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Show City Cou&II. Meeting of the city council, Tucs-' day evening, Alderman Crismon pre siding: A communication was received from Isaac Hunter, representing that in 1852 ana lSt53 his lot and property ' on North Temple street were great-; ly damaged by high water, and asking ask-ing that he be compensated for the : loss; refer ml to the committ-ie ou claims. ! Petition of Mary Camp asting that her city tax js be remitted, was laid , over to come up in its order. 1 A similar petition irom Malcolm , Me Dutf was disposed of as the one above. ! Petition of Z. Snow, asking an ap- j propriation for services aa cityaltor-j ney during the quarter ending Sent. . 30th, 1S75, waa referred to the committee com-mittee on municipal laws. Petition of E. M. C:ist representing that in the years 1 372-3-4 he was put to great ex pense on account of law euila forced upon him, and fur that reason asking that his city taxes be remitted. Laid on the table to come up in iU order. Petition from James Marsdeu and twenty-five others, asking that bridges be put over the ditches on tith south street, between the State road and 5th west street. Referred to the committee on slreels And allevs. Bill from the committee on improvements im-provements for $210.69, expended on Union square during the mouth of Augiut, waa allowed. Ihe committee on public grounds recommended that the Pioneer ntly club be perm it ed to meet lor practice and match shooting on Arsenal hill during the pleasure of the council. Adopttd. The committee on cliims reported that they had examined the supervisor's super-visor's report for the quarter ending August 31st, and found it correct, and recommended that the amount of eipeuditurea, $'2. "233. 38, he appropriated. ap-propriated. Report adopted. 1 tie committee on niancew recom-mendtd recom-mendtd that stall No. 1, 12th district market house, ho painted. Adopted. Tne committee to whom was referred re-ferred the petition of Peter Reid, Awlting that ho bo compensated for (.Umnes uusuvined by high walT on North Tempia street, from lfv')i) to 1650, reported that they had ex arumed the subject, and found that the supervisors and water mar ten-had ten-had presented their bills of eipcmli-turea eipcmli-turea quarterly, as ptovideil by law, and said bills had been dulj cancelled; cancel-led; further, that iho above officers hail no authority to pledge, the c ty cicdit beyoud their expenses, which had been allowed; I tie committee were also of the opinion that the corporation cor-poration wtu not responsible fur damages arising from lugh water Tne ojinmiltee therefore reported untavorabie to the granting of the petition. Report adopud. Council adjourned till next Tuesday Tues-day evening at 7 o'clock. |