The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-27
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
IRON ADDTTIoNA1 LOCAL ITEMS srp orrs,nr ,,o,.

-sIt1lks is, ABOUT LEAGUE lsLAND.-The Special
tns VeS 70 2l councils having charge Of the
- 'ieI OI League Island to the Government
g meeIing yesterday, Mr. Harper, chair
Ian, presiding. MIR. Kneass the Chief Engi-
neer, was present, and submitted plans of the
sba Vey D9y luSt completed of the property along
me MY horth oank of the League Island channel
Inc survey was made for the purpose of PLACING
stones upon the ground marking the outline Of
4 Lne property asked for by the Government and
also such marks as would clearly designate
the subdivision into properties to be taken.
me plan shows an avenue 100 hundred feet
wide, which Is to be laid out along the entire
nVltnern nSnr me Oh the island. This avenue will
also extend around and upon the Schuylkill
mont, to connect with Schuylkill avenue, now
located trom South street to the Fish House
I9H Del9W Sray's Ferry. Surveys are now being
maue Ior the purpose of locating Delaware
avenue east and west of the proposed NAVY
Yard at League Island
Ihe plans were examined by the Committee
ana seemed TO give very general satisfaction
The Committee also took into consideration
the best plan of acquiring possession of the pro.
perty which had been vacated
BUReLAR1Es.-Earlyy yesterday morning the
dwelling of Mr.. Toy, at Third and Carpenter
streets, was entered by burglars, who were ran
sacking the premises for valuables when the
noise aroused Mr.. Toy. Upon getting ont of
ped he found the room strewn with articles
he then sprang a watchman's rattle, which
i[lgnte@neq an @ the burglars away. They carried off
Inc residence OF Mr. Charles Rowland, No
III s. Eighteenth street, was entered during the
absence OF the family within day or two, and
was found to have been thoroughly ransacked
when some of the inmates returned to it from
the country. What the thieves had carried off
could not be ascertained, in the absence of the
heads of the household. Families about to leave
their residences during the summer months
should notify the police of the fact.
About two hundred and fifty dollars were
stolen on Monday afternoon from the residence
OF MI. William Gamble No. 4O2 Henry street,
during the absence of the family. AS there was
no breaking to enter the thief is supposed to
have used false key.
The PRESS CLUB-ELECTIoE OF OFFIcERs.-
Yesterday afternoon the Club held its annual
elecuonior officers for the ensuing year. After
the preliminary business was concluded, the
Club proceeded to the election of officers for
the coming year, with the following result
President-E. w. @. Greene.
:, ,Vice-Presidents T. D. Thacher and DR..
Morwitz.
Treasurer-Casper Souder
Corresponding SeCretary-John F. McDevitt.
Recording Secretary William H. Fisher
Directors-A. w. Frick, j. L. Ringwalt, Frank
Wells, William F. Corbit, r. S. Menamin, Emer-
son Kennel. Thomas B. Harkins, William j.
Clarke, and Lewis VAIN Smith.
colonel Greene announced the Finance Com
mittee, which is composed of d. B. Williamson,
Joseph Robinson, and @. H. Clark. The InVesti-
eating Committee consists of William b. Cum
nington, Emerson Bennett, and r. s. Menamin.
OF SOME IMPORTANCE TO HAoKMEN.--An Or
dlnance OF the city requires all hacks for public
use or hire to be registered at the office of the
Highway Department.; and also requires the
owners of the same to pay an annual license of
$3.50 on each hack, between the lst of May and
the 1st day of June, under penalty of So for
each time hack may be used after that time
If the license has not been paid. There is now
on the books of the Department over 400 hacks
but of that number only 100 have complied with
the law; the other 300 are subject to the penalty
IL arrested by the High Constables, whose duty
1t is to see that the ordinances of the city are
complied with.