The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-04
CITY INTELLIG ENCR
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PROCEEDINGS IN CoUNCus,-The stated
meeting OF Councils was held yesterday after.
noon. 90
Select Counca.-A communication was received
from the Chestnut and Walnut Streets Passenger
Railway Company requesting to be informed
at what time the Chestnut Street Bridge will be
completed, as the Company desire to provide
the proper equipment for the extension OF the
A communication was received from Lowman
d Co., offering to sell to the city the portraits
of Pre- idents Harrison, Monroe, and Jackson,
lately in the Peale Collecuon. Referred to the
Committee on City Property. .... '1
Mr.. Hodgdon, from the Committee to verify
the cash ACCOUNTS of the City Treasurer, re
ported the following as the statement of the
accounts up TO May 1:-Cash balance on hand
S1,096, ,636'66; trust funds, 500, ,567'30.
Mr.. wagner from the Committee on Law
reported in favor of the ordinance authorizing
the deposit OF United States, State of Pennsyl-
VaDia, or city securities instead of real estate,
as security Tor heads of departments, the par
ties making the deposit to receive the accruing
interest. The bill was postponed.
Mr.. Van Cleve introduced an ordinance re-
curing every passenger railway company to
place guards around the Wheels in order to
prevent accidents. Apenalty OF $50 is affixed
Tor noncompliance with the ordinance. Before
any plan isSadopted by the railroad company it
is to be submitted to a special committee in
Councils. Postponed.
COmmun iCatiOn was received from the
Chief Engineer of the Water Works in regard
to the standpipe at Kensngton. He states
that the stand-pipe is finished and in use, but
no appropriation was made for ornamental
work.
Mr.. Freeman. from the Committee on Girard
Estate, reported that $4,000 had been collected
of the Lawrence Todd Legacy.
An ordinance directing the amount to be
invested in City Eloans was reported and
adopted
Mr.. Van Cleve submitted resolution for the
appointment OF special committee of five mem
bers from each chamber to examine the iuven-
tlons Tor preventing accidents on passenger rail-
ways, ana report the test Agreed to.
Mr. Cattell presented a certified copy of the
act of Assembly dividing the Twenty-fourth
Ward INTO two wards. and creating an additional
ward, to be called the Twenty seventh Ward.
Mr.. Cattell submitted in connection with this
act two ordinances dividing the Twenty-fourth
and TWenty-seventh Wards into election dis.
tricts.
Mr. spering, from the Committee on City Pro-
perty, to which was referred the communication
OF j. Ross Snowden, Prothonotary of the Su-
preme Court asking to be furnished with a
fre-proot, reported against granting the request.
The committe state that the court officers are
source OF expense TO the city, while the emolu-
ments OF the office go into the pockets of the In
cumbents or into the treasury of the State. 1t
is suggested that the emoluments are sufficient
TO warrant the officers in furnishing the office.
The committee ask to be discharged from the
further consideration Of the subject. Adopted.
The ordinance providing for the public health
and cleanliness, under consideration at the last
stated meeting, was again taken up on third
reading. debate on the general features of
the bill ensued. Objection was made to the Sec
tion which requires connection to be made with
sewers in cases OF the overflow of cutters to
houses already erected. In answer to this it
was urged by the friends OF the bill that it ap.
Piled only to cases where there was an excessive
flow OF water over the pavement.
On the final passage OF the bill the yeas were
IL and the nays 10. So the bill passed.
The resolution from Common Council provid-
ing for the appointment OF a special committee
to investigate charges against the Chief Engi-
neer of the Water Works, was referred to the
Committee on Water.
The ordinance from Common Council chang.
ing the site OF the new Court House was CON
Cured in. Adjourned.
In Common Council communication was
presented from the Thirteenth and Fifteenth
Streets Passenger Railroad Company, stating
that the said Company have the right under the
charter to lay out and construct a passenger
railway, with double track, on Broad street,
and the convenience OF the travelling public re-
qulres additional railway accommodation north
of Columbia avenue, which can be as well given
by single track on Broad street, as by a double
track, provided the said Company be permitted
to extend their track upon Thirteenth street
from Columbia avenue TO Diamond street, and
on Diamond street from Thirteenth to Broad
street; that the said Company have also the
right 10 lay double track on Spring Garden
St eet west from Broad street; and connection
trom Broad to Thirteenth street would avoid
the necessity of laying track upon Broad street
south OF Spring Garden sueet.
That resolution was passed by City Councils
requiring said Company to take up and remove
their tracks upon Twenty-it street, from
Spring Garden street to the FaImount gate, the
RIGHT to lay which track IS claimed by said Com
pany as incident to their right to run to Fair
mouus.
The petition of said Company, therefore, re-
spectfully asks leave to lay down tracks upon
streets hereby designated.
Referred TO the Committee on Railroads.
MIR. Ellington reported ordinance appro-
priating 5000 to pay for repairs to the ID 10TH
1lth, 18th. 18th, and lon District Station
Houses. Adopted.
an ordinance fixing the charge for constructing
sewers at 1925 per hneal loot per frontage.
Adopted.
The same gentleman reported an ordinance
fixing its wharf line on Windmill Island, so as
10 extend the east line Outh from the canal.
Agreed to- ...
Mr.. GritHths, of the Committee on Trusts
and Fire, to whom was referred the petition of
the tremen asking that the Slate House bell
should be ruDg for fires, reported in favor of
granting the request OF the petitioners, with an
ordinance appropriatng $6j6'66 to pay the sala
Iies OF two additional bel-ringers for the State
House.
Mr.. Fox moved that the bill be indefinitely
postponed.
The motion TO indefinitely postpone was
agreed to--yeas Is; nays, IA.
Mr.. Hancock, of the Special Committee to
whom was referred the resolution providing
for changing the plans and site of the new
to the change. and provididg that the change
shall not involve any greater sum than $4,000.
Adopted
Mr.. Hetzell offered the forowing-
ReS0ived That the City Solicitor be and is hereby
requested to inform these Councils, whether not
in his opinion. the Act of Ass 'mby, OF February2
1854 gIves these Councils the power to compel the
attendance of witnesses befOre Committees or InVes.