The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-24
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


Cry COUNCILS. - The regular meetings of
these bodies were held yesterday afternoon.
=, Select Brdnch.-Mr. Marcus presented petit
tlon asking that the name of Baker street be
changed to Glrard street. Referred.
An ordinance locating the Harmony Fire
Company as a steam fire engine company, they
lin Hose and Steam Fire Engine Company, was
passed.
A resolution dispensing with the services of
the Franklin Hose Company was passed.
A communication FROM the Chief Engineer of
the Water Works was read complaining of the
passage OF the ordinance extending the time for
washing pavements, as the works are now un-
able TO fully supply the demands of the citizens
A resolution requesting the return of the ordi-
nance from Common Council passed.
Colonel Page offered a resolution requesting
the City Controller to furnish Councils with a
statement OF the amount paid annually for rent
by the city for private purposes, exclusive of
school property. Passed.
Mr.. Hodedon, from the Committee on Water,
reporied a resolution appointing James 2. Kirk
wood and Alfred Craven as Commissioners, in
cooperation with the Chief Engineer of the
Water Department, to make examinations and
surveys OF the most feasible plan of furnishing
the city with supply of good, pure, and whole
some water Agreed to.
Mr.. Wagner, from the Committee on Law, re-
ported an ordinance changing the boundary
lines of the Eighth Division of the Twentieth
Ward, and creating new division therein.
Agreed to.
Also, one directing the City Solicitor to test
the constitutionality of the act of Assembly
directing the city to erect bridge over the
Schuylkill river at South street, and requesting
the Presidents OF Councils to abstain from
meeting the commission in relation to the same.
Mr.. Barlow asked what was the object of the
resolution?
as to the constitutionality of the act. The city
is able to regulate its own affairs. The resolu-
ton passed.
Mr.. Smith offered resolution forever sus-
fro uh hal he
guilty of riotous conduct. Referred to the Com
mittee on Fires and Trust.
From Common Council, a resolution authoriz-
ing the tramWaying of Timothy street was con-
Cured in. Also, resolution authorizing the
repaving of Front street and Germanto Wn
avenue was copcurred in; also resolution to
meet in joint convention; also, resolution
authorizing the tramwaying OF Linton's avenue;
also, a resolution relative to opening Willow
Grove avenue. The resolution providing for
meeting in joint convention was reconsidered,
and next Thursday fixed as the time of meeting.
A resolution authorizing the paving of Perth
street was concurred in; also, a resolution
authorizing the paving OF Poweltoo s7ende and
other streets.
in the place of voting in the eighth division OF
the First Ward Referred. Adjourned.
Common Branch. nch.-Communications and peti-
tons were received and referred to proper
Mr.. j. G. Martin offered resolution inviting
Select Council to meet Common Council in joint
convention at o'clook, on the 3Oth Instant, to
elect eight Port Wardens and two Trustees OF
the Northern Liberties Gas Works. Agreed to.
Mr.. Palmer presented resolution TO change
the place of voting in the Third Division OF the
Thirteenth Ward to No. 713 Spring Garden
street. Referred to the Law Committee.
communication from the Harmony Engine
Company, requesting location as steam fire
engine, aG No. 729 s. Broad street, was referred
to the Committee on Fire.
The question on which the Chamber ad
iourned last Thursday, the awarding the con
tract for iron pipes for the Water Department
to r. d. Wood & Co. was sent to the COMMITTEES
on Law
The Finance Committee reported an ordinances
appropriating $2l, 1888 for salaries of th
Board of Pension and Assessors, and to pa,
certain claims. Passed.
Mr.. Hancock called up the Select Council bill
locating the Harmony FlreCompany as a steamer
Concnrred in.
A resolution from the same Chamber dispens
ing with the services of the Franklin Hose AM
Steam Fire Company was ccncurred in.
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on Highways, re
ported resolutions 10 open Willow Grove aVenu
fromGermantown avenue to Thirty second street
to pave Currant street from Cedar to Memphi
street. and place ii on the city plan; TO tram wa
Wager, C9lvert and Pearl streets 8 ana hose alley
Franklin street; Diamond street, from Seventh
to Ninth; Franklin street, from Susquehann
avenue to Diamond street; TO pave Perth stree
from Jefferson to Oxford; to pave footways o.
Germantown avenue, Twenty ysecond Ward; :
framWaY LindelPs alley, and TO pave PoWeto
avenue and Logan street; to pave Allen stree
from York to Cumberland street; to tramw
Timothy street, Tenth Ward; to curb and paw
the footways on Penn street, from Oxford to Sc
leTs street; to open Orthodox street from Leipe
to Adams street; to repaVe Front street froE
Willow TO Germantown avenue. These weT
The Chamber then reconsidered the vote b
which It had sent the contract question for th