Evening journal., 1889-03-29
The SEWER TO BE BUILT.
City Council Changes Its Mind aud Con
cIudes IL was Mistaken About the Mat
ter-A Bin to be Prepared.

Al the regular SESSION. VI Olty SouhVl
last evening, Mr.. Dillon, of the Commit
tee on Public Buildings, reported favor
ably on the petition of James I. Mullir
& Son for lease of the yard OF . East
Sixth street, at a rental Of 81 per month
The report of the city treasurer was
received as follows: Balance to the credit
of current expenses, $12O, pa. 81; park
fund, $427. 04 /; received of M. J. Mealy,
5000; City Auditor John NJ. Newell, for
auctioneers license, $3.50
The miscellaneous pay roll for the
month of March of 81 69S SO. was
passed, also the police pay roll of
SO, 00S. 49,
Mr.. Baugh presented a communication
from the Washington Steam Fire Engine
Company, asking for information regard
ing the amount due the city on the origi-
nal loan, which had been due a number
Of years. Referred to the Committee on
Fire Companies with instructions to
furnish the necessary information.
Mr.. Chambers presented communiea
tion asking for the refunding Of a capita
tiOn tax, which was referred TO the FL
nance Committee
A communication from Eugene W.
Murphy, asking that he be appointed
city weighmaster was referred to the
Law Committee.
Mr. johnson moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution to instruct
the city solicitor to prepare an act pro
viding for the building OF the Brandy
wine intercepting sewer, and the appro-
priation of $50, 600 of the surplus money
in the city treasury, was indefinitely
postponed He gave his reasons for de-
string reconsideration. The motion to
reconsider was carried and members of
the Street and Sewer Department and
Citizens Association who We're present
were given leave to address Council.
James Bradford, chairman of the com
mittee, appointed at the recent meeting
of the Citizens Association, to present
the matter TO Council should reconsid.
Grafton be obtained, addressed Council.
He read extracts from the minutes Of the
Board of Health since 1886, referring
o the need of the sewer, and spoke of
the necessity and advantage Of it drain
ing the northwestern part of the city.
George q. Lobdell then spoke. He had
written his remarks and read them TO the
members of the Council They related
mostly to the need of pure drinking
water.
Joseph L. Carpenter Jr., said he
thought there was no question about the
need of a sewer 1t was only on the mat
ter of how the money should be raised.
If at all. He spoke briefly and in favor
of the sewer
Councilman johnson then spoke briefly.
in effect that he has changed his mind
regarding the sewer and believed that it
was needed. He was therefore now pre-
pared TO vote for it.
Mr.. Chambers spoke in favor of the
sewer as he had been all the time.
Mr.. McMensmin thought that if the
western part OF the city was to be bene-
flied by the sewer the western part Of the
city should pay for it.
Mr.. McKenny thought as the cost was
only $S1. 900, it would be well to appro-
pirate the whole city surplus for the pur-
pose, not $50, 900 this year and $3l 900
next
Messrs. Quinn and Roberts also spoke.
The original motion to indefinitely post
pone was then lost by an aye and nay
vote Of 2l to 2 Messrs McMenamin and
White voting in the negative, and Messrs
Sharkey and Bower being absent.
The motion to adopt the resolution
was made.
Mr. McGonigle thought the matter
very expensive.
Mr. johnson and Mr.. Roberts spoke on
the motion and the city solicitor was
asked to state whether the surplus could
be appropriated by an ordinance or
whether an act of Legislature was neces-
sary to appropriate it,
The city solicitor stated that as the
appropriation had been made, by mis-
take, for specific purpose, an act Of
Legislature was necessary to take the
money from that specific appropriation,
and apply it to the use of the sewer.
At the end of the fiscal
year. however the money would
would cease to belong 10 an appropriation
and would be the surplus of the city
Then it could be used in certain ways for
the sewer. The end of the fiscal year is
July 1.
The resolution was then adopted by a
yea and nay vote of 19 to 3, as follows.
Ayes--Ayars, Baugh, Beale, Chambers,
Coley, Davis, Dillon, Forest. Hawkins,
johnson, Mccall. Mcbride, McKenny,
Moore, Quinn, Roberts, Ryan, Sawdon,
Shea, Farra.
Nays McGonigle McMenamin, White.
Absent-Sharkey, Bowers
On motion Of Mr.. Moore tine Legisla-
tive Committee was instructed to
forward the act to the Legislature.as soon
as it was completed.
Mr.. Quinn presented a resolution re-
questing the Sinking Fund commission
ers to attend to the issue Of the $72, 900
loan. 1t was adopted.
A communication from the Finance
Committee and the Sinking Fund com
missioners in relation to the loan was
accepted and filed.
Mr.. Quinn presented an ordinance pro-
viding for the issue Of bonds for the
| $72, 600 Sinking Fund loan to redeem city
loans due April 1. 1t was read first and
second time and referred to the Law
Committee.
An ordinance was presented by Mr..
Quinn making an extraordinary appro-
priation of 50, 012 63, for the payment Of
the judgment obtained by William H.
Robinson against the city. Robinson
got judgment for $4,000, but agreed to
take q, S75 without interest and $137. 81
costs. The ordinance was read twice
and referred to the Finance and Law
Committees.
An ordinance transferring amounts
from miscellaneous expenses TO the sink.
ing fund took its usual course.
An act of Legislature providing a fine
of 800 for any person who falsely repre-
sents goods damaged by fire or water OF
from an assignee's sale. 1t was endorsed
by Council and ordered sent to the Legis
lature.
Mr.. Chambers presented an ordinance