The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-27
CITY INTELLIG EN- CB
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MEETING OF CoUNCILs.-The regular
stated meeting of Councils was held yesterday.
Seect Ootnc1.-Mr. Omery offered a resou
ton, instructing the Committee of Health to
inquire into alleged deposit by certain parties
OF filth tIom cess-poOls on the public highways,
and allowing the same to run into the sewers
and prosecute such parties. The resolution
passed.
Messrs. Barlow and Freeman presented petit
tiOns numerousiy aIgned, asking tnat the sale
OF meats upon the highways by other than
Mr.. Freeman called up an ordinance to pro-
mote public cleanliness and heath, which passed
Common Council and was published several
weeks since. 1t was agreed to. ..
Mr.. Gray reported q resolution from the
| Committee on Water, authorizing the purchase
| OF ground for reservoir in the Twenty fourth
| Ward. The resolution passed.
Mr.. King offered resolution instructing the
| City Solicitor to take measures for testing the
legality of the act OF the Stale Legislature Gre
ating debt Tor the erection of the bridge over
the Schuylkill at South street. Agreed to.
The Clerk of Common Council here au-
| nounced that the Germantown Railway bill had
| passed that branch, with an amendment re-
| quirng the Company to pay S25 into the City
| Treasury. The amendment was concurred IN.
Mr. Smith presented resolution authorizing
the transfer of cases of infectious or contagious
6lecase flom the County Prison to the Municipal
| Hospital Carried
adopted, instructlng the Commissioner OF City
| Property and Chief Engineer of the Water
| Department to report at the next meeting
of Select Council the number and names of
| persons occupying properties under their care,
| and what rent could be obtained for such pro-
perties if let. Adjourned.
| Common COlnciL.-A Communication was
received from the Board oSfsRth, asking for
better supply OF water fss Municipal Hos
Mr. Stanton offered resolution returning the
| thanks of the city 10 James Dorsey for his
| arrest of Antoine Probst, and that the Mayor
promote SAID officer. Referred to Committee
| on Police.
! Mr. Palmer presented communication from
| q number of citizens, asking that Moyamenslng
| Hall be rented for one year to the institution
known as the Little Wanderers Home. Re-
| fered.
Mr.. Marcer lin place. submitted an ordinance
providing that after the passage of the ordinance
| any person or persons deposlting dirt, filth, or
| ashes in any private street or alley within the
| limits OF the city, the owner or occupier of pro-
| perty bounded on said private streets refusing
| after three days. notice, to remove said dirt,
| ashes, ETC., shall pay penalty OF SIS.
The ordinance was postponed for one week.
CAsUALTIEs.-The following cases were
admitted INTO the Pennsylvania Hospital during
| yesterday
Charles Wade, aged Is years, residing at No.
| 1856 South Sixth street, fell through the hatch
way from the fourth floor of the building corner
Sixth and Minor Streets yesterday, and received
severe injuries about the head and face.
William Donahoe, aged 40 years. living in
Ellsworth street, below Tenth, broke his collar
bone by falling from building
Daniel Butler, aged ~ years, while engaged in
working on building in Chester, Pa, tell and
fractured his collar-bone
William Murphy, aged 10 years, had his left
foot badly mashed by being caught between the
bumpers of two coal cars at PhoeniXville.
Jonathan Kinsler aged IL years, had his right
foot severely injured by barrel OF sugar rolling
! on it. ....