The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-01
CITY INTELLIGENCE,


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A petition for permission to lay railroad track
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mittee.
petition was presented by 'Ir. Barlow, asking
hht monuOse street. Tweuty.sixth ward, be paved,
ana be supplied with water pipe This was
A petition asking that no railroad track be laid
on Twelfth OF sixteenth streets presented by
mT. Jones. IL took the usual course Of reference.
~ comm muhlcaton Wh received from the City
Commissioners, through Mr. King, asking for an
additional appropriation OF els5i, TO pay salaries
Of two ada, onhl officers Of the courts recently
A note was read from the Ohief Engineer OF the
Water Works, Frederick Graef Esq, announcing
and Charles ID. Thomas, Chief Olerk in his depart
menL The request for their confirmation accom-
panying the note was referred in due course
report was now presented from the Commit
tee on City Property, including an ordinance pro-
viding for the OF two additional watch
men for the new t.house, and also ianitor
and housekeepef Referred
A motion was made TO strike out the two watch
men, as their services were not at all necessary.
Mr. Bumm thought that the services OF one
Waterman were absolutely necessary, and after he
had given arguments IN support Of his motion the
opposition ceased. His motion that a ianitor,
honsekeeper and one watchman be apointed was
A note from the Prothonotary OF the District
Court asking authority 10 possess himself Of the
Office used by the Clerk Of the Quarter Sessions,
was referred.
A resolution Of instruction TO the Superintendent
of City Railroads, authorizing him to remove the
rails on the south side Of Market street, between
Ninth and Eleventh streets was adopted
The Committee on Law, 20 which body had been
referred the resolution requesting Mr.. George r
Young to relinquish his place as Trustee Of the
Gas Works, for alleged perfidy 70 trusts repOsed
in him, offered resolution dschargng the COM
mittee from the further consideration Of the sub
iect before them. This passed.
The ordinance authorizing the construction OF
certain sewers, made at last meeting the special
order of this day. called
II authorizes the Chief Engineer to enter into
contracts for sewers, as follows;
A sewer from the east side Of Front street, upon
the open channel of the Cohocksink creek (Oanal
street) to Laurel street, thence on said Laurel
street to the Delaware river with its branches.
sewer on Miflin street and Montgomery
avenue, from old Camac street to Sixth street, on
the open channel Of the Oohocksink creek.
4 sewer (extension of the Oohooksink creek) on
Ninth street, from Berks 70 Norris on Norris to
Eleventh, on Eleventh to Diamond, on Diamond
to Twelfth, on Twelfth 70 Dauphin, and on Dau-
phn TO Sixteenth street.
A sewer on Ellsworth and Twenty fifth streets,
from the river Schuylklll TO Federal street. thence
on Federal street to Eighteenth street
sewer on Norris street, from Ninth street 10
Memphis street, on Memphis street 70 Palmer
street, and Palmer street 70 the river Delaware.
A sewer on Forty third street, (Mill Oreek) from
Oak street, to tntersect creek below Pine street.
A sewer on Broad street, from Olearfield street
Seventeenth street.
Sewers on Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets,
from Vine street. northward 70 Spring Garden
street, TO relieve the intersection OF Eighteenth and
Vine streets.
Sewers on Twelfth street, from Christian to
Shipper.
Sewers on Eleventh street. from Christian to
Washington street.
Sewers on Washington street. from Broad to
Seventeenth, to relieve the flooding at Twelfth and
Washington streets
Sewers on Front street, from Reed TO Federal
street, on Front and Dickerson street to Moyamen-
sing road, to relieve the intersection at Front and
Reed streets.
Mr.. Marcus moved to amend by adding "one on
South street, from Sixth to Tenth street, and on
Ninth street. from South to Christian street." This
was agreed 70.
The bill was then referred to the Committee on
Surveys.
ture be requested TO pass bill providing for the
appointment of an inspector of stationary steam
boilers, with a view TO diminishing the frequency
of steam boiler explosions.
Colonel Page offered resolution requesting
that the Legislature shall be requested not TO pass
bill now before them, relative TO the Coroner OF
the county. Colonel Page pronounced the act OPP
pressive and unnecessary, calculated 70 add addi-
tional burdens to the people
Colonel Page stigmatized the bill now before the
House as an outrage. II authorized the Coroner
TO hold inquests wherever he thought proper 70
ignore any physicians certificate ofdeath and was
calculated to swell the $4,000 now appropriated
each year to the expenses Of the Coroner's depart
ment to double that sum.
A resolution to change the name OF Prune street
to Locust street was adopted.
A resolution to increase, by two members from
each Chamber, the eommittee appointe3 "a 70 consl,
der the wisdom OF buying the Gas Works, and
making it department Of the city, was agreed 70.
resolution was offered asking the Legislature
to set apart the Parade Ground for the purposes
of house of correction. 1t was postponed for
one week.
Mr. Shalcross offered a resolution to change the
locality of precinct house in the Twenty-third
ward. Referred.
A resolution thanking the Legislature and the
Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the return
of the Hancock chair and table was offered by nr.
Bumm. 1t was unanimously adopted.
A resolution requesting the Legislature 70 pass
bill authorizing the construction of bridge over
the Schuylkill, from Callowhill street TO Powell
ton avenue, was referred TO the Committee on FL
nance.
A list of appointments by the Receiver Of Taxes
was agreed TO.
An ordinance increasing the salaries of the mes
sengers of Councils TO $1,000 per annum with no
extras) was referred.
A resolution by Mr.. Jones, to put Main street,
Manayunk in proper condition, was referred.
The bill making annual appropriations to the
Pire Department was adopted as 1t came from
resolution was offered by Mr.. Bumm, asking
the Legislature TO pass bill submitting TO the
people OF Philadelphia the question whether or
not the cars shall run on Sunday, and also 70 de-
eide whether or not negroes shall be permitted TO
ride in them,
DIR. Kamerly earnestly protested against the en-
bodiment of two questions in one. The negro
should be left out OF the question, and the matter
should be put 70 vote, "shall suffering people
who cannot afford TO keep their carriages be per-
mtted to have the privilege Of riding in public con-
veyanees on SundayP
Sunday He did not wish to see the resolution de-
feated The amendment about the negro was ap-
pended in Common Councils without that it could
not have passed. If sent back amended to Com
mon Council, nothing more, probably, would be
heard of IL.
Dr. Kamerly persevered in his motion to strike
ont the negro matter from the oil.
The motion to strike out was not agreed to, and
the resolution passed. ...,,
Or Kamerly offered an ordinance lot the better
regulation of the Highway department referred
10 oCommittee on Highways.
Adjourned.
Co%men Braneh.-Presdent Marcer in the chair
Tba Mavor having returned without his sigma