The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-07

OOlOuel tray, chairman. Inc meeting was
called for the purpose OF receiving the report OF
the Citizens Committee on the Improvement of
Broad Street. Th ~ reported
First. That the following portions of Broad
street, from curb to curb, can at this time be
appropriated by Councils for the use and pur-
poses of public drive, carriage way, or avenue,
viz;-trom the Delaware river, at League
Island, northwardly to Washington (late PrIme)
street, and from Willow street northwardly 10
Fishers lane-the intervening space, or from
Washington street to Willow street icing
exempt from the provisions of the act of AS
sembly for three years.
Second. That the width between cmbs he
taken as now laid out, T. e., with width of
seventy.seyen feet south of the old Penn District
line (between Girard avenue and Poplar street,,
and htty-seven feet north ward thereof. That
there shall be a continuous macadamized drive
the entire length OF the street thus appropriated,
located upon the centre line of the street. with
a width of thirty zone feet south of Washington
street, and twenty seven feet north thereof
That between the macadamized drive and the
curbs upon each side thereof the paving shall be
made with cobbe stones, or such other material
as may be determined upon by the property
owners fronting thereon, subject to the approval
OF the Chief Engineer and Surveyor, with the
understanding thar no change in the character
of the paving shall be allowed unless the same
shall be for the extent OF one block, ard that
course of cubical granite blocks shall be set
upon the lines dividing the cobble stone pave
ment and the macadamzed drive, as specified
for the work now in progress upon Broad street,
north OF Columbia avenue.
As to the mode of constructing the centre
drive, 1t seems to be generally conceded by
those residing upon Broad street. and who have
given attention to this subject that 1t should be
constructed with broken stone ballast in the
best and most substantial manner. for cost
rot exceeding three dollars per square yard or
charge per line in foot of frontage of $5'l7
below Washington street, and $3.50 north
thereof and that the curbing and cobble stone
paving, when required, should not exceed so
cents per lineal foot of frontage south of Wash
ington street or S2'47 north thereof
1t is therefore deemed advisable, in consider.
ing this IMPORTANT question, to present an ap-
proxlma.o estimate OF the Improvement pro-
po-ed; the estimate being prepared upon the
basis of prices heretofore specified, as follows:-
From Moyamensing road to Washington street,
Cost 70 property owners. .....S763O0
Cost to cty''.''''. 1920
From Willow street to Columbia avenue 3
Cost to property owners. rs.................$ $50,35O
Cost 10 lO,7OO
Total S61 050
From Germantown avenue to Fishers lane =
Cost to property owners s...........,,.....S93 800
CosI ID H6OO
s1Oe,4OO
Total cost to property owners ......,..... S22O46O
Io'al cost TO CITY S65OO
s258,95O
Accompanying this important paper is an ordi-
nance drawn up in accordance with the con
tents of the report. On motion of Mr.. Fox, the
report was accepted but the consideration of
the same postponed until Monday evening next.
On motion, adjourned.
| The AGRICULTURAL SoCIETY-A monthly
meeting OF the Philadelphia Society for the Pro-
motion OF Agriculture was held at the usual
| place yesterday morning. number OF vege-
| table seeds were received from the Agricultural
Department at Washington. Also, the report of
| the Department for March. Several fine spec
| mems were presented by Mr.. MCGOWAN. Also,
some early Goodrich potatoes grown in sixty
I days. MIR. Blight reported having sent a com
| pete copy OF the memoirs of the society to the
Smithsonian Institution. DIR. McCrae moved
that committee OF three be appoin tied to attend
| the exhibition of machinery al Auburn N. Y,
with DR.. Elwyn as chairman, which was agreed
! to. DR.. Mcclure stated, for the information Of
| the members, that cattle all over the country
seem to be thriving and doing we'll. There has
been, he said. disease among some OF the cattle
in New Castle, Del, not peculiar to this country.
In CONCLUSION, he stated that the grass crop of
Mr. fisher made few eafaKe Almost H iailurs
the failure of the present peach crop, which, he
SAID, is not confined to Delaware alone, but ex-
tends to New Jersey and Maryland. The precise
cause is not known. Adjourned.
MEETING OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE
| AMERICAN PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION. Grand
Lodge of the American Protestant Association
of this State assembled in annual session at their
| hail. Locust street, west OF Broad, on Monday,
June 4, at o'clock A. NJ. The lodge being
opened with due solemnity by Grand Master r..
| j. Black proceeded to transact business and
nominate officers for the present year. Ad-
| iourned at noon.
The afternoon session was very fully attended,
delegates being present from all parts OF the
State. The following named persons were
elected officers for the present year: Worthy
Grand Master, Jacob Heckendorn, of ALLEGHENY;
Worthy Vice Grand Master, Joseph NJ. Hill, OF
Germantown; Worthy Grand Secretary, John
Fitz, OF Philadelphia; Worthy Grand Treasurer,
Jared Craig, of Philadelphia; Worthy Grand
Conductor, Joseph Maxwell, of Philadelphia;
Assistant Worthy Grand Conductor, Brother
House, of Birmingham; Worthy Grand Tyler,
Brother Lewis, of Rockdale; Worthy Grand
Guard Brother Young, of PhIladel ohia; Worthy
Grand Chaplain, Brother John Craig, of Phila
lphia. Two sessions were held on Tuesday,
with very large attendance. The lodge adj
journed with singing the Star. .Spangled Banner.
THE BEDFORD STREET MIssIoN.-The
Managers OF the Bedford Street Home Mission
are engaged in as grand and NOBLE missionary
enterprise as can engage the attention OF Chris
tan people, for they seek TO regenerate and hu-
MAMIE class of people in our midst who are
sunk in the very lowest depths OF vice and i'm.
morality. The chapel on Bedford street, be
/ tween Sixth and Seventh, Is crowded through
| the week with school children, and with an
de Sirable they should have melOdeon to lead
them in singing. Any person who may have an
old instrument which they may be willing TO
give, or a small sum to spare TO wards purchasing
a new one, will aid a noble and deserving cause
by contributing it to Rev. Mr.. Long, at the
Mission Chapel.
A BEAUTIFUL SCENE.-The anniversary
of the Tabernacle Baptist Church Sunday School
was held last evening at the Church, Eighteenth
and Chesnut streets. The report sho we'd the
number on the books at $50, and that forty oil
the members have become professors OF Chris