The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-18

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has confidence in its committee, and the com.
munlty is satisfied that the committee Will
make truthful report. The speaker agreed that
Common Council by its action in this matter de
slres TO clog the investigation, and that any In.
reference with the present committee will be
looked upon with suspIc or by the people,
DR.. kamerly also opposed the passage of the
Colonel PAGE explained that he had offered
the original resolution because ne considered
| 1t the right and duty of Councils to investigate
the affairs OF the Gas Works. The committee
had visited the different Gas Works and. i'm All
instances, it has been met by the Trustees
| greeted with cordiality, and every facility was
! offered. Then came the summoning OF Witnesses
| A gentleman, who is member OF this Chamber
! was requested by polite note TO attend He
| did so, but what trGnspired in committee. Colo
mel Page SAID he was not at liberty to tell: but
! photographer was there, and when his report
Is brought to light, ii it ever is it will be seen
| whether the chairman of the committee is right
| OF not. 1t will then be seen whether this com.
mittee has not been insulted from the very out
start, ana the chairman was obliged to use harsh
| ianguage-not the words which have been atCri.
| Duted TO hjm-by the conduct of au officer of
| the Gas Works. Every heart in this city looks
| TO this committee 70 reduce the tax upon very
| necessary article. This resolution supersedes
this committee, and ii It is concurred in he shall
| consider himself dismissed, as he could not be
| expected to play subordinate part i'm the
drama now being performed. He had no per.
sonal motive in this investigation and he snould
De very giad II the Trustees shall come out with
a clean sheet
Without action on the subject, the Chamber
adjourned.
Common Branch-Presdent Stokley in the
Chalr.-Mr Evans offered resolution appoint.
ing joint committee OF five from each Cham
Der to examine the accounts and investigate the
management Of the Philadelphia Gas Works.
Mr.. Hetzel opposed the passage of the resolu-
tlon on the ground that 1t reflected on the spe-
clal committee OF Select Council appointed for
the same purpose. If the resolution read ''tne
appointment of five members from Common
Council TO act in conjunction with the Select
council Committee" then he would vote for II:
but as the resolution is he believed it was offered
for the purpose of having a whitewashing com
mlttee appointed. He was confident that the
gas men knew that the Chairman of the Select
Council Committee was not to be cowed down
On the passage of the resolution the yeas and
nays were called, resulting in yeas 29, nays Z.
Passed.
The Chairman appointed the following mem.
bers on the Committee ee:-Messrs. Evans, Willis.
Cresswel, Bardsey, and Gill.
MIR, Simpson offered a resolution instrucCinp
the City Solicitor TO compel the Ridge Avenue
and Manayunk Passenger Railway Comnanv
to relay their rails according to the established
grade of the city. Referred to Committee on
Surveys.
Mr. Hetzel offered the following resolution
. ReSotUed, BY the Select and Common Councils OF
the City OF Philadelphia, That O Joint special com.
mittee Of hve members from each Chamber be a D.
pointed to examine into and report upon the man.
aPement and condition of the PhiIadelnhja t"as
Works; and 10 that end, and for hat purpose thev
are authorized and directed to send for any person
or PER- ons, and examine them under OATH and also
to send for and examine all books, papers and docu
ments which shall or may be necessary, in their
opinion, Tor full and correct information as to tne
said Trust to show the receipts and expenditures
the stock on hand, the number and positions of ner
s1ns n einpioyea' the salaries paid and the prices
charged Tor gas ana generally to report upon the
manner In which the said Trust is conducted, and
whether any, and if any, what abuses exist therein
ana oil any other mattars relating thereto
Mr.. Er0ncjCPuS mOUpd N H. ~.
reading OF the ordinance to abolish the Office
of Chief Inspector of Streets under discussion
at the last session Of Councils. The ordinance
passed.
MIR. Francscus called up the ordinance TO
change the boundaries of the First and Second
Ponce Districts, and to create a new Police Dis
llct therein, to be called the Seventeenth Dis.
trict. This ordinance provides that the First
and Second Police Districts, as az present con
stituted, shall be divided into three Police Dis
trcts to be bounded as follows:-
First District shall comprise all that portion
OF the city lying south Of South or Cedar street,
between Broad and the river Schuylkil and the
station house shall be at Twentieth and Fltz.
water streets, in the TwentysiXth Ward: the
Second District shall comprise all that part
lying south OF South or Cedar street, and east
OF Sixth, and the station house at Southwark
Hall; and the Seventeenth District shall com
Irse all that portion of the city lying south of
south or Cedar streets, and between Sixth and
Broad streets, and the station house shall be at
the Moyamensing Hall, in Christian street, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets, in the Second
Ward. 1t further provides that the present
police, force shall not be increased thereby.
Passed.
The Select Council bill appropriating S677 TO
the Department of Street Cleansing was called
mp. motion to postpone was made. Mr..
Nlckels opposed the bill. He considered it
system OF Wholesale ROBBERY. He was surprised
that the Chairman OF the Committee on Street
Cleansing would put his name to the bill, Mr..
Nickels took back the last remark and said he
was not surprised at the Committee fixing his
name to the bill.
Mr.. Willis said he was not willing to vote
for the bill. The Common Council have abol.
lshed the office, and it is supposed that the
Chief Inspector, Mr. Gordon, goes with IT. On
notion postponed for the present
Mr.. Stanton offered a resolution to have the
dock at the foot of Washington street wharf
widened and deepened, so as to admit of the
entrance OF the largest vessels. This was i'm
answer to an application by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. Agreed to. Adjourned
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-About half past o
o'clock last evening the. extensive coal-oil re-
fnery Of Messrs. Logan 4 Lloyd, located at the
corner OF Twentieth street and Washington
avenue took fire from leak in one of the stills.
The principal building OF the refinery, including
the still and treating houses, office, stables,
frame sheds, and about eight hundred barrels
OF oil and benzine in tanks and process OF re-
hning were consumed, and the machiney, fix
lures, and apparatus rendered a complete
wreck A large quantity OF refined oil and ben.
zine, IN barrels and cans, was rescued. The fire.
men worked nobly, and prevented the flames
from extending to the surrounding properties
though none of the blazing oil escaped into the
streets: some OF the adjoining sheds fell in from
the weight OF the people on them, and number
OF persons, including 6remen, we're hurt, but no
one, so lar as we could ascertain was seriously
injured. The total loss will amount to about
$4,000, ana Us fully covered by insurance in New
York and New England companies. The Gre
made great light, and at | O'clock this morn