The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-10
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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slshs terminated early. The sun made it's appear
ance for the first time in some davs and the naI
OF tne gallery found greater pleasure in
Oasklhg IN It's beams. This was the business done:
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A note was received from the Board of Health,
10 which II is stated that the health of the city is
1mpertled by the condition Of many streets which,
being in course of paving cannot be cleaned. Such
bueets the Board pronounce nuisances
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Oattell permit
ting the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to lay
four inch water pipe in Westminst avenue, from
the main pipe at Forty fret street to the property
of the company, near Thirty. ninth street This
was passed,
Another resolution was reported from the Com
mittee on Water, authorizing the laying Of water
pipe upon portions of Emmett Ogden, Worthing-
ton, Gaul and other streets. IL was adopted
resolution to lease the ice cream saloon at Fair
mount, to Henry Snyder, tor the ensuing twelve
months, at the rate Of $1,000 was adopted.
From the Committee on Law, Mr. Stokley moved
that the committee be discharged from the further
consideration OF a resolution relative to the an
pointment of an Assistant City Solicitor to sue
ceed General Oollis, resigned. He claims that his
object was that Councils might enter into an cleo
ton without delay, as the Committee on Law had
failed to make any report on the subject.
DR.. Bamerly claimed that there was no reason
why the matter should have been referred to the
C0mnittee on Law The course Is unusual.
Mr. Page said that the City Solicitor by the ad-
vice and recommendation OF the Judges of the
courts, ana almost the entire bar, had appointed
Mr.. Worrall as his Assistant. The whole thing is
gotup here with view to turning out that distin-
guished lawyer and forcing into his place mem-
ber OF this Chamber. The whole movement here is
one Of self-interested manipulation.
Mr Stokley's motion passed.
Mr Sokley moved that the nomination of Mr..
Worrall be confirmed.
The yeas six, the nays II, Mr. Stokley
Young with the negative and the appointment of
Mr.. Worrall, therefore, was not confirmed.
The special order of the day at four O'Clock was
Bumm, Chairman of the COMMITTEES on 6Ity Pro s.
perty, being absent, on motion of Mr.. Barlow, the
subject 1 was laid over for one week.
1ne Dill oHered by MT Smith at a previous meet
ing, providing that Councils meet every two
weeks instead of every week, was now read.
mr. King opposed the bill, on the ground that
even when meeting every week the business Of the
CITY was lnadequately taken care of.
Mr. Smith expressed the opinion that the less
frequently Councils met the better 1t would be for
the city.
The subject was then referred to the Committee
on Law.
The resolution from Common Council relative
TO the location of streets, with reference to the
naval depot at League Island, passed this Chamber
a resolution to request the Mayor to close the
taVerns on Sundays was indefinitely postponed,
IL belng understood that the Mayor already does
everything In the matter so far as the law clothes
him with authority.
A batch of resolutions relative to repaving
streets, ETC., were concurred in.
resolution by Mr.. Jones, asking what sums
have been paid by aldermen inty the city treasury,
The resolution relative to the police districts as
passed by Common Council, was concurred 1t.
The resignation of Mr. Van Cleve, of the Four
teenth ward, was read and accepted.
The Chamber then adjourned.
Common Brdnch.-The Chamber came to order at
MarCer'S gaVel, 3
A communication from the City Commissioners
was read. For that department an extra appro-
prlation OF two hundred dollars, for the sealer of
weights and measures of the southern district, is
desired. The Committee on Finance were directed
to consider the subject.
communication from the Board of Health
called attention to the condition of certain streets,
the broken roadbed of which prevents the clean
ing of the highways.
From the Board of Revision was read a com.
munication asking an appropriation of $72S,333
for expenses incurred.
nrnn Of hn rod anFn NJ
four miles below Market street, was offered for
sale a site for a House of Correction. Price,
two thousand dollars per acre.
These were referred to regular committees.
The Board of Revision complained OF the un-
equal assessments now being made In certain
localities by assessors. Referred.
Mr.. Harper offered the following resolution;
Resolved, That the Survey Department De au.
thoriZed 70 prepare plans in duplicate OF the street
lines of so much OF the First and TWenty-slxth
wards, as follows:
From the river Delaware back channel at League
Island and river Schuylkill on the south ana east
and Penrose Ferry road avenue "A degrees soutn
to Tweny-third street; avenue AZ degrees SCUM 70
avenue 81 degrees to Sixth street east OF tront ana
Curtin street to the river Delaware on the north
and west. Said plan to locate an avenue one nun
dred and twenty feet wide upon and along tine
northern boundary of property to be dedicated 70
the government of the United States 1or naYai
purposes. And the said departments shall also
revise the street lines upon plan NO l79, sc that
connection may be made between DeIawaIs ave
nue., as above specified
Agreed to. ~, .
Mr Potter offered resolution prohibiting the
Highway Department from repairing the Reed
street until plans of these repairs be draieo
by the City Engineer: -
The resolution was agreed TO.
MIR. Gill offered the following:
Resolved, That the Department OF Hlgnways o.
instructed and required whenever a contract
entered into for new paving, TO not1y the surveyor
OF the district in which the paving is TO be done,
the extent of the contract, its location, and thu
time when the contractor will be ready to proceed
with the work. -, -.
Resolved, That the district surveyor shall, upoI
receiving notice from the Highway department. d
aforesaid, proceed at once TO set grade stake
through the middle OF the street win the grau
marked thereon, and after the grazing snal haE
been completed they shall examine tne sane, aLl' an
if done in accordance with the city ordinances
they shall report the same TO the Highway Depart
ment in writing, and no gravel or otner pawn Va y
material shall be deposited upon the street UNI
after the surveyors report has been receiVeu hh
approved by the Highway Department agreed tC
Mr.. Harrison offered resolnuoh 70 IePaH.e D. D.
lumbia avenue from Tenth TO Eleventh street, lie
MT. Evans rose, and moved the appointment z
a Ioint committee of five from each OhamOer'
ACT in connection with the Council President an
the Mayor, TO consider the propriety OF erecung
monument TO the soldiers who fell during the wa
Mr. BiIlington called up the bill providing tbs
the Mayor be authorized 10 reconstruct the pollC
distrcts according the best interests OF the city
the Interpretation of the "best interests" being lie
to that official The bill passed.
The resolution requesting the mayor % retuT
the resolution calling upon him 70 eH4orce u
Sunday liquor law was agreed to- -.
Tine Select Council ordinance approving u
contracts for the erection OF school"houses WI
Mr. smith moved to strike out an item of S5s
for furnaces for the school house on Locust stree
above Broad.
in the Eighth ward will probably be the largest
the CITY, and the furnaces in the structure mu
therefore be expensive. Mr.. Shippen, who ia pei
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