The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-14
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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CITY CouNons.-The regular meeting was hello
yesterday. The business transacted was this;
Select Branch -President Speriug in the chair
petition was presented through Mr.. Cattell for
ward. r. ''0'' VIZ ~. .
accumulation was received from the water De.
dleton, contractor for m kine iron pipe, in conSs.
qutnceo the recent oe,truct on Of his premises BY fire.
=, a resolution, accordingly, was introduced by Mr.
.Iss Fssniy 70 vsS Ds % S and other
"A long communication wa, introduced from H. p
N. Birkinbine CHIEF Engineer Of the Water Depart
ment Wind eating his course while in that office,
mtnts made during his edmiDistrstion .'0
1he communication being very long. Mr. Gray mosed
5m Thqhe P to tSst e S ba S6s
msnePed the e fTsirs Of his department. with wisdom
ard economy Agreed to
from me special committee, OF which he is president
70 Investigate the alleged mismanagement of the Gas
= he chairman Of the Committee now moved that the
commitee be discharged from the further consdera-
or motion, the report and the testimony order
1he Chamber went into joint convention to elect
5udse Gdy solicitor vice Frederick o. Brewster elected
CommunicatiOns from school teachers asking for
more Iay, were referred to the Committee on schools
he amendments OF Common Councils to the bii
arpTopristloHs q Fsy the funded debt sI the city.
An ordinance introduced to pay to the clerks and
ns,sepsers Of Councils 500 for ef ., is services, .,
MT. Dun IN protested against InlB as matter tnhJ
should spend ihe money Of the city carefully he
S|u be be- s end ST1 similar Il the
present salaries are not sufficient let an increase b.
Mr. BARLOW thought that the pay was ample.
Col. Page opposed the bill, which passed. Yeas IA
The ordinance to reorganize the Fire Department
ives tai en- mp as IT came from Common councils
@ on and
g6s1s kirS 6%STS 0p%pS' PaHs RtoSS a
hSr%sE sherR smh Wsssns15 lone.
Manu-, Pollock, Van oleve' and sperlng, Presi'
4 motion to reconsider was made and lost by vote
the % Pine Wa was U ten up
MIR. Bumm oxpl lined that he Fotterall oetate wish
dock
ship The Foters estate n will bqg il and %PToyo
sell the cys share Of the dock than to lease 4 at the
The city feet
oi tie wharf and % feet Of the dock: wv
is too low for such property He asked for postpone
MIR. .Bumm alsented, and the bill was postponed for
TsS S ~as the f
grading Of y ashiDgton lane was passed: Adjourned
G,eleok President stokey occupied the chair a.
stan dug committees dil ected to consider them
Mr.. Mactsgue presented remons rance against the
as pre- pOseG d in ms Select Council
bs co Sy
IL DIV St h he at ar4o Gr nf T
ster, resigned, was agreed to-. .,
Of ssSaGrs %sS
ing OF the lady of public schools, at the High
o for
Mr Maroer, Chairman Of the Finance % COMMITTEE
interest Of the funded debt of the city falling doe
hiFo an oTdinsnoe sppropriatiug s2O7us 46 to pay
the funded debt maturing during next year
The Fire bill then came mp under the report of the
Two reports came from M the GImmttes = The majority
stS'SS int to and had the
first section by the SUI stution of two members OF the
HE Of
m SsSnv TtS 0SE%tee 1T ba
0enmisson he should have the privilege Of voice in
ordinance by inserting clause alo sing the hremeu
SsSs S the chief Is RST the Sd % h
directed to be elected lee ted by OSHGSs i the Committee
election by the Fire Department to continue the
chief Ell gineer, chosen by the iremen themselves,
This report was submitted by Mr. Nichols.
senting the original o1dins1oe amended oily By the
substit1tioR in the Beard Of Commiss,Oners Of mem,
Police. first named The other sections of the bill
The minority report was adopted in very short order
The Chamber ignored the maOrtys action called the
vote T. uay al sent tue Select
hs n'y eze HubS
Nichols, Palmer, Shane, Stanton, stOckhsm and Vol
! Lert,
| The Highway Committee reported q resolution Il
grade Washington lane, Twenty first ward. Agreed to
Mr.. Stanton, Chairman of the Committee on Por
Wardens reported ordinance to lease to the Della
an annual rental oi $4,000. This was recommtted tt
the committee.
The two Chambers in Joint con yenton, then elected
James Lypd Ciy Solicitor, to fill the vacancy oGca
| stoned ty the resignation of Judge Brewster. Th,
Republicans geneI ally voted for Mr. Lynd, he recelv
ing 40 votes; Mr. B o. Nichols, the present Assstan
tolicitor II, and Thos j. Barger g. The division IL
the votes of the dominant party was because Of thu
possible ineigibility of Mr.. Lynd.
The Highway bill was considered amended and thu
Chamber adjourned.
REPORT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE
| WATER DEPARTMENT.-The following cOmmuni
cation was sent to Councils yesterday by Mr.. Bir
klnLine Chief Engineer of the Water Works.
4 20 the Select and Common Councils of the City o
Philadelphia ..r...-
Gentlemen :-rbere seems to be misunderstood
ing OF the menL and cOndItien of the aflairs