Telegram-herald., 1891-11-03
IN 1HI CHAIR
WANTS TIE STREET LAMPS LIGHTED
The Trolley Wtres To be Lswsrsd Tive
Feet On Cansi--I-Ihe Cem@os
Couaeii viii Acct Thursday
Might 10 Canvas kssarns.

The council was not called To order
until nine o'clock last evening on se-
eount of an understanding hsa st the
previous meeting. There seemed ~ be
. mutual oesre on tue part OF all pres
ent 10 transact the necessary business
- quickly ~ possible and make their
escape. The impending election en-
crossed the attention OF the aldermen
and speculstlons on the outcome We're
rife. Clerk Sninkman called tue coun-
Gil to order. Because of the absence OF
Mayor Unl and President Saunders
Alderman Turner MAS elected ID take
the chair.
Geo. u. June and others petitoned
the council asking that the grade Oh
ChArlss-st. be re-estabiished.
n. l.. Avery presented = communities
ton representing that he MAS the
owner OF certain property on Canal-st.
used by the city as haymarkct anu
that the lease under winch II was
rented mad expired. 1t MAS requested
that the matter be looked up and
terms made for its future occupation.
l.. b. Cheney said be would furnish
potatoes In any quantity delivered III
lots OF 100 bushels At 80 cents per
bushel, all potatoes to be taken vefore
March. Referred TO COMMITTEES on poor.
Bids for the construction OF q garo-
age burner were laid OH the table Tor
one week without consideration.
Aid. Hauser moved that S25 be stricken
| from the amount due Street Light r
| Connelley, adding IN explanation
that many of the lights throughout the
| city remained uniighted. lie saId ne
| helieved an example should be made
| and a penalty imposed for such neglect.
Aid. Stein thought, inasmuch as the
commlttee on lamps had audited
the bill, the full amount
sbould be paid. Aid. Hauser
said that meeting after meeting
he had heard the report of the Police
| and Fire Commissioners read which in
variably showed that lghIs were not
| lighted half the time. Aid. Mills SAID
| tue reports referred to were IN regard
| to electric lights and wanted the mat
| ter referred back to the committee on
lamps. Aid. Saunders came in and
/ took his seat and, as chairman Of the
J committee on Tampa, sald that each
month different sur,s were stricken
from Connelley's bill. Put to vote, the
| moiiol was lost. A motion made by
Aid. ODonnell to order a warrant
drawn tor the amount recommended
WAS carried.
DIR. d. Emmet Welsh sent in . COM
municatlon informing the council that
three lots on Hamilton street, between
Webster and Myrtle street were com
pletely filled with water, IN some places
to depth of eight feet,
making it a dangerous place in which
| children had narrowly escaped being
drowned, and asked that the same b.,
abated 10y turning the water iuto the
| Broad way-st. sewer. Referred TO the
board OF public works.
Aid. VDonnsll introduced . resolu-
ton ordering the Consolidated Street
Railway company to lower their trolly
wires two feet on the Canal-st. poles,
and that the city marshall be instructed
To serve notice upon the company to
| tiat effect. 1t Was also suggested that
the support wires be slackened so that
the braces would do some good. S.veral
| wanted to know what the import of the
resolution was. City Attorney Taylor
said that the poles. as recommended
by the street car company, made OF
iron with wooden tops, had been paid
for by the city, and that the street caI
company had placed Its wires too high,
making it impossible to place the guard
wires so as to prevent accidents. tn.
real object ~as to give the poles an
opportunity TO utilize the braces
recently puchased. The street Car
company were given forty-cight hours
III which TO lower the wires.
| The council will meet next Thursday
1T O'Clock 20 canvass the election re-
turns for police court judge.