The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-21
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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lar day. The proceedings are interesting rather
bein the 'pS subise, m manly befops be respeetvs
houses.
frost rendering the galleries very desirable place
for people having nothing TO do.
Select Brdnch.-P President Spering filled the chair.
A batch of petitions were presented, including
one for water in Hay street, TweD ty second ward
Mr.. King offered resolution instructing the
Clerk of Select Councils to print five hundred
copies of the report of the Gas Trust investiga-
tion for the use of the Chamber.
The resolution passed, with amendment to
refer the matter to special committee OF five, to
revise and co1ec' 10,
The annual report of the Girard Estate Commit
tee was present An accompanying ordinance
appropriating S0HiOO for the expenses of the next
year was adopted.
MIR. Smith moved for a return to this Chamber
OF the bill passed by them at recent meeting,
taxing fire insurance companies upon their bust
ness receipts. Mr.. Smith stated that, unless it
confines It's operations to insurances within the
city of Philadelphia, he should vote against the
The motion was agreed to-
Mr.. Wagner offered an ordinance requiring pas
senger railway companies using bridges belonging
70 the city to Keep the hooring and roadway in
A bill was called up which increases to $50 per
annum the tax upon each passenger car, payable
Mr.. Kamery opposed the tax as unjust and ex-
orhitant The sum of $50 per car which is now
paid, is ample. Some of the roads, he said, do not
now nor ever have paid a dollar of dividend to
their stockholders. Lay these additional burdens
npon them, and presently we shall be driving the
passenger cars out OF the streets,
The bill passed.
Mr.. Wagner offered an ordinance requiring pro.
perty owners IN Fifteenth street, between Thomp-
son street and Columbia avenue, to pay their pro-
per proportion OF the expense Of their culvert.
An ordinance from Common Council, authoriz.
ing the Mayor TO renew the contract for cleaning
the streets in the northern section Of the city was
taken up.
Mr.. Barlow stated that the contractors for clean
ing the streets had handsomely performed their
duty, and that the Mayor was in favor of renew
ing the contract with Henry Buckley.
Mr.. Van Oleve denied that Mr.. Buckley had done
his work we'll. The streets of the district are not
clean.
Mr.. Barlow said that the Mayors authority for
what he said was the reports of the police, made to
him daily; and if any complaints were made
the evils in question are removed Immediately.
Nr. Buckley is present in person every morning,
hearing and taking notes whenever any complaint
is made or when any service is required of him.
DIR. Kamerly said that the streets dirty
as they can be, or as they ever were; the cutters
were blocked up and many of the inlets choked.
Mr. Hopkins moved to refer the bill to the COM
mittee, because IL states what is not true His
ward was in a very bad condition Level the dirt
in Poplar street, and it would be four inches deep
from curb TO curb. Complaints are not attended
TO they should be- for at the mouths of courts the
dirt can be taken mp by cart loads. The speaker
would not vote for contract to anybody. The
streets could not now be cleaned and only the
ashes can be taken up.
Mr. Barlow asked if the streets had been
better cleanedl He didn't claim that all was done
that might have been done, but thought that MIR.
Buckley had done so much better than any one else
that prudence would suggest renewal of the pre-
sent contract
Mr.. Bumm expressed great satisfaction with the
work of Mr.. Buckley. In his own ward he had
never known the streets to be clean though they
were lett by Hill d Smith in a very bad condition
The streets of no large CITY can be kept immacu-
late until all the people are dead. AS to the
tract with Buckley, he is incomparably the best
man we have ever had
Mr.. Freeman objected to giving the contract for
fve years. Two years is long enough. By the end
of that time the cost Of doing the work will be-
very probably, much less than now.
Mr.. Hodgdon showed that for $l5O,OOO year no
man could afford to take this tract except like
Mr.. Buckley, he owned a hundred carts. The other
contractors lost money because they had to hire
their carts. 1t should be remembered that many
Bickley's work is largely expanding. Mr.. Hodg-
don could see no reason why this contract should
not be renewed.
The bill was ultima tely referred to committee
The bill to sell the interest of the city in Pine
street wharf now came up.
Mr.. Hodgdon opposed the sale of the wharf, on
the ground that the value of it was greater to the
city than to any one else.
The bill was REFERRED in order that plan of the
wharf may be presented to Councils for eXamna-
ton.
The sureties of Mr.. Lynd as City Solicitor were
Also, the bill releasing the securities of George
F. Gordon, late Street Inspector.
resolution was offered by Colonel Page re-
quiring the heads of departments to make reports
on the first day of every month to Councils as to
the amount of work and expenditure made by
them for the period named. Referred
A bill to pay $500 TO r. A. West, photographer,
who reported Colonel Pages gas Investigation,
was introduced by Colonel Page. 1t passed.
The bill authorizing the paving of a part of
Ninth street with the Nicolson pavement was con-
Cured in.
Also the ordinance making the annual appro-
priation for lighting the city The discussion of
the appropriation then continued to the hour of
adjournment.
Common Branch-The Chamber was called to or
der at quarter past three O'Clock, President Stok-
ley in the chair. The first business in order was
the reading of communication from the watch
men on the several bridges, asking for an increase
OF pay, which was referred to the Committee on
Highways.
Several petitions were presented and referred to
appropriate committees
The bill making an appropriation to the Depart
ment OF City Property called up, and the
amount Increased $500, TO be added to the item OF
$4,000 for improvements to Paramount Park, after
which the bill passed.
The ordinances making appropriations to the
Guardians OF the Poor, Department of leansing
the Streets of the City, Department of Police; Su-
perintendents of City Railroads, and 10 Board of
Revision OF Taxes were passed without amend
ments.
The ordinance making an appropriation of $685.
Goa 50 to the clerks of Councils next called p.
Mr. Bardsley moved an amendment that not
more than 500 journals of each Chamber for each
half year shall be printed. Agreed to.
Mr. Willis moved to strike out $4,000 for print
ing journals and insert $4,000. Agreed to.
Mr. Fox moved to strike out 1920 for binding
journals and insert S2jOO. Agreed to.
Mr., Martin moved an amendment that 500 be
appropriated for the printing OF manual for the
use of the members. Agreed to.
Another amendment, that the Clerks of Councils
shall no: make any contracts without the consenI
Of the Committee on Supplies, was agreed to and
Bills from Select Council were then considered,
and the following concurred in:
Ordinance authorizing the City Controller to
Ordinance to extend a contract with a contractor
for iron.
Resolution to discharge Joint Committee OF
Councils
Resolution of request to the Mayor
Resolution of request 10 the Legislature.
ordinance TO place fire alarm box in the Read