Evening journal., 1891-04-17
osJEcTsn TO ThE Rlls.
Council Passes the Indseenr PostersBnI.
Report on the Hmrbor.

City Council met in regular session
last evening The Law Committee re-
ported favorably on amendment to the
ordnance relating to nuisances Mr..
sharkey chairman Of the Fire Committee
presented long string or bills. M.
Lawson objected TO those of the Southern
Electric Company on the ground that
three bills were rendered to evade the
law recurring goods amounting to more
than 500 to be purchased by contract
This point was not answered by anyone
who favored the bills but they went
through just the same. The Fire Com
mittee reported la favor Of putting FIRE
alarm boxes at Thirteenth and Lombard
streets and Pennsylvania avenue and
Scott streets
The Police and Fire Committees
jointly presented report on the failure
TO receive certain goods ordered from the
Southern Electric Company stating that
the delay was caused by change in the
management Of the company aud IN 10
wise reflected intendentJonathar
W Ayafs, "who was sick at his home at
the time" The report was adopted.
Harbor Master Edwin Kershaw re
ported on the business on the Christiana
for 1890, favoring the deeping Of the
channel BIS report contained
the following interesting facts
New tonnage, built, carrying capsc
ity, 33, S33 tons; repairs to old
tonnage 13, 600 tons; merchandise and
other material, 1000 tons; manufac.
tured material shipped to foreign ports.
ll.O0O tons; material to and from rolling
mills, IA 600 tons yellow pine lumber
81 300 tons; poplar wood, 1000 cords
moulding sand, 5000 tons; building
sand, 20 600 tons cementand plaster. 10
O00 tons; lea, 5000 tons phosphatesrock
and other manufactured fertilizers Ii.
000 tons; grain, $500: trips made by
steam boats, 2 800; excluding the num-
Der OF trips made by hundreds OF
other small boats bringing market
produce to this city, which Is Of preat
Importance TO our citizens In conclu
sion Mr. Kershaw says: Therefore
would recommend the maintenance and
developments Of this river as free
roadway to our city. For without this
waterway the loss TO our citizens would
be lncalculable, and the city fall back
instead OF advancing, and we, as citlzsns
must guard the depth Of the stream and
help the national government Ia Its good
work by yearly appropriation Would
also recommend the dredging along our
docks to the depth Of twelve feet, and
keeping tie city sewage cleaned. /" The
report was filed
City Treasurer X r Griffith reported
the balance in bank $62 1877 Gs: special
fund, "a. 454 62 received of Edmund
5000
A J Hart, president Of the Depart
ment Of Elections, sent communication
stating that Chaunoey Holcomb haa
been elected clerk of the department at
salary OF $s5 per mouth Ii was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Jonsthau p. Rhoads, in letter to Mr.
Cotton, favored the passage Of the law
immoral posters.
The Methodist Episcopal Ministers
Association sent preamble and resolu
tions favoring the bin and praising judge
Ball for his work for morality and virtue
The bill was carried unanimously and
referred to the mayor for signature.
A communication from several resi-
dents Of the Ninth ward, asserting that
a portion Of building Ia Grabts coel
yard extended beyond ths building ine
and asking for its removal was referred
TO the Street and Sewer Department.
A petition calling attention to cows.
goats and geese which run at large iii
the west side was referred to the Police
Mr., Msgee presented copy OF the bill
providing for grading Of 9ilpn avenue
'or the new park driveway Considera-
ion was postponed for one week
The curb assessments Of $24G were ap-
proved
The Board Of Education received its
monthly appropriation OF SIS. 60l. Go. A |
great many bills We're passed.