The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-12

vacation, were held yesterday afternoon. The
select BrdncR-Preoident sperine nned the CHAIR.
| communication wae received from the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty 20 Animals, stating
that they are ready for operations, and asking per-
mission TO locate water troughs in various parts Of
A resolution 70 sell the Girls High school build
/ An invitation was accepted by the Chamber to
| participate in the great SRngerfest next week.
A note was received from the City Solicitor re-
lative to the laying Of the Nicolson pavement In
oners ~ ~ Su sSsst tsis nncs tbSI thev snail
appeal to the Courts TO prevent the laying OF the
| pavement The City solicitor counsels tnat tne
pavement shall not be laid until the legality OF the
| matter is tested.
A resolution was offered directing the City So.
citor TO Withhold the contract but for the present
| A resolution was offered TO notify the Oallow-
hill street Railroad Company to repair their track
Mr. siokIey moved reconsideration Of the bill
permitting the fire companies in the Seventh Dis
irict to do duty fires In the adjoining districts.
1 a restitution permittinR the Reading Railroad
! Company 10 extend It's telegraph to the Delaware
| river in the Eleventh ward, was adopted.
/ Another was passed authorizing tne laying OF
water pipe in Sepviva, Thirty-ninth and other
resolution for the laying of water pipe in Paul
| An ordinance was offered authorizing the alter
| ing Of No. 1I17 Girard row, at q costof $4,000.
a A resolution for the repair of the station house
| in Manay unk was adopted -. ~,
| ordinance
ana Pratt streets, Twenty third ward, for school
| purposes passed. . -.
| An ordinance authorizing the mayor 10 execute
| deeds of certain real estate was passed
| Mr. Bumm offered resolution for the change OF
the fourth precinct house OF the E,ghIeenth Waro
| to the house of John Reinhart MT bumm nav
inc Suaranteed the necessity for the measure, the
usual reference was dispensed with' and the reso'
IN orpdinance authorizing this extension of Moya-
mensing prison, at cost of Sl23OO so as 10 unite
| the female department with the debtors Depart
| xuac adj
MI SSailcross moved the confirmation of cer-
| tain police appointments by the mayor, which was
"tu MT Hodgdon reported the cash account of the
Oty Treasurer, as thus-Oash balance in trea-
| sury, July /, 1867, S1,5I6,567 34 Appropriated
thus-To payment Of interest on city loans, $lO3O-
d26 Az sinking fund securities, $l2Os,6O6 20; sun
" TTbe Ohamber now passed, with amendments,
| the bill leasing the refreshment saloon at FAIR
| mount. -. -, T..
| ouiry to the Committee on Law, reported that
| there is no petroleum illegally stored at Onesnut
| The same gentleman offered a resolution for
| mally welcoming to the city the music societies
from other localities who may come to participate
~ Also. MT Wagner reported an ordinance fixing
the boundary lines of election divisions In the
The Subject of the Nicolson pavement was now
| taken up. (See above.) .
Let the parties go to work, and those opposed to 1t
can take out an injunction II they feel iitlglous
| improvement who will not sell their property for
| any price whatever. The speaker did not believe
that Mr.. Bouvier, or any OF tne opponents % Oh sne
luton is passed the Improvement of Broad street
| is checked The Courts have invariably concurred
| with Councils in controlling the highways. What
is wanted is to stop the work, and Councils ought
not recede from their action at the last meetng
| Mr. King coincided with Mr.. Hopkins There
| never yet was an improvement that was not COM
bated by somebody, and with these few exceptions
the entire community is sollctous ior tne paving
IF prOa dafro ThQ akQr
courts would decline TO interfere with the action
of Councils, or to dictate with what material the
streets shall be paved.
Mr. Wagner took the same ground.
The motion to indefinitely postpone the resolu-
tion was carried by vote Of ID to z. The work,
The amendments of Common Council to the bill
authorizing the philadelphia and Reading Railroad
| TO extend its telegraph wires were now concurred
in, and the bill passed
! A resololution was passed that the owners of
property in Boudinot and Green streets Twenty
fourth ward, be directed to have their footways
paved
the closing OF the public offices during the summer
vacation at one O'Clock was received.
The Chamber, at seven O'clock took recess for
one hour.
A petition was received from citizens of the
fire steamer at Chestnut Hill. Referred.
Several petty highway bills were next concur
red in.
the immediate collection of all taxes five years
due was concurred in. Also, the resolution to fit
up certain rooms LOT lne OlJy SOlcltOr. ALSO, q
resolution to open Shrapnack street, the paving Of
Columbia avenue, the opening of Thirtieth street
/ to Chesnut Hill avenue. Also, an ordinance au-
thoriZing the Centenary M. E. Church people to
erect a temporary frame building.
A supplement to the ordinance relative to wooden
| buildings was concurred in, but with an amend
ment Adjourned until September 12.
/ Common Branch The Chamber called to
order shortly after three O'clock President Marcer
in the chair.
Communications were received as follows:
One from citizens on Broad street. objecting to
/ the laying of the Nicolson pavement on that tho
roughfare, and stating that they had engaged the
! professional services OF Constant Guillou; one
| trom residents on Eighth street, between Oxford
and Columbia avenue, asking for the abolition OF
the playing of base ball tn grounds in that To-
| caliJy one from M. r. Muckle, inviting the men,
| bers OF Councils to participate in the tenth
uonal Sengerfest, TO take place between July 13tn
and 18th, inclusive.
One from Mr.. Swami, President of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty 10 Animals asking
permission TO erect one or more troughs or fOun-
tains OF fresh water in different sections Of the city
for the benefit of man and beast.
From the city directors OF the Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad was received communication urg-
ing on the favorable consideration of Councils the
| proposed consolidation of the Warren and Frank
In Rallroad Company with the Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad.
On motion of Mr. Harper, the consideration of
the communication was indefinitely postponed.
| Inc designations of Mr. Thomas Little, of the
SeYentn ward, TO take effect October O. and of
s1l SSsePn Earhesh OF the Nineteenth ward re-
Bills from Select Council Chamber were than
concurred in as follows:
Ordinance TO pay the page of Select Council
hesoinuoh 10 lay water-pipe in Palethorp and
Ordinance to purchase "a tract of lana In tbo
Twenty fourth and Fourteenth wards -
Resolution or instruction 10 the Chief Commits