The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-03
CITY INTELLIGENCE
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nance authorizing the Mayor to contract for
cleansing the Northern District OF the city, for a
| sum not exceeding S50,00O.
| Mr.. Barlow moved TO insert Mr., Bickleys
name in the contract, and to increase the amount
| to S60 900.
MIR. Barlow's amendment was not agreed to-
| and the bill passed.
MIR. Barlow submitted another ordinance
making an appropriation OF $40 900 to the De-
| partment of Street Cleansing, for the purpose
of cleaning the Northern District until contract
! has been made.
On motion of Colonel Page, the amount was
made $4,000, and as amended the bill went over,
| as there was not the necessary two-thirds vote
! to proceed to third reading.
An invitation was received rom the Commit
| tee OF Arrangements, inviting Council TO be
| present at the flag presentation. Accepted.
| Mr. King submitted a resolution directing the
! Committee on Law to prepare bill for the next
! Legislature, creating O commission of citizens,
| to serve without compensation, who shall have
power to make, originate, and control all neces
| sary improvements and adornments oil Fair
| mount Park Agreed TO.
The resolution of instruction to the City Con.
uoller was concurred in; also the resolution
authorizing certain alterations in the office OF
the City Controller: also the amendment TO the
Broad street ordinance Adjourned.
Common COunCa.-The ordinance from Select
Counc providing for the purchase of lot
OF Ground in the Ninth Ward Tor school purpose,
was agreed to.
Mr.. Hetzel lin place) submitted an ordinance
authorizing the Mayor to enter into contract
| part OF the city. Referred to Committee on
Street Cleansing.
Mr.. Armstrong offered a resolution requesting
the Chief Engineer of the Water Works to
| inform Councils by what authority contract
was made for laying Waterman on North
Broad street. Referred.
The ordinance making an appropriation to
pay the Chief Engineer of the Water Works
500 per month for one year for extra
services, which was under discussion at the
| adjournment of Councils at its last meet.
ing, was taken up, and the first section was
adopted.
The second section of the bill was agreed
to, and the bill was passed by vote of % yeas
to IL nays.
A communication was presented from George
Smith, proposing to cleanse the streets in the
northern section of the city for S55,OOO per
annum. Referred.
Mr.. Hetzel submitted resolution requesting
the Mayor to inform Councils whether any loans
OF the city are being sold by the city below par,
and if so, whether it is not in violation of law
Referred to the Finance Committee.
The ordinance providing for the improvement
OF Broad street was eoncurred In, after being
amended SO as to read that from the Delaware
river to the line OF the late District of Pen1 the
carriage drive shall be seventy. y.seven feet wide
and from Penn District to Columbia avenue
fifty-seven feet.
MIR. Franciscus offered an ordinance giving the
City Controller exclusive use OF the rooms over
office of City Property to rooms OF Building
Inspectors, and making an appropriation of
Sl200. The Dill was agreed to.
MIR. Vankrk lin place. submitted an ordinance
for an additional appropriation of $l323 to the
Department OF City Property, to pay for repairs
to Station Houses Agreed to.
The ordinance from Select Council, autho
rizing the Mayor to contract for cleaning the
| northern district of the city, was concurred in.
the resolutions from Select Council pro-
| yiding for laying water pipe; authorizing con-
| tract for building enginehouses at RoXborough;
changing the place OF election in Fifth Division,
Second Ward; also, Third Division, Twenty-ffth
| Ward; also, tor the appointment of a Committee
| upon Public Buildings; discharging a commit
| tee; instructing the Committee ON Law to report
a bill to create a commission to control Fair
| mount Park, were conCurred in.
| Mr.. Ellington offered a resolution providing
! for the appointment of a joint special commit
! tee to inquire and report upon the best plan for
| dlsposing OF persons committed to prison for
small oflenses. Agreed to.
The ordinance from Select Council, providing
! for commission upon better supply of water
for the city, was indefinitely postponed. Ad-
| journcd
A SUMMER ToUR.-Ihe Camden and Am
! boy Railroad Company nave completed arrange
ments with several connecting railroads leading
northward, by means OF which they are enabled
to o1ler the citizens of Philadelphia a chance to
| take summer tour through the most delightful
sections OF the continent, at much less than the
usual rates of travel.
There are several different routes, from which
the tourist can select one entirely to his likings
| Among the places of interest which are included
in the several programmes are the Delaware
| Water Gap, Saratoga, Lake George, Niagara
Falls, the Thousand Isles" of the st. Lawrence
| Montreal, Quebec, and the White Mountains
| Those who wish to take a summer iaunt of
| couple OF weeks duration, and at no reasonable
expense. could not desire better opportunity
than is thus afforded them.
BOARD OF SURVEYoRs.-As stated meeting
| OF the Board Of Surveyors and Regulators was
held yesterday morning. The following applica.
| uons 1or sewers were granted:-0n Poplar
| street, from Broad to Sixteenth street; on Ches
| nut street, between Fortieth street and four
| hundred feet west, and on FOrtieth street. be-
| tween Chestnut and Locust streets, and on Lo-
| Gust from Fortieth street to three hundred and
nifty feet west; on Fifteenth street, between Pine
| and Lombard streets. The deed of dedication
Tor the continuation of Fifty-eghth street. in
the twenty seventh Ward, was presented and
accepted resolution was adopted changing
the grade OF Lehman street, Twenty-second
Ward; also one CHANGING the grade OF Ieinar
/ street, in the Twenty-third Ward.
THE SOLDIERS ORPHANs.-At the Sol
diers' Home, Filbert and Sixteenth, preparations
have been made to take care of six hundred and
fifty of the soldiers orphans invited to II. ,rv
| to be present at the flag ceremonies. These ar9
| all boys Applications have been made by pri
| vate families to take charge of three bnHdr' "a
| and ftty-nf the orphan girls, and one hupJrod
OF the girls are still unprovided for. C',iaanS
who may find it convenient to aid in th,s iaIIda,
Ole work by rendering resting plc.c for the
g remaining hundred, can apply at the Home as
above TINS morning, as the ch ,ldren win arrive
in the evening. ," - ''i4 ''0
that GHtoEFUNATE- toa doS ~ at will be remembered
Of CF"t tbis s'w cSv 1SS hce Mr.. William Hill Mercer
Clonnns+ay ~ was drowned while bathing at