The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-18
CITY INTELLIGE NOE
For Additional CITY Intelligence see FJm Page.


CITY CoUNCILs-A stated meeting of CITY
Councils was held yesterday afternoon.
oete0t BTd1ch-Presi dent Lynd i'm the Chair
Mr.. Gray presented petition, largely signed
by citizens OF the Fifteenth Ward askino for
the cleansing of the streets In that section OF the
city. VIZ
Mr.. Spering, communication from Coroner
Taylor urging the propnety Of the removal of
the green mousse from the roadway on which IL
rs now located. Referred TO Committee of City
Property.
Mr.; Jones presented communication from
me trustees OF the Philadelphia Gas Works.
IL states that the Special Committee had pro.
ceeded to the Gas Works and examined n n1m.
per OF the employees. No invitation was given
to the Board OF Trustees or Chief Engineer 10
De present or to assist in the Investigations. A
cohuensed statement made from the last
annual report of the Trustees was given and
they are willing to afford all facilities to the
Nommlttee satisfied that it will be found that
me nne anaiTs OF the Trust have been conducted
win hdefty, economy and success Three
ioans nave already been paid out OF the sinking
tund, and on the lst of January 1866 that fund
amounted to ST. 62l,0l2'21 sufficient to pay all
tne other loans, leaving the works worth several
millions to the city clear, without having in.
vested dollar of capital The price OF gas
compares iavorably with those of other cities.
Mhue tne average price 10 other cities is S3'66,
IN TINS CITY but S3'l5 is charged. The Trustees
invite the Select ana Common Councils TO 40
point JOINT committee to audit and examine all
the reports, and directed the President OF the
AuaIu W uppOlnJ u COmmlJtee OF nYe TO furnish
an DOCKS and papers and to give any inlorma-
lion desired
Mr.. Manuel rose to a question of privilege He
complained that he had been insulted by
member OF this Chamber who does not know
what common decency is. He desired that gem
teman Colonel Page) to understand that while
ne (hlr. Manue) was here he was not the Chief
Engineer OF the Gas Works, but he was his peer.
He considered it due to these Councils, of which
ne had been member ten years, to the trustees
OF lhe Gas WORKS, with whom he had had busi-
ness relations for thirty years. aud to the public
10 give an explanation of his recent actions i'm
reference to the special investigating COM
mlttee. The committee have visited the Gas
works IN the Twenty-siXtb Ward but as no no.
tee had been given TO the Trustees or to him,
Iney were not present. The Chairman had
ASKED the employees many questions about him
(Manuell, which questions were all promptly
answer red Afterwards the committee bad visited
the North Ward Gas Works, and Mr. Manuel
who happened to be there, escorted them
through the works and subsequently accom-
panied them to the Fifteenth Ward Works. The
committee declined to visit the works in the
Twenty FIRST, Twenty-seCond and TWenty-third
Wards. On the 30th of April the speaker had
received note, such one as he would have
received as member of the committee. He
attended, and had been treated In the most in
sulting manner by the Chairman of the com
mittee, who had called him liar and a scoun-
dreL He was too well known in this commu-
nIty to be injured by any thing coming from
that source He desired the most rigid invesu-
cation into his management, but he declined
having any intercourse with the Chairman of
the committee.
When the Committee on Law was called, Colo.
nel Page asked the chairman to make the
report agreed upon at the last meeting of the
committee.
Mr.. Wagner, chairman, replied that he had
no report to make.
Colonel Page said that report had been
agreed upon, was signed, and placed in the
hands OF the chairman. A ter the adjournment
two. gentlemen had mutilated the report by
hpl off IIa l.
whether these gentlemen had right to take
their names of after the committee adjourned
MIR. Wagner remarked that it was signed by
five members, and at the last meeting two other
gentlemen had put their names to it, These
gentlemen had afterwards withdrawn their
names, and therefore he could not submit the
report.
Colonel Page then desired to instruct the
chairman to present the report, and the Presi-
dent suggested that that could be done by
JOINT resolution suspendlng the rule which re-
quireG reports to be signed by seven members.
Mr.. Wagner, from the Committee on Schools
reported an ordinance authorizing the pur-
chase OF lots OF ground on Cherry street, east of
Eleventh, and on Seventeenth street, between
Passed.
The same committee reported an ordinance
authorizing the Controllers of the Public
Schools to enter into contracts for the erection
of school-houses, except IN First Ward, upon
lots OF ground Owned by the city, or to be leased
or purchased for school purposes, provided
that payment shall be made in certificates
OF loan provided Tor by ordinance of Deem
ber, 1864
After considerable discussion, the ordinance
was postponed for one week.
MIR. King offered resolution requesting Mr.
Jacob w. Colladay the contractor for the new
court house, to have the granite and other
s.o.e used dressed in this city. He said that
the granite of the Pennsy lvanIa Bank build
ing, and other structures, was all dressed in
New England, and Philadelphia mechanics
have reaped no benefit from it.
DIR. Kamerly thought there was no purpose
in the resolution. Mr.. Coaday, the contractor
is going to buy his stone and dress it anywhere
he can get it the cheapest. He wouldn't pay
any attention to requests.
Mr.. King said that he felt pride in Phila-
delphia mechanics, and he considered 1t no more
than right that the work OF the city should be
done by PhIladelphians.
DR.. Kamerly moved to indefinitely postpone
the resolution. Not agreed to.
The resolution was agreed 10.
Colonel Page submitted a resolution, direct
ing the Chairman of the Committee on Law to
presentthe report OF the committee on a subject
submitted to 1t for inquiry, viZ.:-By what
authority the Trustees of the Gas Works appro-
priated $500 to two OF the members for making
a report?
Colonel Page said he was not very familiar
with the rules OF Select Council in regard to
committees, but he has al ways understood the
parliamentary rule to be that when q committee
decides matter its power is exhausted; that
there is no reconsideration in committed The
report had been regularly adopted and signed
by eight members. Afterwards two members
had Withdrawn their names. He denied their
right TO 60 so and desired tue chamber TO settle
the matter.
Mr.. Smith held that the members of q commit.
fee had right to tell the chairman To Withhold
report after it had been adopted, Tue matter
can again come before the committee.
Dr. Kamerly favored the resolution. He con-
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