The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-01
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCILS.
City councils met yesterday afternoon, for I


CITY Councils met yesterday afternoon, for the
transaction of business
select Branch.
q Aheslated meeting of this body was hello in the
SOunell Chamber at 3 O'Clock yesterday p. M
resident Spering in the char. A large number
VI spectators were present, awaiting with pa-
Ient anxiety to see what disposition was to be
MADE OF the salt" question. as 1t was under.
STOOD this was the day for the matter to be
bnally disposed OF. The gallery was literally
packed and every available space, except that
appropriated for the members, was occupied by
persons Tor and against the bill. As MIR. Smith
the gentleman who mad accidentally ~ ran off
with the bill entered the room he was the cen-
ire of attraction for several minutes and he
received such attention that IL was the subject of
remark. Those interested in the rejection of the
bIl NO doubt are capable of "soft soaping," as
was evident from what we observed
Mr.. Smith SAID that upon last Thursday the
salt Oil was placed IN his hands by the clerk.
lie believed that he had full control of the bill
as Chairman Of the Railroad Committee, to
winch lt was referred and he desired to make
an apology, as 1t had been decided by the Presi-
dent that the bill could be reconsidered.
Pentions were received from various parties,
which were referred to committees.
A communication was received from the
trustees OF the City Ice Boat, stating that it was
necessary that another boat should be built, and
recommending Councils to appropriate money
to build such boat for the purpose OF aiding
the present one to open the river. ....
A communication was received from Mayor
McMichael in reference TO the Schuylkill water,
enclosing letter from the Engineer of the
Water Works, who attributes the present condi-
ti0n OF the water to the low state of the tide.
Mr.. Wagner presented the following resolu-
tioD, which was adopted unanimously
Resolved, BY the Select and Common Councils
CT the City of Philadelphia, that the Mavor be
and is hereby requested to appoint, without
delay, scientific gentlemen TO make a thorough
chemical analysis of the Schuylkll water at
Fairmount, and TO report the result to these
Councils.
number of petitions were received asking
for the expulsion OF MIR. Smith, which were laid
on the table.
Mr.. SMITH Chairman of the Committee on
Railroad, reported the bill referred to the Rail-
road Committee relative to a prohibition of
sailing the streets by the railroad companies
with an amendment.
Mr.. BARLOW rose to point of order. His
point was that inasmuch as at the last meet
ing Councils took the bill from the committee
and proceeded to its consideration and reached
the third reading, therefore, a report from the
committee is out Of order.
The Chair sustained Mr. Barlow's point.
Mr.. BARLOW then moved the consideration of
the bill preventing railway companies from
sailing their tracks. Agreed to unanimously,
The bill then passed second reading.
On the third reading Mr.. GILLINGHAM offered
an amendment as follows:-"With the eXcep-
LiOn of the approaches to Chestnut and Market
Street Bridges and the switches on the roads,"
Mr.. KING was opposed to any amendment at
the present time, and did not think it in order
He hoped to see the bill pass A supplementary
ordinance can be passed at any time to meet
Col. PAGE was opposed to sailing the tracks,
and has been SO for years. He thought that the
Chamber should act at once and pass the bill. He
hoped every amendment would be voted down.
Let us now act for the present; and for the
future at another time. II one amendment is
admitted, many others will follow, and the bill
Will be sent to the other Chamber, and thus
cause great delay, and the bill may never pass.
Mr. SPERING suggested that the Chamber go
into Committee of the Whole in order to in
sure full debate.
being in Committee OF the whole.
: Mr., VAN CLEVE was opposed to all amend
ment The one presented is special, and refers
TO two companies only, While the bill regards
all the companies alike.
The objection was here made, that the calling
of Colonel Page to the Chair does not resolve
the Chamber into Committee Of the Whole.
motion was then made to go into Com;
mittee of the Whole, upon which the yeas and
nays were called as follows:-
YEAs-Mess-s. Cattel Fox, Gnllngham,
con, Pollock, Richie, Shallcross, Shermer,
Smith, Spering, PresidenJ-l4.
NAYs-Barlow, Bumm, Campbell, Duty,
King, Manuel, Marcus, Page, Stollley, Van
Cleve, Wagner-ll.
Mr.. GILLINGHAM again offered his amend
MIR. Fox moved to amend by including the
word curves"
said that there was no special legislation con-
templated in the amendment. The approaches
to the bridge are very steep, and travel will be
greatly interfered with il the tracks are not Kept
clean in the most expeditions manner Why
not include the Pennsylyania Railroad. as that
road also salts the tracks on Market street,
Colonel PAGE thought the bill included all
railroad companies.
Mr. Fox Withdrew his amendment
Mr.. SHALLCRoss offered an amendment eX'
ceping the Second and Third Streets road
north OF Lehigh avenue; Fifth and sixth Streets
road, north Of Berks street, and Market anG
Chestnut Streets roads, west Of the SchuyIkll
bridges.
and Ridge Avenue Railroad.
Mr.. SToKLEY-How about the Darby road'
Mr. CATTEI1, thanked the gentleman fol
mentioning the Darby road, as people whC
titled to consideration.
A number of propositions were now made
amid some confusion, and the amendment a.
amended was read again for information
members. .
MIR. W. f. SMITH arose and said, that sine
last Thursday he had been made target of b,
some of the weekly and daily papers, slmpl,
because he had carried away bill, which h
considered he had right to do, and which n
could prove by parliamentary usage, but n
waved this point now, because he thought tn
present action proved that he had not don
wrong He had been held up to the scorn 9
the people, and that portion of the communit.
who do not think, but are led by what the
read in the papers, have condemned him. II
had been charged with the defeat OF the Dll
while under parliamentary rules, h5 had sim
ply done what was strictly right. Why did nc
ihe bill pass that presented at the las
meeting simply because ten members vote
nav on suspension of the rule? The action q
today has proved that there is great diVerstt
OF opinion among the members regarding tn
bill. ,,,,,,,.,,a r,, mil, o,, =,
tbis subject they are wild to-day. So far as tn
bin was concerned, he intended TO vote for !
after it was properly amended so as 70 protec
IT, ;pteTests of the railroad companies 10
T1oited extent, while much would pc gained
Sniisfv the requirements Of the public. w
sb0nld be cafefSi MOTTO impair the usefulness
nor neonle i'm Philadelphia who have to us
~ caPrs al early hours in the morning, an