The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-19

naval purposes whatever, this Board does not
hesitate to recommend, with entire unanimtty, that
League Island, the ad iacent marshes and back
channel, together with so much of the opposite
shore OF the back channel from the League Island
shore as is hereinafter described be accepted from
! the city Of Philadelphia, and be held for naval
purposes, by the government Of the United STATES
So much of the opposite shore of the back chan
/ mel as in the opinion Of the Board, is ample to
enable the government to have the sole and ex-
elusive used of said back channel and both shores
there, is shown by the polygon in red ink on the
plan accompanying this report, and Is described
From a point on the west side of Broad street.
three hundred (30O) feet north of ITS intersection
with the dike the northern boundary runs east TO
the west side of Eighth street. along the west side
OF Eighth, south, two hundred and seventy (27Ol
teeti thence east to the west side of lhird street.
along the west side OF Third street soutn lour nun
dred and twenty Q2O) feet; thence east one thou-
sand nine hundred and eighty Q95O) feet thence
south to the low water line of the Delaware river,
maintaining at Eighth and Third streets the same
distance from the island as at Broad street, nut
conforming to the rectangular plan of the city, and
including the northern entrance to the back chan-
mel
Again, from Broad street, westwardly, preserv-
ing the same average distance from the dixie, the
line runs from the point Broad street 5. 80 deg.
W. one thousand seven hundred and ten Q7lO)
feet; thence s. sc deg. W. three thousand three
hundred and sixty (336O) feet thence s. 43 deg W.
to the low water line of the Schuylkill river.
The area included between the polygon thus de-
scribed and the low water line on the norm SIDE
of the back channel is approximately two hundred
and thirty nine (239) acres, Of which seventy nine
(79) acres are improved land inside OF dixie, and
the remainder flats, uncovered at low water.
All OF which is respectfully submitted
Rear Admiral U. S. N, Superintendent U. 5.
Naval Observatory.
Brig. Gen. T. S. A., Chief Of Engineers, Major
General of Volunteers
(Signed) JAMES ALDEN,
Commodore, U. S. Navy.
(Signed) ]. w. KING,
Chief Engineer, u 5. Navy.
Asssant S Coast Survey E HnLSAEg IN Shafgs of Office
The matter was referred to the special commit
tee on League Island.
A resolution to lay water pipe in Federal and
other streets whose bounds are extending into the
suburbs was adopted.
Mr. Oattell introduced an ordinance appropriat-
ing $4,000 to pay expenses of litigation with the
heirs OF the late Stephen Girard, now progress
ing in the Supreme Court of the United States
Mr.. Hodgdon reported from the Committee on
Water the bids received for furnishing pipe to the
Water Department, as follows:
j. W. Middleton, agent-i-inch cast-iron pipe,
S4 ID per ton; 6, s. 10 and Pinch do, S66 so per
ton; castings of branches and sleeves, SO 80 per
pounds; special iron castings for shop, 50 20 per
100 pounds; brass castings, terules ETC., 81 cents
r. d. Wood & Oo.-i-nch pipe, 70 feet long, $40
per tom 8, 10 and 12-inch pipe, S67 per ton; one
half quantity of 6-inch pipe, $67 per ton, the other
half S7l so per ton; casting, branches, sleives &c.
The resolution authorizing the contract with
r. d. Wood & Co. was reported back by the COM
mittee.
Mr. King moved that the contract be given to
the lowest bidder, claiming that the courts would
grant mandamus against the city If the contract
were given to any other than the lowest bidder.
After long debate the motion of MIR. King
passed.
Mr.. Smith now moved to refer the matter back
to the Committee, with instructions to advertise
for supply of vertically cast pipe.
The vote was yeas 10, nays 10. The motion,
therefore, was carried.
A list of appointees of the Register of the Wa
ter Department was read and confirmed by the
Chamber.
MIR. Shallcross offered petition from property
owners in Penn street, Frankford, for needed inn
provements.
visions IN Eleventh Street Market may keep their
stalls open until 10 O'Clock instead of o'clock, as
at present provided.
resolution was offered that the Mansion
House, at Paramount Park, be rented for cream
and lemonade purposes, to Geo. W. Hyde, at a
rental of $4,000 per annum. This was agreed to.
Mr.. Bumm, of the Committee on City Property,
presented an ordinance providing that the Com
mittee OF City Property shall advertise for pro-
posals for the erection of morgue, or dead house,
at the OF Thirteenth and Buttonwood Streets
at a cost not exceeding $4,000.
Mr. King opposed the measure as an expense
not at present necessary, and as matter that
would involve the necessity of custodian to take
care of the building, and that would IN the END
entail large expense upon the city.
Mr.. Smith urged the passage of the bill as a ne
Mr.. King reiterated his objections, and called
the yeas and nays on the question OF indefinite
postponement.
The result was IA yeas to nays.
A motion to reconsider, by Mr.. Van Cleve, was
lost [his virtually kills the bill by vote Of 10
Mr.. Ritchie, Chairman of the Committee
! Schools, offered ordinance approving certain
contracts for the erection of school buildings in
! Carpenter street, west of Sixth, for the sum of
S31 500; another on the northeast corner of Twenty
second and Brown streets for S3l,9OO northeast
corner of Seventeenth and Pine for S42 100; Oxford
street, S3940; Locust street, Sl6Sli Seventeenth and
Wood Streets SOS, ,240; for furnaces in the Locust
| street school house, S599l.
! This was passed.
Mr.. Bumm, Chairman of the COMMITTEE on City
Property, called attention to the condition of affairs
! at Fairmount Park. Mr.. Bumm torcibly demon
strated the abuses existing in that locality in the
emptying into the dock in front OF the forebay of
| the fifth and refuse from slaughter houses con-
| tiguous One slaughter house in Coates street,
| near the Reading Railroad, empties all its filth
| directly into the dock near the forebay.
An ordinance to erect d new sohoolhouse in the
| Twenty. fourth ward was recommitted.
! Nothing further OF interest was transacted Ad-
journed.
Common Branch.-Common Council came to order
| at three O'Clock, President Marcer in the chair
| A message was received from the Mayor relative
| to League Island. The message, with the accom-
| panying correspondence, was referred to the Spe-
| cial Committee on League Island.
A communication from the Commissioner OF Olty
| Property, requesting appropriation OF three
hundred and ffty three dollars TO pay for furnish
ing the District Attorneys ofhce with printed
forms, went to the Finance Committee.
| A similar disposition was made OF a request OF
Mr.. SnoWden for two hundred and nlnety-tour
dollars and ninety -four cents for printing for the
| Supreme Court; were petition received from
Thomas W. Price, for an appropriation 10 pay LOT
record books furnished the city, and petition
| from James Riley, for payment OF WORK done IoI
| the city,
Mr. Earnest offered resolution to meet Select
| Council in Joint convention, at hve O'Clock, aud
elect police magistrate for the Eighteenth dis
Mr.. Harper offered the following:
Resolved, by the Councils OF philadelphia, THAI
| the thanks of the city eminently due and are
1 hereby rendered to Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary
of the Navy, and Gustavus V. Fox, the Assistant