Daily Republican., 1889-05-03
CITY COUNCIL.
CROOKED LEGISLATION TO
BE INVESTIGATED.
The "Islder Ell" Denounced City to
Have n Patrol Wagon and Four Addl-
ional PoIicemen--DiIion Elected
building Inspector.

Council held somewhat lengthy but
spicy business session last night The
whole twenty-five members answered roll
call, and II was evident from the whis-
pered conversations that were carried On
that something more than usual was
about to transpire.
when the Law Committee was called
Chairman Forrest answered with report
that the committee had examined the
ordinance proyidlrg for a patrol wagon
and an addition u four policemen and
had found nothing In II cDntfary 10 Law
and the city OrdiuaLcee. The report was
adopted.
A storm was expected when Mr..
Damn from the Legislative Commlttoc
presented bill for S292 Ia pay The ex-
pt nsts OF tho committee st Dover, hut the
expected storm was nothing more Than 4
little breeze.
Mr.. Shsrkey 80 I'd he thought there was
an ordlnsnce requ ring bill 5 to be iieniztd
and asked the President II this were not
sOY
President Faira, sad he knew OF no
| ordinance TO that effect, and unani-
nous vote followed TO pay The bill.
Orders for 81 each weIe drawn In favor
of A. J. Hart, A. G.. Wilson and George
z. Capeile, conmlssione Of the Depart
ment OF Elections, the amount oil one
quArttr's salary,
, MIR. White presented a position uumer-
ously signed, asking Tor lamp at the
corner OF Linden and Porter streets,
| Eleventh ward.
Mr.. Quiln asked that unanimous
vote be given a. an endorsement 10 the
petiroD,as lamp was very much needed
at that pace
Mr.. White also spoke Of the great need
| OF lamp at that corner. Every member ol
| Council stood up In favor VI the petition
and the clerk was instructed to certify
the endorsement to the Board of Str, Ut
and Sewer diTecto.s
A communication from Mayor Har-
ringt0n was read, stating thut he had
appointed the following Board of Health
for the ensuing term: Physicians, DI.
John z. Wales aud DIR. K. g. Shortledge;
plumber, James q. Van Trump; business
man, David II. Coyle.
A communication from tho Water De-
! Iartment was read stating that the de-
paftment had the sum of Sl7, ,53S. II, to
be applied to tie payment OF interest and
bends.
| A communication from the Street and
Sewer Dppal tInent was read, stating tina
by an act OF the Lcgis ature the appro
prlatiun Tor the use OF that departmen
had been raised to fi20. 900, anu statini
that the department would need tina
amount of money.
On motion of MI. Quinn, Sl50, the usua
salary, was ordered to be paid each u
Patrick Dillon aud William Ii. Quinn
members Of the Board OF Tax Revision.
Mr.. McKenncy offered an ordiuant
| ha lhpa q,
PlumbiHR Inspector, at u salary OF 81 so
a ye. r, aud proviaiag rules and regula
tIons tor the game. The ordinance WA
rend second time by title, referred l.
the Law Comm, ttee and 200 copies ordere
to te printed.
Mr.. McMenamin presented aud ha
read an ordinance requiring all dog
running at large to be muzzled durlDl
July, August aud September under
penalty Of $40.
The City Treasurer re orted SSl, l35. g
for current expensrs and 1927 0I Tor tn,
pa rk fund In tauk to the credit OF th
city. The receipts were rs follows: Re
ceiyed Of Building Inspector Patrick Dbl
Ion, $751;. 80; Chief OF Police Swigget
Sl56; Chiet Engineer George IL. Bough
man, Sl4s IS; NJ. J. Mealey, 1900; E T.
Moody, S5S5; Clerk Hyland, S75.
| Mr. quinn pfehehttu huu hau tthu III
ordinance. amending or, finances alread!
IN force concerning show licenses.
The Finance Committee made the fol
lowing report OF estimats for next year
''In accordance with the provisions o
section 65 OF the city charter, the Fl
nance CommIttee respectfully present tn
following estimates OF the expenditure
and revenues of the city for the ilsca
year. beginning Juy J, 1889, and endi.
June 80, 1880