The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-14

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resolution asking by what authority cars
are allowed to stand in Broad street, south of
Willow, was referred to the Committee on
A resolution declaring inexpedient and i'm.
polite the levying OF takes upon mortgages was
introduced, and after long and verbose debate,
the matter was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The Chamber then went into convention with
Common Council TO elect Police Magistrates,
etc. (See report of Common Council.)
motion was made, upon reassembling, to
enter into an election for Trustees of Glrard
College.
Mr.. King appealed for postponement, some
homes.
The motion was agreed to by vote of le to 8.
Mr.. Jones offered a resolution TO put in good
order certain steps IN Manayunk for the ascent
OF decliVities. Agreed to.
BY Mr.. Jones-A resolution was offered to ap-
point special committee OF FIVE from each
Chamber to pay respect to President Johnson,
as he passes through the city, on the 23d Instant
on his way eastward.
The NAYS were Messrs Fox, Shermer ard
Stokely-the rest of the Chamber voted aye.
An ordinance to sell lot, northwest corner
of Spring Garden and Thirteenth street, with
the hall upon it, by auction, was offered by Mr..
Mr.. Smith explained that the cost for gas to
light the building was $500, more than the rent
that the city got for IT. while the repairs were
constant drain upon the appropriation.
The matter was postponed for one week.
Common Council bills were then taken up.
The resolution of inquiry relative TO Assessor
Ovens was concurred in unanimously.
resolution of request to the Mayor concern
ing the sale of Moyamensing Hall was debated
for an hour, when 1t was indefinitely postponed.
The Park Appropriation bill was concurred
in, and after some other unimportant business
the Chamber adjourned.
Common Branoh.--The Chamber came to order
at O'Clock. President Marcer in the chair.
resolution directing the Commissioner of
Highways to give notice that Fifteenth street
shall be opened from Carpenter to Reed streets,
was agreed to.
five hundred dollars for grading and paving
Albion street, Tenth Ward. Passed.
resolution was offered directing the Law
Committee to inquire whether Mr.. W. ]. Ovens
had not been guilty of gross violations of the
Assessors regulations, and whether the prac-
tice in his Office had not been such as will war
Mr.. Conrow presented bill giving the Coro-
ner exclusive control over the debris of build
ing destroyed by explosion, or other cause.
Sent to the Fre Committee.
Mr. HetZell offered petition Tor the removal
of the old Station House in the Nineteenth
Ward. Referred to the Committee on City Pro-
peIty.
the Lamb Tavern road TO Pulaski street went to
the Highway Committee
Mr.. Armstrong offered petitions for the divi-
sion OF the Ninth Precinct OF the TWenty-s sixth
Ward, and for opening Twenty-seyenth street in
that Ward Referred.
Mr.. j. @. Martin moved that Common Council
concur in the amendment OF Select Councn &c
the resolution to meet in JOINT convention loI
the election of police magistrates on the 18Th
yesterday instead OF the 10th.
Mr. Hetzell opposed this earnestly. The object
of the motion was, he said, to re-elect all the
present police magistrates, who, violating theli
oaths, have failed TO pay into the CITY treasury
the heavy fines and fees collected by them IN
their official capacity. The position of police
magistrate IN many districts is worth thousands
of dollars per annum, which the magistrates
pocket.
and the motion to concur was agreed 70.
resolution directing the Mayor to withhold
his signature from the deed OF conveyance of the
site of Moyamensing Hall, as undue influences
were used 10 depreciate the value ofthe ground
the Committee on Law being instructed TO In
ouire into the subject, was agreed to,
The public buildings question came up II
the order of business and was indefinitely post
Select Council bills were considered, as fol
The fix the time of adjournment of Councils
Postponed. 80, a., o,,
minutes debate, and finally was tabled by
M. Het2eil called up the resolution directing
the City Solicitor to proceed legally against de
faulting magistrates m -.
Mr. Evans moved TO table this. The Chamber
by q vote OF 28 to 8, refused TO do so.
'The two Chambers, in joint convention, Mr.
spering in the chair, elected the following
Police Magistrates-First District Charles
Mink: second, Joseph G. Tittermary; Third, An
drew Morrow; Fourth, Lewis Godbou; Fifth
John Swift; Sixth, Samuel T. Jones; seventh
William 81 Toand; Eighth, Jacob II. massey
Ninth. Charles r. Paneoast; Tenth, A. Il. shoe
maker; Eleventh, William X. helnsi IWeHln
Fourteenth, Jacob Coed; Fifteenth, Thomas