The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-12

CITY CoUNCILs.-A special meeting was held by
both branches of City Councils yesterday after
noon. The business was as follows
Select Brdnch.-PresidentS Sperlng filled the Chair.
The call for the meeting was read by the clerk,
and the first business in order, the taxing of in.
surance companies was taken up.
The bill passed as originally reported by vote
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Freeman direct
ing the Committee on Law to examine and report
what individuals would constitute Select and
Common Councis on January 1st, 1867. This
referred to the Committee on Law.
A report was received from a special committee
to which had been referred the matter of the
petition of the directors of Wills Hospital, ask
ing permission to increase their revenue, re-
ported in favor of the petition. They accompanied
the report by an ordinance authorizing the sale OF
is situate in Race Eighteenth and Cherry streets
This ordinance passed.
A petition for the introduction of water pipe in
Walnut lane, Twenty-second ward. Referred to
the Committee on Water.
Mr.. Freeman moved that Select Council now
proceed to the consideration of the Tax Rate bill.
The subject, by general consent was dropped for
the present.
The annexed bills from Common Council were
A bill providing for the erection of additional
Operating bona fide This bill bill WI was called up by
Mr.. Bumm, of the Eighteenth ward, and was
passed after speech by that gentleman, showing
that to vertable farmers, coming into the city to
sell their produce at first hands, every encourage
ment should be given.
An ordinance appropriating S2O3l 40 to the City
Councils to pay officers Of Common Pleas, Quarter
Sessions; the Interpreters of the Courts, &C., &C.
Passed.
Another was offered appropriating S421,445 to
the commissioners of the Sinking Fund. Passed.
An ordinance was offered authorizing the open
ing of Montgomery avenue
Mr.. Hopkins moved to amend that the avenue
be extended not to Eighteenth street, as the bill
provides, but from Broad street to Ridge avenue.
long debate ensued upon this question, at the
termination Of which Mr.. Hopkins withdrew his
Resolutions from Common Council as thus were
concurred In
prIation 10 Clerks of Councils
To release the premises now occupied by the
Market Department
To authorize the appointment of a clerk of the
market at Manayunk, at an annual salary of $3.50.
The bill fixing the tax rate was then called up.
1t was debated for more than two hours.
The Common Council had previously passed an
ordinance fixing the rate at "a W one hundred
dollars.
The bill passed as reported from Common Coun-
Gil, and the tax rate for 1867 is $i IS. Adjourned
Common Branch.-President Stokley was in the
chair.
An ordinance was presented by Mr.. Marcer
making an appropriation TO the Guardians OF the
Poor, Departments of Markets, Wharves and
Landings, Police, City Treasurer, Cleaning Streets
CITY Ice Boat, &c, which were ordered to be
printed. Their consideration was postponed.
A resolution approving the sureties Of Charles
A Porter, Supervisor elect, agreed to-
One authorizing the grading of Apsley street.
Twenty second ward, was indefinitely postponed
The resolution authorizing the further lease of
the building southwest corner of Fifth and Wal
nut streets to the Market Department for term OF
years. at SSOO, was agreed TO,
An ordinance to pay $3.50 damages TO Jacob Neal
and George Graham, done to their property IN
Thirty first street, near Thompson by the burst
ing of a water pipe, was agreed to-
A resolution from Select Council inviting Com
mon Council TO meet them in joint convention on
Thursday next TO elect City Solicitor, was post
poned for the present.
Resolutions of regret at the loss of F. @. Brews-
ter, City Solicitor, were concurred in.
The resolution to change the name of Prune
! street was postponed for the present
| An ordinance to authorize the purchase of a
piece OF ground the south side of Morris street.
in the First ward, for school purposes, was con-
| Cured in.
Also, an ordinance making an appropriation of
! $500 to pay the expenses OF grading and paving il
! front OF certain city property IN Albion street,
Tenth ward. The bill was for the present post
poned.
An ordinance appropriating $3.50 to construct a
! heating apparatus in the new courthouse build
ing, was re Lerred TO a special committee compris-
ing Messrs, Hancock, Hetze and Armstrong.
The ordinance authorizing the taxation of fire
| insurance companies upon the amount OF their
| business was concurred in.
an ordinance, by Mr.. Hancock, appropriating
! 800 20 Clerks of Councils for extra services, was
made 5000, and then passed