The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-31

TTeasurers and Controllers offices $500
Water and Highway Departments 5000
Commissioners OF City Property 400
Market Department. . , 800
q City Railroad $50
House Tor bridge tender as
F" Office of the scnooi Board 1900
Mr.. King made statement relative to police
magistrates. The money which they take from
people in the shape of fines they are obligated
by their oath OF Office TO pay into the City Trea-
sury. During the last year, out of sixteen
police justices but six have made any return
whatever to the Treasury of the city. Mr. King
offered resolution that no person shall be eli.
gible as candidate for committing magistrate
returns.
motion to refer to The Committee on Police
was offered by air. Barlow, who expressed some
wonder that when the democracy held the
power no such motion had ever been thought of
or suggested.
motion to refer to the Committee on Police
resulted in vote of 10 yeas and IL nays. On
the passage OF the resolution the yeas we're 49,
the nays o. The resolution, therefore, passed.
an ordnance was passed appointing an addi-
EonaI ganltor TO the new courtroom, at salary
of S29l'5O annum.
An ordinance was also passed appropriatins
S6O6 10 compensate occupants of properties on
Nineteenth street. above Chesnut, dispossessed
by the city in taking the premises for the pur-
poses OF public school.
Mr.. Pollock, Chairman of the Committee on
Health, offered an ordinance appropriatng
$25, 900 to the Board of Health that the cttV
may be disinfected and purified during the
coming hot weather against any attack from the
cholera or kindred epidemic.
Mr.. Shermer moved to strike out 900 and
insert $4,000.
A long debate resulted, and ultimately mo-
tion for indefinite postponement was passed by
vote of IL to 8.
A bill authorizing the lease of certain tracts
of coal land to the Philadelphia Coal Company
was passed.
Mr.. Manuel, Chief Engineer of the Gas
Works, offered a resolution instructing the
Mayor OF the city to notify Henry Buckley that
he annuls the contract entered into with him
for cleaning the streets in the northern section
OF the city.
This was referred to the Committee on Street
Cleaning, with directions that report be made
on Thursday next.
The result OF the elections In joint convention
was now announced.
A resolution instructing the Committee on
Highways TO see at once that School lane is put
in good order was passed.
4 resolution was offered by Mr.. Smith instruct
ing the Committee on Highways to request that
the United States Quartermaster shall put in
proper repair the street-way in the vicinity of
Chestnut Hill Hospital Passed.
A resolution to change the location OF the
Office of the Board of Revision and OF the City
Commissioners; also, au ordinance making an
appropriation to the Board of Revision, were
A resolution requesting the Mayor to return
the bill authorizing the paving OF Powelton
resolution relative to the observance of the
Fourth of July proxlmo was concurred in.
Also, was passed an ordinance authorizing the
purchase by the city of lot OF ground in the
Messrs. Edward c. Knight and John Welsh
were elected Trustees Of the City Ice Boat, by a
a resolution permitting Messrs. Howell q
Brothers to use the municipal telegraph poles
Tor private purposes was adopted. o...
Also, resolution OF Instruction 10 the City
Commissioner. Adjourned
Common Brdnch.-The Chamber was called to
order by Mr.. Marcer, President, at quarter
past o'clock.
referred TO appropriate committees.
On motion of Mr. j. g. Martin, the Chamber
went into an election for Trustee OF the CITY
Ice Boat Mr.. William Cummings was noml
mated, and, on motion OF MIR. Hetzeli, the elec
tion was made unanimous.
The Committee on Finance reported resolu
ton directing the City Controller to draw tn'
warrants for the salary of the CoroneB's Clerk
as is provided by the recent act OF Assembly
from item No. 20 of the appropriation 4
the City Commissioners for the year 1867
A majority report of the Finance Committed
was presented, opposing the granting of MIR
Henry Simons' claim OF $4,000:
Mr. Simons was contractor for the Chesnu
Street Bridge, and the amount asked for hC
alleges that he lost by the advance in the COS
of building materials.
motion, the reports were postponed and ordered
TO be printed.
Mr.. HetZell called up the resolution from Sc
Iect Council mstructing the City Solicitor L
test the conshtuuonality OF the act providing
for the building Of bridge over the Schuylkil
ON motion, the resolution was concurred in.
MIR. Palmer from the Highway Committee
reDorted a resolution for the paving OF Nine
teenth street, from Montgomery avenue to Berk
street. Agreed TO.
The Police Committee reported resolution
Granting Messrs. Howell d Brothers permission
10 place wire ON the poles of the City Tele
graph. Agreed to.
THE same committee reported an Ordinance
annroDriating $40, 600 for the building OF a sta
Penthouse on piece of ground on Taylor street
Extending to Cross street. In the Seventeenth
Police District. Agreed to.
Mr.. Hancock offered an ordinance requlrin
steam Gre engines to have spark 9rresters az
Mr.. Harper offered the following which wa
adopted 60. "a r,o,,D,o,, T,o,,,
Ill ~ the clty of Philadelphia do ordain, Tha
ne income OF the fund bequeathed 70 the Slt
Of Philadelphia by Elliott cresson' Esq., sha