The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-15
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oCSa1,o CRY cCUSos1Ths Rs,5 regular meeting of City


CRY OoUNo1Is.-The regular meeting of Cit,
CoDncls was held yesterday afternoon.
Select CoUnctt-P President Speriup in the Chair
The following petitions were presented :-One
from the executors Of jacob Stiles deceased
askieg mat certain frame structures at Beach
ana Shackamaxon streets be allowed to remain.
One from H.W. Arey, Secretary of Cirard College,
enclosing the estimates for that institution or
1868; One from the Board of Control, asking
1or the use OF Spring Garden Hall for school
purposes; another, from the same body, asking
tor the transfer of certain items OF apprOpria-
lions to enable an additional story to be
placed on the sChOol-house at Frankiord road
and Somerset street. and also asking Counclls
to take up certain lots on ground-rent for school
purposes, all of which we're referret 70 the pro-
per committees. resolution nom the Law
Committee, declining to pay $4,000 damages to
MIR. FlemeyeT, for loss occassoned 10 MS pro
perty by certain improvements ordered by Ooun-
ellis on Broad street, was agreed to. An ordi-
nance revising the Warden's line on the Della
ware river was passed. The ordinance appro-
priating $l375 for repairs TO Common Council
Chamber was passed. A resolution directing the
Highway Department to place Pennsylvania
avenue, between Tbirty-tirst and Thirty-secOnd
streets, in a proper condition. was passed. The
sum Of $1,000 was appropriated for the purpose.
The ordinance TO make an appropriation of
100000 to pay for the erection Of House
OF CORRECTION on site adjoining the Pa
rade Ground, under the supCrVi ion of q
Special Committee of Councils. motion
was made to strike out ga Special Committee
County Prison." Not agreed to. An amend
ment was then offered to add the Inspectors
OF the Prison to the Special Com nittee. Not
agreed to-. The bill was then passed. A reso-
luton that joint special committee of three
from each branch be appointed TO examine
whether the profits of the Gas Works are such
as to justify the Trustees to light the city with
out charge and without an increase in the
price OF gas, after being amended to include the
propriety of lighting the lamps every night and
iuquirng whether the title of the Gas Works
is vested in the city OF Philadelphia was passed.
A resolution approprating 5000 tor repairs to
Main street, Manayunk, was passed. The ordi-
nance appropriating $2700 for completing the
new school-house at Twentieth and jefferson
streets was finally passed, The ordinance from
Common Council, making an apprODriation of
S69,O23 to the Board OF Revision for the year
1868 was referred to the Committee on Law.
Adjourned.
Common Counotl.-Mr. Marcer President, in
the chair number of communications and
petitions were presented aud referred to apprO-
pirate committees. The following communca-
tions were received from the May or:-0ne mott
flying the Chamber that he had appointed Messrs.
Robert Briggs, j. Vaughn Merrick, Jacob q.
Neate, James Moore, and William Sellers an
Advisory Commission under the ordinance for
the inspection of steam boilers. Accompanying
the communication was report from the Adj
Visory Committee, suggesting certain amend
ments to the Boiler bill. Another returning
without his signature the resolution authorizing
the widening of the footWays upon Broad street,
was taken upon that question, Shall the
bill pass hstandinglithe Mayors veto
and the bill fell. resolution inviting
Select Council to meet Common in joint con-
vention on next Thursday to elect three
directors of the Pennsylvania and three
OF the Northwestern Rail way. Agreed to.
The chairman of the Committee on Highways
reported resolution to pave Sheridan street
from Berks to Montgomery avenue. Agreed to.
A resolution nstructinG the Chief Commissioner
of Highways to direct the Supervisor of the
Fifth and Sixth Wards to compel the contractor,
c. s. Close, to remove the distractions on Dock
street, below Third. The obstructions are the
debris of the old Pennsylvania Bank, now in
course of demolition. Referred to Committee
on Highways. The resolution instructng the
Directors OF Girard College 20 suspend action
concerning the Presidency of the College, came
up and was laid on the table. Resolutions from
Select Council were concurred in as follows:-
To lay water-pipe IN Ash and other streets;
making certain transfers of items in the appro-
pration to the Water Department.; to appoint
Joint committee to receive the Councils of Co.
lum bus, Ohio; appropriating certain ground in
the Twenty.frst Ward for school purposes; an
ordinance 10 authorize the granting of certain
lease to mine coal. A number OF other bills
from Select Council were concuIred in. Ad-
iCurned.