Daily Republican., 1888-12-14
CITY COUNCIL.
A QUICK BUSINESS SESSION,
WITH BUT LITTLE TALK.
UAttIo stopped Feom KnnninR at Large
Regular vaoolBAtiOn-TNlk and
BAoE Fsik over q Dog
OAtchoI's Bill.

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usually In bis seat, was on the Calhoun
jury dellbsrhtlDg upon . case pending
bitWeen life and death; Mr.. Sharkey
Concluded TO let Mr., Q linn have his
o oSn way last night, and was not pres
snt 10 lift the banner OF reform; Mr..
Forrl OF no doubt thought that Counoil
might do without law one night, and 30
remained away, and Mr.. MoGoniRge for
onoe left the Fourth ward In the faith
srly care of his colleague, Mr.. Dlllin.
Edward Savery had applied to have
60 IS overpaid taxes refondsd, but the
Finance Dom mittee pared off 81 so and
allowed him S8eS.
M. j. MeAley, co leetor Southern dis.
trieb, WAS allowt d S352 commission for
collecting 81, 400 tsxes fOr 1857 and $500
for "a 500 collected for 1888.
Mlss Anua KRne, anministrRtriE Of
Dennis Kane, previous tax col eosor,
was allowei e91 70 oommisNions for
collecting S1O24.S6 taxes for 1886.
Mr. Q1'nn, from the o0m mbined FL
nance and Police Committee, TO which
WAS referred the petition asking Ooun
| oil to empower the Mayor TO employ
two dete olives for fsTIstlDR out lobbsr-
les, etc., hsd been duly considered, and
hat thsy were compelled to report I'D
verselY, IS there is At present no apprO-
priatio1 from which they could be paid.
The report recon mmended, however,
that the city solicitor be instructed TO
prepare en- ordinance empowering
the Mayor to employ detectives and
iaoluding an appropriation for thkt pur
pose In next years sppoItionments Of
| fuads, The report was, on motion OF
Mr QuinD, adopted.
The city treasurer reported s171 ,602 20
IN bank to the credit OF the city, and
Bs27.04 to the credit Of the park &C
olunt.
Onll'c;or Msaley reported collections
Of $40, taxes for 1885; SllO0 for 1887,
and S676 for 1888; and Collector Moody
reported $3.50 collected for 1887, and
t945 for 1888.
A communication from the Board Of
Health wRs read, requesting the City
Council tU appoint committee to meet
with similar committees from the
Water Commission, Street and Sewer
Commission, Park Commission and
Board oi Health, TO meet Jointly and
consider the proprieiy and whist legisla.
ton ia needed 10 construct an inter-
cspting sewer from the end Of Rattle.
snake Run sewer down the long south
bank race Of the BTAndywine 10 Walnut
street.
On motion Of Mr. Quinn the oommu.
nioatlon WAS filed, aud farther on his
motion was referred to the Law O0m
mitEee Rs the proper one to represent
the Council in the matter.
Mr. Dillln presented an ordinance
regulating vaccination, which was read
twioe and referred to the Law Commit
tee. The ordinance makes vaccination
free and compulsory by two physicians
appointed By the City Council. The ol' y
is aid off into two dlstriota, divided by
Market street, except that the whole OF
the Ninth Ward belongs to the Eastern
district. The pbysioiAns are required
to make monthly reports Of their work
to the Oity Council.
On motion OF Mr.. Quinn q draft on
the City TTea urtr was drawn to pay
| the Board Of EduOrtion its monthly
allowance Ct S7,9l6 67.
Mr.. Chambers called up for . third
reading the ordinance to prevent cattle
from ruHnins ut large in certain sec
lions Of the city. He then offered .
substitute for the original boundary,
making Union street the nOrthern limit
instead OF Scott street, and taking in
81 the scope Of the city north OF Penn
sylvaniA avenue. MF Chambers eX-
plAlned that the ordinance was offered
In dsfereDoe to the request OF the BRlti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company thst
was very much troubled by cattle get
ting on their tracks, which delayed the
running Of trains and often resulted In
loss.
Tie substitute WAS accepted and the
ordinance passed by Q unanimous vote
Hereafter II will be unlawful for cattle
TO run at large from DUPONT to Union
streets and between PennsylvauiA
avenue aud the Brandy wine,
On motion OF Mr.. Chant bsrs the bill
TO pay IS TO James z Writ dog catcher,
for board for horse was taken from
the table, Mr.. Chambers urged the
payment Of the bill.
Mr.. McKenney asked II there was
any law requiring the payment Of such
. bill by the Oity Council, and II there
WAs any appropriation from which It
could he ltgaily paid.
Mr QlinD also opposed paying the
bill, though 1t waH true that S12 . month
hAd been paid to Foster, . former dog
killsr, for boarding horse
Mr.. SAwdon said that in the care Of
Foster Council had merely made don.
alton.
Hr. MoKenney wanted no donation
about 1t. II II was right for Council to
pay 1t, let It be paid, II not, Iejeoi IL,
Mr. Q linn did not see how such . bill
could Oe paid without an appropriation
| to meet such cases,
Mr.. Hawkins thought II Council had
any mOny to donate, It should donate It
70 the poor and not to . man who is
making 500 . month. II would be
much better to buy ooil for the poor.
Mr.. Dillin thought the bill q very
small one for Council to object to.
Mr.. Roberts said that Rs he under.
stood the matter, the bill was being op
posed from principle. The bill should
not be passed and the committee notl-
hed not TO incur suoh bills In the future
Mr.. Chambers did ust see why there
should bs so much opposition to such .
bill. Council bad frequently parsed
similar bills, for which there vas no
appropriation. Even to night Council
had passed 3 bill Of So to Janltor Ksl-
ley for witnessing the killing of dogs
Where wSs tue appropriation for thAi2
The yeas and nays being called the bill
WAS ordered TO be paid by vote OF II
yess and 4 nays. The latter were
Hessra. Hawkins, McEenney, Quinn
end Roberts
Ths following bills were ordered paid
spyibR the evening; NJ J Msnley, $3.50,
$3.50; Annie KaBe, S8l 95; E,izs Frazlsr,
Sl1.60i james ". Brysn, t37; q. +
NolohOiT, SIS 20; Adams 8 bro. rs
osntsi Alexander & Wells, $3.50;
Alvsn Allen, IS 40; d, A. Forest, S23;
james Mils $40 26i al. + Kelley, S1O;
GreenbAnk Ice OimpAny, $3.50; The
Keunebec Toe and Goa OOmpAn 50 80;
John NJ. 8 iomon, Sl4 20, &l5.7S; y s
llelAnd, 81 S2i Ayass g. Bon, SIT; W.
Il. Hartloge, 50; NJ b. Kelley, S5;
Asbury O. 8 ertiug, $751; q. B. Dough