The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-11


iOmbinR down. IL was bait years ago by the
rough OF Manayunk and cost the city nothing.
That a new station must be butt no one will deny
who has ever passed an hour in the house
hr. FOX said that although the Stallon might be
| needed yet the Chamber must look the question in
| the lace. Ihere are dutes due by the city TO the
VagTanls VINO lodge in station Houses but the pre-
Gedent II lnaOguratcd, will lead to new Station
higher than any 10 a vagrant is 1ue by the munlci-
paty to the laborers whose warrants are daily sold
! IN the streets.
Mr.. Hancock said the Chamber ought to be more
| lar'table. All were not socially equal MisiOr-
not subjectto he vices that bring men to the sta.
ton House the poor should be benefited aud cared
! for, He was glad that the gentleman was not sub.
! jcct 10 these wees. Laughter Councimen were
not supposed 70 possess any vices more laughter),
and They should practise ch9riy, and builo proper
building TO lake ca-e Of the poor and destitute VINO
! district Station Houses.
The matter was postponed for one week
Mr. Palmer offered resolution that as tho In
Spector Of Streets had advertised that the citizens
must only place ashes on the tootways the streets
on certain days, and as the people generally have
placed boxes on the pavemenGs, and the ashes have
Streets be instructed to report to Counci the rea.
son of this neglect and that he be a instructed
to have published three times in three daily papers,
the contracts cleaning the streets, that every
citizen may know whether the contracts are iath
| ulY Kept.
A mouon TO table fell
Mr.. Harper moved TO indefinitely postpone in
order that The subJpc- might be aiel. Cit zens
Ol certain districts have placed asne- on ioOsways
on daNs when the ADVERT semrut called for il, aud
lhe people nave been Competed 10 remove the a5nes
Mr. Wobert said the matter belonged to the
Mayor OF the city oil Phade phia. Let hm report
AM oUncements The whole CITY knows that otter,
Il g ant attack has been made on the contractor,
io' the Iortnern district, and the attack is false
Ihe contractors have had no Opportunity. Wnle
they nave been appointed Tor only two months
they nave been dragged into committees, INTO
are lies and the lie should be nailed and traced to
ITS
Mr. Evans said that so far as the Fifteenth Ward
lV m cd IN
do their duty. In OF the principal streets the
ashes were removed, butt the alleys and the little
streets where the people not clamOrous for re-
dress, the sshes have never been taken from the
boxes where they Were first deposited. In some
cases lnstanced by Mr. Evans the ASH boxes have
leen standing on the payements undstUTbed Tor
three weeks. So PrieyOus the fault in the Elf-
matter and will take away the ashes themselves.
MIR. FOX advocated patience. The northern dis
tlct contractors had met unexpected difficulties
The ashes they were called upon to remove have in
many cases, been the accumulation OF four or ive
months prior to the date of the contracts. II the
peOple VIII only wait quietly, the contractors Will
overcome their troubles, and then the CITY will
have clean streets and the ashes will be removed
The molten to indefinitely postpone was lost
Mr. EVANS asked why Councils were afraid TO
direct the Chief Inspector to report the ca ise of the
delinquency? The report of that official can be
review II. If ii is. night there will be nothing 10
conceal but II the Inspector hnds that the contrac
rent, and Councils remove 1t rhe motion to
refer to committee is blind to put the matter to
Mr.. Wobert said he was neither an advocate of
the Inspector nor OF the contractors. He was not
lnehd OF either the nor hern or southern contrac
lots lie SIMPLY asked that the repors should come
from the Mayor.
Mr., Fox sa, a that all that Councils ought to do is
10 cut OF the head OF the CheI Inspector Streets
without delay. WHAT dependence can be laced on
him. lhe statement published last Snnday'S Dts-
pdtcR was read by every one. Members of Councils
wore openly charged with having been bought
Were Gordon removed it would be the best work
Councils could do. The Mayor the !roper officer
Mr.. Stokley the Mayor should have the case
in his bends. The MAY or is the Court of Appeal in
this case. The Chief Inspector has visited the Mayor
ana then haunted the street Cleaners COMMITTEE
until lie mas GlsgUsted the Committee and now the
resolution introduced this afternoon has been
mere Icr the benefit OF the Chief Inspector.
The Chief Inspector accused members OF Council
WIZ being "fXed." he speaker believed that he
department he has been reess in his efforts to break
down the contractors the northern district COun-
ellis should beware OF such man.
Mr.. Pa mer denied being advocate of Mr. Cor.
don, and declared that he never spoke TO the Cnef
Inspector Tor one minute, to any friend of the In.
specor. The resolution not produced after COL
leaguing with the Inspector but at the instance o.
respectable citizen ana eX-Councilman Of the rhr.
Mr., Evans said while the President of the Cham.
Der lei the chail to defend the contrac or, he
Lot the advocate OF MIR. Gordon. He was indeOen.
dent in action and made defense OF the Chief In.
specor With the Chief Inspector he had no collu.
sion. Whether the affidavit of Mr. Gordon, charg-
ing Councilmen with corruption, is or not he
would not answer now. Atthe proper time he would
As to Mr.. Fox that gentleman was always opposed
to the Cmet lnsuector and would have decapitated
him at the start.
The motion to refer to the Mayor passed unani
m0usly-yeas, &c; nays none.
MIR. FIanclscus offered the following ordinance
The Select and Common Councils of the City OF
Philadelphia do ordaln, hat the Office of Chief In
specior OF Streets as constituted and organized by
ana under an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance 10
establish the Department OF Street CLEANING" an.
proved February TO- 1864, shall be abolished and
shall cease and determine from and after the Both of
II.
dmances providing for the election OF chef In
spectOr of Streets, as now established, and under
and by virtue OF which the present Chief Inspector
OF streets was elected, be and the same are hereby
repealed.
MIR sranc'scus asked for prompt action The
Chlei Inspector only made trouble in any postIon
IN any business situat on he could not remain from
Daylight till dark.
NIT. hrupp moved to lay the ordinance on the
table. The motion was lost.
Eeas-Mes~rs. Earnest, Evans, Harper, Krupp,
and SimpsOn-5
ley! Ellington, Cleswell, Fox, Franciscus Griths,
HalOWell Hancock, Harrison, Hetze Mactague
Malcer, Martin, Miller Mulin, Nickes, Dram, Ray,
Shane, Stanton StOckham, Stokes, Wllhts-23
Excused from vOtiDR-Mr Stokiey.
Not YotinP-MessTs Calhoun, COehower, Palmer
MI Harrison moved 10 refer to the Committee on
Street Ckanmg. This Was lost
Inc ordnance passed second reading. On the
third reading the yeas and nays were called and The
Chamber refused to suspend the ru es to allow The
bill 10 be read third nme and the Chamber ad.
jOErned.
SENT TO THE HOUSE OF REFUGE.-Mat-
thew Lee, a lad OF iteen was sent to the House of
Refuge last evening. He was emp Dyed by MIR
limerick, in MarEet street, above Seventh That
gent eman sent him on collecting tour from wAich
pended. HIS parents were present az the hearing
They said they could 90 nothing, and the boy was