The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-26
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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side NO. rendering the "toadstools in the square
desirable seats, and the courts having ad diourned
at an early hour The business was this
Select Brdnoh-President Spering was In the
Ohalr. A full attendance present
a communication YVES received from owners Of
property on Broad street, making protest against
the use OF the Nicolson pavement.
A petition was presented for the grading OF Sus-
quehanna avenue, Diamond and Franklin streets.
Messrs. William l.. Hrst Edwin II. Filter,
William Weightman and others desire to erect on
these streets large number Of houses SO soon as
the city extends TO the locality the usual facilities
OF gas, water and grading
The petition was referred.
A petition for the use of the Parade Ground by
the W. s. Erwin Base Ball Club was referred.
A resolution to change the place of voting in the
Fifth division of the Sixteenth ward was adopted,
after long debate,
Also, the Eighth division of the Twenty third
ward.
The Committee on Law reported resolution re-
quesing the Mayor to exercise all the power which
he may possess to prevent the sale of liquor TO mi
nors at all times and to suppress it altogether
Sunday.
Mr. Hodgdon, from the Committee on Water,
offered a resolution awarding contract for water
pipe,to the amount OF S5O,OOO, to Messrs. Wood
lhsteau OF 10 mr' mluuleton' .
This gave rise 10 debate of one hour in length,
when the resolution TO give the contract to Mr..
Wood passed one reading.
Council then refused TO suspend the rules, and
the bill was laid over
An ordinance creating new election division in
the Third ward was postponed for one week.
Mr.. Stokley made report from the Special Com
mittee upon Public Buildings, which he moved
should be made the special order for the meeting
two weeks hence, at , o'clock. The ordinance pro-
posed reads thus:
the city of Philadelphia do ordain, That the fol-
lowing named gentlemen, to wit, John Price
Wetberill, James H. Orne, Henry o. Lea, Henry
d. Moore John M. Ogden and John Thomson,
who, together with the Mayor and the Presidents
of Select and Common Councils, be and they are
here appointed and constituted commissioners for
the erection of public buildings for the accommo-
dation of the courts and all the city and county
Offices who shall hold their office for the term of
I'VE years, excepting JnOSe VINO are members Oy
virtue of their office, as Mayor or President of
CouncilO unless the buildings herein provided for
shall have been before that time erected and COM
peted. Any vacancy occurring in the SAID Board
excepting of those who are members by virtue OF
their Office as Mayor and President of Oouncil)
shall be filled by Councils. The said Commis-
sioners shall meet within one month after the pas
sage of this ordinance, and organize by the cleo
ton of President and Secretary from their num-
ber but they shall receive no compensation for
their services as commissioners.
Section 2. That IL shall be the duty of the said
Board to advertise in at least two daily newspapers
published in said city, for three weeks, for plans
and estimates of cost OF the proposed buildings;
and they shall, within three onths after their first
meeting, determine upon and adopt a plan, and
thereupon shall determine what portion of said
plan shall be first erected. They shall advertise
for at least two weeks in one or more wspapers,
for proposals for the erection of such part to be by
them designated in the advertisement; and they
shall award the contract or contracts to the lowest
and best bidder or bidders who shall give the re-
qusite security, who shall thereupon enter into a
contract with the said city, and shall proceed,
der the direction of the said Commissioners, to
erect said buildings, and fit them up for the pur-
Section g. That the said Commissioners shall
prepare a contract to be approved by the City So
lcitor the of which shall be published at the
time of advertising for the proposals for the erec-
tion of such portion of the buildings as shall be
designated to be first erected; they shall provide
terms of payment, and fix the amount and kind of
security to be given by the contractor or con-
tractors, and approve the And whenever
the said Commissioners shall deem 1t expedient,
they shall proceed in the erection and completion
of any part parts OF the buildings provided that
rtrnpt ptc thArA no mn do
and approved, and shall be awarded after ad ver-
tisement, in the same manner as is above provided
for that portion which is first to be erected.
Section A. That the said buildings shall be
erected on Independence Square.
Section 5. That the faith OF the city OF Philade-
mia is hereby pledged that, at the time of fixing
the annual for general purposes, IN each year,
they will levy special tax OF one.elghth OF one
per centum upon the taxable property within the
eity of Philadelphia or such other rate will
WELD at least $3O0,000 annually, the SAID special
tax to be collected separately ana 10 De Kept as
separate fund by the City Treasurer, and to be
known as "The Publici Buildings Fund" and
that the said sum so raised by taxation shall be
annually appropriated to the erection and compile
ton of said buildings, and for no other purpose.
Section 6. That in order that immediate steps
NAV be taken for the erection of said buildings the
snn of S1O,OOO is hereby Appropriated to the said
Commissioners of Public Buildings for the ex-
penses of the year 1867, for the purpose OF carrying
ont the objects of this ordinances that the SAID sum
shall be reimbursed out of the amount to be raised
by taxation under this ordinance Tor the year 1865
The warrants to be drawn by the said Commis'
sioners of Public Buildings signed by the Pres-
dent and attested by the Secretary, in the form
authorized by existing ordinances.
The postponement was agreed 10,
A resolution that no further license shall bt
given for railroad turnouts in Broad streets was
agreed to. .,-
certain parts OF German town. Referred ssSs
An ordinance authorizing the Mayor TO borrow
money for the purchase of the Landsdowne estate
for the erection of house OF correction, etc., wa
introduced. 1t passed finally. -
Common Council resolution OF thanks TO Gideon
Welles and the United States Naval Commission
was concurred in.
An ordinance relative to the right of way o
steam fire gines was postponed indefinitely.
resolution that the Presidents OF Council
may be present and vote at all committee meeting
was postponed for one week,
An ordinance to grade Gaul street was con
Also, an ordinance to pave Gaul AramingC
Jones and other streets.
An ordinance confirming man named McCluI
as messenger 10 the Water department. was pos
poned, on motion of Mr.. Stokely, who elaine
that Mcclure remained in Richmond during th
war. The subject was referred TO the Oommittt
A resolution to sell one of the two sections of ii
market sheds in Lehigh avenue TO bnild u ne
market in Girard avenue was introduced
1t was explained that in the former market a
the brick floor has been carried away and nothir
remains but the bare pillars and roof Not a sta
in it is rented.
such circumstances, would bring but paltry SUI
The market would yet be needed Tor better pu
poses ..,, naio,,.,
Comnoa Branch-Tbe Chamber was called
order shortly after three O'CLOCK president marc
in the chair. " - e,.,-,,
Kneass Chief Engineer and Surveyor, complai
ing of the duapidated condition OF the sewer
Front street. Referred. ,,..,- - =,
for an appropriation of torty-four dollars TO p
tor carriage hire during the year 1850. Referred
The Committee on Finance
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