-
A bill from Frank Meachem amount.
Ing to $40, for balance which be- clAi mi .
10 Que him rs Jnnitor ut tho City Hall,
was read, and on motion OF Mr.. Saw.
lon REFERRED to tho Police Committee.
Mr.. Ayars remarked that he was I'm
favor OF throwing tho bill In the waste-
o1bset, whese he seemed TO think IL DO
longed.
The special oommittes copslstins of
Messrs, Qlinn, Miller, Norton and Hsa.
sion appuluted TO confer with the Lsyy I
Oonrt .nd Tflsle51 OF the Poor, made
the following repori;
Your tpeoihl committee appointed
to confer with the Board OF leallh
" luld submit this as thei. hnal Feport. |
Ia accordance with resolution of the +
OF ths Poor, TO meet With the m
AZ the Levy Court room, in this oity, on
February 8, NJ 10 O'Clock a. M we
~onld state tebt we were there, but
through some MISUNDERSTANDING tho
rus ees ala uOt rlteb ~. Again on
The lOih with tho sHma Ieellt. Your
70 nnltthe felt some disappointment,
and Mr.. Roberts, Aiem ber Of the Levy
Dourt, Cffared resolution that the com.
% lltsas OF the board OF Health, Olty
Jonneil and TrG9tees OF the Fosr be
lranted hearing ou Friday, the 17th,
y ~ O'Clock a. m. in accordance with
lAt reeoiuuon, sac committee laid be
ore the court the necessity of building
smallpox hospital.
ibla caused l. discussion, partioI.
lated in by Dts, Draper and Ogle on
ne par. Of tbs Bosrd of Heath and
Z lina, Norton and HCss'on Of tho CITY
,ouaesi Gommlttsa and Nathaniel Wii- /
iahs on the p1It OF tho SrustesR. Oa
netior ~ LaVy Cou:tmaa McCfacksu.
{ WaS iscidsd that tf0 chsisraan OF the &
ON mGisttsO Of the Board Of Heal;h, Ulty II
'ouuail sad TfG5 Bes OF tho Poor have I
'repaFel a plan of Building FOR hos. !
'tiEi and M Estimated cost Of the same, j
ad spbml; is for their cons,d GRAFTON on d
rrid aY, February cI, IN the abssnco I
Z ME-. Wil.iSms, DR.. Draper and VIM.
Quinn submitted tho plan OF the
uiloinF. II in OF T Bhapo, two storios
Ugh, OF frame. T9572 feet, with accom-
lotE.ion :or forty pAl!en:s, ~ sn egsl- :
latsd coat OF tG Oq0. y
Mr.. Frank DarsW we'll explained the Z
rawlings TO the Lsvy Court, aud tn. ,
recQou Of tho hosDitAi uaa advooaLed 7