Evening journal., 1893-09-22
LEGAL ACTION INVOLVED
PARK COMMISSION MAY GET A SET
BACK FROM CITY COUNCIL.


tion In Purchasing Land-Eleventh
street TO he opened-CIty Council
Entertained by the New Clerk.
At the regular.meeting Of City Council
last evening j. j. Mahoney acted as
clerk as William s. Lednum. the newly
elected member to that iofice had but
returned home from the Worlds Fair
yesterday.
The Finance Committee reported fAv-
orably on returning J. G. Williamson
$2u overpaid taxes. and on bill Of
Eugene NJ sayers, $672, commission on
taxes collected.
The interest list for September and
the sinking fund loan both amounting to
| $3i, 4S3 were ordered paid.
The report of city treasurer stated
that there is balance in the banks at
present of $i94, ,90650
An adverse report was received from
the Law Committee on the ordinance to
vacate part OF Dock street. to NJ T. Con.
way. The report was adopted.
A report was received from the special
committee to consider changes In the
Engineering and Surveying Department.
It recommended that one engineer and
one rodman be appointed for two
months.
Mr. o'Neill asked to be enlightened by
the committee as to the necessity Of the
appointment Of this increased force
Council, as representatives of the
people and tax payers, must economize
without being mean The interest
ordered paid is over $2l, 900. A large
number of bills were also paid and more
are to come in yet.
Mr.. Tyre said the department is the
same as it was ten years ago. He sup.
posed there was now ten times as much
work to be done as then.
Last year the department did worh
amounting 70 $4,000. The usual fee
Is five or ten per cent. and therefore
turned in a revenue Of 81 100. Since
electricity has been used as motive
power new territory has beer
taken in. The department Is behind in
its work and the committee wants tc
economic and therefore during the
coming two months recommends ths
appointment Of an additional engineer
and rodmRn.
Mr.. McNulty attended the meeting Of
, the committee determined to oppose tn,
appointment Of any additional force
But when he was made aware Of thl
hardship endured by the Street anC
, Sewer Department to get the grade OF
Washington street and Poplar street anS
of the large force of men Of the City
Railway Company having to stop anS
wait eight days, he considered IL ad
visable TO recommend the appointment
Of the additional force
! MIR. O'Neill said that now As he ha'
he. 1f4.t.N . 4.
believed It was really necessary for th
interests Of the city and had no objec
tons to the report. The report wa
adopted
An invitation from the State Firemen'
I Association, through it's secretary j.
5 Dugan, was received, tosattend and par
q ticipste in the parade here in October
. The invitation was accepted and Messrs
Tyre, Ratledge and MoNulty were ap
pointed a committee to make arrange
ments.
: AN order in favor Of L. B. Jones
0 treasurer Of the Board of Education, 70
80 493 10, was ordered drawn on tn
; monthly appropriation.
: Mr.. Tyre presented a resolution II
questing the Street and Sewer Depart
: ment, according to the act of the as
4
have Eleventh street opened from Madi
: son to Adams.
Mr. Ratledge gave notice Of an ord
g nance to repeal the ordinance Of June Il
! which authorized the Park Commissio
: to purchase the land between Loverin
:. avenue and the Brandywine and Adam
: and Van Bnren streets for park purposes
> This action, if taken, is likely to cau'
a serious complication. The Cit
> Council authorized the purchase of IL
land at $4,000, but the commissio
, paid $63 more than that amount for
! The land has not been actually tran
ferred
: After the adjournment Of Council Wi
= liam s. Lednum thanked the member
Of Council for electing him clerk I
= trusted when his term of office expires
y collectively and individually, they coul
"a say to him "well done.
Mr.. Lednum, later in the evening, 81
y tertained the members Of Council an
= the reporters at A. H. Ainscow's, whe
20 q sociAble time was enjoyed.