The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-11
CITY INTELLIfENCE.1



SPECIAL MEETING OF COMMON CouEcn.-Yes-
terdaY afternoon special meeting OF Common
Council was held, for the purp ,se of calling no
undnishedg business, President Marcer in the
chair
The following was the business done:-An
ordinance making an appropria ION for the erec-
tion OF school-house IN the rgenty-third Ward
was passed,
The ordinance from select Council appro-
priating certain amount OF money TO delray
the expenses Of entertaining the Councmen
from Columbus, OHIO, was called up and con-
CURED in.
The ordinance appropriating $4,000 for the
purpose OF changing the Cornish engine of the
Twenty-iourth Ward Water Works so as to adapt
it to the Spring Garden Wafer Works was re-
terred to the Committee on Wafer of Common
The following bins from Select Council were
Concurred in:-
Ordinance making special appropriation to
the Board of Control for the cree ION of school
house in the Twenty-itth Ward.
Ordinance authorizing the sale of the frame
school buildings in the eTgenty.iourth Ward.
Ordinance making an approximation of $735, ,l5O
out OF the Girard Estate to tue use and support
OF Girard College for the year 1868.
The resolution OF inquiry rs - the proprtety
OF establishing an office for and electing City
carpenter, was referred to the Committee on
Law.
The resolution of request to lLe Legislature,
asking the passage of an act fixing the salaries
of county officers, was referred TO the Committee
on Law of Common Council BY vote Of % yeas
to 10 nays.
priating 81, 900 to pay the interest on the
funded debt of the city falling due on the lst of
January, 1868. Passed.
Also an ordinance making an appropriation
of S2l0,025 to the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund to pay the funded debt of the city ma
turing during the year 1868. Passed.
An ordinance allowing the oyamensing Hose
and Hope Steam Fire-engine Companies to go
into service, but depriying them os certain
money, was passed.
resolution discharging the Committee on
Law from the further consideration of the bill
making an additional appropriation for furnish
ing the new Court House with furniture was
passed.
Mr.. Simpson submitted an ordinance autho
rizlng the consolidation OF committees OF Couu-
ellis after the first OF the year. Postponed.
MIR. Littleton offered q resolution directing
the city directors of the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad to vote against any proposition for the
purchase OF the stock Of the Warren and Frank
lin Railroad by the Philadelphia and Erie Rail
road. Passed.
Mr.. Dillon offered a resolution inquiring of
the Trustees OF the Gas Works if they intend
continuing the quality OF the gas now being
furnished the city, and if it is their intention to
charge full amounts Tor the gas. Passed.
resolution to keep the public squares open
during the entire year was passed.
resolution instruct1ng tbs Special Commit
tee on q Paid Fire Department to confer with
the Fire Association upon the subject of con:
tracing with the city for the extngushment of
fires was, on motion, laid upon the table.
Mr.. Stockham reported resolution instruct
ing the City Solicitor TO apply for an injunction
to restrain the owners or occupants OF the pro-
perty adjoining the city wharf, at Arch street,
on the schuylkill, from filing up the city dock.
Passed.
The special committee appointed to prepare
bill for the organization of paid fire depart
ment reported, but IN the course of the reading
of the report OF the committee the Chamber was
declared adjourned.
MEETING OF THE SCHOOL CONTROLLERS. The
stated meeting of the Board OF School Control
lers was held yesterday afternoon, at 8 O'Clock,
President Shlppen in the chair.
communication was received from the Nine
teenth Section, asking that a lot of ground at
York street and Trenton avenue be appro.
priated for school purposes. THIS is rendered
necessary in consequence of the demand for
increased educational wants of the ward.
petition signed by a number OF teachers,
protesting against the proposed method of is
suing warrants for their salaries, was presented
\ Blils to the amount of s24s, ,74O'11 were pre-
sented as approved by the Committee on Ac-
counts, and passed by the Board.
The Committee on Boys High School reported
the selection of j. f. Holt to fill the vacancy
in the Professorship OF Chemistry and Physio-
logy, in the Central High School, caused by
the resignation OF Professor Hartshorne. Pro-
tessor Holt was confirmed.
Misses Lizzie w. Dickson and Lydia Hamer
were confirmed as teachers in tue Girls High
School, the former in the Department of Mathe-
matics, and the latter in the Department oil
Drawing.
ment of Mathematics by Mr. Reville.
The Committee on Qualification of Teachers
presented report, which was adopted setting
forth that since the passage of the act OF Feoru-
4 ary II, 1865 they have held fourteen eXamlna-
tions, which have been attended by 1889 candi-
= dates, and have granted certificates of various
grades TO 548 persons.
The Committee on Grammar, Secondary, an /
Primary Schools reported in favor of the con-
hrmation OF a number OF persons which was
MI. Haines moved to lay the motion on the
table, which was not agreed to. Yeas, 10
fhe motion was then advocated by Messrs
Green and Stanton, and opposed by Messrs
Haines and Carrigan. The latter gentleman
4 moved to strike out all after the word IRE
solvedn in the resolution of MIR. Green, and insert
the followiDg:-
Resolued That the Board recommend TO the
favorable action OF Councils the necessity OF an
appropriation of $1,000 for the purpose of placing
inside shutters on the Wyoming School, at the
northwest corner of Sixth and Coates.
This amendment was not agreed to, by vote
OF 10 yeas to IL nays.
Mr. Fletcher said the architect, Mr.. Frazier
had acted dishonesty and corruptly In daring
10 change a contract. He was satisfied that the
city had been unfairly dealt with; but inasmuct
as the contractors had been guided by the
actions Of the architect, he was not In favor o.
holding them entirely responsible aud he could
not vote for the resolution of Mr.. Green.
The question being taken on the question as
submitted by Mr. Green, it was not agreed to, by
vote OF yeas to l6 nays as folloWs:-
Yeas-Messrs. Bladen, Elkin, FTeeborn
Creep, Hilles, Reville, Stanton, Vaughn, and
Wilson.
Nays-Messrs. Beckman, Carrigan, Clark
Cushnan Einwechter, Pagan, Fletcher, Halnes
Jackson, Kline, Nebnger, heed, hltlenhouse
Rowan, Taylor and Shppen, President.
NJ roam nre eantpd a resolution Dagsed at