Daily Republican., 1889-12-27
CITY COUNCIL.
1us MEMBERS TAKE A GAME
OF "TAo."


Field tOIOI, thxeb femltteu on property
donated TO the city for park purposes.
Tie report was adopted.
The same committee also reported the
saIous bids received for loaning the city
no OO0 for the use OF the Sinking Fund
toumssioneTs for the redemption of
loan No. "a, aud the committee also re-
ported iu favor OF awarding the contract
10 Elliott, johnson q Co., of this city,
Al per cent, their bid being the lowest.
The report was adopted.
Tie city treasurer reported the balance
IN bank TO current expenses to DO tl32,.
6G IS; park fund, ". .50o.0a.
Dr.. W. Y. Miller, city vaccine phys.
tIu for the northeastern district re-
ported having made 174 primary and
iv.uty soyen secondary vaccinations dur
iDg the past year.
10 tl,922.l7, aud the poltce pay. roll
tmouutiug to t3.272.55 were approved
AID ordered paid.
The Finance COMMITTEES repor ted
bonds due on January amounting TO
$4,000 and interest amounting to SlO,-
i6i, and au order, was drawn for the two
BmOuns.
Mr.. Shea called up for third reading
The ordinance providing for the Issuing oil
$4,000 in sinking fund bonds. The
blanks on the ordinance were filled by
tue Insertion Of tour per cent. aud the or.
GlaaBce was passed by the unanimous
,olr OF council.
Mr.. sharkey offered resolution thank
lag DUPONT Post, No. 2, @. Ar, for
ueh member laid upon their desks Of the
report Of the reunion Of the one-hurdred
and twesty-iourth Pcnnsylyania Regi.
usnt iu this city some time ago. The
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Chambers moved that when coun.
eli adjourn II adjourn to meet this even.
iag ut : o'clock. The reason for tho mo.
ton was that the ordinance providing
iof the Issue oi sinking fund bonds must
te returned by the mayor with his Ap-
pIVval before the bonds could be issued.
As the bonds must be issued before the
ioIt regular meeting, q special meeting
n necessary. Ths motion WAS carried,
On motion Of Mr.. Shea the box was
opened aud tiis bids for dog tags taken
out, They were M follows: ". Il.
Lindsey, D Z cents each, and 20 fortSit t5
per day ior each day in which he Tailed
@'upply tags when needel;J 4. Heap nv,
W pof lOOJi J. A. Murdoch, S32. so per
p,r 1000.
MI. McKepney moved to award the
euirlCt 10 Hr. Heaphy.
Mr. Baugh moved TO amend 10 award
leeou'Igci to tho lowest bidder.
hr Mckenney said that his reason for
ghIg the motion to accept Mr..
taVh{s bid was that the contract had
A b!tn virtually awarded to him by the
P"Neommlttee before tho last meeting
council, and because Mr.. Murdock
'IA Iew bidder and was not known.
Nt baugh said that he simply wanted
hseouiract given to the lowest bidder.
Af. Roberts said that at the last meet
msoi Council be had opposed giving out
ile contracts to my Of the bidders
fe'alIse the bids were not legally made.
", now that objectlon being removed
hi now bids asked for, lie was IN favor
bidder
MIR. Sharkey favored the awarding nj
e Contract to Mr. Heaphy on the ground
thAi Hcaphy Oh the streng th OF the!sward.
Wy OF tls contract TO him by the police
e'mmltiee last week, and believing non.
slly that he had the contract he had
tOlTacted with the Gould Mapufactur.
le Company, of Now York for furnish.
NIX him With the tags and had paid AZ
no account. Mr., Sharkey offered the
receipt Mr. Hesphy had received I'm ann.
port oi what he said.
MI. Chambers moved to refer the bds
Y ,he foliee Committee, and that com.
tls,ee could report at the adjourned
'Hlon tomorrow night.
nt bhAtkey arraigned the Police Com
HHee ior blunderlng aud said thatHeaphy
nvaid nave to pay the New York parties
~ 'he tags and would sue the city for
Mt' Lawson said that the Police Com
T.'ee had awarded the contract TO
assPny under the impression that IL had
KY 70 DO So Now another bidder had
',,, 'Iher thAn Heaphy. The latter, he
lan already lost time and had gone
"new York 10 buy the tags.
,S ' 9aWdon thought the award ought
..S. "Ue male to Mr.. Heapby. His bid was
,aS ''9 , S,t week and published, and this
" oiller, knowing how much II was
ao u DeIow him Just enough TO cut
Smut g." oN'' Mr.. eawdon admitted to Mr..
a'Sy mat the Police Committee had
Mie1 the contract to Mr. Heaphy.
,,,., '9thson favored giving the con-
n,. ss' 10 lleaphy as he thought il would
1',Hney woney TO the city In the future, Mr.
PHy having offered 10 furnish 1000
"h lUl -
W. ssharhcy aud Mr.. McKenney cx-
!, It r'S 'uat tho bill AMPLY stated that
Nv, 'lu er,l paid on deposit, which on
IL sAuoh was found to be correct.
Hs,l "aF lOuni afterwards that Mr..
h I"' name was not signed 10 his bid
nh proper place with his bondsman,
n, ,sOuneil kindly consented to allow
N 70 ,,'iit Lis signature.
b,r D''igh protested that the sigma
n',',eu al that meeting wae illegal.
sl.,o Huen more discussion the vote
nj, 'en Oh Mr.. Chambers motion to
m. "A.el motion WAS defeated.
bns., te&l vote taken was on Mr..
Il. S IT, "a ltlon TO award the contract 10
tr f. H"'1t " bidder, which was defeated by
Lea. 'ssihg aye aud nay vote: Ayes
C,Do1 pntaRh Beale, Coley, Chambers,
ta Dilin, Forrest, Hawkins, john
sg,Ss SsOSCsfts, Cts, Vapdegritt-l1. Mays
helal SVIttTan' Davis, Lawson, Magee,
sitksy Sal,eheaney, Perkins. sawdon,
lie S;,hea, White, Farrs-12.
l., II u'"toh to award the contract to
Il nsys % Was then adopted by; Ayes,
lte,e o'r Council adjourned Mr., sawdon
tei "'1 n sad he desired to make a state.
Lc,r ne then said that he did not
te ,h4st H.. a former meeting that he wanted
Bic S"I 20 sue tue city. He meant Mr..
Biz 'u uI.a .al been reported Incorrectly.
ftas iTIgte passed as follows: John Nc
tnnl'.si a,5S; =. Dugan, t99.75; E. L.
np,, "}er rsisips, Grenoble walnuts.
.sps lile ot StLlouds, white grapes and a
l1se., ,rI ohrlstTnas goods at the yerv
tt9i Ge5. e@ye T,, money and give me