Show A substitute ordinance providing lor paving in district no 1 passes first and second readings f the council met in adjourned session at 0 last evening there were present randall chambers nyc llan dershow der shot cross and paine at roll call and powers came in during the reading of the minutes in the absence of president driver councilman was chosen to act as presiding officer the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved the committee on laws to whom had been referred an ordinance providing for paving district no 1 reported recommending a substitute the substitute makes no material change in the provisions of the original ordinance out gives the specifications more in detail the report was adopted the committee on public buildings and grounds reported that connection in the city jail is faulty and recommended that immediate steps bo taken to repair and correct same the expense is not to exceed 15 report and recommendations were adopted tho work is to be done at once the substitute ordinance for paving in district no 1 then came up on first reading the ordinance provided for the paving of washington avenue from south line of twenty third street to the south line of twenty fifth street according to the district as created by ordinance councilman cross wanted the clause providing for the paving of the street intersection of twenty fifth and washington stricken out and one inserted providing for paving of intersection of twenty third and washington no second was made to his motion and no action was taken councilman paine wanted to kaow why the ordinance particularly specified the thickness of the concrete baso and said nothing about the of the asphaltum councilman shot also wanted information on this subject As alio city engineer was not present the information could not bo obtained councilman explained that when the former council passed the paving ordinance that they paid for a chemical analysis of the asphaltum and for this sum the chemist had promised to do additional work ditc itc thought the present council should take advantage of this promise and have a chemical analysis made the substitute ordinance then passed its first reading all present voting aye councilman crosa moved tho rulea be suspended and the ordinance placed on second reading carried the ordinance was read by title and on motion of councilman cross passed its second reading councilman crosa then offered an amendment to strike out the part providing for paving the twenty fifth street intersection of washington and inserting a clause providing for paving the twenty third street intersection city attorney bagley asked and was granted the privilege of the floor and gave as his opinion that it was impossible to amend the ordinance in such a way both because the intersection at awen ty third was beyond the established paving district and it was not mentioned in the notice of intention the ordinance then wag laid over to come up at the next gand the recorder was notified to instruct tho city engineer to be present 6 furnish such information on the details to the council as was desired councilman chambers introduced a resolution allowing mr anna dalton deputy recorder 00 per month commencing april ast 1st councilman cross the adoption of the resolution councilman powers moved to amend by making the amount 50 lie explained that G J the ex deputy recorder had always attended council meetings and was always ready to do any work required and euch would not be the case with the present appointee his amendment received no and the original resolution carried all voting aye except powers A resolution introduced by councilman chambers allowing per month to W J crutchlow for riot orial work commencing april ast 1st carried by a unanimous vote councilman cross reported that tho floor at tho fire station was in very bad state endangering too legs of the horses and lie thought it should bo repaired after some discussion a motion carried that it be referred to committee on buildings and grounds with power to act the cost of tho repairs not to exceed 50 councilman nyc offered a resolution and moved its adoption that the city engineer bo instructed to Investigate and report to the city council the condition of the main sewage pipe in paving district no 1 on washington avenue and also what repairs or changes would bo necessary the resolution carried the main pipe referred to i 10 inch and la claimed not to be of sufficient capacity and it may be found necessary to put one in on the other faldo council adjourned |