The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-23
Common Branch.

This Chamber was cal ed 10 order at quarter pas
three o'c Ock by President HARPRHs
communication vas roce yed rom Colonel $. L
rom Broad ami Brown Sire It's % Willow stree whar'
t. draw orge lor he Government, Referred to Com
:, iso a Communication from MIsEer, rreslden Of
re atye TO he con rae or coal Re erred to The SPEC al
COMMITTEE on the subject
nlcation, when ook ike reference, a lolows;-
OFFICE OF PHILADELPHIA GAS woRKs,
a. speClgi meeting o. The Tusees ,oi o. he Phila1e
preamble and reso uiions adop ed .
WheL as, he Hon ALExAN HENRr Mayor Of the
day ne 10th cal Ing their attention the fact that
contract or supp OF coal for tho use Of the u and
,oh 2 as sad message was based upon allegations
by N and no upon official data facts made known
nv him, many OF sail alega ions beingswi holt lust
ps I'm onradict d. are caculi Ell To- do sori5 ninry
10 The interests TIE rut and to mjure the chaga3 er
rs we as o nericie With heir e It ma enc. is to iar
nsh gas the lowest possible pr &C to or citizens be
Rssr d, Tba, his honor the Mayor be respectfully
gard ile matter ami % take such action as he my
Gem proper 70 cqunteract ne Efforts o. interested Goa
com anles ana other par les TO i'm its usefulness by
disappearing the acts aud motives ts members, In
series Of YEAR, comp ee monopoly OF supp Of coal
| to tho Philadeiphl9 Gas Works.
n 10 q that the ctOr OF some OF the NNsters and
a ents OF the Ienn ans IVES more and Coal Companies,
pric thereby keeping up the price Of gas 10 the
consumer should not and we beIieyelwi not cOuntO
nanced b. the Mayor and CITY Councils, when they
made acquainted wi "a tno history Of the ransaotion Of
/ the companies win THIS BOARD Ihe constant VtO
laiiOns of their contracts he supply OF Goa their
Gen and or 60 in payment Of bills due them their In
| price and he injury and impending danger %
be rust caused by Tie ,hortness o. their supplies,
Cfors TO reduce he prce OF fa' BY Kidding the Trust Of
the couuo Of hese monopolizing coal companies. =,
Res Usd Thai he officers OF the Trust are hereby di
reced to furnish the Mayor or to the city Councils,
rardo buslnes the rust and that every AGILITY be
afforded 10 committee appointed or to be appointed
BY Councils to examine nto the administration of It's
Il That In 4ha onIptop of tbts poor, ,I,o eor
tract pr, posed with WM b HAYS s entirety sIpSor
| to hat now existing wi Ii the Penn ana We;mofe and
| Coal tompan,es inasmuch a. it provides for a sliding
eae Of be ow "a % for transportation, and ampe
seeur Is offered for he faithful fuh ment OF the CON
tract or thirty thousand tons OF coal proposed and
Des az least TWO collars below the present selling price
oi coal ana nc contract proposed making ampe pro-
vision in case Of any reduolon IN the price Of mining
he ordinance appropHatlng s1Oj to pay the Clerks
and Messeneeis or extra services during 1854 under con
alteration az the time o. the adjournment Ot ast meet
| ing was Dassed-yeAs y nays
the annua approp atons to the Poce epIrtmeni or
the pulle ihIing aud 70 the Board ol Health which
| Mr. POI1FR, the hartman Of the Committee on FL
hal not vet been signed by majority the committed
one related 70 thA appropriation u 900 OOO for boln
9pDropra Ion to the Fire Department he lat er IN
derstOOd 20 recommend ordinance authorizing the
Mayor 10 contract or the eNngushment OF hres at an
/ Mr LOUGHLiS Submitted an ordinance to make a
tprher appropriation 20 pay bountles TO volunteers lie
also presented communication signed by hlmsel and
AI I'LL neni er, o. me FINANCE committee recon-
snllPS S1 "a the P P3s,Sge age ihg & ordinance ,.,
70 take bil Quite the hands Of standing committee
~ tnis maIDef ne handed IN report OF the Finance
| sN SIX members lhe report recommends that the bill
vast sums expended OF p0uu es, and the Sma adyan-
tetes BAta are lhc Sohsde ralons which have brought
The Committee 20 this conc usiOn. Tue Bounty Fund
Commission believe hat the greaer portion Of The
ot OF four men who go into the service arc retained
there Il Is be loved that better class OF men wiz be
expended or he re ief Ostiie amfiiss OF the men
a every T NAM M e eRs Ta sad seP cpesa s 10
pha on te next DRAFT shall receive bounty OF 100 for
one year; So for two years and $40 Tor thee years
new commission 70 consist ot three gentPmen, 70 be
bss psd Oy ie M9yS5 4 ~ 6 90 S 'pnc' TO
Mr POTTER thenytresented a memorial prepared by
Esss This er.speaks a length q thel evils arising
T nn We & @ 4S tSe nnpsss d S S 20
from other oea Res, and suggestg various plans by
the Mayor and the mebers Of no Bounty Fund Com
mission. commenting iho In0moral, were also read
unit the General Goyetnmenl takes sople action 70 make
the mater uniform s He offered Proglso thai no waI
that the person to whom hebouRly h payable has been
very long discussion then ensaed between Messrs
ML8KSIEIN y EXANS, WoLBERr, SIMPSON, ores
a ne amendment Of Mr, TAYLOR was accepted and the
M P8fsiEk introduced an ordinance TO reorganIzo
the Fire Department, as lollowsiI1 ,
hereby authorized and requested 70 enter into con
or wSo sha Ss Il he Necessary
ior the exngushment Of hres ID the city ana the care
that purpose, at cost not exceeding the seventy
nye thousand do lars anuayi and mo Mayor hereby
furthef authorized requested 70 adopt such rules
end prescribe and eRorce such conditions he may
deem necessary and proper 20 insure just and equA
distribution Of re-engnes, hose companies and
other IRE apparatus among the era wards and dis
ric Of The cy md the prompt and ecient use OF the
| same
Section 2 Tint the Mayor Of the city the Chief Q
Police. and tile Fire Marshal shall Constitute Board
10 be called the FIRE Commissioners OF the city OF Phil
adephlA whdHhali have ful power 10 direct and man
the FiIs Department and 70 All neediu rule
and reg1aiio for the government o the same, subj &C
only 10 the te of the contract au thorzed 70 be mad
section ! int nc sum o. $4,000 W and the same )