The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-22
CITY COUNCILS.
Their Proceedings Yesterday.


Both branches of City Councils held special
meeting yesterday afternoon.
Select tBrdnch-President Stokley wasin the chair
@ "A resolution directing the Chief Engineer and
Surveyor to revise the grade of Main street, from
hawiey to Tulpohocken, in the Twenty-second
Common Council ordinance, appropriating siiiO
was concurred in.
between Fifteenth and sixteenth, and in Diamond
street between Third and American, was passed.
The appropriation to the City Railroad of $500
The appropriation of s37 900 to the Trustees of
the City Ice Boat, for the ensuing season, was
The appropriation to the Department for Light
ing the City, amounting to SAL 1888, was passed
The ordinance making appropriation of
Si925, the expenses of the Board of Revision, was
passed. w.
Mr.. Duffy offered an ordinance repeating 30 much
oil the ordinance relative to the cashing of city
warrants in rotation as prevents the teachers of
public schools from obtaining money for their war
adjourned.
, Common Bronct-Presdent Joseph f. Marcer in
the chair A special meeting of this Chamber was
held yesterday afternoon.
The following bills from Select Council were CON
CURED in:
A resolution providing for meeting of Councils
on the brst day of January, 1869.
"A resolution to appoint n committee to make ar
rangements for the Inauguration of the Mayor elect
Resolution to discharge the Committee on Girard
Estates from the further consideration of a certain
-, Resolution of instruction to the Committee on
Girard Estate. N
street.
An ordinance to make an appropriation TO the
Law Department for the employment of associate
counsel in certain suits.
Resolution authorizing the Directors of Girard
College to admit additional pupils.
An ordinance to make an appropriation of S11g OF
to the Controllers of Public Schools for the pur-
pose OF paying certain bills postponed for the
present.
Resolution to transfer certain items of appro-
prlaton Ior the expense and support of the GiTard
Resolution requesting the Legislature to limit
the fees of the District Attorney, Clerks of Quar-
ter Sessions, Sheriff and Coroner,
GII;nance apprGy!!:sst.,iig Si6S675 ont of the
income of the residuary portion of the Girard es-
tate for the year 1869, for the and support of
The Chamber then resolved itself into committee
of the whole for the purpose Of considering the bill
appropriatng SI9,I25 to the Board of Revision, for
the expenses for the year 1869. The bill agreed
to without amendment.
Also the ordinance appropriating S4i1 300 for
lighting the city for the year 1869. Referred back
to the committee of the whole without amendment
The bill was then agreed to.
The ordinance 'appropriating to the trustees of
the City Ice Boat 37 $685. for the year 1862 was re-
ported back without amendment and agreed to.
70 he aEg n an an % OF @
expenses of the year 1863, also reported back un-
amended, was agreed to.
The ordinance apprOpriating 80, 800 to the De-
partment of the City Controller for the year 1862
agreed to.
The ordinance making an appropriation of
to the Department of the City Treasurer for
the year 1862 was brought up. The ordinance was
passed as aAended in Item 4, by striking out $1,000
Tor the employment OF temporary clerks.
Resolution authorizing the construction of a
sewer here offered. 1t provided for its con-
struction on Chestnut street from Front to Second
Streets and was agreed to.
An ordinance making an appropriation of $50 600
to the Receiver of Taxes, for 1863, passed.
Mr.. Harrison presented a report from the Com
mittee on Finance, to the effect that the sum of
Sl492 Az to pay the expenses Of the militia enroll
ment for 1868 was passed.
The ordinance appropriating Sl33, ,9O4 to the In
pectors of the city prison, for 1869, was then taken
up and passed.
The Chamber then adjourned.