Evening journal., 1888-10-19
CITY COUNCIL.
A Good Deal of Talk and Little Business.
Bills Passed.
Fourth and Market streets.


A Good Deal of Talk and a Little Business.
Bills Passed.
City Council held its regular session
last evening dispensing with the regular
order Of business.
The finance committee reported ad
yersly on the petition of Michael Hayes
to refund the tax on the stable at 10S
jackson street which had been torn down
in 1885. The committee stated that the
assessor NJ. ]. Mealy stated that he had
placed no value on the stable.
After considerable discussion the ayes
and nays were called for Mr.. Beale
asked to be excused from voting, but a
gentleman objected The question was
put to vote and Mr.. Beale's request de-
MED The motion to adopt the report of
the finance committee was lost bv vote
Of IL to 10. A motion to have an order
withdrawn for the amount Of the tax
TO be refunded was withdrawn. as the
correct amount was not known. The
petition was then referred to the law
committee The position taken by the
finance committee was probably right,
and Mr. Quinn defended It well
Mr. Chambers objected to bill Of $25,
put in by the chairman Of the Fire Com
mittee, Mr.. Baugh, for the services Of
the committee at the fire test last week.
He held that the bill should be paid out of
the appropriation for salaries and not Out
of the funds of the Fire Committee Mr.
Baugh thought it was very small business
to bubble over a small matter when the
result wonld be the same
Mr. Quinn said it might as well be paid
ont Of the fire appropriation. Mr.. Shea
objected to paying So to each member of
the committee for such small matter as
seeing a test but Mr. Baugh explained
that he had stayed at the test from A.
m. without dinner of supper Mr. John
son said it was worth $40 a Gay. The
bin was passed
The report Of the City Treasurer were
received as follows Balance to the ac-
count of current expenses, $l94, 1913 80 /:
sand lot, @3. l03 g.; park fund; $427 04 ;
received of Z. p. Moody, $3.50; NJ. J.
Mealy, 81 525; Dennis Kane S103 &C.
Frederic II. Robinson, building lines
$75. 40
Mr. Quinn called up the ordinance re-
quiring the police to report any neglect
to provide danger signals at night on
street distractions, and asked for the
third reading. The ordinance was read
the third time and referred to the Mayor
for his approval.
Mr. Quinn had read part Of an ordi-
nance passed June 23 1887, requiring
safety gates to be put at certain railroad
crossings. He stated that the ordinance
had never been complied with and offered
resolution requesting the Street and
Sewer Directors to enforce the ordinance
requiring the p, w. & b. r. r. to erect
safety gates at crossings on the Shellpot
branch running through the southern
part Of the city. The resolution was
adopted and the clerk instructed to send
a copy to the Street and Sewer Direetrs.
An order was drawn in favor Of Mrs
z. Taylor, for SAC 50, interest on bonds
and mortgages. An order was also drawn
for $4,000, the October appropriation
for the Board of Education. Council
, then adjourned.
The following bills were passed z.
James Belt, $3.50; c. +. Thomas aud
Company, So SO; James Kirkpatrick,
$50 12; Edward Tazewell, 500 -; South.
ern Electric Company, 500. 10; Whining
ton Transfer Company, $1125 William
q. Baugh, $25; Finn Brothers, $l35
Alexander Chambers, SO; Jacob Wright
s.; Alexander Chambers, So go