The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-18

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400 &" Belmont Avenue
Turnpike, 25
10000 West Philadelphia Canal
Company,
81 ,536 Permanent Bridge Co., "
81 900 Philadelphia Towboat CO., 60
From the Penansyyania Railroad alo the city has
The next business was the annual appropriation
to Girard College. The amount requirod is @1G8,G7S
The number OF pupils fed clothed, instructed and
supported for this sum is five hundred and twenty
An ordinance TO pay 5000, balance due on the
erection OF school-house at Seventeenth and Pine
streets, was passed.
An orGiDance appropriating s311o to pay coal
bills, was lost. .t..
that the department of schools had contracted the
debt without condescendng to consult Councils as
An ordinance to self the Northeast Grammar
School building, in the sixth ward, was postponed
resolution by General Charles Thompson Jones,
to appoint committee to be present at the inaugu-
ration Of Mayor elect, Hon. Daniel NJ. Fox, was
HOdgdOn, Fox, King and Plumley.
A resolution TO pave Hancock street, twenty
second ward, was passed.
Common Council bill prohibiting the opening OF
paved streets between the first of December and the
first of March met concurrence.
Common Council bill changing the remaining
sessions of Councils from Thursday to Wednesday,
the 23d and 3Oth inst, was concurred in So, also
COuCuTred in the resolution restoring to service
the Spring Garden and Western Engine Companies
The decision Of the chair, made last week, re-
tusing to entertain lnOuonto reconsider Jhe VOte
by which the Park loan Of four millions of dollars
was lost, on the ground that the bill fell after one
motion TO reconsider had been voted down, was
The decision OF the chair was sustained by vote
The rule governing the body was then suspended
by a vote of IA to and motion to reconsider the
vote by which the Park loan was defeated carried
The bill was then postponed for the present.
The Water, League Island and City Ice Boat
Loan bin then came before the Chamber 1t was
A test vote to resume the third reading of the
Park Loan BIZ was then taken. 1t resulted thus
1S yeas and Nays.
As nineteen votes were requisite for the passage
of the bill, it made the special order for next
week.
This was also the case with the Cas- City Ice
Boat, Water and League Island Loan bills.
The bill to erect public buildings in Independence
Square, as amended by Common Council, was now
concurred in. 1t awaits only the signature OF the
Mayor.
Common Council bills were concurred in, and the
Chamber then adjourned
Common Bronch-l his Chamber was called to
der at quarter past three O'Clock, President JO-
seph f. MaTcer in the chair.
The Mayor sent a communication stating that he
had signed certain bills. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Hanna offered resolution relative to the last
meeting of Councils of the present year, proposing
that meetings in order on the 2ith and 3st inst be
held on the Wednesdays preceding. Agreed to.
Mr.. Litteton submitted a resolution directing the
City Solicitor to enter suit against the present and
former City Treasurers for commissions received
by them in collecting the State taxes.
The Chair decided the resolution out OF order, in
asmuch as the subject was already before the Com
mittee on Finance.
Mr.. Wagner offered resolution directing the
Chief Commissioner of Highways to notify the
owner of the building at the northeast corner of
Fifth and Chestnut streets to remove the iron pave
ments in front of that building. Referred to the
Committee on Highways
Mr.. Harper submitted an ordinance directing the
payment of 1886 20, the income of certain trusts to
the Guardians of the Poor. Passed.
The Chair called up the resolution to grade and
pave Tacony street, in the Iwenty-thlrd ward.
This was under discussion at the adjournment on
last Thursday.
This matter was debated until four o'clock, when
the bill providing for the erection of public build
ings in Independence Square, on Walnut street,
and the appointment of commissioners to superin-
tend the construction or the same, was taken up
o'clock.
On motion James H. Orne, James b. Watson
Robert p. Gilngham, James II. Ellington, VIM
NJ. Morris, Nathan Hills, Thomas w. Waters and
James S. Watson were appointed commissioners
additional TO those already published.
MIR. Fareira moved that the further consideration
of the bill be postponed until the first meeting of
Councils in November, 1869, and that the question
of location be submitted to the people of the city
Motions were made to postpone for the present
MIR. Hanna hoped that neither of them would pre-
vail, as he could not understand why Philadelphia
could not have as good public buildings as any
Mr.. Dillon favored the bill ON the ground that
there should be some suitable and safe place in
which TO preserve the city records.
Mr.. Evans moved the previous question on the
passage of the bill, which motion having been Sc
cOnded the main question was put and sustained
The question on the indefiIHte postpOnenent of
the Dill was lOsJ-ycHs o. nays oOs
The first section of the bin then agreed to,
but on motion of Mr.. Wagner, the vote by which it
passed was recOnsidered.
Mr.. Wagner then moved that the Committee on
City Property be stricken from the list of commits
sioners wherever the words "City Committee oc-
CURED in the bill. Agreed to. .u
Mr.. Evans, when the fourth section was under
consideration moved that the words Independence
square" be stricken out and "Penn square" in
serted, which was voted dOwn-yeas 18, nays a. as
follows;
Yeas7Mepsrs. Bardsley, Conrow, Greedy, Evans, Fa'
reira. Harper, Hgrrison, HUM mershOn, Miller,
Ogden, Dram, shsler, Smith Stewart, VanhOuten,
Wagner and Marcer, president.
Nays--messrs. Calhoun, Campbell, Dillon, Ellis,
Gates, Gwinner, Hancock Hanna, Hays, Hetzell,
Judge, Kennedy, Kline, litteton, II. Martin, j. O,
Martin, w. D.. Martin, Myers, ONeill Ray. Roney,
Willis
Mr.. Wagner moved proviso to the fifth section,
that TO money shall be expended by the Board
unless appropriated as provided in the bill. Agreed
to.
The same gentleman moved TO strike out of the
sixth section the figures $4,000 and insert $500 OOO
10 enable the Board TO carry out the po\ So ns vi
the ordinance. His motion was lost.