The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-28
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hrred "'N'"s ah increase OF salary. Re-
The Committee on Grard Estate renorted AN
SSr911nhance authorizing the investment of
So1z4 I w IN the City loans.
The same Committee renortod an ordinance
appropnatlng $500 for the onrnose of altering
'uT premises NO llO1 Chesnut street. Agreed to.
lit @Ane COWullJlee on Law reported an ordinance
&c tteulaClng the travel in alleys, lanes and streets
oI leSs width than twelve feet. It provides tnat
III au such thOToughlares running north and
south the entrance shall be from the south, and
thOse runnng east and vest bthe entrance shall
oe from the west. Agreed TO-
The same Committee reported an ordinance
changing the place OF voting in the Fourth Pre-
clnct OF the Twenteth Ward. Agreed TO.
Mr.. King submitted the folowing:-
Whereas, The city of Philadelphia is stock
hoider IN the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
70 the amount of S5,00O,0 600 and upwards, being
about one-tourth OF the whole amount OF the
capital stock OF the Company; and whereas, the
custom OF issuing free passes Overthe road is
constantly increasing cost, and deleterlous to
The interests OF the Company and the stock
holders, and unjust TO the city, which subscribed
ITS money in good faith, in srder to assist in
bu hiding, equIppine, ana maintaining the road,
and therefore should be protected by law,
therefore
ResoiUed, That the Legislature be and they
are hereby respectfully requested to enact q law
preventing the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
from issuing trCe passes tor travel on their
road, under penalty OF 500 for each and every
such Otiense.
Dr. Kamerly moved an amendment that the
passenger railways be included. Agreed to
yeas Ii; nays, S. The resolution was agreed to
-yea', 10; nays, 3.
Mr.. King submitted the following:-R Res0lued,
That we 90 most earnestly protest against the
Issuing OF free passes by the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, and most respectfully urge tie
City Directors OF said company to use their inHu-
ence against a further continuance of so impoli-
tic custom. Agreed to-yeas, lG; nays, 2.
MI Marcus introduced IA resolution directing
the Committee on Law to report an ordinance to
regulate the conveyance OF prisoners from the
Station Houses in such a manner as to separate
the sexes. Agreed to.
MIR. Van Cleve IRON the Committee on
Schools, reported an ordinance for the purchase
OF a lot and building IN the Nineteenth Sec
ton, for school pu, poses. Agreed to.
The same Committee reported an ordinance
approving contracts Tor erecting schools on
Norris street, sixth and Coates, Falls OF Scbuyl-
kill, and BrldesbuTg. Agreed to-
The resolution from Common Council sus-
pending the South Penn Hose, Lafayette Hose,
and Niagara Hose was Concurred IN; also, the
ordinance increasing the salaries of the As
slstant Engineers Tor the First and Second Fire
Districts. Adjourned.
Common Co1ncjL-A communication was
received from Robert Thomas, resIgnng the
position of Police Magistrate. Accepted
The ordinance making an appropriation OF
S65S9'3S, to pay carriers and laborers employed
by Hill and Smith, former contractors tor clean
ing the Northern District OF the city, which was
under consideration at the adjournment of
Councils at she previous meeting, was taken up.
voted down-yeas, II; nays, q; and the bill was
passed
Mir. Marcer, Chairman of the Finance Com
mltIee, reported an ordnance making an ad-
ditional appropriation of $4,000 to the Receiver
OF Taxes to pay Sherifs costs Agreed 10.
Also, one apprOpriating $397765 to pay for
copying judgment indices in the District Court,
which was passed.
MIR. Nickels, OF the Committee on Trusts and
Fire, reported an ordinance fixing the salary of
tue Assistant Engineers OF the FIRST and Second
irnO Df
After some discussion the bill was passed.
Mr.. Nlckels also reported resolution sus-
penoing the South Penn and Lafayette Hose
Companies one month, dating from July g,
1866, and the Niagara Hose Company one month,
from July El2, and tnat the Chief Engineer
withhold the appropriation Tor that montn from
said companies
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Fox, of the special committee to whom
was referred a resolution to prevent the deposit
lug OF manure on the wharves of the city, re-
ported that they had visited Green, Shacka-
maXon, and Maiden street wharves, and found
that they were the receptacles OF all sorts of
manure, otial, and tilth lmpregnatinC the atmo-
sphere with tOul and mwholesome stencil,
causing disease and death. The inhabitants in
their vicinity are in a constant state OF alarm
they complain seriously OF the nuisahces, and
demand their immediate removal.
The Committee regret to state that in conse-
oupnce of these great nusances having been
overlooked by the Board OF Health, a number OF
persons have died with cholera and many are
suffering from severe Sickness. your COnlInlCJee
have been informed that the agents of the Board
of Health have visited these wharves and saw
the nuisance and, probably from their neglect
to report to them, the Board Of Health have
taken no action in the m9osg. Your committee
are of opinion that such Great and dangerous
nuisance5 should be at once abated, and that
the Board of Health should be requested to take
immediate steps to have the same removed.
Attached to this report was a resolution re.
uuesting the Board OF Health to declare the
manure piles on the wharves named nuisances
and direct their removal. long discussion
ensued.
A motion made to postpone the resolution was
yoIed down, and ii was agreed to-
The resolution from select Council, changing
the place of holding the election III the FourtL
Division of the TwentY-hfvh Ward to No l4OC
Richmond street, was cOncurred in.
The following bills and resolutions from SeE,Ti
Council were acted upon:-OrdnanCe max ~
an appropriation of S25OO to the Law Depart
ment was Coucurred in, with an amendment
taking the sum from the School loan; the reso
luton in reference to the passes over the Penn
sylvania Railroad was laid on the table; the
ordinance providing for altering house No no.
Chestnut street into store was adopted; tho
resolutions requesting the Legislature to pas
an act preventing the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company from issuing Tree passes, was lnded
nitely postponedi the ordinances PROVIDING 10
ne use OF narrow streets by vehicles. and mGEns
an appropriation to the superintendent Of tn
Ghard Estate, were ConCurred in; also, the
one approving Of contracts Tor erecting school
buildings; tue ordinance providing for the pun
chase of a lot IN Nineteenth Ward, for scboo
purposes, was postponed,
MIR. Bnlngton, OF the Police Committee II
ported an ordinance authorizing the removal Q
wooden building to another location at Franz
ford road and Vienna street. Agreed to.
Also an ordinance granting permission t
erect "a wooden building at TWenty-tOurlh an
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