The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-06
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


retire from the Bench to assume other imnoriant
cflclal duties, 1t is due to you that come public
testlmonial should be given by the Bar Of their
appreciation OF your eminent ability and ser
vices as Judge otthe highest Court Of the Com.
ponwealth, and for four years past as Chief
justice OF Pennsylvania.
For more than quarter of century you have
Oeen connected with the judiciary OF your
native State-sten years as President Judge of
lne IWe1ty-ntt Judicial District, and fifteen
years anQ eight months as Judge OF the Supreme
Court; the first eieht months of the latter by
an appointment from Governor Bigler, and
me lnll term OF fifteen years by an election by
1t will give us great pleasure If you will name
DAY when 10 may suit your convenience to
meet the members of the Bar ol Philadelphia at
an entertainment, which they propose TO give
rs testimonial OF their professional and per-
t0nal regard tor you.
We have the honor to be, with the highest
i respect, your obedient servants,
DAVID Paul Brown, Isaac Hazlehurst, e. Spencer
Miller, Z. Mccall, George W. Biddle, Arthur
M. Burton, james Lynd, John tmuel, w. NJ.
Mere6Ih, Eli *. Price, Henry M. Phillips,
Alexander Henry Richard Vaux, Theodore
Cuyler, William A. Porter, William B. Mann,
and others.
David Paul Brown, William M. Meredith, Eli K.
Price, Isaac Hazlehurst, Henry M. Phillips,
William a. Porter, Bsquires, and others OF the
Phi adelphia Bar.
Gentlemen:--I am highly honored by your
invitation TO an entertainment which, as mem.
bers of the Philadelphia Bar, you propose to
. give, on q DAY TO be named by me, q testmO-
nal of your professional and personal regard
Tor me, and beg you to accept my sincere
thanks therefor. The invitation did not reach
me until several days alter had resigned my
judicial commission aud entered upon nv
public duties as member of the Fortieth Con-
grees. 10 the midst of these new duties il is
impossible to foresee, at present, day when It
would be convenient to meet you. And, be-
sides, confess do not like to be the object of
4 q public entertainment. There isssoo much
4 dreciness and personality in the compliments
Of urrah Daufsaa 10.
4 persuade myself that / have rendered auy
such public services as entitle me to receive
4 them.
n Whilst, however, respectfully decline the
4 proHered entertainments am not insensible TO
the great honor of having won, in measure
the confidence and esteem of so distinguished
body OF my fellow citizens as the members of
the Bar OF Philadelphia. For fifteen years
went in and out amongst You as Judge OF the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. 1t was nv
business to listen to you, and 1T gives me great
pleasure to acknowledge the learning and ability
with which you instructed me. During that
= long and busy period, doubt il causes were
better argued in any courts where the English
< common law prevails. / shall look back upon
7 that period as one of the pleasantest eras of nv
life, not only on account OF the forensic talent
(which distinguished II, but because, also, of the
uniform courtesy and kindness which charac-
terzed our professional intercourse, and the
warm personal attachments which grew up
between us.
Indeed, 1t gives me singular satisfaction to
look back, from this standpont, over not only
the Bar of Philadelphia, but that of our whole
State, and to recall the many young men / have
6een come forward to the active duties and the
arge rewards of the professioo, and the many
nature lawyers have seen advancing to its
hiehest honors. The retros pect is saddened, to
DC sure, as all views of the past must be- by the
recollection of the many honored names who
+ have gone TO their graves In the ripeness
Of old age, others in the midst of their years.
But the good examples of all such remain to
amin ate the living, and in the living lawyers of
Pennsylvania the State has her best wealth;
or 1t ls the wealth Of educated intellect, of high
+ hnd honorable endeavOr, of discriminating judg
hent, of patriotic impulse.
These are all great powers, and as often as
i. they apply themselves TO the questions of the
bay they render the State sigma, service. They
Il have done so In days that are past, aud will do
4. o in he present and future. To have been asso-
lated with such body of men in so many years
pleasant professional intercourse, Is one of
hose pure pleasures that pleases on reflection.
Renewing gentlemen, my thanks for your
polite invitation, subscribe myself, With senti-
penis of high regard, your friend and obedient
ervant GEORGE W. WOODWARD.
CITY CoUSons.-City Councils met yester-
I. lay, when the following business was trans
+. Select Counca.-President speling in the Chair.
fhe committee to verify the cash accounts of
he City Treasurer reported balance in City
reasury, December l, 1867, $67l, ,51S'SS. APP
ropIiated as follows:-Payment OF interest on
ity loan, $294, 1922; payment OF sinking fund
cGgr.tes, $685. 7667s; payment of sundry claims,
O67'05, to delray expenses incurred by the
mmttee on reception of the City Councils OF
.Blumbus Ohio, was passed. The Water Com
- ittee reported that the appropriations for the
obstruction of the Roxborough Water Works
" ad been exhausted, and presented resolution
uthorizing the Chief Engineer to draw war
49, ants tor expenses incurred in completing the
Orks Agreed to. resolution authorizing
hange in the contract for the enlargement OF
= he Cornish engines now being built for the
wenty fourth Ward Water Works, and appro-
stiDg $4,000 to pay for the difference In cost,
Ras passed. A communication from the Board
Directors of the Fire Department, announcing
at Terrence McCusker had been elected Chief
ng1neer of the Fire Department was read. Mr..
OkleV moved to refer the matter to the COm-
s.. ittee of Fire and Trusts. Mr.. King favored
mediate confirmation. Mr. Stokley said that
4 had been the custom TO re er all such matters,
M hd further that by confirming hun Mr.. McCus.
er would hold two positions, that of Chief and
ssistant, and that he should not be conhrme1
ntil he had resigned the latter position. Mr.
ing said that when Mr.. McCusker was con-
= tmed as Chief, he ceased 10 be an Assistant.
r. Cattel favored the reference of the matter
the Committee of Fires and Trusts, as q bill
n The Q cation of a paid fire department was
siore Common Council, and it would probably
acted upon and brought into TINS cham Der
r concurrence. it would, therefore, be unWse
confirm a Chief who would not be recognized
Nt the bill. The vote on reference 10 the Com
lttee resulted in tie. Mr.. King then moved
at Mr.. McCusker be condrmed a5 Chief En-
neer. AgIeed to-yeas, IL; nays, III, as fol-
Yeas Campbell, Cattell Coleman, Duffy
opkins Kamerly, King, Marcus, McOutOheon,
ee, Pollock, Smith, Sperlng. President, Nays
Barlow, Bumm, Fox, Gillingham, Hodgdon,
nts, KeTsey, Manuel, Ritchle, Stokley.
MI. McCusker named Samuel Josephs and
Seph BRADY as his secuTities Referred to the