The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-10
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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CITY COunciIa.


to the summer adjournment yesterday after
noon ,..
The session pleasant even to jolltty.
Most of the members had bought their tickets
for the places to which they propose to resort
large lobby attcndance the gcniuses in gro
tcsQue costume who go to smiths Island, as
the millionaire does to Newport or the Della
ware Water Cap are now "out of town." One
principal attendant in the lobby, q gentleman
who wore n shirt collar in 1851, and has kept it
ever since, has departed for Point Airy. His
adherents and admirers have mainly followed.
THIS was the business of yesterday:
SELECT BRANCH-Prcsidcnt Stollley, who is
never absent from his seat, was in the char.
A batch of communications was received as
thus:
n culvert on Broad street, between Ontario
and Tioga.
new city ice boat, calling respectful attention
of the body to the fact that the trustees of the
department had failed to make the payment of
$4,000 due to the MesslS. Ciamp on July l.
The remonstrance is couchcd in respectful but
earnest terms They built the ice boat or
dere last year. They had nothing to do withd
the machinery. They now urge that if it prove
a failure they are not ccnsurablc therefor, and
ask that their just dues be not withheld, ana
that they may have the means to proceed
with their contract-this time in their hands
alone-for the construction of an iron ice boat
that shall keep open the river during the COM
ing winter. Tue amount appropriated for the
nuTpose is 100000 upon these terms: Slj,OOO
inOn the signing of the contract; $1,000 on
September and $4,000 i'm October, November,
and December, when the vessel is to be dcliv-
cred completed. The communication was
filed upon the appendix.
A note now came in from the Chief Com
missioner of Highways, notifying the Chamber
that the Lombard-streCt Railroad Company
was delinquent in the matter of paying the
licenses upon its cars since january, 1868. This
was referred to the City Solicitor, with instruc-
tions.
TO the surprise ana regret of the Chamber,
Mr.. Francscus resigned us a member of the
Committees on Law and Rctrcnchment and
Reform. The resignation was reluctantly ac-
ceptcd ~
reported an ordinance authorizing the laying
of water pipe in several quarters of the city.
Mr.. Catteii, OF the Committee on Girard Es-
tate, offered an ordinance to increase the rev.
the building No. 1872 South Third street, so as
TO convert what now is simply II building
adapted for private dwelling to the purposes
of Its occupants, who are the publishers OF q
The sum required being but five thousand
dollars, the bill passed.
A resolution was reported by the chairman
of the Committee on city Property to lea sc
Hunting Park mansion to party who wou ld
take care OF the grounds IN Lieu OF rental for
This gave rise to a wide debate.
Dir. Smith was decidedly in-laVOr of the rcsO-
luton. This park was given fifteen years ago
to Philadelphia, by public-spirited citizens, on
order. This condition has never been COM
piled with
The subject was referred to the Committee
on Law.
An ordinance was reported by the same com
mittee authorizing the sale of city lot in
ButtonwoOd street, east of Broad, which is of
no further use to the municipality. Adopted.
An. ordinance making an appropriation to
finish several uncOmplGJcu schooI buildings
was passed .,
David H. Lawson, esq, the sum of : $50 for
damages sustained by him by the opening of
drainage .
Treasurer thus reported;
Cash balance June l.................Sl,O6 ,O6IG6O 6i
Received during the month past.... 3l34t9 0S
Cash R balance, 81, ,274779 IS, appropriated thus;
For the payment of interest on city loan,
SlOiO47S z; sinking fund securities, $780, lOl 81;
sundiy claims &i5 40.
million dollars to pay TOR land, apPr2prialeat q
park, was now called up.
Colonel PAGE favored the passage of this bill
He SAID that he represented the people, and
not mere party, and that the extension OF
heDark was amatter of valid interest to every
man, woman, and child in Philadelphia.
This bill was introduced because of Ger
tainty that the omnibus loan bill of six million
dollars, covering the cost of the new city ice
boat, the purchase of League Island, etc, could
Eot pass. IT was n CCSsary to pass this part OF
the appropriation, because the owners of the
property taken to increase the area OF FAIR
mount park must be indemni1icd for the loss
sustained by them in deprivation of theil
rODerty-REPORTER.l
were II. the NAYS 10.
This not being a two-thirds vote the bill tell
With the exception of Colonel Page the entire
vote of the Democracy was adverse to the
measure.
MIR. Marcus offered preamble and resolu-
tiOns to repeal certain resolutions initiating
against the bridging OF the Schuylllll 1T Soutl
street, passed some time ago by Councils. Nj
Marcus argued that the pill was bitter one
to swallow, but inasmuch as the Supreme
Court had decided that the legislation in the
matter was constitutional, 1t Dchooved Coun
ellis to acquicsce and to counsel the Mayor
chief engineer ana surveyor, ana the president
of each chamber of Councils to act as members
of the commission, as originally proposed.
Mr.. Smith aCQUiescCd in this view OF the
matter, and spoke TO it not only Oilily Dut
logically
An ordinance to remove serious obstacles tC
navigation in the schuylkill was adopted.
Common Council business now came up
one tor the grading of American and othcl
The bill to pay 100000 for the ground taker
from its owners for the extension of Fair
mount park, and for its conversion from Il pie
pasture to an Eden, was taken up.
Mr.. King mveighed vchCmently against thu
proposed appropriation, denouncing it as
piece of unWarrantablc extravaganza.
Mr.. FranCiSCuS demonstrated, very quietly
that the city in its sovereign capacity had uls
possessed owners of their property. 1t hat
closed the doors of workshops and tactorie
by arbitrary process. IL WAS nothing NOR
than Just that these parties should now be In
demniticd for the deprivation of their rights
1t behOOvCs a city to he at least honest.
city that is not so rs much deSraues llsclt
Mr.. Cox seconded this view. lie claimed tina
Mr.. King was under the harrow, and was DC
ing what he did at the whip and spur of hi
party. Mr.. King, he said, had party motive
in trying 10 retard the improvement OF In
park until aft cr next Oct oDer.
On the final passage OF the Dill the yeas wer
H. the nays 9.
No Democrat but Colonel Page voted for tn
Improvement.
The resolution to pave Walnut street, be
tween Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth streets