The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-12
CITY INTELLIGENCE
For Additional o,ty 1raei,gcnoe see Fut.a3age.

Number granted lodgings during same time. .,. SO
Eumberin while mems Out-ward. .............. 316
cOlored women's " .............. 81
healthy males under SIXTY ears of age. 146
- ma es employed. ed...,.............,..s... 482
Total males and females in insane department,
less assistants. $50
The House Agent reported collections for sup
IoIt cases at S704'40.
The Steward reported the house receipts at
$l97.
The Stoiekeeper reported having recei we'd
seventy-iour pounds Of Tor ted butter
number OF communications we're received
from ply sicians in reference to the vacancies
occurring in the med cal department o! the
Almshouse, wOich we're ordered to be iled.
number OF bids fer the furnishing of coal
and WOOD to the house and outdoor poor we're
read, and awards made the lowest bidders,
each OF whom was required to enter security in
the sum Of $1,000 for each district.
communication was received from the Com.
mittee on Science and Arls OF the Franklin
against lightning for The Blockey Almshouse
The Committee after referring to the various
buildings, their locations, construction, and
uses, state that
"Ihe elements OF efficient protection against light
ming are sufficient conductors e!evaved sufficiently
above the highest points of buildings to be pIo-
ton nguarded, terminated above with sha-p and
durable meta lie points to exercise their Undue i've
action upon the clouds, and connected beow Wi a
sufficient surface of water, constantly moist
ground to insure easy electrcal discharges. These
ecnductors should all be connected together and
have srge masses OF metal in the bul;ding, or it's
immediate vicinity, connected with them by
COMMUNICATION
ITO apply these principles to the buildings we
recommend that rods OF one and half inch round
l. ION be erected on The chimneJs OF each front upon
that SIDE OF the chimney which IS towards the
eombing OF the ROOT; tnat these rods be raised at
least fifteen feet above the of the chmneys aud
If necessary properly staved by iron rods ON the
roof Experience has shown that sufficient con-
ductor IS capable of protecting circle below 1t
Nhose r. dius 8 from two and halt to three times
~ ahON Inn
pain 10 be protected The CHIMNEY on the centre
bu ldmR OF the amshouSe from six to seven feet
above the root and about twenty aOart; on the
Ot er buildings they are four and a halt feet in
he ght and fly feet apart, aud from " hch 1t win be
mat raised nfteen feet above the tops of
the chimnevs Will cover with their protective influ-
ence The whoie area of the roof
A. the eve OF the root all these rods upon each
building should be connected together by an IRON
roo o the same diameter and this rod should, by
soldering, be put into metallic connection with each
M al ic rolf over which 1t passes. AT convenient
plc5 OIL each bm ding an iron rod of the same dame
Ter should be connec ed with this and continued
downwsrds 10 the ground and then put IN 20 metal
C connection with the pipos of The heatln appara-
tu which surround the interior court. perhaps 1t
would be better 10 have two such connect ng rods
for each bui ding, one at each end The metallic
pipes which are used to condqct the rain wafer from
the oof to the ground also be put into metal
lie communication with the IRON pipes OF the heating
appaI atus
"As an additional security 1t would be expedieut
to connect the rods with the water pipes of
the house, the connection TO be made by soldering
the chImneys should be terminated by a brush or
collar ui points surrounding central one; the points
Of the co ar should be turned outwdrds at gle
of abo1t forty five Degrees what would be better,
the collar should be mace with double the usual
number of points (say twentyl and every alternate
one heing turned our, so horizontal, the in
termedlate ones being bent outwards at an angle of
t0rty-fve degrees
re of wroUghtron and carefully and heavily gild d,
as TO withstand all atmospheric influences, the
length of the point being about six times the dia-
meter of the rod, or about nine inches
1T there be any difficulty found in having the iron
copper of the same Dimensions, and thoroughly
glded, The po nts ought TO be from time to time
examined that thev have retained their sharp.
and that the gliding is intact
with system of rods thus provided, the work
being well done, the committee believe that the
bu ldings VIII be entirely out Of danger of any
Damage from lightning.
tJoHN F. FRAZER
3d.. JOHN G. CREs, ON,
"FAIRMAN RoGERs,
"Sub-Commlttee."
The report was referred to the Committee on
OutWards with power to act
TheSteGald's requ'sitions were read and ap
proved, and the Board adjourned,
THE PHILADELPHIA GAS WoRKs.-The
Committee appointed by Common Council g
which Mr.. Evans is Chairman, to investigate
into the management of the Philadelphia Gas
Works, met last evening in the chamber o
Common Council.
Mr.. Manuel, The Chief Engineer of the Ga!
Works, was present, and stated that the BoarC
of Trustees had received a communication from
this Committee, and the Board had appointed
a Committee that would confer with this Com
mittee. He (Mr. Manue) would answer an,
questions that were propounded through tn
Committee OF the Board, as thcy were the OH
GERS of the city. He cons idered himself pri
vate officer, and under the direction of tn
Board.
Mr.. Evans the Chairman, said the Commit
tee should determine where the investigation
was tO commence. He thought the Commute
should not go back further than 1864. He wa
dot I'M fn a N nxyaTo inn tUG.
into the affairs OF the Gas Works, and to d
this he would put anv quesuors to the Trustee
that might be sent to him by respectable pc
sons outside.
resolution was adopted by the COMMITTEES
requestine the reporters not to publish any
the testimony given before the Committee unit
the investigation ls completed.
STEAMBOAT LAUNCH.-A large and IN
modious steam ferry boat. built for the Kel
sington and New Jersey Ferry Company, WI
launched on Saturday from the yard of Messr
Cramp Il Son. The boat is TO he run from I'll
foot of ShackamaXon street to Coopers Poin
and return, and il will supply want long fe
by the residents OF the upper portion of the cit
1t is designed TO establish a market for frui
vegetables, and fish, atthe foot OF Shackamaxc
street, and the new ferry will greatly facita
the New Jersey farmers in the upper part
Camden county in bringing their produce
Philad' lDhia In the proposed eXteusiSn
the Guard Avenue railway Corning as il NO
Goes orancn :, me rourth ava Eighth Stree
ma, .way) 10 the foot OF shackamaxon street, t
Residents on both sides OF the river Will
benefited.
LlBZRAL BEoUEsTs.-The will of Ham
San soyn was admitted to probate yesterday.
cCJntains the following liberal bequests:--To
Treasurer of the Yearly Meeting Of the Religio
Society of Friends, on Arch street. bet We
Third and Fourth streets, $40 900; TO mOntl