Telegram-herald., 1890-01-21
THEY'RE AFRAIDOF II
Pie Act Dividing the Third and
EEhIh WARDS
EHlyET LEGAL LINlNABlES pOIBl
A special flccton Ordered Fafis-ase
80 he Atenaet and a Special
IoaatiI fitsau- 60 bt HE'LL
trfaag AfeufNg

Tc Common ,olaaI meeting las-
evening was Il saort one Cat consider
aa.e business VAS transacted. Nayaf
kHIean IS suffering from Ie.apss ot Is
.ruae aud wa, unable o. De- present
aaJ Aldermen sttabns, >uyker and
Turner were detau ned al home hy be
same disease. Alderman Saunders
president of the council presided ln the
CHAIR. The minutes of the last meeting
latne been approved pcuuons Ifom
Far0u, sources were presented.
The rce dents of North college ave.
peltolea tor water ma-us g. be lad ln
that street. fhe matter Was referred 10
the Board of Public Works.
-. Nan Buren, and ). b. Britain pc
tuonel tae,0unc. f0r the privilege of
grading ucoln-st, from SeYentD->t o.
Eloycuth-st.. M thC.r OWn expense. ne
tlrr.d a. the Committee on Streets.
The city comptroller reported the
bills of the city for the past week
amounting 20 S25lO.S4. The roll was
ratified and confirmed.
The cty treasurer reported that he
had received S23S DDS from the ward
collections. and that $4,000 had been
paid % the Board of Education, leay-
inc so 900 stii! due them. The clerk
and comptroller were instructed TO
draw warrant for that amount on the
city depos. tory, that the money may be
paid 10 the treasurer OF the Board of
Education.
During the past week s4iO0 has been
received from the ward collectors.
The city attorney reported upon the
matter of the bond of sheldon, the
cxprcssman. that the city could not re-
lease ;. J. HuifOrd, the present bonds
man. until another acceptable bond was
furnished bv sheldon, and even thcn
the SAID llutlOrd would bc liable for
any unlawful acts of sheldon COM
mittod prior to has release as a bonds
man.
The city attorney reported upon the
question of ward elections that ID las
opinion the annual charter elections
were 20 be considered a. the attorney
general had construed the township
elections, that j.: that tAcy are not gen
cral elections. But untl tie supreme
Court mould pass upon the Jaw, the
city attorney recommended that sec
t.ons s, .. 10, IL, 20 and 2l, bc closely
complied with. The opinion was &C
cepted and ordered printed.
The city attorney read the legal
opinions OF Nessrs. Vi. j. Smiley, j..
klcinhans. John c. Fitzgerald and
Edwin f. Uhi and himself upon the
validity of the act authorizing the dl-
vision of the Third and Eighth wards.
The opinions were received as part OF
thc report of the Committee on Ways
and Means
The Committee on WAYS and Means
reported that inasmUch as there were
grave doubts a- 10 whether the act dl-
yidlng the wards was valid or not, the
committee recommended that the mat
ter should bc brought before the Su-
premc Court as soon as possible, 50 That
the council may boz properly guided by
the statute I'm conducting the next cicc-
ton. And whether 1t s valid or invalid,
!, not so important rs it is 10 know cx-
actly what the law is in regard 10 the
CITY wards, a. an error on the part of
the council I'D that regard would lead
10 most serious consequences.
The report was accepted, cOncurrcd in
and ordered printed.
The new fire ordinance was reported
and placed upon Its first and second
reading, and ordered printed.
a resolution, recommending that
paris-ayc. bee extended southwark 10
Ffth-avc., G6 feet in width. and that
the city take possession Of private pro-
pcrtv for that purpose, was submitted
by Alderman Ncrcx, and was adopted.
Alderman Baldwin submitted n res
Olut.On 10 the effect tbat the CItv