The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-12

PROCEEDINGS IN CoUNClLs.-The stated
meeting ,g oil Councils was held yesterday after.
SELECT CoUNuL.-The certificate of Samuel
u. Snyder, member elect for the Twenty-hfth
ward, tr the unexpired term OF Patrick
Uhourke, deceased, was presented, and Mr..
snyder was sworn in as member ..
Mr.. Spering introduced bill making an ap-
preparation of $3.50 to the widow Of Thomas
Massey, late Messenger. Adopted.
The resolution from. Common Council in refer.
ence to tootway at Gray's Ferry Bridge was
concurred in; also the resolution in regard to
revision OF the grade of Main street, Manayunk.
Theresoluton from Common Council asking
Information IN regard to the failure OF the
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department to sus-
pend the West Philadelphia Engine, West Phila-
delphia Hose, Mantua Hook and Ladder,
Franklin Engine, and Shlff1er Hose Companies,
Tor rlotous conduct, was taken up.
Mr.. Smith introduced the folloWng:-
ReSoiUed That IRON and after the first day of
November, 1866, any fire company which shall
be guilty of disorderly conduct, and shall be
suspended by the Chief Engineer of the Fire De-
paftment, and whose action shall be sustained
by the Committee of Trusts and Fire, shall be
dlsbanded, and never be reinstated in the Fire
Department OF Philadelphia.
Mr. Freeman suggested that the subject should
go 10 special committee, or the Committee on
Trusts and Fire can be instructed to report bill
to reach the end In view.
Mr.. Smith agreed to the suggestion, and said
he would make 1t IN the form OF a request to the
The resolution OF instruction TO the Committee
on Law was adopted. Adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL. - The resolution pro.
viding tor the construction of footway on the
upper side OF Gray's Ferry Bridge, which was
under consideration at the time of the adjourn,
ment of Council, week ago, was taken up and'
adopted.
Mr.. Little, of the Survey Committee, reported
a resolution authorizing a revision of street
lines and grades in portions of the Twenty-htth
Ward, which was agreed to.
The ordinance from Select Council appropria-
ting $3.50 to the relief of the family of Thomas
Massey, deceased, late Messenger of Select
Council was concurred in.
Ordinances were adopted authorizing transfers
IN the items OF appropriation to the Departments
of Poor and Markets.
Mr.. Nickels lin place. submitted an ordinance.
making the license for each passenger car $50,
instead of $50, as at present
Mr.. krupp moved TO refer 70 special COM
mittee OF three from each chamber. Not agreed to.
The motion to refer to the Committee on Rail-
roads was adopted.
Mr.. Taylor presented petition, nnmerously
signed asking that Broad street, between Mont
gomery avenue and Township Line road, be
maCademized at once Referred.
An ordinance providing for the purchase of
lot at Frankord road and Somerset street, in the
Twenty fifth Ward for school purposes, was
adopted.
The following resolutions and ordinances from
Select Council were concurred in:-Repars to
Wldey street; ordinance providing tor the pur-
chase of a lot in the Twentieth Ward for school
purposes; providing for the erectionSof a Police
Staten in the Sixteenth District; to pay Mary G.
Tams.
Mr.. Ellington, of the Police Committee re-
ported q resolution allowing the use of portion
OF Richmond Hall, Twenty-ffrh Ward, as lock-
up. motion to postpone the bill indefinitely
| was agreed to.
Councils met in Convention and elected Jacob
| Good Police Magistrate, in the place of Robert
| Thomas, resigned. Adjourned.