The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-29
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Iron ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEMS SEE OUTSIDE pAeas

bodies were held yesterday afternoon. the regniar
uay. The business we give below:
Select Brdnoh.--President Sperng in the chair a
tull quorum present.
A message was received from the Mavor stating
that on tuesday next the Board of Naval Ohicers,
appointed to examine League Island and its adapt
l3ihly for naval station, would be In this city,
his Honor's message included a recommendation
that Joint special committee should be appointed
their visit = ~
Mr. Stokley moved the appointment OF such n
committee, which was carried The CHAIR named
Messrs. Hodgdon, Fox, Cattell, Stokley and Page
no Fss 70 Sas & Y 3 m 5tBg Stir the
ton Of super sors in certain wards OF the city of Phi
the city by creating another authority to levy taxes
and relieve certain wards from paying their just pro-
The resolution was unanimOnsly adopted,
tain sewers IN the ETgt Tegd vas adop,ed the
Mr. Osmpbeii presented a petition from oitizsrs ~
the First divison 1hrd ward, asking division of the
resolution calling the attention OF the Committee
to Norris Streets and requiring its Improvement was
Dr. Ksmerly read bill in place, prohibiting the
standing of any vehicle in he centre OF the street
from which any article is either sold or delivered.
petition for the paving of sundry streets was re-
=, A resolution was offered by Mr.. Bumm authorizing
1sS ths S9g po Si the RGpsi9n sic at Frmount Park
S2a2o per annum to be surrendered on one months
the premises, was reoommitied to the Comnittee on
City Property for further deliberation.
tween Twentieth and Twenty first streets, was re.
A .nunerously signed petition was received, en-
plorng that house Of correction shall never be built
trance bears the autographs; snd the ,%marEs Of.
Vicinity The remonstrants pray that the SPOT upon
which 1t is proposed TO build house of correction be
this pSnf annual message
was presented and read by the Clerk lit is given IN
A notew was received from the Faculty of the Poly
them part of Spring Garden Hall, The matter was
10 Shs % Sn S from on
% Law relative to house % 81 GOTGeGno1 @ PFGYsing foF
as County prson This postponed
& Of fihs hSs ss RsTS %a R
MT. King offered resolution requesting the Legis
special o6@%ittSo @ O o the Il HsS providing that no
property shall be exemptet from tax9tlon excepting
MIR Smith objected to the exemption of cemeteries
which he said much matters Of speculation to
private individuals ss oil or gold mining companies.
which private had largely enriched them
we'll afford to pay taxes this upon any other
portion Of their POssesSions The bin was adopted
that the Committee on Highways shall report ord
Broad street to Point Breezo Gas Works.
This, after an explanatory speech by Mr.. Pollock,
ordinance to sell certain real in this city
further public use Was read til I'd time and passed
resolution from Common Council, to appoint an
the
Gas Works, was postponed for one week,
resolution instruo ing the Committee on City Pro.
gerty to notify parties occuyng the second story Of
A RESOLUTION instructing the Committee on Surveys
to report whether or not the OF OF steam into
concurred in without debate 'i'''- '-'''
Hrs%a S exact Security oi he sh Rn
of their contracts from people who build public
Also q resolution of inquiry to the Committee on
n.tnnots the BSSrd Of School Controllers relative to
vaccination Of the children Of the city attending the
Y Isee Common Council report
OrdeT to Sud Hoase Of Adjoining Mo
apenspg Prison was tsSen up aooinst tho rro
posed legislation. The additional building would be
a House of Correction on farm some distance from
the city. large enough for an smsh9use ; house Of
prison should only be used for untried persons
house in independence square, The speaker would
vote for the bill before the Chamber, but much against
his judgment and inclination.
the sS6sGt was poStpoaeo nolice station house At
RoRSCnd TSent
The making an r S tS 6e the the
salaries of the employees, was ooncurred in IL, A., .
% s "a %hO Ss
the bill authorizing the bridging of the sohuylkil at
a resolution to open Thirteth street, from Haver.
ford to Bridge street, Twenty 'iourth Wsrd also met
4 resolution that a committee of three members be
appointed to inquire what became of the boo ks and
sfohives of the late dsIr of the city previous to
ELI a. Ts 900 70 Suid residence for
the Physician at the Municipal Hospital was post.
The Chamber then adjourned
Common BraHch.-The Chamber came to order at
'nS be psus ist of oommSHioatons was received The
applications were few and unimpovtanti ~, NJ.
Nall for the reward Of $500 for the arrest Oh Goteb
Also, protest against allowing the Seventeenth and
blockade Nineteenth street from Poplar street to Gi
< resolution directing the Commissioner of Oity
Property 70 instruct the GO@ERy not S Sn1taae the
nsoa @ IRE tbs onsniSg 1 81 sVesmore street be-
tween Fifteenth and Nineteenth streets.
Also, to change the place OF voting in the fifth
One request 70 the Legislature not to pass the bill
e STy % tgs
ty-sixth, Twenty seventh and Twenty eighth wards
Petitions to grade Reese street, between Dauphin
and Sysnus to Tepsys RiSm0na 1 SHd
We to qaul street to pave Gan street from Norris to
Haverford road to Lancaster avenue, Twenty fourth
ward. were referred,
Ground site for the honse of Correction, was re-
MIR FrsnolsouS offered an ordinance to regulate the
salaries of the clerks in the different departments
5 To- the M passed y
ture recurring oommissioa to erect bridge over
the schuylkill river at South street. Unanimously
Mr. Harper offered resolution instruoting the
to examine the streets, and report al that need re
pRrs that action may DO taken upon the same Agreed
The resolution to open Thirteth street, from Bridg
Mr.. HefEsli called up the reso ution Of request Z
the LegislAtuEe 70 enact th the Go1Seoton an
Eleventh street vacated for the same purpose -.
Mr.. simpson moved to Indefinitely postpone hoS'-
This notion n renewed the debate, which had Preyi
Chsnber agreed TO the resolution, having suoeessyel
voted down every motion Oh & deisy ob M 10 tbe inSpeotor