The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-02


sasy 70 cover the coat Of the erection ~ ala 49,,
% az yoHr orators and the couuSi 81 ,Ss
merit OF the Interest on All the bnn pay
for tSs redempoSa o SFifse & 70 provide snEas sS
t1rnsh ~ the sumo Of money necessary ior tbe
Phedephia the PresIdent of the sse % sne GI %
e9 1I the Common Council Of said etv
william stFuthers, Thomss s. Ellis G6srISa M a
snS jeremiah Nichols added 70 ths sai
.Ec1 That " yGTr orators ala request the pAsar.
@ put Sgnss ine psssage Of she last named act whIs
TesOutons o which was De vsSTsS SrSSissse9 %
hereto annexed. marked EXHIBIT b. spS 1t c Tsc6 =
bS your orators would Us sFe1 bavs as part Of this
above act Of 1886 but that they were Ixns
been approved by the Governor Of tSs S9s caISa hsa
wealth, ana your orators have since passed further
said acts copy Of which is hereto annexed mSsd
M thiS bil M U "A'0" 'ney pray may be taken part
VII; Thst BY the act of February q 1854. called IN.
at any time be directly or indrectiy neFeStsS II 90 80
SALE, sale 70 or @ b Ios supplies 70 be furnished TO sax
MONEYS nor audit the accounts thereof nor
vii. Ihss on the 5th GGas'exeT Gas ~ Gpr,l ,ss,
Morton ~, MGMchSs was and st Mayor Of the az
Prssept select Counc sSdnE SSd 1oSeSS wSs 19d s .
the said city and the said Norton %GSSO Oouncil q
aforesaid and the said Joshua sperinS Ssd os
passage Of the resolution OF Councils 81 hS & tee
Phlladelphia last aooYe,mentioned that s aimee ha
the said Commission, and have taken no further pa
TX That under the charter OF said city and ,hava.s
ous acts OF Assembly passed n relation thereto tss
vested in the Select and Common Councils thsrreak
thSt the SOLE power OF adjusting the rates and eVyn
orators and that under the provisions Of the sad n
PSSSephS unless Sathor1ed by SpG% on sSs y e
and an appropriation sufficient to pay the same IS
previously made by Councils and no money can ~
borrowed on the faith and credit of said city uniess
same shall have been introduced st one stated .s
ing of the Common Council, and the draft theresa
weeks, before the final consid and passage ans
been o Ss ey Se @ q
K That according the true intent and meaning sf
contract contracts that shall be made for the Con-
south street In said city must be made with ths Cir
G 70 .ns provisions of exist
Ing thereto such contracts must be preceded by a.
loan required to meet the Of sScS sSS
must be made In compliance with the Aforesaid ScIS
XT. That said defsnoants DO not hold any comma
XII. That the said defendants, acting Ss said Com.
mssioners, have advertised for proposals. and have
and propose, and threaten to award contract there
for and cause the said contract to be executed
liability thereby incurred. without consulting you
the passage OF any ordinance on the part Of sais
Select and Common Council approving OF the sams o.
pended therein or authorizing the loan for the pay
XIII That by reason of the late civil war the cos
Of materials and of labor has so much Increased tina
IL has been practicable at time since the lRtl
day Of May A. b 1851 construct the saId bridge 70
the sum of and by reason OF the said Rebel
and so large expenditures as to seriously embarras
It's finances impair its credit and render the con
both improper and impractcable, and that the levy
ing of the whole cost of construction of said bFdg
| upon the city OF Philadelphia will be imposis
upon 1t Of more than Its share Of the taxes necessar
XIV That unless said defendants, acting sucl
commissioners. are restrained by the order OF thi
will be sustained by plaintiffs that attempt b
add so largely TO the public debt of plaintiffs withou
their consent will greatly impair the value Of thei
funds by loan for their future neAds
| XIV. Your orators aver and charge that the saf
Acts of April 1856, and Of April s. 1867. in viola
| lation of the Constitution of this State.
| And your orators pray
j. That the said defendants, and each and every
honorable Court, specially pending this bill, an,
thereafter perpetualy, from acting as Com sioner
under the said acts or meeting as such, or attempting
2. That said defendants, until the Councils OF thi
city OF Philadelphia shall have duly authorized th
bridge, shall be specially enjoined from maklnglanJ
contract for the construction thereof
3. That the said defendants may be specially en-
Philadelphia until the Councils of The said CITY
shall have duly authorized she creation OF the same
That the said 6efendants the Mayor OF the city 3
the President of the Common Council thereof, may
be specially enoined from meeting and acting with
the other defendants above named as Commissioners
: Such other and further relief as to the Court may
| appear material. WILLIAM p. MESSICK,
| JAMES LYND,