Evening capital., 1889-05-14
MEETING Of THE BOARD



The City Council met last night II -.
MAR session st the Council Chamber.
Present the Mayor and A Aldernsen Thn.,
as Brooks. Feldmeyer. ana Thompson
The proceedings Of last meeting we're real
and approved
Reports Of The City Commissioner
Market Master, Chief Of Police. Clerk ~
the Board. Collector and Treasurer. for
April, were presented and severally rel
4. Il. REIN. collector ana Treasurer.
asked Tor furtherstime 10 settle balance 81
city taxes due for the year 1885. as the
several amounts due were ii the hands of
trustees and in litigation. which was
Mr. Edgar Hutton. Cfly Commissions.
laid before the Board the following Com
munication
gentlemen Having endeavored for
nearly four years 10 execute The duties of
Street Commissioner, and considering that
Notwithstanding all my hard trials, / am
falling 20 meet the requirements OF The
publics | most respectfully tender my
resignation.
On motion of Alderman Thompson. the
regisnation was indefinitely postponed
A communication was received from
Danial 4. Randall Ia relation to the shoot
Ing OF his mastiff by officer Watkins,
which on motion of Alderman Feldmey.
er, the Board agreed TO take up at the
next meeting, and that officer Watkins
be interrogaled on the matter.
Messrs. Il. G. Gantt, s. Jickling. II
Westfall, j. B. Flood, and others, resi-
dents of Conduit street, appeared before
the City Council last night to petition
the Board to condemn property enough
TO widen the entrance of Conduit street.
from Gloucester. On motion OF Alder.
man Brooks the matter was postponed
until the next meeting of the Board
Mr. Robert III. Welch appeared before
the Board. In reference TO the shooting
OF his dog by officer Mitchell, and desired
the Board 10 investigate the matter. He
charged that the officer shot the dog
without any provocation.
officer Mitchell was before the B.card
and stated he was putting out lights In the
morning IN front Of Mr.. Weleh s residence
when two dogs attacked him, and he fred
upon them; that be did not kaow whose
dogs they We're; that the shooting was
not wilfully done or from any malice;
that the same dog had attacked him fre-
quently on the street-ouce ran him up
the lamp post.
An order was passed extending the
time of the Electric Light Company for
lighting the city thirty days from May
10Th.
An order was passed directing the
Market Master to wash out the Market
House every Saturday night at II o'clock
beginning with the month Of May, and
continuing until September. inclusive.
An order was passed directing the com
mittee on public buildings to place lar,
ger water pipe In the market house, and
appropriating $25 for the same,
An order was passed appropriating SO
10 pay John Il. BishopfOr hacks used on
The day of the tradesdisplay.
: @Seventy-five dollars was appropriated
for the continuance Of Improvement on
Market street.
On motion of Alderman Thomas 1t
was ordered that the sum of one hundred
dollars be appropriated for cleaning
streets, twenty-five dollars for repairs,
twenty-five dollars for streets and thirty
dollars for lamp.lighteEs for the month
Of June.
An order was offered BY Alderman
Feldmeyer, directing the City Commits
sioner to have the pavement corner Bia
den ard Carroll streets. put in order, or
the Railroad Company to do the
same, which vas referred 10 the mmit
tee on streets.
The reports from the eemmittee on
The City { commissioners report for A pril,
and on the petition Of henry B. Meyers
and others, to repair Calvert street, were
adopted.
The following bills were reported ia
vorably aud passed:
Pa Globe Gas Light Co. ..........$45 90
J. NJ Daniel, ............-...... 81 90
Edgar Hutton. .........4....... $40 90
Daily Bulletin. n...........ss.... ....79l
On motion of Alderman Brooks, The
Board at 10.40 p. Nj. adjourned