The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-12

Common Branch Common Council met at three
O'Clock, President Marcer in the chair.
Communications were recei we'd asking for water
pine on Filbert street, from Twenty second to
twenty. third street, the requirement. of Morgan
street. change of precinct house of the eighth di-
vision, Eleventh ward; for culvert on Pearl
street, Fifteenth ward; for water pipe on Wood
land street, West Philadelphlaj Tor market-house
on Girard avenue, between Third and Apple
streets; the paving of Filter street, Nineteenth
" ard for paving and water pipe in Eighth street,
from Dauphn to Germantown road twenty hrst
street, and the grading OF Carey street, Twenty
Twenty second ward. -, - A.. =
These were all referred to the standing COM
MIR, Wagner moved to reconsider the vote by
which the proviso of October 2S' 1860, 70 Jay water
pipe on Township Line road, the pipes Wnen , ial9
TO he used for no private purpose, was LePeaieu'
The Chamber agreed to reconsider, ana the ques-
ton was then laid over for third reading,
A petition for a culvert on OohockslhK creek
was presented. Also, eight petitions from owners
of property near Mill creek for culYert IN tnat
locality. These were referred to the Cohuii''ee
on Surveys from Common Council, -,
Mr.. Potter, Chairman of the Oommlttee oL . El-
nance, presented an ordinance to pay road damages @
in opening Church street, Twenty -secohu Wa[ui
four hundred dollars to pay bill OF Prlnang nor
the Supreme Court, one hundred ana nVe o49liaIsj
and for COSTS in the suit OF the city against ason
Roberts and Voy, three hundred ana IouI'eeh uOl-
lars and twelve cents.
These were severally passed.
Also to discharge the committee from the con,
siderntion of a resolution to appoint an additional
clerk in the Board of Health office. Inc cGm-
mIttee reported negatively and were dlschaIgeu.
T.
snbmitted resolutions instructing the Chiet Com-
missioner of Highways to advertise for proposals
for tramway, gutter and crossing stones necessary
for the use of the city for 1867.
Mr.. Harper objected TO the reception OF sucn
report from the committee. a committee mas no
RIG hit TO originate business.
Mr. Kav said that he had been instructed by the
committee TO present the resolution, 0Ut ne Woulu
withdraw it from the commuters report ana lh-
dlYidualy offer the resolution.
Mr.. Harper moved a reference to the Committee
on Highways; MI ......,,,oo ,.1 am.
sidered the matter and had unanimously favored
the advertising for stone. The committee had
urged the Highway Department to advertise Tor
sone but they had refused, on the plea tnaG II au
yertIsements invited proposals, the department
could rot control awards, and Democrat nigh
Mr., Buungton advocated prompt action. The
other committees Of Councils, excepting the Com
mittee Gas, have supervision OF the expenses OF
their respective departments. Why should the
Highway Department make their contracts with
The motion to refer was ignored.
Yeas-Messrs, Armstrong, ConroW, Eager, Ear
nest, Evans, Harper, Little, F. Martin, Ogden,
Dram, O'Neill, Palmer, Shane, Simpson, Stock
NaysWMessrs. Allison, Billington, Cameron,
Driesback, Gill, Hancock, Haney, Harrison, Hens
zey, Hetzell, Littleton, W. d. Martin, Mershon,
Myers, Potter, Ray, Shoemaker, Smith, Tyson,
Wagner and Mar cer (Presldent)-2l.
Mr. Harper moved TO postpone the matter one
week.
nounced that the ordinance to create loan for one
million eight hundred thousand dollars for the
purchase OF the Lansdowne estate, and to pay de-
hcences, was the special order of the day at four
o'clock.
Mr.. Marcer said that the question before the
Chambcr was the excision OF the one hundred
thousand dollar clause for the erection of house
of correction
Mr. Simpson inquired if the loan could not be
continued in the bill, and the wording "house of
correction" changed TO enlargement OF the county
prison"
could change
had been advertised
Mr. Hetzell argued in favor of continuing the loan
fer the House of Correction. people demand such
an institution, and Councils, if they longer tinker
with the subject, will deny the people their wishes
Mr. Littelon doubted the proprety of the Oity
Solicitors opinion in reference to the building of
the House of Correction [This opinion was given
in our Council report of last week-Reporter.l He
considered that the power to appropriate money
implied the right and authority to erect all build
ings necessary for public purposes.
Mr.. Wagner said that the law appointing the
Board of Commissioners to erect the house of
correction specially directs that the means there
for must be raised by loan for twenty-five years.
Oouncilmen must not allow zeal TO run away with
discretion.
Mr.. Potter said that he would join in erecting a
house of correction, and procure the means OF
doing so by the legal process named. But the
other items in the loan bill should be passed. and
the house of correction can be erected afterwards
by means TO be obtained.
The motion to strike out the one hundred thou
sands dollars was disagreed to, and the ordinance
passed.
The resolution of Mr.. Ray was resumed and
passed.
The report Of the Highway Committee was re-
sumed.
Mr. Ray presented resolutions to grade Reese
street, from Dauphin street TO Susquehanna ave.
nue.; for board sidewalks on Hancock street, Chel-
ton and Willow avenues, and Dewey's lane; tc
pave Norris, Twelfth, Letterly, Garden and Reese
streets; to open Boyer street, Eighteenth ward
These were all agreed to.
Mr. Ray offered resolution that as in the case ot
the award to the owners ofproperty at Fairmount
Park, it was evident that James Boyd endeavored
to unJustly obtain money, the Commissioner OF
City Property be directed 10 remove James Boyd
from the post ofsuperlntendent of of Penn Square.
Mr.. Palmer desired to know If MIR, Ray was po.
sitive of the identity of the mani
Mr.. Hetzell said he had been member of the re-
cent committee of inquiry into the awards, and
that the juror and the superintendent were the
same. The resolution was unanimously agreed to
MIR. Blllington, from the Committee on Police
reported ordinance to extend the prohibition OF
the law against the erection of wooden bindings
in the built up portions Of the city, to that portion
of the Twenty eighth ward south of Allegheny
avenue and east or northeast of Ridge road
Passed.
MT Stockham chairman of Committee of Por
Wprdens, reported affirmatively the ordinance to
prohibit the erection OF wooden sheds on Delaware
avenue or the river front, between OalloWhtll and
Almond streets.
MIR. Potter, chairman of the Committee on
Schools Of Common Councils, reported in favor OF
the appropriation Of four hundred dollars to the
Boys High School for repairs. Passed
Mr.. Harper offered a resolution that as soon as
the injunction against the city is removed, the
OOmulsblOner OF highways De ulIeCleu 10 duVer-
tse for contracts 10 remove the railroad tracks
from Broad street. between Olive and South
streets. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Palmer offered an ordinance requiring all
passenger railway companies TO walk their horses
from twenty feet on the inner side of crossing to
| twenty feet on the other side, under penalty OF
nifty dollars for each offence, and also requiring
| companies to have guards or screens before each
| wheel motion to refer to the Committee on
Railroads fell The section relating 70 screens was
| stricken out The ordinance then passed.
| Mr' hancock introduced a resolution recurring
| all railway cOmnanies siv dave -