The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-06
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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OBSTRUCTION OF THE FRANKLIN GLASS
WoRRs.-AbOut halG-past 3 O'clocn yesterday
morning, fire broke out IN the extensive glass
works OF Messrs. Gillender q Bennett, located
at the n. W. corner OF Oxford and Ho ward
streets, Nineteenth Ward. The buildings are
owned by the firm, and cover q large area of
ground, taking up the greater PORTION OF the
square bounded by oxford, Howard, Putnam,
and Mascher streets, forming a hollow square.
The main buildings are 24O feet on Howard
street. l60 feet ON Oxford street and 100 feet on
Putnam street The structure at the N. Il.
corner Of Oxford and Howard streets is three
stories in height. long BUILDING on Oxford
street is two stories and then in the rear is the
large glass-house, an immense oae-stOry brick
structure, l30 by so feet. The greater portion
OF the works were destroyed or seriously
damaged, and the machinery, apparatus ix-
tures, material, stock, etc, badly injured. In
the warehouse there was large amount of
finished glassware, ready for telivery. This
was entirely destroyed. Also the machine shop,
which was filled with moulds, was DESTROY ed.
The works, including buildings, were valued at
100000.
their insurance $35O00 divided as follows:-
Royal, $4,000; Reliance, $1,000; Girard, $4,000;
Fame, $4,000; New York companies, $l5, 900.
The fire oriLinated from the building over g.
tank OF coal Oil in the glass-house, and owing
to the large quantity OF combustible material
Contained therein, spread With great rapid ty.
During the tire report was circulated that one
of the buildings contained large quantity of
satpetre, which had the effect of causing tenn
porary alarm among the iremen. About two
hundred hands were thrown out OF employment
by the disaster. 1t is the intention of the firm
TO rebuild the works as soon as possible.
SUPERVISORS APPOINTED BY THE NJ MAYoR.
Mayor McMlchael has made the folio wing ap-
pointments OF Supervisors for the year beginning
on the 10Th ultmo:-
First Ward-Samuel Peak.
Second Ward-Charles Peak.
Thld and Fourth Wards-Samuel F. Mitchell
Fifth and Sixth Wards John Gibbs.
Seventh AMI Eighth Wards-Charles A. Porter.
Ninth ana Tenth Wards-James THOMPSON
Eleventh and Twelfth Wards-WIlliam M.
Wilson.
Thirteenth and Fourteenth wards-Jacob 8.
Fish.
Fifteenth Ward-Edward SPAN.
Sixteenth and Seventeenth Wards-No ap-
pomtment.
Eighteenth Ward-William Maneelev.
Nineteenth Ward-lsaac Lister
Iwen!leth Ward-lst division, Henry Myers;
I'd DIVISION no appointment.
Twenty-irst Ward-lst division. William n
Thomas: I'd division, John Saylor.
Twonty-second Ward-lst division, William G,
Johnson; I'd division, George Freas.
Twenty-third Ward-lst division, Epoch Fos-
ter; I'd division, George W. Rhawn.
:, TWenty-fonrth Ward-lst division, John
Hoover; I'd division, William A. Fredericks.
Twen,y-fhh Ward-No appointment.
Twenty-sXth Ward-Philip FL Klohse
Twenty-seVenth Ward-Joseph Freas.
BUILDING PERMITs.-During the month
OF August 3l3 permits for new buildings were
ssued by the Building Inspectors, which is an
increase OF 6O over the same month in 1856.
The buildings to be erected are:-D wellings.
2l3 breweries, 8; dyehouse, i; loundries 3:
ice houses, 8; slaughter houses. D. stables, 40;
cake house, /; dlstilery, / factories, 8: sheds
2; shops, II; stores, 10; churches, A. ENGINE
houses, |; green houses, 2; saloons, 2; and store
houses 2. There were also ITO permits for ad-
ditions and alterations, making total of 42a
permits. 0,
EXPLOSION OF FIREwoRKs.-Last even
inc, when tine procession from the frst i've
wards was passing along Third street, near
took place, and created considerable excIts-
ment Fortunately no ons 10 the wagon wsa
seriously hurt. Members OF the SonThwsrk
immediate neighborhood turned out and eT-
tmgushed the fire.